Counter Strike GO available for pre-purchase on Steam

Counter Strike: Global Offensive is finally getting ready to arrive on Steam, Xbox Live, and the PlayStation Network. Valve has just begun taking pre-purchase orders on Steam, which will give you a 10% and early beta access for the title.

Counter Strike GO expands on on the team-based action gameplay of its predecessors that have arrived in multiple formats for more than a decade. Counter Strike Global Offensive will feature a mixture of brand new maps, characters, and weapons with some old fan favorites thrown in for the nostalgic.

Stepping into the modern era, Counter Strike GO will feature new gameplay modes, match making features, leaderboards, and other features that usually accompany the modern shooter.

Counter Strike: Global Offensive will arrive on August 21st, 2012 pre-orders begin now.