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Gaming News #33

9 September 2026

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Hunt: Showdown's Blood Testament Adds a Blood Moon and a Trait-Stealing Perk

Crytek launched Hunt: Showdown 1896 Update 2.9, Blood Testament, on September 8 across PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. It runs a three-stage community event called Make Them Bleed and adds Siphon, a Burn Trait that lets you loot a Scarce Trait off a dead hunter. The update also raises Hunter slots from 75 to 100, lets you save Traits inside loadouts, adds a new weapon and a dynamic time of day, and changes several maps. The event runs to December 8.

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Discussion Topics

  1. Does Siphon reward good play, or just snowball whoever wins the first fight?
  2. 100 hunter slots and saved loadouts: quality-of-life win, or Crytek admitting the grind was too much?
  3. Is a game-wide Blood Moon event enough to pull lapsed hunters back to the bayou?
  4. New time of day: real tension, or a gimmick that fades in a week?