November brings an increasing chill and the bounty of Thanksgiving to the frontier. Prepare for the holiday feast by hunting for turkeys and other wildlife, making plenty selling Perfect Carcasses, completing Trader Sales, and more in Red Dead Online.

In the spirit of Thanksgiving generosity, all Saloons are offering free food, drink, and provisions from November 25 through December 1. Persistent Posse Setup Fees are also waived, so rustle up some friendly faces and mosey up to the bar.



DOUBLE REWARDS FOR TRADERS

Careful with your aim and weapon choice — Traders who land a clean kill on their prey can earn 2X Trader Materials selling Perfect Carcasses, Pelts, Skins, and Hides to Cripps this month. Once you’ve stocked up on sellable goods, completing Trader Sales will pay out 2X RDO$, XP, and Role XP.

3X RDO$ AND XP ON TRADE ROUTE

It can’t all be good news for enterprising entrepreneurs, though. Outlaws caught wind of these rising fortunes and want a cut. Guard a train loaded heavy with goods and shoot raiding bandits to earn 3X RDO$ and XP participating in the Trade Route Free Roam Event.

TURKEYS IN HIGH DEMAND

Thanksgiving means a bird on every table and soaring prices for hunters stalking the season’s poultry: Turkey Sales to any Butcher will pay out a whopping 10X RDO$ from November 25 through December 1.

See full event details at the Rockstar Newswire.

Ahoy, Sky Sailors! 

The Bloom & Blight update has arrived! This is our third major update in Early Access and the biggest we’ve released so far.  

Begin a new journey in a sky remade. Experience upgraded progression, ecosystem restoration, wind lanes, along with improved combat, new corruption strains, enemies, and stronger weapons. 

Join us as we explore the new and improved features. You can get the highlights below, or read the full changelog here.

We have reworked world generation from the ground up. While this change requires a progress reset for all players, we believe the stronger and more flexible foundation is worth it for the future of the game.

This means you will have to create a new character and world for this update, but you may revisit your older saves at any time by switching to the 0.3.3 legacy branch via the game’s Steam settings. Please visit this post for more information.

The result is not just behind the scenes, but also keenly felt from a gameplay perspective, through a denser world with more rewarding exploration. 

You now have far more control over what you unlock next. Tech tree progression has been overhauled and split into three trees:  

• Knowledge for basic machinery. Advanced through Knowledge Stones.  

• Sailing for sailing equipment. Advanced through Lost Anchors. 

• Research for cure-related technologies. Advanced through a combination of Corruption Anomalies and research lab breakthroughs. 

Each sector now has three Life Sapling islands. These start out wilted and unhealthy, but by tending to each one's flora, fauna, and funga in a variety of engaging activities, you can bring back their lush glory. You will never have to abandon your precious fur friends again! 

Once ready, you will revitalize the island by becoming the life wind itself. Where you fly, greenery follows. 

Each sector is now also home to a Life Tree. These towering, flowering wonders will be brought back to life after you have healed each Life Sapling in that sector. Explore the Life Tree’s underground basins  to gain insight, which lets you progress further into your tech tree. 

Catch a ride in the great Wind Lanes to travel swiftly between island clusters. Restore all Life Saplings within a sector in order to unlock these windswept corridors.  

Two new corruption strains are spreading across the skies: Sportox and Flogade! Learn how to combat and counter each of their treacherous peculiarities. While exploring corrupted islands, you’ll find Corruption Anomalies. Get them to your Research Lab, along with Mykter, Sportox, and Flogade samples, to earn Breakthroughs in cure-related technologies. 

Corruption nodes have also been reimagined into an exploration challenge. To remove corruption and cleanse an island, you must first seek out and destroy all the weak points scattered across an island infested by monsters. 

To combat the new Sportox and Flogade enemies, we offer new and improved tools and weapons. 

• Windstone tools are the upgraded version of Stone tools. They have a larger combo zone than other weapons. 

• Serrated Bone tools are the strongest in the game. Their combo finale deals increased damage. 

The life wind is calling you to the skies, Sailors! There are many new wonders to discover and challenges to overcome.  

With so many updates, your feedback is more important than ever! We are always listening, so please feel free to share your thoughts or report any bugs. 

