BuildKit Brief — Gaming & Tech — September 11, 2026

Introducing the Spirit Warden & Seer of the Maji Microtransactions

The Legends of Wraeclast: Spirit Warden Bundle and the Seer of the Maji microtransactions are now available! Commune with sacred Spirits and become their Warden, or channel the ancient rites. Legends of Wraeclast - Spirit Warden Walk with the Spirit. Hear its whispers. Become its vessel.

Fan Art Competition Winners

Our Fan Art Competition concluded last week, with more than 150 Exiles submitting artwork inspired by the latest Path of Exile and Path of Exile 2 content expansions. With the help of our art team, we’ve selected the winners and are now ready to announce them!

Thank You! Gamescom Cologne 2026 Recap

A couple of weeks ago, we were at gamescom in Cologne, giving attendees a preview of what they’ll be able to experience in the Path of Exile 2 full release. Across five days, we welcomed over 9,000 attendees and 120 media and creators to our booth! Check out some of the moments we’ve captured.

The Path of Exile 1 ExileCon Qualifier #2 Has Begun!

The second Path of Exile 1 ExileCon Qualifier is now underway! Who will join allexpleblord at ExileCon 2026 and earn their spot at the offline competition taking place in November? Catch all the action live at Twitch Drops are now available for 24 hours, until 2 PM PDT on September 11th.

Watch the Path of Exile 1 ExileCon Qualifier Tomorrow - Earn Twitch Drops

The second ExileCon Path of Exile 1 Qualifier begins tomorrow! Tune in to at 2 PM PDT on September 10 to watch the action live and earn the Scavenger Hood through Twitch Drops! Twitch Drops will be available for 24 hours once the race begins.

Fan Art Competition Winners

Our Fan Art Competition concluded last week, with more than 150 Exiles submitting artwork inspired by the latest Path of Exile and Path of Exile 2 content expansions. With the help of our art team, we’ve selected the winners and are now ready to announce them!

League check: Allflame is live

Current PoE1 challenge league: **Allflame**. Started Jul 24, 2026.

Counter-Strike 2 Update

Cache Fixed various gaps in map. Fixed a wallbang spot on B site. Added a missing competitive CT spawn point. Added additional T spawn points. Reworked CSPlayerCamera: Renamed it to CustomPlayerCamera. Added GetPlayer, GetMode, SetMode, and SetFollowConfig.

• Fixed various gaps in map.
• Fixed a wallbang spot on B site.
• Added a missing competitive CT spawn point.
• Added additional T spawn points.
• Reworked CSPlayerCamera:
• Renamed it to CustomPlayerCamera.

Valve assures Deadlock players hungry for its next big update that it will notify them, 'or order a ton of pizza', when it's ready

I don't envy Deadlock players who are dying to see the hybrid MOBA-shooter continue to grow in its pseudo-early access state. Valve is notoriously elusive when it comes to communication and has never made any promises to update it on a regular schedule... Read more.

There's a new Deadlock mod that syncs your gameplay with your vibrator. You're welcome, I think

A new Deadlock mod syncs your deaths and kills with your vibrator. Great if you're good or bad at the game, albeit potentially too good. Read the full story on PCGamesN: There's a new Deadlock mod that syncs your gameplay with your vibrator. You're welcome, I think

Minor Update - 08-22-2026

- Radiant Regeneration: Heal on cast reduced from 70 to 65- Restorative Locket: Spirit Resistance reduced from 10% to 8%- Celeste: Dazzling Trick cooldown increased from 32s to 34s- Celeste: Dazzling Trick T2 barrier rescaled from "+80 and +0.7 scaling" to "+70 and +0.76"- Celeste: Dazzling Trick…

Studio Gold Update | September 2026

Hello Generals, Admirals and Air Chief Marshals! Swedish summer is over, and we were blessed as it lasted a good 5 weeks. We’d already started work on the 1.19.3 patch before, and we’ve been at work putting the finishing touches for the last several weeks.

HOI IV Dev Corner | Industrial Might & Military Production

Generals! Welcome to an additional Dev Corner on Military Production. Hello, I am Zwirbaum, Game Designer for Hearts of Iron, and welcome to this Dev Corner about Industry. This is a follow-up to the Military Production Dev Corner since you had a lot of feedback around it.

HOI IV Dev Corner | Inlay Windows & Congress

Hello there! Welcome to the next Dev Corner, where we might present something we’re working on or gauging people’s thoughts on mechanics and other things.