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PUBG · September 9, 2026

PUBG Finally Gets DLSS and FSR

Update 43.1 adds real upscaling on PC, plus a kick button, swimming with your sidearm out, and an LMG nerf nobody's going to cry about.

NVIDIA · September 9, 2026

New NVIDIA Driver Gets Your Card Ready for WARDOGS and PUBG's Upscaler Push

616.92 is mostly a "get ready for what's coming" driver, not a bug-fix one.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 · September 8, 2026

Black Ops 7 and Warzone's Season 06 Is The Haunting

DOOM Slayer joins the roster, Haven's Hollow goes full horror-movie, and a 64-player Infected mode comes back for the season.

Marvel Rivals · September 6, 2026

Rogue and Gambit Get Their X-Men '97 Skins

Season 9.5's final content drop pulls both costumes straight from the animated series' Season 2 finale, alongside a new Ultron bundle and a free Cyclops customization option.

Overwatch · September 4, 2026

Overwatch Season 4's Team Drives Event Is Live Now

Win with the same squad and stay grouped for the next match — the first Team Drive of Season 4 runs through September 6.

Hardware · September 3, 2026

AMD's New Radeon Driver Adds Support for The Blood of Dawnwalker

Adrenalin 26.9.1 also fixes an RX 9000-series crash in Starfield and Apex Legends, and adds day-one support for Onimusha: Way of the Sword.

Hardware · September 3, 2026

Intel's New Arc Driver Adds Day-One Support for Onimusha: Way of the Sword

Driver 32.0.101.8992 also covers The Blood of Dawnwalker and fixes corruption bugs in Marathon, Assassin's Creed Revelations, and 007 First Light.

Hardware · September 3, 2026

DLSS 5 Is Here — 3D-Guided Neural Rendering Debuts in NBA 2K27

A new AI rendering stage aims to close the gap between real-time games and Hollywood-grade photorealism, running on every GeForce RTX 50 Series GPU starting September 3.

Grand Theft Auto VI · August 29, 2026

GTA VI's Extended Look Is Out, and November 19 Still Stands

Rockstar's first proper gameplay showcase premiered on Netflix, then hit YouTube free for everyone six hours later. Here's what it actually showed.

Bodycam · August 29, 2026

Everything Confirmed About Bodycam's Locked & Loaded Update

Reissad Studio calls it the biggest update Bodycam has ever received. Here's every detail confirmed so far, plus the current official system requirements.

Hardware · August 28, 2026

NVIDIA's New GeForce Driver Is Out — Here's What 616.56 Actually Fixes

Game Ready for STAR WARS Zero Company, Hell Let Loose: Vietnam, and Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, plus real fixes for DOOM: The Dark Ages and Outer Worlds.

Hardware · August 25, 2026

NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction Is Out Now, Free for Every GeForce RTX GPU

A new second-generation transformer model replaces the year-old Ray Reconstruction denoiser, live now in 30 games through the NVIDIA app's Early Access channel.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 · August 25, 2026

Modern Warfare 4's Early Access Beta Wraps With a Round of TTK Nerfs, Open Beta Confirmed for August 28

Infinity Ward tuned time-to-kill across five weapon classes on the beta's final day. The free Open Beta follows next weekend with the level cap raised, Ground War, and a Warzone Resurgence map.

Fortnite · August 25, 2026

Fortnite's Next OG Live Event, The Final Showdown, Is Set for August 29

The Devourer awakens in OG mode next Saturday. Here's what's confirmed so far, and how to make sure you don't miss the drop-in window.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 · August 21, 2026

Modern Warfare 4's Open Beta Weekend Two Starts August 28

Infinity Ward closed out Call of Duty: NEXT with the first hands-on look at Modern Warfare 4. Early Access opened Friday; the free weekend follows next week, seven weeks ahead of launch.

Fortnite · August 20, 2026

Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4 Override Is Live — Sonic, Mega Man, and Kingdom Hearts Join the Island

Servers came back up this morning with the biggest gaming crossover roster Epic has put together for a single season, plus a new mechanic that lets players rewrite the rules of the match itself.

AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition · August 20, 2026

AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 26.8.1 Adds Day-One Support for the Modern Warfare 4 Beta

A routine WHQL driver release carries a few real fixes, one new product entry, and a handful of known issues worth checking before you jump into this weekend's biggest beta.

Rainbow Six Siege · August 17, 2026

Meet Noor, Siege's First Shield-Counter Operator

Operation Split Fire launches September 1 with a new Egyptian Defender built to burn shield operators out of position, plus a Ranked overhaul and a permanent 3v3 mode.

Helldivers 2 · August 17, 2026

Helldivers 2's Biggest Update Yet Doubles the Level Cap

Patch 7.0.0 "Devoid of Liberty" adds AI squad companions, a level cap of 300, and the first Illuminate planet landings.

Rust · August 17, 2026

Rust's Power Trip Update Turns Monuments Into a Power Grid

The August wipe adds a new fuel item that reactivates monument systems across the map, and closes out a month that also saw Rust Director Alistair McFarlane announce his departure.

Marvel Rivals · August 17, 2026

The Hood Joins Marvel Rivals as Season 9.5 Goes Live

"The Mystery of Thebes" brings a new Vanguard built around dark magic and street-level grit, with Season 10 already locked in for a September 11 launch.

Overwatch · August 17, 2026

D.Mon Joins the MEKA Squad in Heroes of Busan

A shield-and-sword mech pilot, three reworked maps, and a Battle Pass you can finally clear out of order.

PUBG · August 17, 2026

PUBG Adds the RPD LMG and a Full Reload Buff for the Class

Update 42.3 also introduces PUBG: Playgrounds, a new creative-mode hub for community-made content on PC.

Call of Duty: Warzone · August 17, 2026

Warzone's Season 05 Reloaded Adds Special Delivery Drones

The mid-season update lands August 20 alongside a Juggernaut rebalance that already shipped to fix a squad-size imbalance.

Battlefield 6: RedSec · August 17, 2026

Wake Island Returns as Battlefield 6 Goes Top Gun

Two new air-combat modes, two new two-seat fighter jets, and a rebuilt classic map headline the biggest content drop of Season 4.

Naraka: Bladepoint · August 17, 2026

Naraka: Bladepoint Adds Ye Xiu in a King's Avatar Crossover

The August 13 update brings a new casual team mode built around the collaboration, following Ye Xiu's July 29 debut as a full playable Hero.

Hunt Showdown · August 17, 2026

Chapter 3 of Road to Hell Brings Crashed Balloons to the Bayou

A new Legacy Chronicle, a fresh loot-crate type, and the Stronghold's arrival in Bounty Clash headline the third chapter of Crytek's seasonal event.

Arena Breakout: Infinite · August 17, 2026

Arena Breakout: Infinite Takes Aim at Hardware Cheats

DMA Guard requires a BIOS setting most players have never touched, but it targets a category of cheat that's historically been nearly impossible to catch.

Counter-Strike 2 · August 16, 2026

Falcons Sweep FURIA to Win IEM Cologne 2026

NiKo finally has his Major title after 17 tries, and Valve's post-Major patch just reshuffled the competitive map pool.

Apex Legends · August 15, 2026

Ascended Hunt Turns Legends Into Gods for Three Weeks

A reworked Wildcard mode, a golden Gibraltar Prestige Skin, and 24 new cosmetics arrive August 18 across three maps.

Apex Legends · August 5, 2026

Season 30 Adds Corrupted Attachments

Marked introduces a new attachment class built on trade-offs — big buffs, real drawbacks, one per weapon. We tested all five in the Firing Range.

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