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• Latest news Valheim 'Seasons' mod adds spring, summer, fall and winter to biomes

  PC Gamer reports that the Seasons mod by Shudnal adds spring, summer, fall and winter changes to Valheim's biomes. The article says the mod is customizable, letting players adjust season length, weather types, and more. PC Gamer's Andrea Shearon added the mod to an updated best Valheim mods list a week after publishing that list. The piece notes the mod is available via Hexium.

• Latest news Gigabyte M27Q3 320Hz monitor A$110 off in Australia, free Street Fighter 6 — IGN

  IGN reports Gigabyte is offering A$110 off the Gigabyte M27Q3 27-inch gaming monitor at PLE Computers in Australia, and the purchase includes a free digital copy of Street Fighter 6: Years 1–2 Fighters Edition until October 15. IGN lists the sale price as A$359 (was A$459) for the 27-inch QHD SuperSpeed IPS panel with a 320Hz-capable refresh rate and G-Sync/FreeSync compatibility. The article noted the monitor’s high refresh capability as suited to fast-paced competitive play and mentioned the World Fighting Tournament as a place to test it. IGN published this deal notice on September 24, 2026.

• Latest news Gabe Newell's 2013 talk on player 'hacking' clips resurface, PC Gamer reports

  PC Gamer reports that clips from Gabe Newell's 2013 LBJ School talk are resurfacing online after being edited into shorts by the Webknower channel. The article says Newell warned developers against mistaking genuinely entertaining player actions for hacking. PC Gamer published its write-up on 20 September 2026 and noted the clips have been circulating again. The piece frames the resurfacing as renewed interest in Newell's earlier comments about game development and player behaviour.

• Latest news Anime Stars (Roblox) is being played by thousands before a full release, GameRant reports

  GameRant reports the Roblox clicker game Anime Stars is attracting thousands of players even though it has not fully released. The outlet describes Anime Stars as an anime-inspired clicker where players explore different anime worlds and unlock heroes based on familiar anime characters. GameRant notes summoning new heroes requires an in-game currency that can be earned by grinding or by spending Robux. The report does not specify a confirmed full release date or detailed roadmap.

• Latest news Star Trek: Strange New Worlds — S4 E9 revisits Season 1 concept and continues concept-episode trend

  IGN's Scott Collura reports that Season 4, Episode 9 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, titled "Once La'An a Time," revisits the storybook-style concept from Season 1's "The Elysian Kingdom." The review notes the episode brings back characters such as Queen Neve and leans on costume- and role-swapping for the cast. Collura wrote that the cast may enjoy the change of wardrobe and roles, but he finds the repeated use of high-concept episodes in Season 4 less enjoyable. The piece frames this installment as both a sequel to an earlier concept episode and part of a continuing series trend.

• Latest news Endless Legend 2 version 1.0 reviewed positively by PC Gamer

  PC Gamer reviewed Endless Legend 2 version 1.0 and called it a strong example of Amplitude’s 4X design. The review notes the game’s release date for the 1.0 version as September 17, 2026 and lists the expected price as $50/£45. PC Gamer praised the title’s creativity and visual design, saying it modernizes the Endless formula and further cements Amplitude’s reputation among 4X developers. The review also reports the game was tested on a Radeon RX 6800 XT system and is Steam Deck: Verified.

• Latest news Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds adds Bayonetta as free playable character

  Sega has added Bayonetta as a free playable character in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, TheGamer reported. TheGamer says the addition arrives in the game's second year and was presented as an example of Sega exercising ownership of the character. The site described Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds as a crossover-focused kart racer that pulls characters and worlds from gaming and other IPs and compared its role in the racing space to Super Smash Bros. in fighting.

• Latest news Magic: The Gathering reveals new Planeswalker replacing Jace Beleren

  Polygon reports Wizards of the Coast has officially revealed a new Planeswalker presented as a replacement for Jace Beleren. Polygon says this change is tied to the Reality Fracture story, which it describes as marking the end of an era and introducing a new hero. Polygon notes Jace Beleren has been central to Magic: The Gathering for nearly two decades, portrayed as a powerful mind mage and a member of the Gatewatch. Polygon's supplied report does not confirm the new character's name, release timing, or whether Jace's replacement is permanent.

