Priya Nandakumar
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Path of Exile 2 Forbidden Rites 0.5.5 explained: campaign Rituals, Trial of Chaos resume, Expedition to core
GGG’s Path of Exile 2 patch 0.5.5 Forbidden Rites — Sep 4 PDT launch — puts Ritual in the campaign, reworks Trial of Chaos with per-room rewards and resume, moves Expedition into the Atlas core, and adds Abyssal Ravines plus new Soul Cores.
RuneScape Dragonwilds 1.0.0.5: Friday hotfix targets 3+ multiplayer joins, Scorned Raid AI, save mitigations
Jagex targets hotfix 1.0.0.5 for Friday after the Sep 15 1.0 console launch — Softcap explains the multiplayer join fix, Scorned Wilderness Raid AI, Edit Appearance pause, DLSS/FSR, and what’s held for 1.0.1 / RuneFest.
Total War: WARHAMMER III Update 9.0 explained: Neferata FLC, Archaon subjugation, Escalating Wounds
Creative Assembly ships Update 9.0 on 24 Sep with Lords of the End Times — free Neferata + Vampire Counts rework, Campaign AI and Slaanesh building fixes, Escalating Wounds, Archaon subjugation, new Dark Fortresses, and up to 30% faster end turns.
FFXIV Crucible Rankings Season 1 postponed: Beastmaster balance holds the ladder
Square Enix postponed Crucible of the Unbroken Season 1 rankings past the Sep 24 Lodestone start — Softcap explains Beastmaster, third-degree scoring, Tourmaline Golem rewards, and what still plays while the ladder waits.
Warframe Update 44 Iceblade of Narin: Yuvan’s Peak hub, Narin farm loop, Riven Trait Locking
Digital Extremes ships Update 44 on 23 Sep — new Earth hub Yuvan’s Peak, 66th Warframe Narin via Entropic Kuva, Citrine Prime Access, live Riven Trait Locking, and a free Banshee rework login.
Diablo IV Hotfix 4: Tristram portal fixed, Council loot gated, infinite Butcher closed
Blizzard’s 3.2.1 Hotfix 4 (22 Sep) restores the Tristram fountain portal, raises Prime Evil Council loot cooldown, closes infinite Butcher spawns, and corrects Warlock/Druid damage bugs.
WoW’s Sep 22 hotfixes: Blizzard lifts low performers, rebalances trinkets
Midnight class and trinket hotfixes from September 22, 2026 — who got buffed, which trinkets moved, and what is watching next.