News &amp; Updates

Oct 3, 2026 #arena-breakout

Rust Livestock Patch Adds Farming and Biofuel

Rust’s Livestock update introduces breedable cattle and sheep, new resource loops, and more wildlife, with possible compatibility issues for entity-based software.

Oct 5, 2026 #rust

Meta

Battlefield 6 August Anti-Cheat Metrics: MIR at 4.64%

Battlefield 6 reported an MIR of 4.64% at the start of August, but the announcement does not identify a new anti-cheat build or client update.

Oct 4, 2026 #bf6

Ghost ABI ESP External: new menu, compass and AI Chat

Ghost ABI ESP update for Arena Breakout Infinite: External, separate player and bot ESP, compass, AI Chat, new screenshots and compensation for existing keys.

Marvel Rivals is slowing Ultimate generation for Strategists while shifting Vanguard durability, projectile handling, and several Team-Up bonuses.

Naraka: Bladepoint banned 51 players in one week while promoting a reward program for accurate in-game reports of suspected cheating.

Sep 2, 2026 #naraka-bladepoint

Sep 2, 2026 #rainbow-six-siege

Rainbow Six Siege Y11S3 fixes sights and a 3v3 Arcade crash

The Y11S3 addendum fixes broken aiming, operator gadgets, training bots, voice chat behavior and a 3v3 Arcade crash in Rainbow Six Siege.

SCUM 1.3.3.1 fixes TEC1 quests, crashes and servers

SCUM’s latest hotfix repairs TEC1 objectives, server settings and an under-map route while Twitch Drops and server browsing remain unresolved.

Sep 1, 2026 #scum

Battlefield 6 Season 4 tightens anti-cheat and TPM 2.0

Battlefield 6 Season 4 restores stricter TPM 2.0 enforcement while targeting macros, adaptive overlays, input spoofing, and programmable hardware.

Aug 31, 2026 #bf6

Unturned 3.26.3.9 Fixes Exploit With Steam Overlay Off

Unturned 3.26.3.9 addresses an exploit that could affect players with Steam Overlay disabled and may require compatibility checks for third-party tools.

Aug 31, 2026 #unturned

Aug 27, 2026 #arena-breakout

Arena Breakout Infinite reports 11,856 cheating bans

Arena Breakout Infinite detailed its August 10–23 enforcement wave, including 11,856 cheating bans, device/IP restrictions, and historical account reviews.

Aug 27, 2026 #dead-by-daylight

Dead by Daylight Begins Denuvo Anti-Cheat Trial

Dead by Daylight will require Steam players to install Denuvo Anti-Cheat from September 2 as part of a limited trial involving multiple providers.

Aug 26, 2026 #naraka-bladepoint

Naraka: Bladepoint Bans 73 Cheaters in One Week

Naraka: Bladepoint reported 73 bans while introducing rewards for accurate in-game cheat reports, including a Legendary spear skin.

Aug 26, 2026 #path-of-exile-2

Path of Exile 2 full launch set for December 11

Path of Exile 2 goes fully free-to-play on December 11 with the Duelist class. Here is what the major client transition means for software compatibility.

Counter-Strike 2 Adds Custom HUD and Camera Tools

Counter-Strike 2 now gives scripted maps custom HUD and camera entities, expanded bomb-state hooks, and clearer script error reporting.

Aug 25, 2026 #cs-2

Once Human Console Launch Brings Full Cross-Play

Once Human arrives on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on August 25 with cross-play, account linking, and several compatibility points for software users.

Aug 25, 2026 #once-human

Aug 21, 2026 #dark-and-darker

ARK: Survival Ascended moves to Unreal Engine 5.8

ARK: Survival Ascended is preparing a combined Unreal Engine 5.8 upgrade, Therizinosaurus TLC, and the arrival of Cerberax and Gargantar.

Dark and Darker Hotfix 124 introduces Ranger beast control, a mandatory tutorial for newcomers, bug fixes, and an unspecified anti-cheat improvement.