• Latest news League of Legends: Anyone's Legend wins 2026 LPL Championship

  Dot Esports reports Anyone’s Legend defeated Bilibili Gaming 3–1 on Sept. 13 to win the 2026 LPL Championship. The outlet says the victory secures China’s first seed at the League of Legends World Championship. Dot Esports reports Tarzan was MVP in AL’s first two wins, logging a 7/2/5 Qiyana in game one and an 8/0/6 Cho’Gath in game two, while Hope had a strong game four on Miss Fortune. The report adds this is Anyone’s Legend’s second LPL title after Split 2 in 2025 and that the result ended BLG’s bid to sweep all three domestic titles this season.

• Latest news Cyberpunk 2077 coming to Battle.net; Geralt will appear in Diablo 4

  PC Gamer reports that Blizzard and CD Projekt announced at BlizzCon that Cyberpunk 2077 and its expansion will release on Battle.net later this year, and that Geralt will appear in Diablo 4. The report says this follows a GamesCom announcement that The Witcher 3 remastered would also be released on Battle.net. PC Gamer notes Cyberpunk will join other non‑Blizzard titles already available on Battle.net, including Sea of Thieves, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4, and The Outer Worlds 2. The article gives a 'later this year' window for Cyberpunk's Battle.net release but does not provide specific dates or further details about the Diablo 4 crossover.

• Latest news Anime Astral Simulator on Roblox: codes grant over 500 free-to-play tickets

  GameRant reports that Anime Astral Simulator on Roblox has redeemable codes that can provide players with over 500 free-to-play (F2P) tickets. The GameRant guide by Tom Bowen describes the title as an anime-inspired Roblox game with a robust combat system, multiple themed worlds, and a variety of game modes. GameRant's article includes a 'How to Redeem Codes' section and a link to the official Anime Astral Simulator Discord server. The piece was updated Sep 13, 2026, and notes the game has amassed more than 80 million visits.

• Latest news Square Enix vows Final Fantasy VII will stay an 'ever‑evolving' IP after lengthy remake run

  Square Enix has announced it will continue developing the Final Fantasy VII franchise as an evolving property. The company's lengthy remake run produced a trilogy of RPGs that the article describes as solid, and the writer said they enjoyed the first remake and will play Rebirth. The piece also notes Final Fantasy XVI released in 2023 and received a 79 in the outlet's review. The coverage raises questions about whether prolonged work on remakes affects the studio's capacity to create new IP.

• Latest news Riot's Marc Merrill calls in-development MMO 'the grail' after 2XKO cancellation

  At Pax West 2026, Riot co-founder and CPO Marc Merrill spent about an hour discussing the studio’s history and future projects, briefly addressing the company's in-development MMO and the recently ended fighting game 2XKO. Merrill framed the MMO as a long-sought internal objective and tied it to the team's responsibility to meet player expectations. 2XKO, a free-to-play fighting game released earlier this year, received a sudden end-of-development announcement; a reveal trailer for the character Lux was released after that announcement. Merrill emphasized execution as the critical challenge for the MMO but did not present a development timeline or launch details.

• Latest news Cartographia Imperialis: free browser-based 3D Warhammer 40K galaxy map

  Cartographia Imperialis is a free, browser-based 3D map of the Warhammer 40K galaxy created by hobby developer Sami Gashi. The map loads quickly and supports interactive navigation with left-click drag to pan, right-click to rotate the camera, and mouse-wheel zoom. Users can click notable planets or regions to view short lore entries or use an index to jump directly to named locations. The available evidence does not establish where the text for those lore entries was sourced from.

