Gaming News · Issue #33 · 9 September 2026

TL;DR

• Hunt: Showdown's Blood Testament event adds a Burn perk that steals a dead hunter's best Trait.
• Valheim finally hits 1.0 with the frozen Deep North and its first day on PS5 and Switch 2.
• Marvel Rivals Season 10 adds Gorr and drops everyone's rank six divisions on September 11.

🎯 Extraction shooters

Hunt: Showdown's Blood Testament Adds a Blood Moon and a Trait-Stealing Perk

Crytek launched Hunt: Showdown 1896 Update 2.9, Blood Testament, on September 8 across PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. It runs a three-stage community event called Make Them Bleed and adds Siphon, a Burn Trait that lets you loot a Scarce Trait off a dead hunter. The update also raises Hunter slots from 75 to 100, lets you save Traits inside loadouts, adds a new weapon and a dynamic time of day, and changes several maps. The event runs to December 8.

Player impact: Saved loadouts and 100 hunter slots cut the setup grind before every match. Siphon changes fights, since killing a loaded enemy now hands you their best perk, so third-partying pays more than ever.

Sources: Crytek · Hunt: Showdown on Steam

Tarkov's 1.1.5.0 Rebuilds Lighthouse and Reshuffles the Lightkeeper Grind

Battlestate Games released Escape from Tarkov patch 1.1.5.0 on September 8. It reworks the Lighthouse map and changes the Lightkeeper questline, the endgame trader tied to some of the game's best rewards. Battlestate also confirmed the next update, 1.2.0.0, lands in late September or early October with a PvE focus: smarter bot AI, prestige, and raid reconnection. The current Kord Breach season runs until December 7.

Player impact: If you grind Lightkeeper, relearn Lighthouse routes and extracts now before rivals do. PvE players get a real reason to hold big pushes until 1.2.0.0 lands next month.

Sources: Escape from Tarkov · Forbes

🔫 FPS

Marvel Rivals Season 10 Adds Gorr and Nerfs Two-Thirds of the Roster on September 11

NetEase detailed Marvel Rivals Season 10, which goes live September 11. It adds Gorr the God Butcher as the 54th hero, a Duelist, and touches balance on more than 70 percent of the roster. Magneto, The Thing, and The Hood all lose survivability and damage, while Captain America gains base health. Every full season also drops your rank six divisions, so competitive players reset hard. New maps and events follow across the September 17 and 24 updates.

Player impact: A six-division rank drop means grinders start the climb over on September 11, so bank your current rank rewards now. If you main Magneto or The Hood, expect your win rate to dip after the nerfs.

Sources: Insider Gaming · Marvel Rivals

🔜 Coming soon

Zelda's 40th Direct Confirms an Ocarina of Time Remake for November and an April Movie

Nintendo's Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct ran on September 8. The headline is a remake of Ocarina of Time launching in November, with an optional real ocarina instrument Nintendo will sell for use with the game. Nintendo also showed the logo for the live-action Zelda movie and dated it April 30, 2027. A separate 45-minute Nintendo Direct on September 9 covers Switch 2 games for winter.

Player impact: Switch 2 owners get a major holiday release with the Ocarina remake. The physical ocarina is an optional buy, so watch the price before jumping on a collector bundle.

Sources: GameSpot · Nintendo

BULKHEAD's Large-Scale Shooter WARDOGS Hits Steam Early Access September 10

WARDOGS, a large-scale tactical FPS from BULKHEAD, enters Steam early access on September 10 after an open beta that ran September 3 to 6. It combines infantry combat, vehicles, logistics, base building, and destructible environments on big maps. BULKHEAD, the studio behind the FPS Games Show, ran the beta directly ahead of this paid early access debut.

Player impact: If you liked the beta, the early access build is a smaller buy-in this week than a full-price launch. Squad players get a Battlefield-style sandbox to test before committing.

Sources: Mobalytics · Games.gg

🆕 Just released

Valheim Hits 1.0 With the Deep North and Its First PS5 and Switch 2 Release

Iron Gate's Viking survival game Valheim left early access on September 9, more than five years after its 2021 debut. The 1.0 launch adds the Deep North, a frozen endgame biome with new enemies, weapons, and build pieces. It is also Valheim's first day on PS5 and Nintendo Switch 2, joining PC and Xbox, with full crossplay between every platform.

Player impact: Crossplay means your PC and console friends can finally share one world. If you bounced off Valheim years ago, the Deep North gives long-time survivors a fresh endgame to chase.

Sources: The FPS Review · ScreenRant

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