Counter-Strike Global Offensive’s 10th Birthday Update Deployed

Valve‘s popular first-person shooter, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, is getting ready to celebrate its 10th birthday. CS:GO’s 10th birthday is on August 22, but its update has been released slightly earlier. On Tuesday, Valve revealed the patch notes for the 10th anniversary, and the exact contents can be found below.

While most players expected a wild outcome, nothing surprising was added to the game besides the birthday coin and the chicken party hats. Either way, the important thing is that the contents are still being decrypted, so maybe something stealthily added will surface. In any case, we’ll keep a close eye on any changes and keep you posted. The update size is 1GB, and its contents can be found below.

CS GO 10-Year Birthday Update Changelog

• The 10 Year Birthday Sticker Capsule
• Maps (see below)
• The 10-Year Birthday Coin
• Get your Birthday Coin by earning enough XP for your first in-game drop of the week.

MISC

• Added an “Inspect Items” option to browse contents of containers.

MAPS

• Anubis, Breach, and Tuscan have been added to official matchmaking in Competitive, Casual, and Deathmatch game modes.
• Primetime and Blagai have been added to official matchmaking in Wingman game mode.
• Climb, Crete, Hive, and Iris have been removed from official matchmaking.

Rumor

• Here’s the commemorative 10 Year Birthday Coin: https://i.imgur.com/387maJX.png – Courtesy of wickedplayer494
• Oh, and our beloved chickens are also in on the celebration. They’re wearing party hats now. – Courtesy of wickedplayer494
• Size is close to 1 GB – data capped users should take action now

As a part of the celebration, Valve chose Matt’s two CSGO stickers. All additional unearthed information by the clock can be found below:

Thank you @CSGO for selecting two of my #CSGO10 stickers for the 10th Birthday of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive!!! Love you 💛💙 pic.twitter.com/nZToAB8uaU

— MGBazz (@MGBazz) August 16, 2022

Oh, and the Sticker Capsule has more than 60 stickers. And the in-game display item is a Cupcake. And chickens have birthday hats. 🐔🎉

— CS2 (@CounterStrike) August 16, 2022

We’ve also added the ability to quickly see all items in a case or capsule. Browse to the container in-game and click “inspect items”, then look for the arrows at the top of your screen to click through each item in the container.

— CS:GO (@CSGO) August 16, 2022