• Latest news Former OSRS dev Andrew 'Mod Jed' Lakeman jailed after $400K-plus gold theft

  Andrew "Mod Jed" Lakeman, a former Jagex content developer, was sentenced to three years in prison (suspended for two) for using developer tools and other employees' credentials to remove items and gold from player accounts and sell them online. He earned more than $400,000 through those sales, after manipulating the game's appeals and account-recovery systems. Jagex detected the misconduct in 2018, set a security trap, fired him, and police arrested him in 2019. The case affirmed that virtual assets like RuneScape gold can be subject to theft lawsuits, shaping legal accountability for crimes in online games.

• Latest news Miyazaki says barefoot imagery in Souls games may be subconscious, not fetish

  Hidetaka Miyazaki, director of Dark Souls and Elden Ring, addressed long-running online speculation that repeated barefoot imagery in his games signals a foot fetish. He said the imagery is not something he is consistently aware of and may be subconscious, and described it as an attempt to depict aspects of human nature in his upcoming action-RPG The Duskbloods. Miyazaki rejected comparisons to Quentin Tarantino–style fetishizing while players and fans continue to point to multiple barefoot characters and mechanics in his games.

• Latest news Dplus KIA beat KT Rolster 3-1, clinch Korea's final Worlds 2026 spot

  Dplus KIA defeated KT Rolster 3-1 in the LCK playoffs to secure Korea’s final berth at the 2026 League of Legends World Championship. The win sends Dplus KIA into a lower-bracket match against T1 on Sept. 6. Dplus KIA recovered from a one-sided Game 1—when Siwoo and Career combined for 12 deaths—after which Smash delivered Man of the Match performances on Lucian, Jhin and Miss Fortune. The victory guarantees Dplus KIA’s participation at Worlds and keeps them alive in the LCK playoff bracket.

• Latest news Joe Manganiello's D&D Icons to explore modern-day settings with military/genetics themes

  Joe Manganiello, chief creative officer of the D&D Icons initiative, teased at Gen Con 2026 that Icons will include present-day settings and themes such as genetics and military alongside collaborations with legacy creators like R.A. Salvatore. He said Icons will also revisit older D&D worlds in new ways while keeping specific projects secret. Shifting some Icons content into modern or technological settings could expand the franchise beyond classic fantasy players and attract new audiences.

• Latest news World Star Challengers Invitational 2026 to bring 16 Tier‑2 LoL teams global

  Riot Games and TJ Sports announced the World Star Challengers Invitational (WSCI) 2026, an inaugural international League of Legends event for Tier‑2 teams. The tournament will feature 16 Tier‑2 squads from Asia, Europe and the Americas and will take place in September 2026. This is the first time Tier‑2 teams will compete on a shared global stage rather than only in region‑locked tournaments.

• Latest news LoL Patch 26.18: Multiple champion buffs and nerfs, Cassiopeia kit shifted, Rageblade tweak

  Patch 26.18 applies champion balance changes and a small item system tweak. Ekko, Kassadin, Master Yi, Viego, and Zaahen receive buffs while Seraphine, Syndra, and Zeri are nerfed. Cassiopeia's adjustment shifts power between her abilities without changing her overall AP ratio, and Rageblade's Seething Strike stacks now last longer, affecting sustained attack scaling.

• Latest news Riot warns Way and nuc after Aug. 28 LEC match as Shifters win 2-0

  Riot Games issued official warnings to Team Heretics support Han “Way” Gil and Shifters midlaner Ilias “nuc” Bizriken for their conduct during the August 28 LEC Summer Split match. The incident occurred in the final week of the split as Shifters, already eliminated, beat Heretics 2–0 while Heretics were fighting to preserve slim playoff hopes. The warnings are formal disciplinary marks on both players' records and took place during a match with direct competitive stakes for Heretics.

• Latest news Gen.G sweep KT Rolster 3-0 in LCK Upper Bracket; Canyon's Elder steal seals sweep

  Gen.G Esports defeated KT Rolster 3-0 on Sept. 1 in the Upper Bracket Round 2 of the 2026 LCK Playoffs and secured a spot at the 2026 World Championship. The best-of-five used a Fearless Draft format but ended in three games after Gen.G dominated; Game 1 turned when jungler Canyon stole the Elder Dragon, converting KT’s early advantage into a clean ace. The win extends Gen.G’s streak of consecutive Worlds qualifications to seven and advances them further in the LCK playoff bracket.

