January 5th Blizzard News & Blue Post Roundup

Blizzard has announced This Week in WoW which includes no 10.2.6 news just yet.

Fight through fearsome Vaults and avoid lethal hazards while fighting alongside your Seneschal Companion in Diablo IV’sSeason of the Construct. On January 23, dive into a new Seasonal Questline where you’ll receive your very own Seneschal Construct. As an exclusive deep dive for Season of the Construct, we’re going to give an overview of how to earn your Construct and the Stones needed to increase their lethality. Here’s the insider scoop on key builds you can use to obliterate your enemies.

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Blizzard has posted a roundup of this week's blue posts and developer discussions, including Follower Dungeon XP Increases, Conquest Cap Removal, and Afflicted Affix changes!

The year begins with more opportunities than ever to seek new adventures.

STALKER 2 has a new confirmed release date of September 5th 2024, pushing it out of the Q1 2024 window that was announced in December. The reason given for the delay is that much more time is needed to polish the game so it is in a fact state to release, and meet expectations of those who have been waiting for it.

With Season of the Construct officially announced, Blizzard has revealed a whole slew of changes: from a new Seasonal Mechanic adding a Seneschal companion to your build, to WASD movement, and more, we've got a ton of new content to wade through. While you can find the new blog post announcing the season below, one thing it doesn't include is official patch notes — we'll have to wait a few days for those. Season of the Construct Reveal Blog Season of the Construct Trailer Blizzard has stated that official patch notes for Season of the Construct will be released on January 19, which will give players time over the weekend to read, absorb, and begin planning their Season 3 builds. These patch notes will come after the Season 3 Campfire Chat, scheduled on January 18, which will likely go over things such as class tuning, the Seasonal Mechanic, and any new additions to the game such as new gear or abilities.

Have you ever heard anyone celebrate the same anniversary twice? Well, Another Eden: The Cat Beyond Time and Space is doing it! But celebrations never hurt, right? After celebrating the 5th anniversary of its Japanese version in April 2022, gear up for Another Eden Global 5th Anniversary!

STALKER 2 has a new confirmed release date of September 5th 2024, pushing it out of the Q1 2024 window that was announced in December. The reason given for the delay is that much more time is needed to polish the game so it is in a fact state to release, and meet expectations of those who have been waiting for it.

GSC Game World has announced another delay to S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl from Q1 2024 to September 5th. However, pre-orders are now available, and there’s a short new trailer to admire. Check it out below.

Time for another week desperately shovelling quotes, release dates and trailers into the Maw, our weekly news liveblog and also, an abyssal abomination poised to guzzle the waking world and all forms of existence, unless we can satisfy its hunger for headlines. The year is starting to pick up, with a few intriguing titles slated to drop this week in addition to the widely acclaimed Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, out 18th Jan, which Katharine has called "a deep and challenging Metroid-like with some of the best platforming this side of Moon's Ori games".

Blizzard has posted a roundup of this week's blue posts and developer discussions, including community voting for Dragonflight Season 4 tier sets, Tindral Sageswift tuning, and Season of Discovery class tuning changes!