No, Osama bin Laden did not play Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO). This is because CS:GO was released in 2012, while Osama bin Laden died in 2011 during a U.S. military operation.

However, there has been significant public interest in bin Laden's gaming habits due to files released by the CIA in 2017. These documents revealed that various video games were found on devices seized from his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.

The games discovered at bin Laden's compound included:

- Counter-Strike (the original game from 2000)
- Half-Life
- Super Mario Bros
- Final Fantasy VII
- Dragon Ball Z

While bin Laden's personal use of these games was never confirmed, the CIA documents indicated that these titles were present on computers and storage devices found at his residence. It's important to note that multiple people lived in the compound, including younger family members who may have been the primary users of these games.

The connection between bin Laden and Counter-Strike specifically gained attention because the original game featured terrorist versus counter-terrorist gameplay scenarios. However, there is no concrete evidence that bin Laden himself ever played the game.

The presence of these video games suggests that, despite being in hiding, the compound's residents had access to various forms of entertainment media. This discovery has contributed to our understanding of daily life within the compound, though it remains unclear which individuals actually played these games.

To be absolutely clear: While the original Counter-Strike was found at bin Laden's compound, he could not have played CS:GO as it was released after his death in 2011.

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