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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.
Digital Extremes Reveals the Future of Warframe and Soulframe Alongside Millions of Players at Annual TennoCon Celebration
Digital Extremes celebrated TennoCon 2026 by revealing major updates for Warframe and Soulframe. Warframe: Tau, the next narrative chapter, will launch this year, introducing a new Star Chart in the Tau System. Soulframe also showcased new gameplay, including a corrupted player progression path, fishing, and mounts. The event also featured new Warframes, mini-games, and a collaboration with Fortnite.
Minecraft Movie Build Challenge Voting Event
Mojang Studios is holding a community voting event for the Minecraft Movie Build Challenge, allowing players to decide which build will be featured in "A Minecraft Movie: Squared." Voting takes place within Minecraft: Bedrock Edition and concludes on July 6th, with the winner announced on July 10th.
Black Desert Celebrates 4-Year Self-Publishing Anniversary with Community Event
Pearl Abyss is celebrating Black Desert's 4-year self-publishing anniversary with a new global community event called "Desert Light." Players can earn rewards by participating in various in-game activities to contribute to shared milestones, with additional bonuses unlocked as global objectives are met. The event also offers opportunities to exchange collected tokens for valuable items like Cron Stones and Advice of Valks.
Palia World Claw Community Event is Live Until Next Week
The World Claw community event in Palia is now live and will run until June 23, 2026. Players can choose to join either Team Crab or Team Frog, with the goal being to catch the most of the opposing team's designated creature. All catches contribute to a team total, and the team with the highest number of catches wins. The event encourages players to catch crabs and frogs across all four adventure zones, with a specific focus on the daily Crab War dynamic event in Royal Highlands.
Crimson Desert Could Earn You a Trip to Pearl Abyss
Pearl Abyss is hosting its first Community Challenge Event for Crimson Desert, offering ten winners an all-expense-paid trip to its South Korea headquarters. Participants must submit video clips showcasing their best moments in the game, with submissions due by July 12, 2026.
