“11 Years of Joy…”: CS: GO Gamers Get Overwhelmed as They Celebrate An Iconic Shooter’s Legacy

Shooters as a genre never seem to go off the gaming demand. Over the years, the craze for First person shooter games has only increased. With such massive popularity of the genre, a lot of titles have been offered to the community cashing on the popularity. But a few have held onto the criteria of an ideal FPS giant. Undoubtedly, CS: GO is the longest-running in the genre dominating the elite list of FPS labels for over a decade now. 

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive or popularly known as CS: GO has had a remarkable journey. The craze for the game extends well beyond the foundations of the gaming community. A lot of names from the entertainment industry and sports have openly confessed to fanboying this classic. It won’t be an exaggeration to say that CS: GO has established a community of its own since its inception. Today, as the game completes 11 phenomenal years in the industry, fans express their gratitude to the FPS classic. 

11 Years of CS: GO dominance! 

Developed by Valve Corporations and Hidden Path Entertainment, CS: GO was released in the year 2012 on 21 August. Even at the time of release, the game received an exceptional response. Back then there were a lot of predictions made on the future of CS: GO in the industry. While the predictions were bold and bright, the title went on to surpass all the numbers gradually with ease. There are no solid numbers to trace the sales of the decade-old game as post the year 2016-17 it only became harder to track the copies of the original. 

According to a research paper on the analysis of CS: GO sales, the original copy sold around 40 million – 60 million copies across the globe to the date of publishing of the paper. For a game that was released in 2012, this is a splendid achievement. 

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Three years after its release, the game was honored with the award of “eSports Game of the Year.” Moreover, it has been nominated for the same in 2017, 2019, 2020, and 2021. Thus, this 11th-year anniversary of the CS: GO marks a major day for celebrating the legacy it has built over the course of the decade. 

Fans bow down to the FPS giant 

The celebrations reached all the social media platforms. It made the fans nostalgic and emotional for obvious reasons. Here are a few reactions from X. 

A fan sums up the journey of the game. 

Happy Eleventh to you Counter-Strike! 

A fan requests the much-awaited CS2 

Another user expresses gratitude.

Certainly, the FPS classic has been a pioneer of the strong eSports evolution in the last decade. 

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