The E3 show kicks off Tuesday in Los Angeles, but game companies are already hard at work pushing their wares ahead of the big kick-off. Among them is Valve, who has announced a new chapter in the Counter-Strike saga coming later this summer.
Valve Software has announced Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO), the company’s latest chapter in the team-based action gameplay title pioneered with the original Counter-Strike beta almost 13 years ago.
Available on August 21 through the Playstation Network, Xbox Live Arcade and Steam for Mac or PC, CS:GO features new maps, characters, and weapons and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust, etc.). In addition, CS: GO introduces 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."
CS:GO was developed by Valve in cooperation with Seattle-based Hidden Path Entertainment, and E3 2012 attendees will get a chance to play a preview version this week in the Sony and Microsoft booths. The title is expected to sell for approximately $15 on all platforms when it launches August 21, 2012.
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