Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Now Available
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is now available on Steam. The console versions will appear on PSN and XBLA later on tonight and tomorrow.
Valve's sent over a quick email announcing that Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is now available for the PC and Mac via Steam, with the North American PlayStation Network launch and worldwide Xbox Live Arcade launch happening later tonight and tomorrow morning. For those who didn't pre-purchase the PC game, it now costs $14.99 USD and can be obtained here.
"Today marks an important milestone in the development of CS:GO," the company said on the official website. "With the launch of the game, our work can continue with feedback from the entire Counter-Strike community. Since CS:GO is still evolving, make sure to give us your thoughts and feedback."
Valve also threw together a chart (jpg) showing how many players participated in the CS:GO beta, how many items were purchased, how many bullets were fired, how many in-game dollars were spent, and so on. The chart also shows that the more popular weapons used in the beta included the Desert Eagle, the M4A1, the AK-47, and the AWP.
"In addition to testing the core gameplay of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, the Counter-Strike community has spent the past months independently establishing competitive leagues and additional content for the new game," Valve said.
As reported on Monday, a Zombie Mod developed by Plague Fest has launched alongside CS:GO, a living dead shootfest for the PC version. For those already loaded up and ready to play, the undead are walking around at zego.plaguefest.com or 216.245.221.139:27015 for your fragging pleasure.
"If you are new to CS:GO, make sure to join one of the many leagues or competitive tournaments popping up, such as Go4CSGO," Valve said. "If you are starting a league or tournament, let us know so we can spread the word. The pro-teams are already geared up for both the upcoming ESWC qualifiers and at DreamHack with more to come."
Here are the system requirements for both PC and Mac-based machines:
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PC System Requirements
* OS: Windows 7/Vista/XP
* CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 or AMD Phenom X3 8750 processor or better
* RAM: 1 GB XP / 2 GB Vista
* HDD: At least 7.6 GB of Space
* GPU: Video card must be 256 MB or more and should be a DirectX 9-compatible with support for Pixel Shader 3.0
Mac System Requirements
* OS: MacOS X 10.6.6 or higher
* CPU: Intel Core Duo Processor (2GHz or better)
* RAM: 2 GB
* HDD: At least 7.6GB of Space
* GPU: ATI Radeon HD 2400 or better / Nvidia 8600M or better
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The matchmaking system and ladder we were led to believe would be the focal point of this game that set it aside isn't present. Very disappointing.Reply
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they put a countdown on the xbox 360 dashboard for this game and ive been waiting along time 10hours today the countdown has finished and no game...? i guess that countdown wasn't supposed to be aimed at the xbox 360 audience even though it was on the xbox 360 dashboard? wtf?Reply
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spartanmk2 hmm..CS:GO or Windows 8 for $15 bucks... I think the answer is obvious.Reply
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YEah I have been following the release time all over the damn place on this one... Now that they have delayed the release further along than the Official countdown timer on Xbox I might not even be able to play the game. What cuntsReply
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Kami3k Meh, I really don't see the point of CS now, sure it was great back in the day. But it's really outdated. Also the netcode is horrible.Reply -
timaishu CS stopped being fun years ago. Maybe this one has changed, but the old formula is dated and not fun anymore.Reply