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CS:GO has been a legend in the multiplayer genre since its release in 2012 as the fourth game in the Counter-Strike series. In the game two teams are tasked with eliminating each other while also completing certain objectives given to them. There are eight modes total overall, with options to let players host their own servers with custom maps and game modes for their own sub-communities.
According to the game’s website blog it had 11,145,196 unique players this last month of April 2018, and since its release CS:GO has consistently been near the top of Steam’s most played multiplayer games when it comes to having the most concurrent players. The game also has a huge number of very positive reviews on steam, reaching almost 1.9 million at the time of writing.
CS:GO also has a huge esports scene called The Global Offensive where numerous tournaments starting in 2013 are hosted by third-party organizations that are sometimes also sponsored by Valve itself.
You can play CS:GO on Xbox One, PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.