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.
Playable Worlds pushed Stars Reach hotfix 8.4.3, its third since early access opened. A planned half-hour downtime stretched into several hours and worlds came back with no objects on them.
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.
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.
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.
Iron Gate says the 1.0 release is still on track and published an FAQ covering what changes: a $29.99 price, old saves that still work with caveats, and a same-day launch on PS5, Xbox and Switch 2.