Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Fans Celebrate Historic Milestone by the Iconic Franchise

Time sure does fly fast, and it’s already been ten years since Counter-Strike: Global Offensive was introduced. Undoubtedly, it’s the most famous first-person shooter game and hugely influences the gaming and eSports community. CS: GO remains a favorite eSports game despite marking its debut a decade ago.

Valve released Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on August 21, 2012. This multiplayer FPS game was the fourth game in the Counter-Strike series. Further, this game was the successor to the 2004 game, Counter-Strike Source. Fans loved Global Offensive’s mechanics and gameplay.

How Counter-Strike: Global Offensive changed the eSports journey

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive fans have a special space for the FPS game in their hearts. Many successful eSports players are where they are now because of this game. Undoubtedly, CS: GO was among the most competitive game in the eSports scene. Over thousands of players have participated in global tournaments organized by this game that has been happening for a long time.

Many famous eSports teams like Ninjas in Pyjamas, Fnatic, Astralis, NAVI, and Cloud9 came into existence because of CS: GO. Further, the gaming community came across talented players like olofmeister, shroud, s1mple, and electroNic also because of this legendary game that was released a decade ago.

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The gaming and eSports scene would have been so different without the 2012 game. Counter: Strike: Global Offensive is not just a game but has become their professional career. The lives of some famous eSports players would have been so different without this FPS game.

Twitter reaction on the CS: GO 10th anniversary

On the 10th anniversary of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, many famous entities from the eSports and gaming community congratulated the game on this epic milestone. After all, it’s not easy for a game to be so popular even ten years after its release and when there are more thrilling new games out there.

Further, many eSports players shared their journey with the game. Some players shared how it was not easy for them to transition from Counter-Strike 1.6 to CS: GO. However, the transition was beautiful, and they fell in love with this game, and the long journey proves it now. There are many such fascinating stories linked with CS: GO. Let’s look at some of those fan reactions.

When did you first play this first-person shooter game? Share your journey with us in the comments.

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