The Counter-Strike series is a franchise of first-person shooter video games primarily developed for Microsoft Windows, and later Mac OS X, by Valve Corporation. Counter-Strike was later ported to the Xbox, while Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has been released for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360—a first for the series.^[1]

GamesEdit

• Counter-Strike (Microsoft Windows)
• Counter-Strike (Xbox) (Xbox)
• Counter-Strike: Condition Zero (Microsoft Windows)
  • Counter-Strike: Condition Zero Deleted Scenes (Microsoft Windows)
• Counter-Strike: Source (Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X)
• Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360)

Spin-offsEdit

The spin-off games are targeted towards a different audience and are usually not considered part of the series.

• Counter-Strike Neo (Arcade)
• Counter-Strike Online (Microsoft Windows)
• Counter-Strike Online 2 (Microsoft Windows)

SalesEdit

As of December 3, 2008, the original Counter-Strike had sold 4.2 million retail copies, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero had sold 2.9 million, Counter-Strike (Xbox) had sold 1.5 million, and Counter-Strike: Source had sold 2.1 million. Digital sales via Steam are not factored in.^[2]

Valve has stated that the series has sold over 25 million units since the original release of Counter-Strike.^[3]

ReferencesEdit

1. ↑ http://store.steampowered.com/news/6059/
2. ↑ http://www.shacknews.com/article/56193/valve-reveals-lifetime-retail-sales
3. ↑ http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/counter-strike-global-offensive/news/6328645/counter-strike-global-offensive-firing-up-early-2012

External linksEdit

• Counter-Strike at Wikipedia
• Counter-Strike: Condition Zero at Wikipedia
• Counter-Strike: Source at Wikipedia
• Counter-Strike: Global Offensive at Wikipedia
• Counter-Strike Neo at Wikipedia
• Counter-Strike Online at Wikipedia