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Valve's latest CS2 patch introduces a toggle mode for silent reloads, fixes audio leaks during reload attempts, and resolves a visual bug that turned liquids black on AMD graphics cards.
Starting November 11, Roblox will automatically destroy Player and Character instances when players leave or respawn, a change aimed at eliminating a common class of server memory leaks. Developers have until late February 2027 to update code that reads from destroyed instances.
The Bedrock edition arrives on Nintendo's new hardware with a dedicated graphics mode, while existing owners can upgrade for free. The Super Mario Mash-up Pack gets a refresh alongside the release.
The Model Context Protocol server built into Roblox Studio now lets AI agents call Open Cloud APIs directly, manage game settings and monetization, and import 3D models from external tools like Blender — all with a new per-game permission system.
The third Bedrock preview for the 1.26.70 game drop introduces a full snow brick set, a new sulfur cube variant, and a difficulty-based damage toggle for projectiles.
The latest Studio update introduces a redesigned top bar and context menus while rolling out per-game user IDs. Developers are split on the new interface, and several requested features remain absent.
Mojang has released a new preview build letting players test features slated for the next game drop, headlined by the player-voted copper golem and storage-focused copper chests.
Starting November 5, any creator with ID verification and Roblox Plus can upload and sell 2560×1440 background images for 200 Robux each, with a one-per-day upload limit at launch.
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GTA Online’s Title Update 1.73 adds a weekly completion bonus that boosts GTA$ payouts for a set of thirteen Contact Missions and Heists, but the boost only applies while the session’s host has not already finished the mission’s finale that week. This means every player in the session can benefit, provided the host’s status meets the requirement.
The Minecraft Brush tool—introduced in the 1.20 Trails & Tales update—lets you carefully excavate suspicious sand or gravel without mining, revealing hidden items such as pottery shards and armor trims through an archaeology-style animation.[1][2]
Rust Softcore combines faster gathering, scheduled raiding, reduced player-to-player bullet damage, partial item retention, and a four-player default team limit. Choose Softcore when those rules suit your schedule and group; choose Vanilla when you prefer the default Rust rule set without these Softcore-specific changes.
Metin2 is an action MMORPG operated by Gameforge. Update 26.1 introduced Enasir, a summonable NPC that provides remote storeroom and merchant services.
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