Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Valve
Release date: 2012-08-21 | Platforms: PLAYSTATION3, XBOX360, PC.

Counter-Strike is a multiplayer phenomenon in its simplicity. No complicated narratives to explain the source of the conflict, no futuristic and alien threats, but counter-terrorists against terrorists. Arena shooter at its core, CS:GO provides you with various methods of disposing enemies and reliant on cooperation within the team. During the round of the classical clash mode, you will gradually receive currency to purchase different equipment. Each player can carry a primary weapon, secondary pistol, knife and a set of grenades, which all can change the battle if wielded by the skilled player.
Objectives are clear and vary from map to map, from game mode to game mode. Stop the terrorists from planting explosives, stop the counter-terrorist from retrieving the hostages, kill everyone who isn’t you and just perform the best with.
CS:GO is one of the major cybersport discipline, which makes playing it more exciting to some players. Aside from purchasing the game, CS:GO is infamous for its loot case system, that requires players to purchase keys, in order to open said cases. Customization items consist of weapon skins, weapon stickers, and sprays that do not affect gameplay and have purely visual value to the player.

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Background for Mike Morasky
Mike Morasky

Mike Morasky

composer

Mike Morasky is an American composer, best known in the video game industry for his work with Valve.

Career

Morasky’ s musical career does not revolve around the video game industry. Since 1988 he has been releasing music with various bands with probably the most notable of them being noise rock outfit Steel Pole Bath Tub. The first video game he has written the score for was 2007 online shooter Team Fortress. In this game, he mixed various genres from jazz and folk to waltz and world. Since then he contributed to the majority of Valve’s titles, including both Portal games, the Left 4 Dead dilogy, and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. For his soundtrack for Portal 2, Mike won several awards from various game magazines and organizations such as Kotaku, Game Developers Choice Award, X-Play and Game Audio Network Guild. Aside from his composer career, he is also known for working on visual effect for The Lord of the Rings trilogy and two sequels for 1999 hit Matrix. Currently, as it is stated on Valve’s website, Morasky is involved in various creative activities aside from music.