Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 

(CS:GO) is a 2012 multiplayer tactical first-person
shooter developed by Valve and Hidden Path Entertainment. It is the fourth game in the Counter-
Strike series. Developed for over two years, Global Offensive was released for OS X, PlayStation
3, Windows, and Xbox 360 in August 2012, and for Linux in 2014. Valve still regularly updates the
game, both with smaller balancing patches and larger content additions.

The game pits two teams, Terrorists and Counter-Terrorists, against each other in different objective-
based game modes. The most common game modes involve the Terrorists planting a bomb while
Counter-Terrorists attempt to stop them, or Counter-Terrorists attempting to rescue hostages that the
Terrorists have captured. There are nine official game modes, all of which have distinct
characteristics specific to that mode. The game also has matchmaking support that allows players to
play on dedicated Valve servers, in addition to community-hosted servers with custom maps and
game modes. A battle-royale game-mode, "Danger Zone", was introduced in late 2018.