For those following Phoronix for gaming news rather than Linux graphics driver information and other hardware topics, there's some new footage of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive to watch.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is the new multi-platform CS game that's expected for release in early 2012. It's based upon an updated version of Valve's Source Engine and so Counter-Strike: Global Offensive will have better graphics, physics, and other visuals / user-interface changes while not touching much in terms of the wildly-popular game-play.

Look for more details soon. The two Global Offensive game videos are below.