Roundup: LoL Classic Revealed, Payday 2 Reborn & More Big Game Updates

It's been a packed week across the gaming landscape, with surprise announcements, live events, and long-overdue updates dropping all at once. Riot Games was forced to confirm League of Legends Classic after dataminers blew its cover ahead of a planned MSI reveal — the nostalgia-driven mode is now officially on the way. Meanwhile, Square Enix's Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy is keeping the roster hype alive by naming FFX's Tidus as the next limited-time character, complete with Abilities inspired by Yuna and Wakka, while the evergreen Final Fantasy XI kicks off its beloved Celestial Nights date event in July with avatar swimsuit rewards in tow.

On the live-service front, Dota 2's long-awaited Dark Carnival event has finally opened its gates, bringing a meaty story chapter starring Legion Commander and Hoodwink alongside five brand-new automaton hero personas. Arc Raiders developer Embark Studios is also course-correcting its expedition system yet again — this time sweetening the deal for players by giving away paid currency and rare blueprints as a stopgap before deeper structural changes arrive. Terraria fans got a treat too, with Re-Logic's June 2026 State of the Game confirming update 1.4.5.7 will finally give yoyo weapon types meaningful variety and uniqueness, with crossplay also on the horizon. Rounding things out, Capcom dropped a new gameplay overview for the Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen expansion heading to Switch 2, teasing three major additions — and in perhaps the week's most surprising story, the 13-year-old Payday 2 is getting a massive engine overhaul that slashes install size in half and boosts performance, even as its younger sequel continues to struggle.

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