Raise your sails and let the wind guide you, Sky Sailors. ⛅🍃 

Open Beta 22 brings the Keeper of the Wild Update, introducing the forest guardian Sylvanus, improved Conquest Lighting, new Wandering Market Travelers, quality-of-life improvements, and the start of Pantheon Quests.

Command the power of nature through seeds, flowers, and vines.

• Nature’s Bounty (Passive): Picking up seed pods restores mana and reduces cooldowns.

• Verdant Growth: Throw pods that root enemies or grow flowers for ally mana regen.

• Wisps: Heal allies or damage enemies, reviving or empowering flowers.

• Nature’s Grasp: Pull enemies or pods toward you; below 40% health, consume pulled pods for Wisps.

• Wrath of Terra (Ultimate): Slam the ground, dealing continuous damage and knocking up foes.

Aspect of Grover’s Wrath (Releasing Nov 7)
Sylvanus gains increased attack speed and damage to debuffed enemies while trading some healing for aggression. Build Anger stacks to unleash Enrage and empower his grasp of nature, now a Tether instead of a Pull.

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Dark Lord Sun Wukong
From the ashes of forgotten empires, the Dark Lord rises again.
Includes the Dark Lord Skin plus Obsidian, Voidspawn, and Frostbane Prisms, Godslayer Jump Stamp, and Dark Lord Title.

Sacred Arrow Rama
With virtue and divine precision, Rama pierces the darkness.
Includes the Sacred Arrow Skin plus Cursed Wraith, Starbound, and Infernal Menace Prisms, Heaven’s Shower Jump Stamp, and Sacred Arrow Badge.

Soul Piercer Achilles
If you own any Soul Piercer Prisms, instantly unlock the Premium Page.
Includes Soul Piercer Skin, three Prisms, the Flowers Received Tracker, and Soul Piercer Title.

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• Pantheon Quests: Complete new challenges in the Events tab to earn Pantheon Badges.

• New Lighting: Enhanced visuals in the lobby and Conquest map.

• Audio Updates: Improved effects for Thanatos’ basics and the Conquest day/night cycle.

• Ward Timers: Wards now show a countdown on the minimap.

• Jungle Practice: Added “Add Item Stacks” option for testing.

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• Amaterasu shifted for more consistent damage and reduced early scaling.

• Aphrodite, Chaac, Nu Wa, Thor, and Tsukuyomi receive buffs.

• Eset, Hua Mulan, Mercury, Osiris, and Xbalanque see targeted nerfs.

• Sobek and Scylla receive tuning and fixes.

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• Chandra’s Grace adjusted for shorter cooldown buff windows.

• Daybreak Gavel, Dagger of Frenzy, Eye of Erebus, and Shield Splitter strengthened.

• Leviathan’s Hide, Screeching Gargoyle, and Stone of Binding improved for better reliability.

• The Executioner reduced in cost for smoother builds.

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Take root and restore balance with Sylvanus, Keeper of the Wild. Explore new Travelers, chase Pantheon rewards, and discover how nature reshapes the battlefield.

The full update notes are available here: https://www.smite2.com/news/open-beta-22-update-notes/

Kingdom of Night launches on December 2, 2025!

A brand-new release date trailer has dropped, showcasing a flood of never-before-seen gameplay, from infernal boss battles and neon-lit streets, to haunting glimpses of the cult-driven chaos overtaking Miami, Arizona.

The trailer also features an original theme song composed by none other than Vince DiCola, the legendary 1980s composer behind Transformers: The Movie and Rocky IV.

Set in an alternate 1987 in the quiet desert town of Miami, Arizona, Kingdom of Night follows John, a teenager who wakes to find his neighbor kidnapped by a satanic cult that has inadvertently unleashed the ancient evil Baphomet upon his hometown, turning it into a hellish invasion.

What begins as a desperate rescue mission quickly escalates into a cosmic battle for survival, as John must fight nightmarish demons, corrupted townsfolk, and high school bullies turned monstrous. Over the course of a single, harrowing night, he must infiltrate the lairs of powerful demon generals and rally the strength to confront Baphomet’s looming fortress, discovering that the fate of his friends, and perhaps the entire world, hangs in the balance.

A demo for Kingdom of Night is currently available on Steam, offering a full vertical slice of the coming-of-age adventure.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1695580/Kingdom_of_Night_Demo/

This Wednesday at 17:00 UTC, join us on our official Twitch channel for an official EXBO stream focused on the Global region!

