Counter-Strike: Global Offensive launches today

Valve's highly-anticipated first-person shooter, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, officially launches today. Over the course of today and tomorrow, CS:GO will become available on PC and consoles.

As of right now it is available via Steam, with the North American PSN launch and worldwide Xbox 360 release set for later tonight and tomorrow morning.

As one of Valve's most popular franchises, CS:GO expands on the classic team-based action gameplay presented in Counter-Strike. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive features over 45 weapons, new game modes, new visuals, leaderboards, and over 165 Steam Achievements.

To celebrate the hard work everybody, including fans, put into CS:GO, Valve has released an infograph detailing the game's beta details.

Counter-Strike Global Offensive