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IssueIssue #9 - 16 August 2026 Stories6 stories

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What matters today

Rainbow Six Siege's Operation Split Fire adds Noor, a new defender who torches ballistic shields, plus a Champion-only Legend Division from September 1.
FaZe Clan just won the Rainbow Six Esports World Cup, beating FURIA 3-1 for another trophy.
Active Matter reopens an anomalous Dogorsk raid to loot WWII gear and fight time-displaced soldiers.
Hell Let Loose: Vietnam rushes a launch-weekend hotfix at AMD crashes and a PS5 audio bug.
Steam's Choices Matter Festival has 40-plus free demos and giveaway points until August 17.
Silver Palace Wraps Its Second Closed Beta as the Anime Open-World RPG Eyes a Global Launch

Story 01 Extraction shooters Active Matter

Active Matter Reopens Its Anomalous Dogorsk Raid to Loot WWII Guns and Fight Time-Displaced Soldiers

Active Matter, a PvPvE extraction shooter set in a fractured multiverse, brought back its Dogorsk: Timeline Collision raid on August 14. Players drop into an altered version of the Dogorsk map to scavenge World War II hardware and fight Turned Soldiers, enemies pulled in from another timeline. It follows the game's recent healing rework, so runs now mix the limited-time event loot with the tuned medical system. The event is a timed return, not a permanent map addition.

Read full story Source: Active Matter (activematter.game)

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Story 02 FPS Ubisoft News

Rainbow Six Siege's Operation Split Fire Adds Noor, a Defender Who Sets Shields on Fire

Ubisoft revealed Rainbow Six Siege's next season, Operation Split Fire (Year 11 Season 3), on August 15. It adds Noor, an Egyptian two-speed defender whose Horus Lance launcher fires a projectile that burrows into a ballistic shield and ignites, punishing shield attackers. The season also brings a Champion-only Legend Division ranked tier, a 3v3 arcade mode, a Villa map rework that moves a bomb site to the basement, and nerfs to DMRs (marksman rifles), the SMG-12, and Dokkaebi. It goes live around September 1.

Read full story Source: Ubisoft News (news.ubisoft.com)

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Story 03 FPS SiegeGG

FaZe Clan Win the Rainbow Six Esports World Cup, Beating FURIA 3-1

FaZe Clan won the Rainbow Six Siege event at the Esports World Cup 2026, closing out FURIA 3-1 in the grand final with a 7-5 win on Lair. Jaime 'Cyber' Ramos took best-player honors with a 1.40 series rating. The result adds another major trophy for FaZe after their Six Invitational win, Siege's world championship, earlier this year. The final capped Siege's stop at the Esports World Cup.

Read full story Source: SiegeGG (siege.gg)

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Story 04 Just released Hell Let Loose

Hell Let Loose: Vietnam's First Hotfix Chases Launch-Weekend AMD Crashes and a PS5 Audio Bug

Hell Let Loose: Vietnam, the 50v50 tactical shooter that launched August 13, is pushing its first hotfix over the opening weekend. The studio says Hotfix 1 goes after the worst launch problems: AMD graphics card crashes, server disconnects, and a PS5 bug that dropped game audio for long stretches. The team also clarified aim assist, which is on for all gamepad players across PC and console, defaulting to High with Medium, Low, and Off options.

Read full story Source: Hell Let Loose (hellletloose.com)

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Story 05 Free to try Steam

Steam's Choices Matter Festival Loads Up 40-Plus Free Demos Until August 17

Telltale is hosting Steam's first Choices Matter Festival, a narrative-games event running August 10 to August 17. It bundles more than 40 free playable demos, discounts on 90-plus story games, developer interviews, two world premieres, and a set of free Steam Points Shop items you can grab while the event is live. Everything runs on PC through Steam. The demos and the free Points items go away when the festival closes on August 17.

Read full story Source: Steam (store.steampowered.com)

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Story 06 Coming soon Inven Global

Silver Palace Wraps Its Second Closed Beta as the Anime Open-World RPG Eyes a Global Launch

Silver Palace, an Unreal Engine 5 anime open-world action RPG from publisher Elementa, closed its second beta, the Dichotomy Test, on August 13. The free PC test ran from July 23 and offered an expanded map, new open-world content, and around 40 hours of gameplay for a limited group. The studio says it is now planning offline events in Korea. There is still no confirmed global release date.

Read full story Source: Inven Global (invenglobal.com)

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