Counter-Strike: Global Offensive releasing on 21st August

MCV Staff 4th June 2012 Retail

Valve today announced the release date to the latest instalment in one of India’s best selling game franchises, Counter-Strike.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is scheduled for release digitally on 21st August, 2012 via Steam (PC and Mac), Xbox Live (Xbox 360) and PlayStation Network (PS3). The game will be priced at $15.

Global Offensive is being developed by Valve along with Hidden Path Entertainment. Besides all the new maps, game modes, weapons and characters, it will also include updated versions of all-time favourite Counter-Strike maps, such as de_dust.

Counter-Strike 1.6 and Source remain popular in India to this day and are regular fixtures at cyber cafes and competitive gaming tournaments in the country. Last week, Counter-Strike 1: Anthology was the fourth-best-selling game at Flipkart.

Sign up for the free MCV India newsletterhere.

Tags

About MCV Staff

Check Also

ent [Industry news] Entity raises €5 million in seed funding to bring console-quality games to the ‘New Web’

[Industry news] Entity raises €5 million in seed funding to bring console-quality games to the ‘New Web’

Entity, a new Irish gaming distribution startup, today announced it has completed a €5 million seed round for its next-generation gaming platform which is set to launch in early 2027. Entity has embraced the latest breakthrough web technology to create the home of console-quality games for the “new web” era.  Entity is effectively replacing the need for a dedicated gaming device such as the console or PC for most games: Bringing, for the first time, instant and social game play experiences to the largest global game playing audience without the friction of downloads or installs. Entity delivers a true click and play experience for games players, anytime, anywhere and on any modern browser

© Copyright 2026, MCV. BizMedia