Final Fantasy XIV's anniversary event runs from August 27 to September 10, handing out a wind-up Wuk Lamat minion and three orchestrion rolls, including Zanarkand from Final Fantasy X.
Square Enix is targeting September to leave the free trial with no expiry date and a level 75 cap, restricted to base game zones.
Beta Patch 9 is live: both classes were rebuilt from the ground up, a new NPC swaps out your old spellbook for free, and the Rothold and Fallen Watch dungeons are open. Early access is six weeks away.
Early access patch 0.47 adds loot drops from enemies, doubles class experience in RvR combat and reworks the gathering curve. The studio admits the current way of leveling is a placeholder.
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.
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide has switched on Shambling Horrors, a tiered event you progress by running missions with the Endless Hordes modifier. It pays out Ordo dockets, plasteel and diamantine, plus a cosmetic insignia at the final tier.
Version 3.6 adds Qingxiao and Jingran, a new area and the next chunk of Chapter IV. Under the hood, the studio switched the game's programming language and moved to DLSS 4.5 on PC.
The Warlock is live in Sphere 3: it runs on necrotic energy, and when that energy drops, every spell is paid for with the caster's own health. GameXP published no requirements and no patch notes.
Digital Extremes used a short dev livestream to confirm that two TennoCon features are going into the pre-alpha RPG's next build. There is still no release date.