CentralNotice Counter-Strike: Global Offensive From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Developer(s) Valve Corporation Hidden Path Entertainment Publisher(s) Valve Corporation Series Counter-Strike Engine Source Platform(s) Windows OS X PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Release date(s) NA August 21, 2012 [ 1 ] EU 20120821 August 21, 2012 IND 20120821 August 21, 2012 Genre(s) First-person shooter Mode(s) Multiplayer Distribution Download Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (abbreviated as CS:GO ) is an online tactical and first-person shooter developed by Valve Corporation and Hidden Path Entertainment , who also maintained Counter-Strike: Source after its release. It is the fourth game in the main Counter-Strike franchise. Counter Strike Global Offensive was released on Augu...