"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."

CS:GO is being developed by Valve in cooperation with Seattle-based Hidden Path Entertainment. The title is targeted for release in early 2012 and will be playable at this year's PAX Prime and Eurogamer Expo.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - 2012

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CS: GO offers new maps, characters and weapons, as well as many of the classic CS-playing elements (de_dust, etc.) is improved. In addition, CS: GO introduce new game modes, matchmaking, leaderboards, and other innovations.

"Counter-Strike, the computer games industry surprised when the modification was after the publication in 1999, the most played online action game in the world." Said Doug Lombardi from Valve. "For the past 12 years it was consistently one of the most played games in the world, it was lead story in many competitive gaming tournaments and has sold over 25 million copies worldwide CS:. GO promises to expand the award-winning CS gameplay again and will for players on the PC and the latest generation of consoles, as well as be available for Mac. "

CS: GO is being developed by Valve in collaboration with the Seattle-based company Hidden Path Entertainment. The title will be released in spring 2012 and will be playable at this year's PAX Prime and € Gamers Expo.