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Apex Legends coverage focuses on what events and updates actually change for players. Our latest piece explains the Apex Legends VS Street Fighter 6 event, which runs September 22 to October 13: how Fighter Form works, which Legends get skins, and how to claim the free Twitch charm before the Drops end on September 29.

Street Fighter 6 event · 1 article

Battlefield 6 coverage tracks updates, map and weapon balance and anti-cheat. Our latest article covers the Tidal Strike update: the Tsuru Reef changes, reworked reticles and what EA reported about cheating.

Tidal Strike · 1 article

Bodycam is a tactical shooter played through a body-camera view. This page follows its updates, including the Locked & Loaded update that added chosen loadouts, a new map and FPV drones, and the hotfix that followed.

Locked & Loaded · 1 article

Call of Duty coverage here follows Black Ops 7 season launches and patch notes. Our latest article covers the Season 6 date and patch notes. For the next game in the series, see our Modern Warfare 4 hub.

Black Ops 7 Season 6 · 1 article

Our Modern Warfare 4 page tracks the game from its beta. Start with our report on how the open beta changed tactical sprint, time-to-kill and aim assist, and how players and reviewers reacted. For the current game, see the Call of Duty hub.

Open beta · 1 article

Counter-Strike 2 coverage follows the Valve updates that change how the game plays and the tournament results that shape the competitive scene. Our deepest piece covers the Rush Hour update, with silent reloads, the Rush 3v3 mode, new Premier map picks and the crosshair rework, including follow-up patches through October 3. We also cover Spirit vs MOUZ at BLAST Open Porto.

Rush Hour update · 1 article

Crimson Desert is Pearl Abyss's open-world action RPG. Our latest report covers the DLC planned for the end of 2026, patch 1.17 and the Switch 2 version, and what the studio has said about multiplayer.

Patch 1.17 · 1 article

Genshin Impact is HoYoverse's open-world action RPG, built around elemental reactions and a large cast of playable characters spread across seven nations. Version 7.0, Everwinter Without Mercy, launched on August 12, 2026 and skipped Version 6.8 to reach Snezhnaya, the Fatui's home nation and the last of the seven. The region runs on Kresnik energy and a train network, and the new Eye of Graeae tool lets you call trains, build Prime Ice Constructs and switch into a third-person shooter mode. The update also added Odette, a 5-star Cryo sword user, Alyosha, a 4-star Electro polearm user who was free in the first phase, a Cryo alignment for the Traveler and the Stellar Swirl reaction, which combines Anemo and Cryo. Version 7.1, A Rekviem for the Underworld, followed on September 23 with Commander Vesna and the opera singer Vodyanitsa, continued the Snezhnaya Archon Quest and doubled as the game's sixth anniversary. Our Version 7.0 guide covers the region, the new characters, the Archon Quest rewards and the banner schedule, with a 7.1 update section and answers to the most common questions. Every article links to its sources.

Version 7.1 · 1 article

Marvel Rivals coverage follows seasons and balance passes for NetEase's hero shooter. Our latest article covers the September patch notes and what they did and did not change ahead of Season 10.

Season 10 · 1 article

No Man's Sky is a procedurally generated space exploration game from Hello Games that has kept growing through free updates. Read about the 10th anniversary Cosmos update and what has and has not been confirmed so far.

Cosmos update · 1 article

Palworld is Pocketpair's open-world survival game where you catch creatures called Pals, build bases and put them to work in automated factories. It left early access with the 1.0 launch on July 10, 2026, and the first big balance pass, v1.0.3, arrived around August 11 to 12. That patch added no new Pals or islands. Instead it cut the late-game grind: the Aquatic Construction Kit for building on water now unlocks at level 23 instead of 66, Jetragon gear unlocks at level 70 instead of 79 and needs half the Missile Launcher AI Cores, and World Tree Holy Water is lighter, lasts longer and drops from expeditions, fishing and the Large Fishing Pond. Tree fiber is doubled, crude oil extraction is cheaper and faster, and dedicated server hosts get a new setting for enemy camp spawns near bases. Our v1.0.3 breakdown covers every change with the exact numbers, a checklist of what to recheck after updating, and the bug and exploit fixes most likely to affect you. It also explains why Palworld Online, the Garena mobile MMO announced on August 3, is a separate game that none of these changes apply to. Every article links to the sources it is built on.

v1.0.3 · 1 article

Phantom Blade Zero is S-GAME Studio's wuxia action game built on Unreal Engine 5, releasing on PC and PlayStation 5. You play Soul, a warrior with sixty-six days left to live. Our coverage starts with the PC requirements for 1080p, 1440p and ray-traced play, what is known about preload and install size, and which graphics settings to change first.

Launches Oct 28 · 1 article

Rainbow Six Siege coverage looks at new operators, season updates and the balance changes that shift how rounds play out. Our Operation Split Fire article explains new operator Noor, whose Horus Lance pierces shields, and what that means for attackers who push behind them.

Operation Split Fire · 1 article

KiwamiGG's Valorant coverage explains what each Riot patch changes and what it means for how you play. Start with our agent tier list for patch 13.06, built from win and pick rates for all 29 agents, then read our breakdown of the 13.06 notes (the Warden rifle, Performance Score and Agent Mastery) and our report on the VCT Champions Shanghai bracket. Every article links to its sources.

Patch 13.06 · 3 articles