Via [url=http://blog.counter-strike.net/index.php/2018/08/20937/]the CS:GO blog[/url]:

[quote=Valve][LONDON 2018]
– [b]Added tournament items for the FACEIT 2018 London CS:GO Major Championship and the London 2018 Pick’Em Challenge.[/b]
– [b]Later today, CS:GO will be freely available for offline play and GOTV viewing by installing “CS:GO – Free” from the Steam Store.[/b]

[PANORAMA]
– Added better support Panorama UI on low-end machines. [s]via @panorama_eco_mode (default 1). 0: disabled. 1: automatic. 2: forced on[/s]
– Added support for weapon stickers and character gloves on the character featured in the main menu.
– Fixed a case where weapon finishes appeared overly dark.
– Adjusted optimal movie resolution based on user’s CPU and GPU levels.
– Fixed extra bright flashlight on characters when loading non-HDR community maps.

[MP5-SD]
– Darkened exposed metal on ejection port and bolt.
– Added support for MP5-SD to workshop workbench.

[MAPS]
Mirage
– fixed texture blends in T-spawn area.

[ MISC ]
– [b]CS:GO has bid farewell to the Scaleform UI. “-legacyscaleformui” is no longer supported.[/b]
– Updated the Settings menu to display the Steam Controller Configurator if a Steam Controller is detected.
– Added a new recommended Steam Controller config to better support the Buy menu and Team Select menu.
– Miscellaneous stability and security improvements.[/quote]

Rumor has it:

- [b]FACEIT Major stickers are here: http://www.counter-strike.net/pickem/london2018[/b]
- Team Pick'Em makes a return, but for those of you that couldn't get enough of making fantasy teams during The International 8, Fantasy Pick'Em unfortunately has not returned

- You guessed it, [url=https://github.com/SteamDatabase/GameTracking-CSGO/commit/bac0a02a41c7e55eb16278a3ea72ba29f397d2e1]there is a lot of stickers[/url] and a lot of string updates in this one. Dig in and press View for your favorite stickers!

- Full-res Pick'Em Trophies, [url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SteamDatabase/GameTracking-CSGO/bac0a02a41c7e55eb16278a3ea72ba29f397d2e1/csgo/pak01_dir/resource/flash/econ/status_icons/london_pickem_2018_bronze_large.png]Bronze[/url], [url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SteamDatabase/GameTracking-CSGO/bac0a02a41c7e55eb16278a3ea72ba29f397d2e1/csgo/pak01_dir/resource/flash/econ/status_icons/london_pickem_2018_silver_large.png]Silver[/url], and [url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SteamDatabase/GameTracking-CSGO/bac0a02a41c7e55eb16278a3ea72ba29f397d2e1/csgo/pak01_dir/resource/flash/econ/status_icons/london_pickem_2018_gold_large.png]Gold[/url]. Spoiler alert: Doritos are back in style.
- Souvenir packages will return for the FACEIT Major. [url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/SteamDatabase/GameTracking-CSGO/bac0a02a41c7e55eb16278a3ea72ba29f397d2e1/csgo/pak01_dir/resource/flash/econ/weapon_cases/crate_london2018_promo_de_inferno.png]Here's the icon for Inferno's[/url], one of 8 possible packages you might get while you watch. Spoiler alert: Valve's still using the old Inferno and Dust 2 map icons.

- RIP Autodesk Scaleform in CS:GO - August 21, 2012 - August 29/30, 2018

- There are several reports that Valve forgot to make @panorama_eco_mode actually work, and it seems that Valve has removed mention of it from the notes. It'll remain here as acknowledgement that it did surface, but you should notice that it's struck out

- Valve has changed competitive rank readjustment behavior for parties that have cheaters that get VACcinated. Your rank may now expire and not be displayed until you win one competitive match on top of being readjusted, [url=https://github.com/SteamDatabase/GameTracking-CSGO/commit/bac0a02a41c7e55eb16278a3ea72ba29f397d2e1#diff-2376c954aec3534dcd1d16ff16959553L16683]as revealed in the updated in-game notification[/url]

- Size is ~125 MB