Don’t miss it! We’ll answer your most frequently asked questions and discuss what awaits us in the future.

Dear passengers,

Another open playtest

3 full days. 24/7 server live. 1 MEGA train. Let's do this!

This weekend, we will have another long playtest with 72 hours in North America (but all users can freely join), where ALL users from ALL over the world can join, compete and test the new features

A new hotfix just dropped to address one of our trickiest bugs yet found by a community member!

This issue occurred at the conclusion of a funeral, specifically during the redistribution of jobs and the adjustment of faction social tension. It resulted in an NPC being assigned an invalid job, leading to a crash. This was actually a hard one to replicate!

We've untangled this logical knot, and the game should be much more stable now.
This was a tough one to find!

As always, a huge thanks for all the reports and support!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/47410/Stronghold_Kingdoms/

We’ve now received over 7,000 detailed feedback submissions from you – and we’ve taken every single one seriously. Your feedback has shown us exactly where we can improve and expand the game.
To properly implement these improvements, we’ve decided to postpone the release until next year.
We know that many of you are eagerly waiting for the launch, but we don’t want to release something half-finished. Our goal is to deliver a game that meets both your expectations and ours.

 

🌆 Graphics

• Extensive further development of the map: more details, textures, sidewalks and parked cars

• Correct road lanes & one-way streets with improved pathfinding

• Removal of all AI-based graphics

• Simple graphical details at incidents (e.g. fires)

 

🎮 Gameplay

• Build your own roads as access to the base - Vehicles no longer teleport when leaving the base

• Different difficulty levels

• Options to reduce micromanagement

• Build multiple fully customisable bases and decide yourself which units are stationed there

 

📜 Content

• Play in every city worldwide thanks to real map data

• Modding support for vehicles, paint jobs, and missions

• Additional and more extensive missions

• Mission editor

• More vehicles

 

We’ll soon be launching a Global Rescue DevBlog series to keep you regularly updated on the current state of development and what we’re working on.
Staying close to the community and maintaining open communication has always been important to us – and we want to continue that with Global Rescue. At the same time, it allows us to gather valuable feedback from you that directly shapes the ongoing development.

Thank you for your patience, your feedback, and your support.
We’re continuing to work eagerly on Global Rescue with full dedication.

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Hey Adventurers!
We're excited to share a preview of Runes, which is a core mechanic in Everwind. These powerful items will let you infuse weapons and armor with magical effects. Here's a glimpse of what's coming:

Runes are special items designed to apply magical effects to your gear. For now, they work on chestplates (with plans to expand to other armor pieces in the future). We’re planning at least 13 effects for weapons and 10 effects for chestplates, offering tons of ways to customize your playstyle.

Runes vary by effect and size/quality, which impacts the strength of the enchantment:
● Fragment: A crafting component, not usable for enchanting directly. Combine fragments to create higher-tier runes.
● Small: The smallest usable rune, applying a basic effect to weapons or chestplates.
● Medium: A stronger version of the small rune.
● Big: An even more potent rune.
● Huge: A near-top-tier rune with impressive effects.
● Perfect: The ultimate rune, delivering the strongest enchantment.



Here’s how you’ll gather runes in the game:
● Mob Drops: Fragments drop from mobs at lower altitudes. Higher altitudes yield small or medium runes instead. Defeat elite, legendary, miniboss or boss enemies to obtain them.
● Loot: All sorts of runes can be obtained from special chests. The best loot is found at the highest altitudes.
● Crafting: Combine 5 fragments to craft a small rune, 5 small runes for a medium rune, and so on, up to the perfect rune.
● Processing Station: Recycle enchanted weapons or chestplates at a processing station to extract resources and obtain fragments or runes of the corresponding size.



Enchanting will be intuitive:
1. Hold a rune in your hand and select "Use."
2. A window will show your eligible weapons or chestplates.
3. Choose an item and provide the required additional crafting component (the enchanting cost).
4. The rune and component are consumed, and your item gains a magical effect based on the rune’s size.



This is just a preview of the Runes system, and we’re still fine-tuning it for launch. Stay tuned for more updates as we get closer to release! What do you think of this enchanting system? Share your thoughts below!



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