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Banner schedules, new character reveals, version updates, and patch coverage across the gacha space, refreshed as each game moves through its live-service cycle.
Hsin's Debut Banner Closes October 22, and the Version's Second Debut Opens the Same Day
Phase 1 of 3.7 ends on 22 October, taking Hsin, Chisa and Iuno with it, and Phase 2 opens immediately with Suoming alongside reruns of Lynae and Lucilla, running to 10 November. Suoming is a limited 5-star sword Resonator whose signature, the 5-star Unspoken Rue, gets the rate-up on the Phase 2 weapon Convene. Hsin is the one that does not come back for months, so the decision has to be made before the 22nd rather than after. The full banner list, with the weapon Convenes and our verdict on each, is on the banners page.
Wuthering Waves 3.7 Puts Two Electro Debuts in One Version, and Your Astrite Will Only Cover One
Version 3.7, Prism's Illusion, Heart's Illumination, went live on 30 September after maintenance. Phase 1 is headlined by Hsin, a 5-star Electro Rectifier Resonator and the game's first playable Sentinel, running beside reruns of Chisa and Iuno. The patch continues the Solaris-3 story with Chapter IV Act IV, Simulacrum of the Heart, and opens the Simulacrum Nexus of Mengzhou. The catch is the schedule: Suoming debuts in Phase 2 three weeks later, so a free-to-play reserve that splits across both phases risks losing to pity twice.
ZZZ Anniversary Rewards: The Free S-Rank Selector
Everything ZZZ's first-anniversary patch hands out: a free S-Rank Agent selector, the login campaign, standard-channel additions, and how many Polychromes you end up with.
The Gacha Summer 2026 Banner Calendar: Every Confirmed and Leaked Drop Through September
Five of the biggest gacha games are running overlapping patch cycles this summer, and your wallet cannot cover all of them. Here is the consolidated calendar for Genshin, Honkai: Star Rail, Zenless Zone Zero, Reverse: 1999, and Wuthering Waves through September 2026, with what is actually confirmed versus what is still a leak.
Reverse: 1999 3.9 Release Date: Hedone Banner, Nov 5
Version 3.9 projects to November 5, 2026 on Global. CN already ran it from August 13 with Hedone, so the lineup is known rather than leaked.
Genshin 7.0 Phase 2: The Reruns Worth Saving For and Why the Tsaritsa Still Waits
Version 7.0 opens Snezhnaya on August 12 with three new units, but the second half of the patch is where most accounts will spend. Here is what the leaks say about the 7.0 Phase 2 banners, which reruns are most likely, and how to split a Primogem reserve across a patch that is trying to empty it twice.
Zenless Zone Zero Norma Banner: Should You Pull Before the Anniversary?
Norma's Outlier of Prodigies banner is live through July 28, which means she is the last pull decision standing between you and the version 3.1 anniversary. The timing is the whole problem. Here is an honest read on whether Norma is worth breaking your anniversary savings for, or whether this is a skip.
Wuthering Waves 3.6 Release Date: The Road Into Mengzhou, Qingxiao, and Jingran
Version 3.6 is the patch that finally pushes Rovers past the Xbox launch dust and into Mengzhou, the new region teased since 3.5. Two new Resonators headline it, the exploration map opens up again, and the banner order is starting to make sense. Here is the release window and everything worth planning around.
Reverse: 1999 Atomic Heart Collab: Ended, No Rerun Yet
The Atomic Heart collab ended August 13, 2026 with no rerun announced. The Twins, the first dual-Afflatus Arcanist, are currently unobtainable.
Zenless Zone Zero 3.1 Anniversary Prep: What to Do Before July 29
The 3.1 anniversary patch lands on July 29, and how you spend the next two weeks decides how good it feels. Here is the pre-farming, the Polychrome you should be banking, the free-reward history worth setting expectations by, and a clean checklist so nothing rots in your inbox when the anniversary drops.
Genshin 7.0 Snezhnaya: The Launch Roster, Stellar Reactions, and When the Tsaritsa Actually Shows Up
Version 7.0 opens Snezhnaya on August 12, 2026, and it is a bigger deal than a normal region drop: three new units at launch, a Cryo-focused reaction overhaul called Stellar Reactions, and the long build toward the Tsaritsa. Here is what changes, who you can pull day one, and why the Cryo Archon is not in 7.0.
