Latest Patch Notes in Gaming — Week of July 13–19, 2026

Every week we round up every major game patch, hotfix, and update so you can find the latest patch notes in gaming all in one place. Here's everything that dropped the week of July 13–19, 2026. Click any link to jump straight to the official notes.

Quick Summary

Diablo IV — Patch 3.1.1 (July 14) adding the Seasonal Reputation Board and improved Pandemonium Fragment economy, plus surprise Patch 3.1.1a (July 16) removing the one-crafted-Mythic restriction and boosting drop rates
League of Legends — Patch 26.14 with T1 World Championship three-peat skins, Mordekaiser buffs, Azir fixes, and Victorious Rengar
Overwatch — July 14 Summer Games 2026 patch with Lucioball, Winston's Beach Volleyball, and Vendetta ultimate cost reduction
Guild Wars 2 — July 14 & 15 updates with a massive profession skill rebalance across Mesmer, Engineer, and more
Forza Horizon 6 — July 13 update with AI collision fixes, audio improvements, and a full Rivals leaderboard wipe for exploited times
Marvel Rivals — Continued near-twice-weekly hero balance updates
World of Warcraft — Ongoing Midnight class tuning and dungeon hotfixes
Fortnite — Chapter 7 Season 3 weapon and Sprite tuning
Deadlock — Weekly hero and item balance iteration
Genshin Impact — Version Luna VIII with Sunny Summer Fontinalia event

Diablo IV Patch Notes — Patch 3.1.1 (July 14) and Patch 3.1.1a (July 16)

Dates: July 14 (3.1.1) and July 16 PC / July 17 Console (3.1.1a)

Two patches in three days — and 3.1.1a is the one that changes everything. The community had been vocal about two Season 14 pain points since launch: Mythic Uniques felt too rare and the one-crafted-Mythic equipment restriction felt too punishing. Blizzard responded to both.

Patch 3.1.1 on July 14 delivered the Seasonal Reputation Board at Temis, giving players a structured progression path through Season 14's content. Deathtoll Chambers now guarantee at least one Superior Lair Key at high Torment levels. The Corrupted Reaper's Pandemonium Fragment drops were doubled to up to two, scaling with Torment. The Repeatable Glints of Hope Reputation Reward now guarantees a Fragment. Mythic crafting cost was reduced from 5 to 4 Fragments via the Horadric Cube. El'druin, Sword of Justice was added to the Blacksmith's Mythic Cache. Multiple bug fixes addressed Tower rewards only going to one party member, map loading failures in Dark Refuge, and the Season Rank objective Terrorize The Night failing to progress.

Class balance was significant. Paladin's base damage was doubled from 90% to 180%, with charge cooldown halved from 10 to 8 seconds and armor while charging increased from 40% to 60%. Judicator's damage was completely reworked — instead of 8% stacking 10 times, it now applies a flat 60% bonus that stacks once, making Judicator builds viable without relying on proc stacking. Resolve was capped at 16 stacks and Thorns damage was reduced from 100% to 70%.

Patch 3.1.1a on July 16 was the surprise follow-up. The one-crafted-Mythic equipment restriction was removed entirely for the rest of Season 14 — you can now equip as many crafted Mythics as you want. Blizzard noted they'll re-evaluate this in Season 15 when the Horadric Cube gets a direct Mythic upgrade system that preserves the original Unique. Mythic and Iconic Unique drop rates from the Corrupted Reaper were officially increased. The ability to apply the Mythic modifier to Unique Charms and Seals in the Cube was removed — this was an unintended bug, not a feature. Cross-play was temporarily disabled until the console patch landed on July 17.