Aug 21, 2026 #sand-raiders-of-sophie

SAND: Raiders of Sophie Update 8 adds gear matchmaking

Update 8 introduces gear-based matchmaking, new armor and shells, tougher reactors, exploit fixes, and corrections for anti-cheat false positives.

THE FINALS 11.6.0: Orbital Hitters and balance buffs

THE FINALS 11.6.0 revives Orbital Hitters, adds a reward wheel, and buffs the AKM alongside several Medium specializations.

Aug 20, 2026 #the-finals

Aug 20, 2026 #wuthering-waves

Wuthering Waves 3.6 adds Resonators and DLSS 4.5

Wuthering Waves 3.6 brings two Resonators and new story content, while a programming-language change may disrupt third-party software compatibility.

Aug 19, 2026 #delta-force

Delta Force Expands Cheater Kill Compensation

Delta Force now covers losses tied to 30-day cheater bans while reporting device blocks, DMA-related actions, and large-scale script enforcement.

Aug 19, 2026 #naraka-bladepoint

Naraka: Bladepoint bans 71 players and rewards reports

Naraka: Bladepoint banned 71 players in one week and promoted rewards for accurate cheat reports, including the Righteous Polearm skin.

Aug 19, 2026 #rainbow-six-siege

Rainbow Six Siege Y11S3 Nerfs SMG-12, Reworks Dokkaebi

Y11S3 cuts the SMG-12’s damage and ammo, changes Kali’s scope profile, and adds counterplay to Dokkaebi’s Jegeo Payload.

Albion Online: Keeper Uprising Phase Four ends August 31

Keeper Uprising enters its final phase in Albion Online, with Maeve leading the Ashborn and event rewards available until August 31. Here is what it changes for third-party software users.

Aug 18, 2026 #albion

GTA Online Brand Wars: 4X Hotring payouts and bonus reset

Brand Wars pits Team Sprunk against Team eCola in GTA Online for two weeks, with 4X payouts in Hotring Races, a free Hotring Sabre and reset weekly completion bonuses.

Aug 18, 2026 #gta-5

Aug 5, 2026 #marvel-rivals

MECCHA CHAMELEON 3.9.1: emote fixes and a ceiling-cling patch

EA's June Javelin report for Battlefield 6 shows match infection climbing to 6.59% and confirms that TPM 2.0 bypass blocking goes live within weeks.

The Marvel Rivals 20260807 balance pass strips Peni Parker's instant Immobilize, trims Venom's sustain and reworks several Team-Up numbers across Vanguards and Duelists.

Mistfall Hunter bans: permanent account and device blocks

Bellring Games detailed its fair play penalties for Mistfall Hunter — permanent account plus device bans for cheating and matchmaking suspensions for illegal teaming.

Community Crunch 517 details the Therizinosaurus TLC — warning stance, claw variants tied to harvesting style, better mobility — plus the Switch official server shutdown date.

Palworld v1.0.2 ships dedicated server crash fixes, co-op desync repairs, new key rebinds and a Sunreach performance pass. Here is what it changes for third-party software.

Jul 29, 2026 #palworld

Jul 26, 2026 #dead-by-daylight

ARC Raiders 1.39.0: defensive PvP test and trinket stacking

ARC Raiders Live Update 1.39.0 tests removing defensive PvP from playstyle estimates, fixes Seeker and Wolfpack grenade damage, and lets Converging Paths trinkets stack.

The Dead by Daylight security team warned that from 30 July 2026 the game will not launch if outdated versions of certain utilities and drivers are installed. Here is the category list and what it means.

Jul 26, 2026 #meccha-chameleon

A modder connected three classic GTAs with portals

Dryxio's mod links the worlds of GTA 3, Vice City and San Andreas through large portals you can walk and shoot through. All three games really are running at once — it is not a video feed.

