NetEase and Marvel Games are rolling out a hefty mid-season patch for Marvel Rivals on October 10, giving the comic-book shooter its first new hero since Season 4 began. The update, dubbed “Heart of the Dragon,” headlines with the arrival of Daredevil and lays the groundwork for long-promised cross-platform progression. Marvel Rivals launched earlier this year as a 6-v-6 hero [...]
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Nexon has rolled out a sizeable Season 3 patch for The First Descendant, its free-to-play co-op looter shooter. The headline additions are the game’s first dedicated melee option, a pair of swords, and a new Void Vessel dungeon that taps into those close-quarters mechanics. Season 3 Update Highlights: New weapon class: Swords Two launch blades, Shadow and Deus Ex Manus, [...]
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Metin2 may have debuted back in 2004, but Gameforge’s long-running fantasy MMORPG continues to find ways to stay relevant. The publisher has confirmed that the game’s next major update, Tyranny of Aamon, will go live in November and will be preceded by a month of in-game events and community activities starting 8 October. The patch introduces Moonshadow Vale, a brand-new [...]
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World of Warships is turning its spotlight on the United States Navy this month. The newly released October update introduces Liberty Harbor, a limited-time event that lets players restore a miniature naval base while learning about two and a half centuries of U.S. maritime history. The patch goes live just ahead of the Navy’s official 250th anniversary on October 13. [...]
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Amazon's action MMORPG Lost Ark is heading into a busy final quarter of 2025. The studio has published the last part of its annual roadmap, detailing everything scheduled to arrive before the year wraps up, including the long-awaited conclusion to the Kazeros storyline. Alongside new raids, a fresh endgame progression system and region mergers, the update cycle aims to set [...]
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Electronic Arts, the publisher behind EA Sports FC, Apex Legends, and the long-running Madden NFL series, is set to leave the public markets. The company has reached an agreement to be acquired for roughly $55 billion by a bidding group led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) alongside tech-focused investor Silver Lake and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners. Assuming regulators [...]
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Blizzard’s long-running digital card game Hearthstone is jumping into full time-travel mode. The next expansion, Across the Timeways, lands on November 4 and introduces 145 cards built around two new mechanics, Rewind and Fabled. The set lets Blizzard revisit famous Warcraft characters at different points in their lives, something that fits the game’s quick-fire update cadence and its focus on [...]
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HoYoverse has penciled in October 15 for Version 2.3 of its stylish action-RPG Zenless Zone Zero. Dubbed “Memories of Dreams Bygone,” the patch expands the game’s neon-soaked New Eridu setting with a spooky detour into the newly opened Timesworn Hills. This is the third major update since the game’s full launch, continuing the studio’s rapid patch cadence. Expect the usual [...]
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Wuthering Waves will roll out Version 2.7, titled Dawn Breaks on Dark Tides, on October 9. In a recent livestream, China-based developer Kuro Games detailed a slate of additions ranging from fresh story chapters to in-game planning tools designed to smooth character progression across PC and mobile. The free-to-play action RPG has earned a following for its parry-centric combat and [...]
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HoYoverse is gearing up for Genshin Impact’s fifth-anniversary celebrations with a fresh theme song and a splash of new artwork. The track, titled “The Long Way Home,” was written by in-house composer Peijia You and performed by voice actor Erika Harlacher in character as Venti. It arrived on September 26, two days ahead of the game’s official anniversary on September [...]
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