
Scum, Public Alpha Update: New Free-Roaming Notes (18th June 2026)
Gamepires opens the free-roaming animals system to public testing with a new alpha build focused on animal behaviour, population spawning, and performance.
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Gamepires opens the free-roaming animals system to public testing with a new alpha build focused on animal behaviour, population spawning, and performance.

The last major hotfix for The Great Wave is coming next week, followed by a free AI overhaul that's months in the making.

A smaller update focused on stability and visual fixes, including long-overdue camera shake improvements.

Season 20 is all about Custom Seas, the ability to build and host your own game modes with full control over everything from ship types to World Events.

The original Pinhead is back. Doug Bradley reprises his iconic role in Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival, a first-person survival horror game launching October 8 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

Respec Order returns with new weapon and specialization adjustments, while Sponsor Showdown puts sponsors in direct competition for dominance.

The latest hotfix tackles dialogue breaks, cutscene crashes, and the annoying familiar disappearance bug that's been plaguing players.

Formation saving finally arrives in tactics phase, plus fixes for tournament templates and the long-broken Ambassador's Word set.

Far Far West gets a stability and balance pass, fixing mount interactions and several Jokers that were working incorrectly.

Spectral Nexus leaderboard settlements are shifting to a biweekly schedule, with an one-time transition window this week.

Over 1.3 million people signed a petition demanding the EU protect games from being killed by publishers. The European Commission said no to new laws anyway.

New endgame dungeon, Ultimate Weapon, and Colossus arrive alongside significant Descendant rebalancing.

Luna Abyss earned strong reviews and player praise, but the entire Kwalee Labs team has been made redundant just weeks after launch.

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is getting its first update in over a year, adding Peter Parker's Fresh Start suit from the upcoming Brand New Day movie at no cost on PS5 and PC.

Capcom is bringing Mega Man: Dual Override to Gamescom 2026 as a playable demo, giving fans their first hands-on with a new Mega Man game in years.

Hellfire Bay Beach is open for business, and Marvel Rivals is handing out free rewards left and right.

Mini Motors debuts as the first in a series of small, polished games. Mounts integration hits the main menu, and code archives are gone for good.

Epic's next engine about better graphics. Unreal Engine 6 wants to make your Fortnite skin wardrobe work across every game built on it.

Rockstar is dropping the $40 price tag on GTA 5's current-gen upgrade for last-gen owners, effective tomorrow. It's a smart play five months out from GTA 6.

Grounded 2's biggest performance patch yet is live, and it comes with a significant trade-off for base builders.

The latest Minecraft Bedrock preview brings Sulfur Cube fixes, cloud world backup on Windows, and a pile of gameplay and UI improvements.

Stellaris 4.4.3 is live with targeted fixes for the Void Reavers civic and Waystation Pact mechanics. More comprehensive improvements are coming in a proper patch.

The Valve founder's latest purchase is a 20,000-square-foot Manalapan estate with seven bedrooms, 13 bathrooms, and a private underground tunnel connecting the property to the ocean.

A small graphics-focused update lands today, ironing out ray tracing and performance settings that weren't behaving as intended.