miHoYo just dropped the July 15 launch details for Honkai: Star Rail 4.4, and the whales already smell blood in the water. The patch picks up Planarcadia's story where Himeko got bodied by Lord Ravager Asat Pramad, then vanished after dropping a breadcrumb trail tied to the Express. Players will hunt that clue, unravel the fifteen-year-old truth behind Asat's obsession, and finally square up against the guy in a boss fight that the update calls decisive.

Phase two of the Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] collab kicks off July 24 with Rin Tohsaka (Quantum Erudition) and Gilgamesh (Lightning Destruction) as new limited 5-stars. Rin throws gems for scaling damage, Gilgamesh banks "Interest" to spam Gate of Babylon then drops Enuma Elish. The collab event "Fate/Star Rail Night" runs with story oversight from Kinoko Nasu himself, and login rewards let players pick either Gilgamesh or Archer for free through the end of 4.6.

Himeko • Nova (Fire Erudition) banners the whole patch and brings a Territory mechanic plus the Starblazer mech that Express crew members can pilot for bonus effects. Reruns, new events like "Antigraft Brickbuster," a permanent "Currency Wars" expansion, Sparxie's "Candy-Coated Waves" outfit, and a 10-pull login reward round out the package. Sources close to the update confirm the collab characters and their Light Cones stay in the pool long-term with shared guarantees.