While we await the submission of the blogs from the players who are currently reviewing not only CS:GO but also listening to Valve's plan for CS:S, one of the attendees has published his thoughts about the game.

Craig "Torbull" Levine, the mastermind behind the ESEA league in the United States, has been present at Valve's Seattle offices and has taken the time to publish his thoughts about the new game on their website.

An extract from the review reads:

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is Valve's new version of Counter-Strike. Valve was quick to make clear that this wasn't "CS2" (or whatever that even really means) but rather a a multi-platform team based FPS similar to its predecessors, Counter-Strike 1.6, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero, and Counter-Strike: Source. It is designed on the updated Source Engine, but is not built off of Counter-Strike: Source and due out in early 2012 with beta access beginning this fall. It will maintain the traditional de_ and cs_ map types and would not include new game modes. Valve was keen on hearing the input from top CSS players to make CS GO an e-sports title and that is reflected by the game featuring both casual and competitive game modes with a built in match making system and support for dedicated servers.

To read the rest of the review head on over to the ESEA website.