Star Wars: The Old Republic's 7.9.1 update lands August 4 and opens Galactic Season 11 on the 18th, bringing back Fen Zeil and Amity, new cyborg cosmetics in the Cartel Market, and October's Feast of Prosperity event.
The "Purge! Field of Forgotten Illusions" raid opens its Hard Mode in stages: the Paradox-Calamity Remnant shifts shape on August 3rd, 10th and 17th, and each phase hits harder.
Broadsword pushed Game Update 8.0 to the public test server and previewed Update 7.9.1: a new operation, adjustable open-world difficulty, level 85, and Galactic Season 11.
NCsoft has opened sign-ups for the first pre-alpha test of Cinder City, its post-apocalyptic MMO shooter. The test weekend runs August 14-16, limited to players in the United States and under NDA.
Blizzard is opening the 3.2.0 PTR that becomes the base for Diablo IV Season 15, and it reshuffles mythic rarity again: earlier access to the rarest items, a Rebirth to move eternal characters into the season, and nine legacy uniques from the classic games.
At Gen Con 2026, Dungeons & Dragons made official a full World of Warcraft book built with Blizzard. It arrives November 17 as the first title in the Universes Beyond initiative, bringing Azeroth back to the tabletop after two decades.
Version 1.9 improves boss encounters and Pearlescent drops, and Bounty Pack 4 arrives at the same time as paid DLC with a new mission, guns and cosmetics. Gearbox also confirms its next big drop for September 10.
Warframe packs August with events: Dog Days returns on August 4, and August 12 brings Amir's Nightwave, the mini-adventure Fables & Frontiers: Running Late, and a fresh batch of TennoGen skins.
Raph Koster's sandbox MMO finally has a date: it hits Steam Early Access on August 18 with three buy-in packs at $30, $50 and $80.
After weeks of teasers, the Helldivers 2 x Warhammer 40,000 crossover finally has a date: the Castellan's Creed Legendary Warbond arrives August 12, inspired by the Imperial Guard's Cadian Kasrkin.
