BuildKit Brief — Gaming & Tech — September 25, 2026

The Last of the Druids Sale - Get One Free Mystery Box When You Spend Points

This weekend, we’re running a sale on microtransactions from past Mystery Boxes, including the Last of the Druids cosmetic effects. In addition, we’re offering one free Curse of the Allflame Mystery Box when you spend points in the store.

Path of Exile 2 is now Steam Deck Verified!

Path of Exile 2 is finally Steam Deck Verified! Take the next generation of Action RPGs with you wherever you go, whether you’re battling through Wraeclast on the move or from the comfort of your couch.

Path of Exile 2 Full Release Registration - New Reward Unlocked

The Soulflame Weapon Effect, a new milestone reward for signing up for Path of Exile 2 Full Release updates, has been unlocked! This means that everyone who registered will receive at least two exclusive cosmetic effects when Path of Exile 2 fully launches on December 11th.

The Final Path of Exile 1 ExileCon Qualifier Begins Tomorrow - New Twitch Drops

The fourth and final Path of Exile 1 Qualifier tomorrow will conclude our series of in-game ExileCon events. Don’t miss out on finding out who will become the fourth finalist by watching the race live at where you can also earn the Scavenger Bat Pet through Twitch Drops.

The Last of the Druids Sale - Get One Free Mystery Box When You Spend Points

This weekend, we’re running a sale on microtransactions from past Mystery Boxes, including the Last of the Druids cosmetic effects. In addition, we’re offering one free Curse of the Allflame Mystery Box when you spend points in the store.

The Third Path of Exile 1 ExileCon Qualifier Is Going Live!

Will you be the next to join allexpleblord and imexile at ExileCon 2026? Join the third Path of Exile 1 Qualifier for your chance to earn a spot in the finale this November!

League check: Allflame is live

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

Counter-Strike 2 Update

Added a better description of the rules to the loading screen. Adjusted rules for determining when to kick players due to team damage. Various clipping adjustments. Fixed a case where it was possible to get a slightly faster silent reload by tapping the reload button before holding it.

• Added a better description of the rules to the loading screen.
• Adjusted rules for determining when to kick players due to team damage.
• Various clipping adjustments.
• Fixed a case where it was possible to get a slightly faster silent reload by tapping the reload button before holding it.
• Fixed a case where it was possible to use silent reload to fire shotguns faster than normal.
• Fixed a case where the AK-47 inspect animation sometimes popped.

Rush Hour

Put your foot on the gas and floor it. Welcome to Rush, a new fast-paced 3v3 queued mode for CS2. Experience the push and pull as you advance through a gauntlet of randomly-selected battle arenas, and dominate your opponent to win the match!

Minor Update - 09-16-2026

- Unstable Rift comeback resist max values now scale over the course of the game. Previously the max values were 35%.

Valve's nerf-happy new Deadlock update makes it harder to turn games around

Valve has just dropped a new Deadlock update ahead of its anticipated major overhaul, and it's filled with item nerfs and hero balancing. Read the full story on PCGamesN: Valve's nerf-happy new Deadlock update makes it harder to turn games around

HOI IV Dev Corner | The Great Depression

Hey, folks! This is your friendly neighborhood ImaginedPanda, content designer on Heart of Iron, coming to you with today's Dev Corner. For our current iteration we will be talking about economic woes or how I stopped worrying and started to love The Great Depression.

HOI IV | Patch 1.19.3

Generals! With the weather becoming more gloomy and the summer on its way out, we bring the last “Summer” release. This will be the last patch that specifically targets Thunder at our Gates and brings a few additional pieces of content for the countries that were introduced with it.

• Add a tracking of total participation in a combat to award HQ capture to the most participating country.
• Halved supply usage for light/medium/heavy armored HQ's.
• Added supply usage to motorized army HQ battalions.
• SIA: Removed Production Efficiency Cap from Agrarian Economical Policy.
• SIA: Removed Research Speed and Factory Output from The Army of Siam.
• AST: Stretch the Fleet, Battle of the Ocean, Workers Educational Association and Equal Pay reduced to 35 days.

HOI IV Dev Corner | One if by Land, Two if by Sea, Three if by…Air?

Hi all, and welcome to the next installment of our 2026 Dev Corners. Your feedback on ideas in early development, including my prior ones on army quality and airborne troops, is very helpful to us. I hope I can benefit from your input once more.

• What are the limitations of the current system of air transport wings, and how they deliver airborne troops and supplies?
• How would you feel about not having to control all transport wings manually, and if they were more abstracted at a national level similar to naval convoys, d…
• Would it be interesting for you if there was a more specific, point-to-point connection between two airfields you controlled, that would allow air transport…
• Would using airborne troops Crete-style, to capture and hold an enemy airfield to use as a base of replenishment and remove the vulnerability of operating en…