Wuthering Waves 3.6 Preview: Qingxiao, Jingran, and the Road Into Mengzhou
Version 3.6 pushes deeper into Mengzhou with two new limited five-stars: Qingxiao in the first half and Jingran in the second. Here is the leaked release window, what the datamines claim about each resonator, what is still unconfirmed, and how to line up your Astrite before the livestream locks it all in.
Honkai: Star Rail 4.6 Preview: The Elation Wave, Sugilite, and What to Save For
Version 4.5 has not even landed and the 4.6 leaks are already loud. Here is what the datamines actually claim about Honkai: Star Rail's next patch, why the Path of Elation is suddenly everywhere, where Sugilite fits, and how to budget your Stellar Jade around a fall banner lineup that is still mostly rumor.
Limbus Walpurgis Night 9 Ended: When the 10th Lands
The 9th Walpurgis Night ran July 9 to 23, 2026 and is closed. Dawn Office Gregor and Faust are gone until the 10th, due around November.
Nikke's Marciana: Marine Study Is Live: A Boss-Killer, Not a Must-Pull
The second summer SSR of the Wave to You update is here. Marciana: Marine Study is a single-target Iron specialist who gets stronger as the screen empties out. Here is who she is for, how to gear her, and whether your summer gems are better spent elsewhere.
HSR 4.4 Hands You a Free 5-Star: Take Archer or Gilgamesh?
The Fate/stay night collaboration returns in Honkai: Star Rail 4.4, and it comes with a free limited 5-star of your choice. You can only pick one, and the right answer depends almost entirely on what you already own. Here is how to decide.
Genshin's Lightrace Wish Lets You Pick Your 5-Star: How the New Banner Actually Works
Version 6.7 quietly changed how Genshin wishing works. The Lightrace Wish drops the single-featured banner for a lineup you steer yourself. Here is what it does, which characters are in the first run, and whether it is a real win for F2P Travelers.
Reverse: 1999 3.8 Release Date and Everecho Banner
Version 3.8 "The Temporal Scale" is live on Global as of September 24. Everecho headlines Phase 1 to October 15, Cornerstone Phase 2.
Whiteout Survival July Update: Gen 9 Heroes Magnus, Xura, and Fred Arrive with the New Winter Siege Event
Whiteout Survival's July 2026 patch adds the Generation 9 hero wave, Magnus, Xura, and Fred, alongside a brand new alliance war mode called Winter Siege, two extra formation slots, and a pet cooldown cut. Here is what changed, who is worth building, and how to prep your alliance.
NIKKE x Persona Is Official: Shift Up Confirms a Crossover Spanning Persona 3, 4, and 5
During its Summer 2026 Special Broadcast, Shift Up announced that Goddess of Victory: NIKKE is crossing over with Atlus' Persona series, and it is not a single-game collab. The teaser pulled imagery from Persona 3, 4, and 5 at once. Here is what was confirmed, who is likely to be playable, and when it lands.
Zenless Zone Zero 3.2 Preview: Everything We Know About Claret and Roxy So Far
With the 3.1 anniversary update barely underway, leaks for Zenless Zone Zero Version 3.2 have already surfaced two new S-Rank Agents: Claret and Roxy. Here is the current release-window estimate, what the leaks actually claim, and how much of it you should trust before HoYoverse confirms a thing.
Honkai: Star Rail 4.5 Goes to the Beach: Robin Summeretto and Aventurine Waveflair Headline the Summer Update
Fresh off the Fate collaboration in 4.4, Honkai: Star Rail's Version 4.5 leans all the way into summer with two limited alternate forms: Robin Summeretto, a Wind Remembrance unit, and Aventurine Waveflair, a Quantum Elation carry. Here is everything revealed so far, how the two phases line up, and whether you should save for them right after a collab patch drained your Jades.
Genshin 6.7 Phase 2 Is Your Last Pull Window Before Snezhnaya: Columbina and Raiden Shogun Return
Version 6.7 Phase 2 brings back Columbina, the Hydro Damselette and Lunar-reaction enabler, alongside a Raiden Shogun rerun. With HoYoverse skipping 6.8 and jumping straight to 7.0 Snezhnaya on August 12, this is the final banner stretch before the frozen nation arrives. Here is who to pull and how to prep.
Limbus Canto 10: The Gaze Bearing, Explained
Canto 10 is Meursault's chapter, built on Camus's The Stranger, and you can start it after Canto 1 with loaned level 65 Identities. All four Season 8 IDs.