Jul 26, 2026 #gta-5

Scandal

Meccha Chameleon: Discord hijack and virus rumours

The official Meccha Chameleon Discord was taken over through an engineer's infected PC, and rumours spread that a virus was baked into the game itself. The developer published a breakdown — and mod maps are where it started.

DLC / Season

Albion Online: Dragonfire update arrives 31 August

Albion Online gets Dragonfire on 31 August — the biggest content update in the game's history, with awakening ancient dragons, the largest battles yet, new regions and open-world encounters.

Rare laid out the July Sea of Thieves calendar: the Fight Nights PvP event on Tuesdays and hotfix 3.8.0.2 fixing Chest of Fortune awards. What's happening on the seas and what software users should note.

Jul 21, 2026 #sea-of-thieves

Jul 20, 2026 #arena-breakout

Arena Breakout: Infinite × Resident Evil 4 collab confirmed

Arena Breakout: Infinite officially announced a Resident Evil 4 crossover: 'the legendary agent is ready to deploy to Kamona.' What we know, what to expect from the event and what it means for players.

May 19, 2026 #apex-legends

Meccha Chameleon 3.0.0 — Greece map and three updates in 4 days

Meccha Chameleon shipped three updates back to back: the Death Burger map in 2.8.0, glow-in-the-dark paint in 2.9.0 and the new official Greece map in 3.0.0. A look at the dev sprint and what it means for players.

Valve has reworked Deadlock's Soul Urn once more (June 5, 2026) — it's now a King of the Hill–style mode. We break down how the match rhythm shifts and what it means for players using software.

Jun 8, 2026 #deadlock

Meta

Respawn launches a Ranked test on May 19 at 10am PT — premade squads can only include players within a one-tier gap, down from two. Aimed at tighter lobbies and curbing boosting.

May 18, 2026 #marvel-rivals

Fecurity for Arc Raiders: May 19 update — new game build-system support, DPI font size fix, unique build

Embark updated Arc Raiders' build-system — Fecurity rewrote its logic for the new patch within hours of the announcement. The May 19 build ships a font size fix when DPI changes (after the VO update the field wasn't being applied), a new launch architecture without BSODs, plus a Unique Build Ready tag. Launch requirement — Discord or Medal.tv overlay. Minimum build date: May 19, 2026.

NetEase launched Marvel Rivals Season 8 on May 15, 2026. New Vanguard Devil Dinosaur is the game's 50th hero, Cyclops drops in S8.5 in June, and the balance pass reworked Deadpool, Iron Fist, Phoenix, and Magneto.

May 18, 2026 #rainbow-six-siege

Rainbow Six Siege: 'Operation System Override' — Calypso Casino, Dokkaebi Remaster, Ranked 3.0

Ubisoft revealed Y11S2 Operation System Override: the first brand-new map since Deep Freeze, a Dokkaebi remaster with the XK23 rifle, Ranked 3.0, and a two-speed Zofia. Test Server is live, launch hits June 2, 2026.

May 17, 2026 #once-human

Scandal

The First Descendant: May 8–14 Ban Wave — Nexon Publishes Results of the Quarter's Biggest Cheater Sweep

Nexon reported the results of The First Descendant ban wave for May 8–14, 2026. Public IDs, a breakdown by violation type, and the community reaction. What's inside, how their anti-cheat works, and what software-using players should do.

May 17, 2026 #the-first-descendant

ARK: Survival Ascended — Community Crunch 507 'Tunnel, Tear, and Transform', New Tweaks and Roadmap

Studio Wildcard published Community Crunch 507 for ARK: Survival Ascended — a tour of upcoming content, tame tweaks, community events, and the spotlight on Season 1 Fantastic Tames.

Embark Studios published Store Update 10.7.0 for THE FINALS: store rotation, refreshed Golden Tickets pool, minor balance tweaks, and quality-of-life fixes in the first week of May. What matters for active players.

May 14, 2026 #the-finals