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Version 2.0, the Half Anniversary update, arrives August 26 with Ban as an SSR who splits across a physical-DPS nunchaku, an Earth greatsword Berserker form and a Darkness support gauntlet kit. It also brings Act 16, the Ravens Map, Labyrinth Challenge Mode, Timespace Junction Season 2, Transcendence Equipment Growth and the game's first community-voted rerun banners.
Tim Schafer confirms Double Fine kept every IP and publishing right after July's Xbox split, covering Psychonauts 2, Kiln, Keeper and the older catalogue. Amnesia Fortnight returns August 31 as a Kickstarter-backed live game jam where backers vote on four prototypes - and on which one becomes a real game.
Insomniac confirmed Marvel's Wolverine is finished three and a half weeks ahead of its September 15 PS5 launch, with the complete 1.0 version on the disc, a day-one patch on top, and gold claws as an unlockable cosmetic.
Version 1.5 launches September 2 on iOS, Android and PC, headlined by Nature Striker Typhoeus and the supernatural Snowy Forest. The Suiming puzzle-city map and free Operator Purrchena follow on September 24.
Rebel Wolves and Bandai Namco released five minutes of PS5, PS5 Pro and Xbox Series X capture, and confirmed the September 3 launch ships with only Quality (dynamic 4K/30fps) and Balanced (dynamic 4K/40fps) modes.
Story Pack 2: FL4K and the Last Resort arrives September 10 alongside Bounty Pack 5: Amara and the Vile Shadows, new Vault Hunter Loveless the Hacker, and the free 1.10 update raising the level cap by ten.
Moonton's tenth anniversary celebration hands out a free Collector skin: Layla's Prismatic Rhythm, available October 9 via an event mini-game. Nana's Stardust Dreamer arrives September 9 through the anniversary Battle Pass, and Chou's Starforge's Glory follows on September 18.
Mask of Idris arrives September 9 alongside a free version 2.0 update. The expansion is post-game content gated behind the Luna Fraterna ending and Valentin's request - while 2.0 finally lets everyone explore the finished world alongside their partners.
Riot will stop active development on 2XKO in December 2026, less than a year after launch. Lux still arrives September 8 and Samira in October, every champion is now unlocked, KO Points purchases are refunded in full, and the servers stay online beyond 2026.
Mojang's Official Gameplay Trailer finally shows Minecraft Dungeons II in motion: a party of four stepping through a rift into a new dimension called the Sift. Armour splits into four independent slots, the Twisted Warden is waiting, and the whole thing lands on Game Pass on September 29.
Wuthering Waves Version 3.6, Lamplight in Mirage, Sword's Resolve in Heart, is live: Qingxiao debuts in Phase 1 with Denia, Jingran headlines Phase 2, the Ren Realm region opens with two story chapters, and Kuro Games says a programming language switch adds roughly 10 FPS across platforms.
Game Science released the first gameplay for Black Myth: Zhong Kui: 15 minutes of work-in-progress footage showing a default parry, a charge meter instead of cooldowns, elemental imbuing stolen from boss attacks, and summons that stay for the whole fight. Still no release date or store page.