Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

PC, PS3, X360, MAC / Action / Release: Aug 21, 2012 / ESRB: M

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Counter-Strike: GO beta opening more slots

Counter-Strike: GO beta opening more slots

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is giving away more beta keys, and has opened its hardware survey to get a wide pool to choose from. The survey covers your basic hardware specs, then forwards to a few questions regarding your personal preferences.

Read more: Survey selections to categorize players »

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Shack PSA: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive closed beta has begun

Shack PSA: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive closed beta has begun

As promised, the time has come. If you were lucky enough to receive an invite, the PC closed beta for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has begun. Originally scheduled to start in October, Valve pushed the beta's release to late November due to feedback from top Counter-Strike players.

The beta population will increase over time, according to Valve, as the company aims to hit the game's targeted "early 2012" release. But in typical Valve fashion, the developer said last month that there is "no mandate from anybody of when we have to ship this." Valve says CS:GO will ship when it's ready.

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Counter-Strike: GO closed beta starts November 30

Counter-Strike: GO closed beta starts November 30

Just in case this holiday season hadn't given you enough shooters to occupy yourself with, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is preparing to roll out its PC-only closed beta. For current key-holders, the beta will begin on November 30, but Valve assures fans it will move to an open beta eventually.

Read more: Two maps to start the beta »

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive beta delayed, release when 'it's ready'

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive beta delayed, release when 'it's ready'

Apparently, some professional Counter-Strike 1.6 players apparently don't feel that the upcoming Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is quite ready for prime-time, yet. Based on the feedback they've received, Valve has elected to delay the 10,000-person closed beta for the game, which was originally planned to launch in October.

Valve's Chet Faliszek didn't have a new date for the closed beta to share, but when it finally does launch, the core focus will to be address any hardware compatibility issues that come to light. "The biggest thing of those first 10,000 is we have to look at percentage of crashes. You can argue with us on bullet-spray patterns and all kind of things, but crashes? There's really no argument for that. It shouldn't be happening."

Read more: Only one or two maps included in the beta »

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One hour of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive footage

One hour of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive footage

About an hour of footage from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive appeared online this past Sunday, pulled directly from ESL TV's recent Intel-sponsored competition featuring the game.

The footage features CS:GO all-stars from the U.S. and Europe putting Valve's upcoming downloadable PC, Mac, Xbox Live Arcade, and PlayStation Network multiplayer-based game through its paces. What have we learned? Shoot everyone that isn't on your team and you're almost guaranteed a victory.

Watch: One hour of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive »

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive gets Gun Game mode 'Arsenal'

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive gets Gun Game mode 'Arsenal'

Valve's working with the folks behind popular Counter-Strike mod Gun Game to officially add a similar mode to the downloadable Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, it announced today. On top of that, we have new screenshots for you to gawp at.

Read more: Mod dev touts "the best version of Gun Game" »

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive details: PC-PS3 play; Competitive & Casual modes

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive details: PC-PS3 play; Competitive & Casual modes

Valve mentioned last week that it hoped to have cross-platform multiplayer in its downloadble Counter-Strike revamp Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and, lo and behold, it's now official. Between PC, Mac and PlayStation 3, at least. A whole host of other details have spilled forth too.

Read more: Matchmaking, keyboard + mouse support on PS3 »

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Valve wants Counter-Strike: Global Offensive to be cross-platform

Valve wants Counter-Strike: Global Offensive to be cross-platform

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is planned for PC, Mac, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360--but ideally, Valve wants you to be able to square off against players of any platform. "We never want to create these 'islands of players'," Valve boss Gabe Newell said at Gamescom.

Read more: Keyboard and mouse versus a controller? »

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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive announced

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive announced

Valve has just announced Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, a new game in its wildly popular Counter-Strike franchise. The team-based shooter is targeting Steam (PC and Mac), PlayStation Network, and Xbox Live Arcade for early 2012. CS: GO (as it's being called) is being developed at Valve with help from Hidden Path Entertainment, a Seattle studio that cut its Counter-Strike teeth lending a hand on Source updates.

Read more: New features and classic homages »

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