Review: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS: GO) is a worldwide phenomenon, and now Valve’s hit team-based Shooter is free-to-play! Choose your side — terrorist or counter-terrorist — and engage is fast-paced team-based battles with a variety of objectives. Or, take part in the Danger Zone Battle Royal mode where it’s every man (or team) for himself!
Counter-Strike took the gaming industry by surprise when the unlikely MOD became the most played online PC Action game in the world almost immediately after its release in August 1999," said Doug Lombardi at Valve. "For the past 12 years, it has continued to be one of the most-played games in the world, headline competitive gaming tournaments and selling over 25 million units worldwide across the franchise. CS: GO promises to expand on CS' award-winning gameplay and deliver it to gamers on the PC as well as the next-gen consoles and the Mac.
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Gameplay
CS: GO also has an active esports presence, making it one of the most successful competitive games in the world. It also has a complex economy, with some weapon skins going for hundreds of dollars. Whether you play casual or competitive, for fun or for prizes, CS: GO offers plenty of action!
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Key Features
- Team-based Gameplay
- Several Modes, Including Battle Royale
- Active Esports Scene
- features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.)
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Media


Minimum System Requirements
OS: Windows® 7/Vista/XP
Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo E6600 or AMD Phenom™ X3 8750 processor or better
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Video card must be 256 MB or more and should be a DirectX 9-compatible with support for Pixel Shader 3.0
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Storage: 15 GB available space