Patch Notes
Hotfixes, balance passes, and systems changes — numbers first, prophecy never.
No Man’s Sky Cosmos explained: space stations, hulks, alliances, and Our Journey Continues
Hello Games’ free Cosmos (Update 7.0) rebuilds deep space — Station Directorship, galactic alliances, orbital bases, derelict hulks with Tractor Beam salvage, a star system map, and Expedition 23 Our Journey Continues, plus the live 7.04 hotfix sheet.
Deadlock 09-16-2026 explained: comeback souls reworked, slows cut ~20%, Celeste and Warden nerfed
Valve’s Minor Update 09-16-2026 scales Unstable Rift comeback resist over match time, cuts global move slows ~20%, rewires Shiv rage knives, buffs Holliday and Silver, and nerfs Spiritual Overflow, Decay, and Mercurial Magnum.
Disney Dreamlight Valley Season of Scares explained: Oogie Boogie weeks, Event Board, Floating Islands
Gameloft’s Season of Scares free update is live from 23 Sep — six-week Oogie Boogie quests through 4 Nov, Haunting Elegance Star Path, Event Board, Decoration Preset codes, Floating Island stalls, Photo Mode / Emote Wheel, and October Halloween events.
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.
PUBG Update 43.1 explained: kicks, water surface firefights, LMG Meta Rotation cuts, Jujutsu Kaisen, Career Leaderboards
Krafton’s PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS Update 43.1 — PC Sep 10 / console Sep 17 — adds Kick and water-surface sidearms, retunes LMGs after the first Meta Rotation, ships Jujutsu Kaisen world dressing, Solo Deathmatch, and Career Leaderboards.
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.
Hell Let Loose Update 21 explained: Conquest Morale, rifle grenades, and the AT/armor pass
Expression Games’ Update 21 is live on all platforms (console 1.060) — Conquest’s 1,000-point Morale mode, rifle grenades, ROKS 2 and M1903A3, fire selectors, AT gun traverse buffs, HE radius changes, and Commander vehicle spawn 5→8.
Rainbow Six Siege Y11S3.1 explained: Buck ammo, Sledge swing speed, and a Horus Lance bug sweep
Ubisoft’s Sep 22 Y11S3.1 mid-season pass is a refinement sheet — Buck Skeleton Key 31→36, Sledge hammer 1.0→0.8s, Castle panels 9→10 melee, Thermite 200→220, shotgun damage bumps — plus a long Noor Horus Lance fix list.
Delta Force 2nd Anniversary explained: Flagship Frenzy, Mid-Autumn Jade Rabbit, and 3,900 tickets
TiMi’s Sep 22 no-downtime build opens the Sep 24–Oct 15 anniversary wave — Flagship Frenzy 8v8 sea CTF, Mid-Autumn Jade Rabbit skins, Anniversary Tokens — with 3,900 Limited-Time Delta Tickets and the bundle lucky draw starting Sep 26.
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.
CONTROL Resonant launch hotfix 1.3.3: less tanky enemies, stronger Dylan, cheaper respecs
Remedy’s launch-day CONTROL Resonant hotfix 1.3.3 cuts most enemy health and Falter thresholds, raises Aberrant and Ability Strength, cheapens Reset Items, and clarifies Build Power UI text.
Overwatch September explained: Sep 8 balance, D.Mon follow-ups, Sep 22 Team Drives fix
Blizzard’s Sep 8 retail balance sheet — D.Mon, Mauga, Freja, Kiriko, Baptiste — plus Sep 10/17 hotfixes and the Sep 22 Team Drives / Ashe Metalcore bug fix, with Junkrat’s Loot Hunt still live through Sep 29.
Helldivers 2 7.1.0 explained: Evacuate HVA retune, then 7.1.1 crash hotfix
Arrowhead’s Devoid of Liberty 7.1.0 (22 Sep) retunes Evacuate High-Value Assets, spawn pressure, One-Two, Trident, and Melta Mine — then 7.1.1 (24 Sep) patches fullscreen terminal and ultrawide crashes.
Call of Duty Season 06 The Haunting: Black Ops 7 and Warzone systems, live since Sep 17
Season 06 The Haunting systems explainer — Haunted Hollow, Giant Infected, Ranked SR fees, every Raven Warzone damage row, Quantum, Bloodstead, Tenshu, Avalon Night, and DOOM Event Pass rewards.
Marvel Rivals 20260924: God Quarry Domination map and Galacta’s Gift Vol.3
NetEase ships Version 20260924 on 24 Sep at 09:00 UTC with no downtime — God Quarry Domination, a limited Quick Match window, Costume Coin’s Galacta’s Gift Vol.3 return, new store bundles, and LAST SPLASH swimsuit exits.
Minecraft Java 26.4 Snapshot 1: Vulkan becomes the default Graphics API
Minecraft 26.4 Snapshot 1 makes Vulkan the default Graphics API, bumps Data Pack 122.0 and Resource Pack 98.0, and adds connection IDs plus networking and worldgen changes.
Genshin Impact 7.1 — A Rekviem for the Underworld: Vesna, Vodyanitsa, and the anniversary haul
HoYoverse’s Genshin Impact 7.1 A Rekviem for the Underworld ships Vesna, Vodyanitsa, Ronova as weekly boss, and the sixth-anniversary Primogem and Fate package.
Minecraft Bedrock 26.50 Wilderness Bound: Abandoned Camps, Dappled Forest, and a packed fix list
Mojang’s Bedrock 26.50 ships Wilderness Bound — Abandoned Camps, Dappled Forest, Poplar wood — plus a long Realms, UI, stability, and creator-platform pass.
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.
Guilty Gear Strive 2.03: Counter Blitz window widened, Deflect Shield input simplified
Arc System Works ships Strive Ver. 2.03 on 24 Sep — Counter Blitz activation until recovery ends, Deflect Shield on D+P/D+K only, Ranked Platinum/Diamond win-streak bonus, and character balance from Sol through Baiken.
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.
WARDOGS Season 1 explained: Early Access economy, Patch 0.11 browser split, Season 02 on Oct 15
Bulkhead’s WARDOGS Early Access Season 1 changelog — slower XP, vehicle unlock reshuffle, Launch Hotfix #1, Patch 0.11 Community/Official browsers — plus the official Season 02 teaser dated 15 October.
Dota 2 7.41f explained: lifesteal and regen nerfs, Bounty Hunter Track cut, post-TI scrub
Valve’s 15 Sep Gameplay Patch 7.41f hits Infused Raindrops, Satanic, Mask of Madness, and late-game recipe costs, nerfs Track gold and Shadow Fiend souls, buffs Anti-Mage Mana Break, and ships a bug pack for Roshan pit, Big Game Hunter, and Planar Pocket.
CS2 Rush Hour: silent reloads, Premier’s pick-four, and a new 3v3 mode
Valve’s Rush Hour package for Counter-Strike 2 is a competitive QoL drop: Premier’s pick-four map flow, a queued Rush 3v3 mode, and silent reloads that trade time for quiet.
VALORANT 13.06 explained: Warden, Agent Mastery, and Performance Score
Riot’s Patch 13.06 is a systems drop: Warden rifle, Agent Mastery from zero, and Performance Score replacing ACS — plus Home/Lobby rebuild, Range-while-queue, and Gauntlet: Glitched.
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.
LoL Patch 26.19: Worlds warm-up buffs and nerfs, Teleport tweak, Team Voice delayed
Riot’s first major pro-focused Summoner’s Rift pass before Worlds — champion numbers, top-lane Teleport CDs, support starter shift, Classic adds, and a Team Voice delay.