Via [url=https://blog.counter-strike.net/index.php/2020/03/29160/]the CS:GO blog[/url]:

[quote=Valve][ HALF-LIFE: ALYX ]
– Added a complimentary exclusive Music Kit and a complimentary Genuine Alyx Pin for pre-purchasers of Valve Index hardware.
– Half-Life: Alyx Collectible Pins Capsule, Sticker Capsule, and Patch Pack are now available in the CS:GO in-game store to celebrate release of Half-Life: Alyx.

[ MISC ]
– Improved performance of bots when loading AI behaviour trees.
– Fixed “Go Go Go” voice line for Doctor Romanov.[/quote]

Rumor has it:

- Unlike certain affinities for creative editing by moderators elsewhere, the notes above are presented in their unadulterated format as you always expect from these threads.

- Images for Half-Life: Alyx items can be viewed [url=https://www.reddit.com/r/csgo/comments/fn9hjj/counterstrike_global_offensive_update_for_32220/]over at /r/csgo[/url] as they're way too long to fit in the TFTV character limit here

- You can also preview the Half-Life: Alyx Anti-Citizen music kit [url=https://csgostash.com/music/40/Anti-Citizen-Half-Life:-Alyx]over at CS:GO Stash[/url]

- Did you know: under Perfect World influence (inside of mainland China), the [url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SteamDatabase/GameTracking-CSGO/dfd1a2b5437398e2010209c9933ebed742415434/csgo/pakxv_perfectworld_dir/resource/flash/econ/stickers/alyx/combine_mask_broken_large.png]Combine Helmet[/url] sticker (& its [url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SteamDatabase/GameTracking-CSGO/dfd1a2b5437398e2010209c9933ebed742415434/csgo/pakxv_perfectworld_dir/resource/flash/econ/stickers/alyx/combine_mask_broken_holo_large.png]Holo[/url] variant) look a little different? That's to comply with the censors that hates anything that is gore or even looks like gore

- Script changes to fix Doctor Romanov's lines [url=https://github.com/SteamDatabase/GameTracking-CSGO/commit/dfd1a2b5437398e2010209c9933ebed742415434?short_path=b68b532#diff-8a9cbf020e8d710e525e7007cc2a2207L1012]are viewable here[/url]

- There are also [url=https://github.com/SteamDatabase/GameTracking-CSGO/commit/dfd1a2b5437398e2010209c9933ebed742415434?short_path=1d1a18b#diff-d1b5aad583dfddb05115a03e1dbd5734L5604]numerous translations[/url] for various languages, which are all made possible in part by contributions from [url=https://translation.steampowered.com/]Translators Like You - Thank You[/url]

- Size is ~60 MB

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