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Sea of Thieves talks up late October’s events including its Festival of the Damned and community weekend
Sea of Thieves is preparing for a series of in-game events to close out October, including a community weekend from October 23rd to 26th featuring Twitch Drops and unique cosmetic rewards. The Festival of the Damned Halloween event returns on October 27th, offering login goodies, daily voyages, and opportunities to earn special cosmetics by participating in activities.
What is the exact launch time of Epoch Operation: Taubound in Warframe?
The Epoch Operation: Taubound community event in Warframe is set to launch on October 15th at 8 AM PT, 10 AM CT, and 11 AM ET. This limited-time event, running until November 17th, serves as a prelude to reaching Tau and involves players catching up with Albrecht Entrati. Completion of 'Vor's Prize' is required to start the event, though it will be accessible to all players regardless of planet progression during its run.
Despite Huge Changes For The Series, Halo Fest 2026 Is Going Forward, And News Is Coming Soon
Halo Fest 2026 is proceeding as planned from December 11-13 in Seattle, despite significant layoffs at Halo Studios and the transition of future game development to Activision. Halo Studios director Tashi confirmed that news regarding the event and "relevant game info" for existing titles will be shared this week. The event will celebrate the Halo community and its 25th anniversary, featuring appearances from voice actors Steve Downes and Jen Taylor.
Warframe Sets Course for a Distant Star System in Epoch Operation: Taubound
Digital Extremes is launching a new community event for Warframe called Epoch Operation: Taubound on October 15, which will rally players worldwide to fuel a trip to the distant Star System, Tau. The event, running until November 17, will feature missions on Eris to gather Moonflesh to power the Sentient Mothership, Praghasa, with rewards including new Armor Sets and cosmetics. The update also introduces Prologue to Tau, a new single-player quest, and a new Infested boss fight for Xbox players.
Minecraft LIVE Returns This Saturday
Mojang Studios announced that Minecraft LIVE will be returning this Saturday. The event is a community-focused gathering for the popular sandbox game.
Celebrating 25 Years of Play: Introducing XBOX Gear, New Community Designs, FanFest Tour Dates, and More
Xbox is celebrating its 25th anniversary with new merchandise, community-designed gamerpics and themes, curated Game Pass collections featuring classic titles, and the announcement of the global FanFest Tour dates. Players can also receive a special 25th Anniversary profile badge.
Old School RuneScape highlights PvP boot camp and LAN party, talks up its origins and writing
Old School RuneScape is highlighting community events including a PvP Bootcamp and a LAN party streamed event. The game's narrative designer discussed writing and quests, while the creative director shared the origins of the 2007 server that launched the game and its growth through player feedback.
Where Winds Meet takes players to Heaven’s Threshold next week – once the community unlocks the way
Everstone Studio announced that the second part of Where Winds Meet's summer expansion, Heaven's Threshold, will be released on August 20th. Players will need to participate in a community-wide building event to unlock the new region, which features vertical exploration and new enemies. The update also introduces three new modes: a solo survival mode, a high-speed race, and a merchant simulation.
Nexon will host MapleStory Fest 2026 in LA on October 17 – tix go on sale Thursday
Nexon will host MapleStory Fest 2026 on October 17th at The Hill at Universal City in Los Angeles. The annual event for the MMORPG MapleStory will feature community activities, game updates, and special announcements. Tickets go on sale August 13th.
Pixels Rallies Players Behind “Feed the Founder,” a 500,000-Point Community Challenge
Pixels has launched "Feed the Founder," a community challenge asking players to collectively earn 500,000 points by delivering food in-game. This event coincides with the birthday of founder Luke Barwikowski and emphasizes the game's cooperative spirit. Pixels is a free-to-play MMORPG built on the Ethereum and Ronin networks, focusing on farming and resource management.
Need a reason to return to Baldur's Gate 3? Then join the GamesRadar+ RPG Club and replay it with us
GamesRadar+ is hosting an "RPG Club" event throughout August 2026, inviting players to replay Baldur's Gate 3 together. The event, led by Jasmine Gould-Wilson, will focus on a "no-weapons" challenge across the game's three acts, encouraging community discussion and sharing of experiences.
Evening Consolidation
Xbox is celebrating 25 years with new community designs, updates, and FanFest tour dates. The announcement was made via Xbox Wire, highlighting ongoing community engagement and platform developments.
With Grand Theft Auto 6 on the way, it's down to the community to bring back the best (and stupidest) thing about…
As Grand Theft Auto 6 approaches, the article reflects on the golden age of Grand Theft Auto Online's multiplayer, specifically highlighting the player-driven 'Alien Gang War' phenomenon. This community-led event, involving players dressing as aliens and engaging in chaotic street battles, is presented as a prime example of emergent, consequence-free fun that the author hopes will reappear in Grand Theft Auto 6.
Wizard101 challenges its community to unlock four waves of rewards through August
Wizard101 has launched its Fantastic Fight Fest 2026 community event, challenging players to collectively achieve four reward tiers by participating in daily featured battles. The event, which concludes on August 28th, offers different rewards for PC and console players, including a free Krokotopia apartment for PC users and a scarab chariot mount for console players.
Dead By Daylight Is Giving Out Free Codes For Its Next Chapter
Dead by Daylight is offering players a chance to access its upcoming "Chorus of Sin" chapter early through a community-driven event. By watching designated Twitch streams for at least an hour, participants can enter a drawing for Steam codes to play the new chapter before its official August 25 release and the August 5 private test build.
XBOX @ gamescom 2026
Xbox will host its presence at gamescom 2026 in Cologne, Germany, celebrating 25 years of Xbox with 25 upcoming games playable across 140 stations. The event will feature hands-on demos for titles like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, Gears of War: E-Day, and METRO 2039, alongside community events like Xbox FanFest. For those unable to attend, Xbox will provide live streams on YouTube and Twitch with developer interviews and gameplay reveals.
Star Citizen readies its annual Ship Showdown voting event as two CIG execs vanish from the company roster
Cloud Imperium Games has removed two executive vice presidents, Claire Buffett and Mike Jones, from its leadership roster, sparking speculation among the Star Citizen community. The company is also preparing for its annual Ship Showdown voting event and has released a redesigned game launcher. Meanwhile, development on the single-player title Squadron 42 continues to face delays.
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced players keep spoiling Ubisoft's community treasure hunt with…
Players of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced have quickly completed Ubisoft's in-game community treasure hunt for July, finding all three hidden chests within days. The event, which was intended to span the entire month with weekly clues, yielded rewards such as in-game currency, legendary ship parts, and a rare outfit from the original 2013 game. Ubisoft acknowledged the community's swift success, noting that players' treasure-hunting skills surpassed their planned reveal schedule.
Belghast’s Blaugust month-long MMO blogging challenge will continue this year thanks to event mentors
The Blaugust month-long MMORPG blogging challenge, created by the late Mark "Belghast" Temple, will continue this year with the help of event mentors. Krikket, Roger Edwards, and Aywren have confirmed the 2026 edition will proceed, with the event's Discord serving as a hub for participants. The initiative aims to encourage content creation and community building among MMORPG enthusiasts.
Halvvägs genom årets spelutmaning!
The annual Community Summer Challenge, organized by @Wildthing, is halfway through its run until the end of July. Participants are encouraged to dive into their Steam libraries and complete as many games as possible, with specific rules also available for multiplayer-focused challenges.
