MMORPG

Blizzard opens the Heroes of the Storm public test realm to Xal'atath, the World of Warcraft: Midnight antagonist, on September 14, 2026, ahead of a full Nexus launch on September 28. The Ranged Assassin is Heroes of the Storm's first new playable hero since Hogger in 2020, and Blizzard is framing it as a test for future content.

Grinding Gear Games has released Path of Exile 2 patch 0.6 "The Last of the Vaal" today, adding Act 4, four new endgame systems, and confirming the action RPG's 1.0 release window for Q4 2026.

Square Enix has shipped Final Fantasy XIV Patch 7.56 on September 8, adding the new Beastmaster limited melee DPS job, the Crucible of the Unbroken duty, four main scenario quests that tee up the January 2027 Evercold expansion, weekly restrictions removed and the Echo enabled in AAC Heavyweight Tier (Savage), and a Crucible Rankings ladder starting September 24.

Nexon's first large-scale Mabinogi Eternity alpha test closed September 6, ending a four-day Unreal Engine 5 trial that rebuilt the 2004 MMORPG from the ground up while keeping live-service character data intact.

Sandbox Interactive's free Dragonfire update lands on August 31 across PC, Xbox Series X|S, Android and iOS, adding dragons to Albion's open world, a floating-island realm, and the toughest PvE fight in the MMORPG's history.

Team Spirit are the first-ever three-time The International world champions after a 3-2 grand-final comeback against TEAM VISION in Shanghai, taking the US$1.4 million top prize from a US$3.33 million pool.