NIKKE 'Wave to You' Summer Update Is Live: Cinderella: Crystal Wave, Marciana, a Beach Minigame, and a Persona Teaser
SHIFT UP kicked off summer in Goddess of Victory: NIKKE on July 2 with the 'Wave to You' update. It brings two summer-limited SSR Nikkes, a new story event, the Island Breaker minigame, swimsuit costumes, and the first teaser for an upcoming Persona collaboration. Here is everything in the patch and who to pull.
Wuthering Waves Crossplay and Cross-Save on Xbox
Wuthering Waves crossplay works across Xbox, PC, mobile and PS5. Here is how to carry an existing account over, and what the Game Pass rewards actually include.
Honkai: Star Rail Codes (July 2026): Every Active Redeem Code for Free Stellar Jade
A full list of the active Honkai: Star Rail redeem codes for July 2026, what each one gives, how to redeem them in under a minute, and why the Version 4.4 livestream codes are already gone. Grab the free Stellar Jade before it expires.
Reverse: 1999 Version 3.7 Anniversary Preview: What the Third-Year Patch Is Shaping Up To Be
With 3.6 and Enigma barely live, attention is already turning to Reverse: 1999 Version 3.7, expected to be the third-anniversary patch. Here is what is confirmed, what anniversary versions historically deliver, and how to bank your pulls now.
Honkai: Star Rail's Fate/stay night Collab: Free Gilgamesh, Rin Tohsaka, and the Event Everyone Is Saving For
The 4.4 Fate/stay night crossover is the biggest event of the patch. Gilgamesh is handed to every player for free, Rin Tohsaka headlines the premium banner, and the collab event brings its own story and rewards. Here is how to claim him and whether Rin is worth pulling.
Genshin Impact 7.0 Snezhnaya: Release Date, New Characters, and the Cryo Combat Rework
Genshin Impact Version 7.0 launches August 12, 2026, opening Snezhnaya, the frozen home of the Tsaritsa and the Fatui and the last of Teyvat's seven nations. Odette, Alyosha, and the Cryo Traveler debut alongside a new Stellar Reactions combat system. Here is everything confirmed and leaked.
Wuthering Waves 3.5 Release Date: July 10 Launch Brings Xbox, Xuanling, and Suisui
Wuthering Waves Version 3.5 launches July 10, 2026 alongside the game's Xbox Series debut. New 5-star resonators Yangyang: Xuanling and Suisui headline two banner phases in the new Mengzhou region. Full breakdown and free codes.
Honkai: Star Rail 4.4 Release Date: Himeko Nova, Gilgamesh, and the Free Fate Collab
Honkai: Star Rail Version 4.4 launches July 14, 2026 with Himeko Nova, then the Fate/stay night collab drops July 24 with a free Gilgamesh and premium unit Rin Tohsaka. Full banner order, dates, and what to save for.
Honkai Nexus Anima Release Date: No Date, 2 Betas In
HoYoverse has not announced a release date. Two closed tests are done: the Nexus Bond Test in September 2025 and the Evolution Test in July 2026.
Reverse: 1999 Version 3.6 "Last and First Principles" Launches July 2 With Enigma
Bluepoch confirmed Reverse: 1999 Version 3.6 goes live July 2, 2026 as a single full-length banner headlined by the new 6-Star Enigma, alongside 5-Star rate-ups Sweetheart and Charlie.
Genshin Impact Version 6.7 Is Live: Sandrone Debuts, Citlali Reruns, and a New Lightrace Wish
Genshin Impact Version 6.7 launched July 1, 2026 with the new 5-star Cryo Claymore DPS Sandrone, a Citlali rerun, and the debut Lightrace Wish banner type. Here is what changed and whether to pull.
Reverse: 1999 CN Is 15 Weeks Ahead of Global in 2026
CN runs 15 weeks ahead of Global, not five months. Every 6-star debut since 2024 with both dates, the gap in days, and when it narrows again.
Zenless Zone Zero Is Now on Steam, with Full Cross-Save and Crossplay
HoYoverse's action gacha Zenless Zone Zero launched on Steam on June 17, 2026, with cross-save and crossplay across PC, mobile, and console. Here is what the Steam release means for new and returning players.
Wuthering Waves 3.4 Launches a Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Crossover with Playable Lucy and Rebecca
Wuthering Waves Version 3.4, The Dream Not Dreamed, is the game's first crossover: a Cyberpunk: Edgerunners collaboration that adds Lucy and Rebecca as playable Resonators, running through July 9, 2026.
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