NetEase and Everstone Studio wrap up the Hidden Mountain arc on September 16 with Chapter 3: two special bosses, two open-world bosses and a new extraction mode. The announcement came with a number attached: 100 million players to date.
FromSoftware pushed Elden Ring version 1.17 a day before the Tarnished Pack, the 4.99 euro DLC arriving August 28. The patch improves parrying, lightens fourteen shields and reins in the Rakshasa's Great Katana.
At Gamescom, Funcom announced the Filmic Archive DLC, out September 22 for $9.99 with outfits pulled from Denis Villeneuve's films, and confirmed cross-play is coming after the console launch, with no date attached yet.
Grinding Gear Games used its Gamescom slot to date Path of Exile 2's 1.0 release: on December 11 the ARPG leaves early access, turns free-to-play and adds the Duelist, its first sword-wielding class.
Singularity 6 lined up three free updates through November. The first one, Petals & Portraits, introduces Civic Projects: community builds that change the world for good.
NetEase and Starry Studio's survival game arrives on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S on August 25 at 11:00 PT, with console-only servers, six scenarios and crossplay with PC and mobile.
Nexon wrapped up testing and locked in dates: founder's packages go on sale September 2, the server opens October 6 for buyers and October 21 for everyone. Orbis, El Nath and 3rd Job Advancement aren't in the launch build.
Gearbox spelled out what lands in Borderlands 4 on September 10: FL4K's campaign on a brand-new island, new Vault Hunter Loveless the Hacker, Bounty Pack 5, and a Version 1.10 update that raises the level cap by ten.
Royal Quest Online is running a four-day open beta to stress-test its new server hardware: it opens on Friday, August 21 and closes on Monday the 24th at noon Moscow time. Fishing is the system under the microscope.
Jagex has confirmed RuneScape: Dragonwilds will be on Xbox Game Pass from day one on September 15, with the PS5 version joining PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium the same day. Switch 2 gets no subscription deal, just the digital standard edition.
