Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS: GO) will expand upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched 14 years ago. CS: GO features new maps, characters, and weapons and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust, etc.).
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Very Positive (42,264 reviews) - 84% of the 42,264 user reviews in the last 30 days are positive.
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Very Positive (1,425,644 reviews) - 92% of the 1,425,644 user reviews for this game are positive.
Release Date: 21 Aug, 2012

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"My video is way out of date on this one but CS remains an extremely popular multiplayer shooter for a very good reason. Nothing beats the tension."
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About This Game

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS: GO) will expand upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched 14 years ago.

CS: GO features new maps, characters, and weapons and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust, etc.). In addition, CS: GO will introduce new gameplay modes, matchmaking, leader boards, and more.

"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."

System Requirements

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    Minimum:
    • 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: 8 GB available space
    Minimum:
    • OS: MacOS X 10.6.6 or higher
    • Processor: Intel Core Duo Processor (2GHz or better)
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 2400 or better / NVidia 8600M or better
    • Storage: 8 GB available space
    Minimum:
    • OS: Ubuntu 12.04
    • Processor: 64-bit Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: nVidia GeForce 8600/9600GT, ATI/AMD Radeon HD2600/3600 (Graphic Drivers: nVidia 310, AMD 12.11), OpenGL 2.1
    • Storage: 8 GB available space
    • Sound Card: OpenAL Compatible Sound Card
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80 of 103 people (78%) found this review helpful
275 people found this review funny
Not Recommended
1,937.3 hrs on record
Posted: 17 September
Uninstalling this game after over 1900 hours cured my cancer.
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59 of 73 people (81%) found this review helpful
69 people found this review funny
Recommended
23.6 hrs on record
Posted: 20 September
I like it because I'm incredibly bad at it and it is enjoyable during free time.
- Not for new players who do not adapt quickily, I got my ♥♥♥ handed to me when I tried it out for the first time but that's just me.
- Good graphics
- Optimizable
- Triggered
- Kids saying outdated your mom jokes that can be found during the age of neanderthals.
- Adults trash talking me as well.
- Memers (The good section of the community, but my word is biased.) ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
- Not as toxic a community as my friends made it out to be but it is still toxic nonetheless.
- Most importantly, it's fun. Unless you are the kind that gets angry easily for no damned reason.
(This is not a roast post.)

(8.2/10)
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54 of 71 people (76%) found this review helpful
247 people found this review funny
Recommended
1,269.9 hrs on record
Posted: 30 September
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Meow/Meow
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29 of 32 people (91%) found this review helpful
271 people found this review funny
Recommended
1,108.0 hrs on record
Posted: 1 October
CS:GO Is like roulette; fun until it turns into Russian.
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26 of 28 people (93%) found this review helpful
143 people found this review funny
Recommended
512.9 hrs on record
Posted: 20 September
things i got from cs

Broken Desk
destroyed keyboard
64 tick servers
the R8
Rage
Hatred of people who dont speak your language
and skin insanity
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55 of 83 people (66%) found this review helpful
34 people found this review funny
Not Recommended
1,742.9 hrs on record
Posted: 17 September
CS:GO
R.I.P.
21.08.2012 - update 17.09.2016
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42 of 51 people (82%) found this review helpful
10 people found this review funny
Not Recommended
1,820.2 hrs on record
Posted: 24 September
Too lazy to write a proper review. To sum it up developers don't really care about the game, the community makes the skins and the maps. Improving the game? Good joke - pretty much every update ruins the game, for example the new mechanics with the viewmodel point of view (you could jump on spots where you'd normally need someone to boost you) or the R8, CZ - which were way, way too good and game breaking in the beginning then they got nerfed to the point they are unusable. They released sprays too, a feature in 1.6 and Source. Cool right? Oh guess what another way to earn money for Valve. Even with beta testing they still release an obvious exploit in the new mechanics, as well as the sprays. If you spray on a window, the spray isn't visible on the other side. Pretty much wallhack.. VAC is a joke and everyone knows that. They could do much more to stop cheaters but they aren't doing it. For anyone wondering why do I have so many hours is because I enjoy FPS team based games. Giving it a "Not Recommended" because this game is being treated very poorly considering the income the company gets out of it.
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19 of 21 people (90%) found this review helpful
44 people found this review funny
Recommended
260.1 hrs on record
Posted: 21 September
In casual matches, you'll more and more realize you should be paid as a full-time babysitter.
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14 of 15 people (93%) found this review helpful
46 people found this review funny
Recommended
891.7 hrs on record
Posted: 27 September
If you ever feel like you gained back your faith in humanity, play a match of csgo and you will instantly want to kill yourself.
5/7 its ok
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20 of 27 people (74%) found this review helpful
12 people found this review funny
Not Recommended
840.9 hrs on record
Posted: 29 September
nicely done valve
not banning cheaters not fixing hitregs
but messing with rifle sounds?
honestly it sounds like sh!t
why not focus on doing stuff that can REALLY help the game?
if adding pins stickers or skins is the best you can do valve :D
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Nathanaelmys157CA
31.4 hrs
Posted: 15 October
Best counter strike in the history!
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iLogic
2.8 hrs
Posted: 15 October
nice fps game
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tenore
496.0 hrs
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best game in the world
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40.2 hrs
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Worlds Best 1st person shooter ever made
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☢ToxicRob☢#Baluba
336.4 hrs
Posted: 15 October
It s awesome!!!!!!
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p138 cHIAN
58.2 hrs
Posted: 15 October
if only there wer a way i could review this game without making myself sound like a total noob. welp rip my csgo reputation...
the skins are the greatest things that gaben has ever blessed the earth with(especially those knives). but it dosent really matter if you dont know how to use em... (wonder who i could be talking about). i would make a rought estimate and say that i broke 2 keyboards in my first couple weeks of the game just due to post death rage(yeah thats right guise im a rage 9 year old, so you can shut right the ♥♥♥♥ on up).
great game if you can hold your temper, but if not... ehhh, its not your thing. 6/10 might play again.
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821.6 hrs
Posted: 15 October
Zaebis TEN OF TEN

♥♥♥♥ NUGGETS
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