
Marathon Update 1.1.0.4 Patch Notes (7th July 2026)
Marathon's newest patch tackles matchmaking problems and refreshes the Armory with cheaper commendations and fresh gear options.

Marathon's newest patch tackles matchmaking problems and refreshes the Armory with cheaper commendations and fresh gear options.

The sixth quality-of-life patch for '83 addresses animation bugs, adds new admin commands, and fixes several map collision issues across Fulda and Woodpecker.

A small but focused patch tackles physics quirks and multiplayer config issues that were causing friction in both single and cooperative play.

The Undiscovered update brings a complete modernisation of Deep Space Encounters, adding actual objectives, randomised content, and a fresh reward structure tied to Endeavor progression.

The second open beta for Stellaris 4.5 'Cygnus' is live with sweeping changes to how pops handle ethics and factions, redesigned ship automation tools, and federation improvements that alter mid-to-late-game diplomacy.

Minecraft Dungeons II sends you across two worlds to stop a fresh threat. Four-player teams, new combat encounters, and legendary gear await.

Rifts are getting a complete redesign in Farever's newest public test patch. Gates replace kills as the core objective, and a new NPC trader opens up fresh reward paths.

Half of id Software's workforce is gone, reportedly including most of the studio's coders. The cuts landed on the same day the team's Doom: The Dark Ages DLC shipped.

The last beta patch before 1.3 stabilises brings targeted fixes to disease mechanics, institution spread, and levy food consumption. Addressing friction points that plagued early runs.

Matchmaking just got smarter, THE FINALS is crossing over into ARC Raiders, and ARC Turbines are finally worth your time.

Ghost Ship Games has pushed out RC:EA:01.02 ahead of summer shutdown, bringing defensive AI behaviour to the Gatekeepers and fixing a heap of progression-breaking bugs.

Helldivers 2 receives patch 6.3.1 with critical stability fixes for voice chat and vehicle customisation crashes.

Payday 3's smaller summer update focuses on a complete 99 Boxes overhaul, plus fixes for mask crashes and UI display bugs.

While detailing Switch 2 battery revisions for EU compliance, Nintendo slipped in a bombshell: the original Switch family is being discontinued in Europe by mid-February 2027.

Bluekandy didn't just beat the Kirby Air Riders No Dupes world record at SGDQ. He obliterated it by nearly two minutes, finishing all 18 courses in 37:54.

Capcom has published the official event quest rotation for Monster Hunter Wilds covering the week of 30 June to 7 July 2026.

Gaijin Entertainment has rolled out update 2.57.1.7, addressing a range of ground vehicle, aircraft, and map-related bugs alongside a new crew visibility feature for naval vessels.

MAPPA's CEO personally announced the studio will handle every animated cutscene in Persona 4 Revival, the biggest production detail to come out of Atlus's Anime Expo panel.

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma calls the business 'not healthy' as 1,600 roles are eliminated immediately, with Compulsion Games, Double Fine, Ninja Theory, Undead Labs, and Arkane all leaving Xbox ownership.
A small but necessary update addresses a skin rename and restores Klei Account item functionality on dedicated servers.

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma laid bare the division's financial reality: for every dollar invested in its studios, Xbox lost 64 cents. Now 3,200 people are paying for it.

Asha Sharma announced the biggest restructure in Xbox history, cutting 3,200 jobs and spinning out four studios. Then she promised Xbox would entertain over a billion people every day.

Dreamlight Valley gets its first paid adventure pack this week, bringing Pooh Bear, Eeyore, and Piglet to a honey-soaked corner of the Hundred Acre Wood.

33 Immortals' first hotfix tackles a critical save data bug, Weapon Mastery failures, and several combat friction points that emerged post-launch.