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Delta Force's Halloween Update Brings Trickster Store, No Patch Drama
Team Jade's Halloween content drop adds a limited-time cosmetic store with no gameplay changes, landing amid an ongoing RMT crackdown and ahead of November's Season 12.
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Helldivers 2's 7.2.1 hotfix kills a squad-crash bug, but anti-cheat anger still simmers
A one-line crash fix landed quietly two days after a bigger update swapped anti-cheat systems and broke cosmetic mods, splitting player reaction.
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WARDOGS caps ping at 175ms, builds region locks to fight cheating — OCE players caught in the crossfire
Bulkhead's anti-cheat ping cap is splitting the community, with Australian players reporting they can no longer group with SEA friends.
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ARC Raiders: PvE test ends after 30M rounds as Update 2.2 lands with Hydra, Turbine fixes
Embark will reveal the PvE mode's fate in November after a week-long test, while Update 2.2 ships the Wreck Set and several combat fixes.
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THE FINALS Season 12 'PRIME TIME' lands with huge overhaul, hotfix already patching console bugs
Embark's biggest update yet shipped 20 October with a new destruction system and Infiltrator playstyle, followed a day later by a hotfix and a promise to fix the HUD glow, ultrawide support and…
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BF6 Season 5: Dead Space crossover launches as EA opens survey amid XP-cap backlash
The Marker Incursion PvE mode and a new Community Survey dropped the same day Steam reviews slid to 48% positive on reports of a 300 XP/min cap.
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ARC Raiders Update 2.2 drops Wreck Set as PvE toggle test ends on a 'polarizing' note
Embark ships a fixes-heavy store update and wraps its week-long PvE matchmaking trial after 30 million rounds played.
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BF6 Season 5 Discord Q&A lands at 2am AEST — Gauntlet removal still the hot topic
The dev team takes questions live tomorrow night (AU time) as backlash over Gauntlet's removal and a rumoured XP cap overshadows praise for the new Area 51 map.
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CoD's campaign shocks everyone while WARDOGS keeps digging a hole
Modern Warfare 4 lands the best CoD Steam reviews in a decade as ARC Raiders splits over PvE and WARDOGS players demand a reset that isn't coming.
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WARDOGS won't reset Season 2 despite backlash — Season 3 coming early instead
BULKHEAD admits accelerated progression was a mistake but rules out a hard reset, opting to fast-track Season 3 instead.
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Battlefield 6 Season 5: XP bug fixed, but AI-skin and trial issues keep community uneasy
A rocky Siege of Vegas launch sees XP rates reverted while cosmetic and technical complaints keep piling up.
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THE FINALS confirms Solo Showdown, a 12-player solo mode, for 20 October launch
Embark names its long-teased 'new mode' as part of the bigger PRIME TIME season, alongside a destruction overhaul and a disguise-focused Light playstyle.