Gaming News · Issue #26 · 2 September 2026

TL;DR

• Delta Force Season Reorientation lands September 8, a 2nd anniversary update that adds the extraction shooter's first AI attack dog.
• Valorant's 13.05 patch starts banning stream snipers and instalock tools, with account bans that escalate to permanent.
• Marvel Rivals Season 10 hits September 11 and resets everyone's competitive rank, so clear your rewards now.
• Borderlands 4 brings back FL4K and adds hacker Vault Hunter Loveless in Story Pack 2 on September 10.

🎯 Extraction shooters

Delta Force's Anniversary Season Reorientation Lands September 8 With an AI Attack Dog

Team Jade confirmed Season Reorientation, the 2nd anniversary update for its free extraction and warfare shooter Delta Force, goes live September 8. The headline addition is Rover, a support operator whose dog Clover tracks, marks, and chases enemies on its own AI, the game's first companion that moves without player input. The extraction map Layali Grove gains three new zones and reworked waterways, and a Black Hawk Down inspired Warfare map called The Mog joins the rotation. Anniversary rewards, including 3,900 limited-time Delta tickets, start dropping September 26.

Player impact: Extraction squads on Layali Grove need new routes memorised before Clover starts sniffing out hiding spots. If an autonomous dog can mark players through cover, camping the extract point just got riskier.

Sources: Delta Force official site · Gamers Heroes

🔫 FPS

Valorant's 13.05 Patch Starts Banning Stream Snipers and Instalock Tools

Riot rolled out Valorant patch 13.05 on September 1. Players caught using stream-sniping software or auto-instalock tools (programs that grab an agent the instant selection opens) now get temporary bans that escalate to permanent for repeat use. The patch also makes ability sound sprays audible only to nearby players so they stop drowning out team comms. Riot flagged a bigger change for patch 13.06 on September 22: the Agent Gear reward track will tie each cosmetic to how much you play that specific agent.

Player impact: Ranked climbers who lean on instalock scripts are now risking their accounts, not just a scolding. And if you want gear for an agent you rarely touch, grind it before September 22 or it gets locked behind playtime.

Sources: Valorant patch notes 13.05 · Dexerto

Marvel Rivals Season 10 Starts September 11 and Wipes Everyone's Rank

NetEase confirmed Marvel Rivals Season 10 begins September 11 at 9:00 UTC, closing out Season 9.5 after about nine weeks. The team-based hero shooter gets a full competitive rank reset, a new battle pass, and its 54th playable hero. NetEase has not named the hero yet. It usually drops a dev vision video seven to ten days before a season, so a reveal is due within days. Leakers point to Gorr the God Butcher, but that is unconfirmed for now.

Player impact: A hard rank reset means every player regrinds placements from zero on September 11, so clear your Season 9.5 rewards this week. The new hero could shift the meta before you even re-rank.

Sources: Esports.gg · Marvel Rivals hub

Borderlands 4's Story Pack 2 Brings Back FL4K and Adds Hacker Vault Hunter Loveless on September 10

Gearbox dated Borderlands 4 Story Pack 2, FL4K and the Last Resort, for September 10 alongside the version 1.10 update. It returns FL4K, the beast-master hunter from Borderlands 3, and adds Loveless the Hacker, an ex-corporate assassin and the sixth and final add-on Vault Hunter (a playable character). Loveless costs $9.99 on her own; the story missions and new zone run $19.99, or both come with the Vault Hunter Pack and the Super Deluxe Edition. Bounty Pack 5 ships the same day.

Player impact: Season pass owners get a full new character plus a story chapter on September 10 at no extra cost. Solo buyers have to decide whether Loveless alone or the whole $19.99 bundle is worth another return trip to Kairos.

Sources: 2K Games · GamesRadar

The First Descendant's September 3 Patch Adds a Harder Conquest Endgame Tier

Nexon's free looter shooter The First Descendant gets patch 1.4.2 on September 3, opening a new Conquest difficulty for the Karel's Mothership activity plus content tweaks and bug fixes. It sets up the September 17 update, which adds Ultimate Hailey, a stronger version of the sniper Descendant, and a randomized dungeon called Cradle of Evolution. This patch is the current season's mid-point content drop.

Player impact: Endgame players farming the same missions get a tougher Conquest tier to chase from September 3. If you bounced off after the Season 4 launch, the September 17 Ultimate Hailey drop is the bigger reason to reinstall.

Sources: The First Descendant news · KeenGamer

🔜 Coming soon

Onimusha: Way of the Sword Launches September 4 With Reviews Near 9 out of 10

Capcom's samurai action revival Onimusha: Way of the Sword arrives September 4 on Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series, and PC. The review embargo lifted this week with mostly strong scores, including 9 out of 10 from Nintendo Life and a Metacritic average around 83. Critics praised the reaction-based katana combat and the boss fights, while a few flagged repetitive mid-game stretches. It is the first mainline Onimusha in roughly two decades.

Player impact: If you want a demon-slaying single-player game to fill the gaps between live-service seasons, this is the week's safest pickup. Switch 2 owners finally get a showcase action game built for the new hardware.

Sources: Nintendo Life · Metacritic

📦 Other

PlayStation Runs a New State of Play on September 3

Sony confirmed a State of Play showcase for September 3 at 6:00 am Pacific, streaming on PlayStation's YouTube and Twitch channels. The company has not published a lineup, so expect a mix of new reveals, release dates, and third-party trailers rather than one big blowout. State of Play is Sony's recurring digital show for upcoming PS5 games.

Player impact: If you play on PS5, this is the show that usually sets the fall and holiday release calendar, so it decides what lands on your wishlist before the busy season. Worth watching live for the dates alone.

Sources: Insider Gaming · Game Rant

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