Crytek has dated Hunt: Showdown’s biggest event of the year: Blood Testament opens 8 September alongside Update 2.9. Here is what is confirmed, what is not, and what is worth closing out first.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":4951,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[859],"tags":[],"blog_tag":[],"class_list":["post-4948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hunt-showdown"],"acf":{"redactor":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":"
Hunt: Showdown 1896<\/a> has a date for its biggest event of the year. Blood Testament opens on 8 September<\/strong>, and it arrives together with Update 2.9<\/strong>. What that update actually contains is, at the time of writing, not public \u2014 and being straight about that gap matters more than filling it, because the week before an event is exactly when people plan around rumours.<\/p>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":" TL;DR<\/p>\n Two posts carry everything that is officially known.<\/p>\n On 26 August<\/strong>, the event cinematic went up with one load-bearing line: \u201cBlood Testament begins on September 8th.\u201d<\/em> That is the date, from the studio, in writing.<\/p>\n On 2 September<\/strong>, the Partner Preview post added the second half: the Hunt Partners would be playing Update 2.9<\/strong> live the following day at 8 PM CEST<\/strong>, after the Developer Livestream wrapped. That is the first time 2.9 was named alongside the event, and it puts the update and Blood Testament on the same track rather than treating them as one thing.<\/p>\n Everything else about the event \u2014 modes, rewards, duration, whether it is tied to a pass \u2014 has not been described in either post.<\/p>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"title","heading":"What Is in Update 2.9 \u2014 and Why Nobody Can Tell You Yet","tag":"h2"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":" The Partner Preview is four sentences long. It names no weapon, no map change, no mechanic. There is no patch-note page, no roadmap entry and no developer blog describing 2.9 ahead of the 3 September stream.<\/p>\n Read this before the next tier list<\/p>\n Anything you find this week describing 2.9\u2019s contents \u2014 a weapon list, a map rework, a balance pass \u2014 is either taken from the partner stream after it airs, or it is invented. Check which before you buy anything, respec anything, or bank anything on it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The honest version is short: the update exists, it is playable by partners on 3 September, and its contents become public when Crytek publishes them.<\/p>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"title","heading":"What Is Worth Finishing Before 8 September","tag":"h2"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":" The event that is live right now is Road to Hell, Chapter 3<\/strong>. Crytek confirmed it was still running on 21 August, when it ran a Double XP weekend for it and described the chapter as ongoing.<\/p>\n Here is the part that needs saying plainly: Crytek has not stated what happens to Road to Hell progress when Blood Testament opens.<\/strong> Not that it resets, not that it carries \u2014 nothing either way. That is not a reason to panic, it is a reason to sequence. If there is a reward in Chapter 3 you actually want, the week before a new event is when you take it, because the alternative is finding out the answer after the window closes.<\/p>\n The same logic applies to anything half-finished on your roster. A Hunter you are mid-way through, a prestige you are two levels short of, a weapon unlock you keep deferring \u2014 those are known quantities today and an unknown on the 8th.<\/p>\n If you are coming back after a break, Crytek published a New Player Guide<\/strong> on 24 August covering recruitment through your first mission; it is the studio\u2019s own onboarding material rather than a community reconstruction.<\/p>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"title","heading":"Common Misconceptions","tag":"h2"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":" The studio\u2019s own wording keeps them separate: partners play \u201cUpdate 2.9\u201d, and the event \u201cbegins on September 8th\u201d. They arrive together. That does not make them the same object, and it means 2.9 can carry changes that have nothing to do with the event.<\/p>\n A preview shows what partners were allowed to play. It is not a change list, it is not complete, and it is not binding. Patch notes are a separate document that did not exist when this was written.<\/p>\n Also unstated. Blood Testament has a start date and no published end date. Anyone quoting a duration is quoting themselves.<\/p>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"title","heading":"Our Take: Plan the Week Around What Is Written Down","tag":"h2"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":" Our Take<\/p>\n Treat 8 September as a deadline for what you already have, not as a delivery date for something you have been promised.<\/p>\n Two facts are solid \u2014 the date and the update number \u2014 and both are useful. Everything downstream of them is unwritten, and the gap will be filled this week by people guessing confidently. The productive response is to close out the things whose value you can see today: Chapter 3 rewards you want, a prestige you are near, a Hunter you keep meaning to finish.<\/p>\n Come back for the mechanics after the notes exist. We will update this page when they do.<\/p>\n<\/div>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","text":" Every claim above is traceable to a Crytek post. Where the studio has not said something, this article says so instead of filling the gap.<\/p>\n Checked 3 September 2026.<\/p>"},{"acf_fc_layout":"faq","items":null}],"bottom":null,"meta_description":"Blood Testament begins 8 September with Update 2.9. 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Myth: Blood Testament is<\/em> Update 2.9<\/h3>\n
Myth: the partner stream is the patch notes<\/h3>\n
Myth: the event ends when the next one starts<\/h3>\n
Sources and Confidence<\/h2>\n
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Claim<\/th> Where it comes from<\/th> Status<\/th><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n Blood Testament begins 8 September<\/td> Event cinematic trailer post, 26 August 2026<\/a><\/td> Confirmed by studio<\/td><\/tr>\n Partners play Update 2.9 on 3 September at 20:00 CEST, after the Developer Livestream<\/td> Blood Testament \u2014 Partner Preview, 2 September 2026<\/a><\/td> Confirmed by studio<\/td><\/tr>\n Road to Hell Chapter 3 is the current event<\/td> Road to Hell \u2014 Double XP Weekend, 21 August 2026<\/a><\/td> Confirmed by studio<\/td><\/tr>\n Contents of Update 2.9<\/td> \u2014<\/td> Not published at the time of writing<\/td><\/tr>\n Whether Road to Hell progress carries past 8 September<\/td> \u2014<\/td> Not stated by Crytek<\/td><\/tr>\n Blood Testament end date or duration<\/td> \u2014<\/td> Not stated by Crytek<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n