Today’s update marks a new chapter for Quake Champions as we transition the game from a free-to-play service to a paid application on Steam. Along with 30 Seasons worth of content to enjoy, all Champions are now unlocked for everyone, and most vanity content is available to equip. Battle Passes and microtransactions have been removed. Quake Champions is now available for one low price on Steam. No additional content updates are planned at this time. If you previously played Quake Champions on Steam, the new version will appear in your Steam Library at no additional cost. Release Notes: beth.games/4hlh6oR FAQ: beth.games/4yOraxC

We have very exciting news surrounding RINGFALL's upcoming pre-alpha test! Our "pie in the sky" number was 50 sign ups. We expected to actually have maybe 20-30 people register, if we were lucky. In the first 24 hours of early registration being open, we have reached 300 sign ups... and we haven't posted any proper trailers yet. Thank you all so much for your care and support. We're doing everything we can to make sure RINGFALL is worth your time and attention, and we're excited to see how everyone reacts when they get to play. We're preparing a few videos and an article detailing the upcoming pre-alpha test, including what to expect, some of our systems, as well as other important things to be aware of when you play. The testing period dates will also be posted here to X early next week. We're working on a small trailer with a new music track for it. Thank you for your continued patience!

Firstly, I acknowledge the frustration here. I want to explain our approach from the Designer's perspective. One of the things that's really important for League's longevity is to have the right amount of frustration in the game. It creates a desire to learn, to try again, it creates highs and lows and texture + variety in the experience. Broadly, the Design team doesn't believe that there is so much frustration in the game currently to warrant a larger swing than what we're making. The goal for us is not for the Designers to make the most popular changes in the game. You've all seen the "reddit knows balance threads". It's also not for Designers to broadly reduce frustration, though it can be right sometimes. I could rattle off hundreds of things people find frustrating, from dying to fed Rengar with no counterplay, to windwall, to mages bot, etc. I know it's not going to be popular, but we believe that mages bot with reasonable levels of ebbs, flows and strengths and weaknesses adds to League's longevity. We are still doing something about mages bot on 26.16. The thing we're not doing is removing them from viability though as we think their presence makes League better.

WORLD'S FIRST ETERNUS 1 OF 1. JOB FINISHED. RANK 1.