• Latest news G2 Esports parts ways with head coach Dylan Falco after nearly five years

  G2 Esports has parted ways with head coach Dylan Falco after almost five years with the organization. Falco collected 11 LEC trophies and led G2 to a First Stand Finals appearance while crafting widely praised drafts. G2 posted a farewell on X thanking him for his contributions. The split ends a highly decorated coaching run for the team in the LEC.

• Latest news GTA 6 preload set, fans expect 100–250GB download ahead of November launch

  Grand Theft Auto 6 is due to launch in November and will allow players to preload the game one week before release. The game is download-only (physical copies ship as a code), and a ResetEra poll shows most users expect an install between 100GB and 250GB. Comparisons to Red Dead Redemption 2 (roughly 105–150GB at release) and bloated Call of Duty installs (nearing 300GB with extra content) explain why players worry about storage and long download times. This matters because PS5 and Xbox Series X|S owners will likely need to free significant drive space ahead of launch.

• Latest news GIANTX eliminates Fnatic, ends their 10-year Worlds streak

  GIANTX defeated Fnatic in the LEC Summer Split 2026, eliminating the team before the LEC Summer Playoffs. The loss ends Fnatic’s decade-long streak of qualifying for the League of Legends World Championship. The result also breaks Fnatic’s record of reaching the LEC postseason in every season since the league began in 2013, removing one of Europe’s most consistent teams from international contention in 2026.

• Latest news Caedrel to race with Max Verstappen in Sept. 16 'Max vs 100' kart challenge at Silverstone

  League of Legends streamer and former pro Caedrel will join four-time F1 champion Max Verstappen in the 'Max vs 100' karting challenge at Silverstone on Sept. 16. The event will have Verstappen attempt to fight his way through a field of 100 drivers. The race will be broadcast live on Disney+ and the ESPN App and no spectators will be allowed at the circuit. The appearance represents a crossover of an esports personality into a televised motorsport exhibition.

• Latest news Demacia Cup becomes global 12-team invitational, Oct. 3–17, 2026

  The Demacia Cup will be held as the 2026 Demacia Cup Global Invitational organized by TJ Sports and Huya from Oct. 3–17. Twelve teams from six regions (LPL, LCK, LEC, LCS, LCP, CBLOL) will be invited, with spots reserved for teams that fail to qualify for the 2026 World Championship. Regional slot allocation is based on MSI 2026 results, changing the event from a domestic Chinese tournament into an international competition for non-Worlds teams.

• Latest news K/DA linked to new League of Legends song 'WATCH ME' via ASCAP filing

  A new League of Legends song titled WATCH ME was registered with the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). The ASCAP record lists virtual pop group K/DA as the performers and credits multiple songwriters. The filing indicates K/DA could be preparing new official music tied to League of Legends, restarting the group's role in Riot's music and marketing efforts.

• Latest news G2’s Caps becomes third Hall of Legends inductee, first European with a dedicated collection

  Rasmus “Caps” Winther of G2 Esports has been inducted into Riot Games’ Hall of Legends as the third player honored, joining Faker and Uzi. He is the first European player to receive a dedicated in-game Hall of Legends collection. The Hall of Legends 2026 event includes three Caps collections that offer progressively elaborate cosmetics and rewards, and Caps had direct input on the creative direction, selecting Tristana as the collection’s centerpiece to reflect his playstyle.

• Latest news Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026: Big trailers, new reveals, and release windows

  Geoff Keighley hosted Opening Night Live, which showcased trailers for major franchise entries and a slate of new games. The show featured new footage for Gears of War: E-Day, Metro 2039, and Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, and announced new projects such as Worms: Galactic Tactics, Train Sim World 7, RollerCoaster Tycoon Wonderworks, and Perceptum. Several titles received concrete timing: Train Sim World 7 has a September 15 launch, RollerCoaster Tycoon Wonderworks will arrive in early access soon, and Perceptum is slated for 2027. The event updates multiple long-running series and introduces new IP with gameplay-focused reveals and release windows.