Marvel Rivals opened Peter Parker's Multiverse Photography Contest from August 3 through August 16, 2026. Players must photograph Spider-Man through the in-game Replay system, hide the user interface, and submit the work with the designated Reddit flair. Artificial-intelligence images and graphics editing are prohibited. Entrants can submit up to five photos, but only one can receive a winning placement. This guide explains capture planning, rule-safe editing, submission formatting, voting, and the advertised Unit prize tiers.
Love and Deepspace Version 6.0 expands Home with a kitchen, cooking, spice planting, handicrafts, weather settings, and photo features. Home becomes available after completing Main Story stage 03-08, while Cooking unlocks after Renovation Guide V. This guide explains the progression route, how to avoid wasting Home Vitality, what to do when a recipe remains locked, and how to use cooking as a relationship and collection feature rather than treating it as a combat requirement.
Recent Wuthering Waves Version 3.6 beta reports describe a Rover-focused roguelike event built around repeated runs, evolving upgrades, and combat choices. Community descriptions compare its structure with Hades, but the official event name, unlock rules, rewards, duration, difficulty, and final mechanics remain unconfirmed before the August 7 Version 3.6 broadcast. This guide explains the likely meaning of the comparison and how to prepare without farming leaked materials or building unsupported teams.
Identity V plans to release Wu Chang's Ghost Festival package on August 27, 2026, which is also the Hunter's Character Day. The announced Chinese-server contents include the S-rarity Costume Hellwarden and S-rarity Accessory Warding Tongbao. Final Global names, price, shop duration, discount, Fragment availability, and regional timing still need the live notice. This guide helps Wu Chang players save resources without treating unannounced purchase rules as confirmed.
Once Human's official console countdown giveaway uses daily posts on X and a related Reddit megathread to award gift cards and a weekly custom controller. Each countdown post can select five random repost winners, while the most-liked reply can win a custom controller. Reddit participants can upload proof of their X reply for an additional weekly chance, with seven weekly gift-card winners planned through August 24. This guide explains a valid submission route, evidence collection, region checks, and common disqualification risks.
Arena Breakout Season 13 introduces the Bandit T951 as the mobile game's first free gold weapon skin. Players earn Bandit Tokens through the Weekly Chest Challenge and use the live anniversary event route to unlock it. This guide explains how to track weekly progress, prioritize safe mission value, separate temporary trials from permanent ownership, and verify the skin before the Season 13 anniversary page closes.
Eggy Party opened the Eggy Asylum Horror Hunters map on July 24, 2026. During the limited Stella Figurine event, players can encounter Rainbow Bridge by chance in Mind Studio and complete an Event Treasure Map for a chance at the collectible reward. The event is scheduled to end on August 9 at 23:50 server time. This guide focuses on efficient search runs, route discipline, team communication, and the difference between finding the encounter and actually receiving the figurine.
The Honkai: Star Rail Version 4.5 Special Program is widely expected to air on August 14, 2026, based on the game's normal six-week update rhythm and the projected late-August release window. HoYoverse has not yet published the formal livestream announcement as of August 4. This guide separates the expected schedule from official confirmation, explains where to watch, and shows how to prepare for short-lived redemption codes without relying on fake countdowns.
Genshin Impact Version 7.0 expands the free five-star Constellation selector with nine characters: Lyney, Wriothesley, Navia, Xianyun, Chiori, Sigewinne, Clorinde, Emilie, and Yumemizuki Mizuki. The selector grants a Constellation only for a character already owned, and each eligible character can receive the bonus only once. This guide helps players choose by identifying Constellations that fix rotations, improve comfort, or strengthen an actively used team instead of selecting by rarity or character age.
Zenless Zone Zero added its first Steam Points Shop collection on July 30, 2026, including an animated Eous avatar frame, animated avatars for Fairy, Belle, Wise, and Eous, two profile backgrounds, and three animated stickers. This guide ranks the items by visibility, reuse, profile fit, and Steam Point efficiency while making clear that none of them grants in-game Polychromes, Agent power, or account progression.
