Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
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| Developer(s) |
Hidden Path Entertainment Valve Corporation |
| Publisher(s) | Valve Corporation |
| Composer(s) | Mike Morasky |
| Series | Counter-Strike |
| Engine | Source |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 OS X Linux |
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| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
 Counter-Strike: A Brief History, a YouTube video published by Valve Corporation on January 23, 2017 |
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Most recent season or competition: ELEAGUE Major 2017 |
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| Founded | 2013 |
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| No. of teams | 16 |
| Continents | Global |
| Most recent champion(s) |
Astralis (dupreeh, Kjaerbye, dev1ce, gla1ve, Xyp9x) |
| Most titles | Fnatic (3) |
| Classification | Qualifying tournaments |
| TV partner(s) | Twitch.tv, ESL, MLG.tv, TBS |
| Aggregate score | |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| Metacritic | 83/100 (PC) 79/100 (X360) 80/100 (PS3) |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Destructoid | 9.5/10 (PC) |
| Eurogamer | 9/10 (PC) |
| G4 | 4/5 (PC) |
| GameSpot | 8.5 (PC, PS3, X360) |
| GameSpy |
  (PC) |
| IGN | 8/10 (PC) |
| OXM (UK) | 8/10 (XBLA) |
| PC Gamer (US) | 84/100 (PC) |
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (abbreviated as CS:GO) is a multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed by Hidden Path Entertainment and Valve Corporation. It is the fourth game in the main Counter-Strike series, and was released for Microsoft Windows, OS X, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 in August 2012, with the Linux version being released in September 2014. Cross-platform multiplayer was planned between Windows, OS X, Linux, and PlayStation 3 players, but was ultimately limited to the versions for computers because of the difference in update-frequency between systems.
The game pits two teams against each other: the Terrorists and the Counter-Terrorists. Both sides are tasked with eliminating the other while also completing separate objectives, the Terrorists, depending on the gamemode, must either plant the bomb or defend the hostages, while the Counter-Terrorists must prevent the bomb from being planted or to rescue the hostages. There are six gamemodes, all of which have distinct characteristics specific to that mode. Global Offensive has matchmaking support that allows players to play on dedicated Valve servers, as well as allowing custom maps and gamemodes via community servers. Global Offensive has a competitive scene, with Valve-sponsored tournaments, known as the "Majors", being the premier competitive event for the game.
Global Offensive received positive reviews from critics, with them praising the overall gameplay and the faithfulness to the previous iterations in the series. Some of the early features were criticized, and the console versions received positive reviews, though reviewers believed there were obvious differences between the console and PC versions of the game.
The gameplay in Global Offensive is similar to that of previous games in the Counter-Strike series in the sense that it is an objective-based multiplayer first-person shooter. Players play as one of two teams; the Terrorists or the Counter Terrorists, with both teams having different objectives: the Terrorists' being to plant the bomb and have it explode or to protect the hostages, and the Counter-Terrorists' being to prevent the bomb from being planted and exploding, or to rescue the aforementioned hostages, depending on the map. At the start of every round players get the opportunity to purchase weapons and equipment with their money that is awarded based on their performance in the previous round. Winning rounds results in more money than losing, and completing objectives such as killing enemy players results in more money. Negative actions, such as killing teammates, will result in a penalty.
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