Rugby League 26 news & patch notes

Added all Pro Team Elite cards from previous three weeks ("Complete Set") Added Play Now stadiums: Alexander Stadium, Crown Oil Arena, DCBL Stadium Added Play Now stadiums: Stade Ernest-Wallon, The Shay Stadium, Victoria Pleasure Ground Added Auction House player position filter Added Coach Career membership and support staff reset functionality Added Coach Career representative team management (new careers) Added Career Player Recruitment age and free agent filters Updated team rosters: Dragons, Raiders, Panthers, Sea Eagles Updated team rosters: Knights, Rabbitohs, Tigers, Broncos, Storm Updated short kick-off AI behaviour Updated Coach Career representative match line-up selection Updated Coach Career training UI Improved hold-down-in-tackle defensive reaction Improved acting dummy-half awareness Improved touch line AI movement Increased defensive retreat speed Rectified 1895 Cup and Challenge Cup finals UI Rectified Pro Team Series filter functionality Rectified Pro Team UI scrolling Rectified Custom Clubs HUD preview colours Improved Stability

Added Anzac Round uniforms - Canberra Raiders, Dolphins, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, Penrith Panthers, South Sydney Rabbitohs, St George Illawarra Dragons, Sydney Roosters, Melbourne Storm, Gold Coast Titans Added Alternate uniforms - Brisbane Broncos, Canberra Raiders, Parramatta Eels, Penrith Panthers, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Melbourne Storm Added Heritage uniforms - Dolphins, Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, Wests Tigers Added Pasifika uniforms - Cronulla Sutherland Sharks, New Zealand Warriors Added New Zealand Warriors Dear Warrior uniform Added Brisbane Broncos Black Jersey uniform Added Training to Career Mode Added Buy Now option to Auction House Added Player statistics screen in Competition Mode Added Star and Rookie Career Transfer requests Added Career Mode Recruitment search filter Added Career Coach Mode Local co-op Adjusted Field goal charge meter Resolved drop play maker logic Updated Half-time UI with Team Management Updated Five-Eighth and Half Back plays Updated Play-The-Ball before Dummy Half readiness logic Updated bonus try scoring UI Updated Pro Team Player visuals Updated Online pause menu UI Updated Academy player skills UI Updated Career navigation UI Updated Custom match types Drop Kicks Updated Conversion kick power meter logic Updated custom competitions Logos Updated “We Are The Champions” and “Unstoppable” achievement logic in Competition Mode Updated “The Resolution Will Be Televised” achievement logic Updated Controller audio settings Updated General player visuals Reduced Downtime between commentary Improved Crowd population logic (member count and fan satisfaction) Improved Stability

Added Indigenous uniforms for New Zealand Warriors Updated positions for Half Back and Five Eighth Updated match intro line-up order Resolved rare inaccurate "No Try" decisions Improved short kick-off and line dropout contests Improved line dropout kick angles Improved sidestep collision detection Improved stability

Added Indigenous uniforms for Wests Tigers, Sydney Roosters, and Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Added placement of custom logos on kits Added team line-ups display at match start Added animation for match intro cut scenes and drop-down tries Added fatigue and injuries to the quick interchange menu Added new illegal tackle animations Added new defensive tackle animations to defend line Added taunt animations Added tabs for user-created and downloaded stadiums in Academy Added ability to restore official player stats Updated logic for player positions in Career Mode Updated player numbers with the line-up in Pro Team Adjusted referee positioning based on plays in progress Improved AI logic for attempting 20/40 kicks Balanced Career Mode “Retire” and “Prodigy” rookies receive a small attribute boost Balanced sidestep mechanic (reduced burst speed) Balanced forwards speed Adjusted stamina depletion rates Improved in-play kicking Improved player positioning around the Playmaker Improved kick-off movement Resolved Career Mode free agents to wear dedicated jerseys Updated player visuals for various clubs Updated stadium lighting Refined crowd visuals Updated 1895 Cup fixture appearance in Career and Competition modes Updated match scorecard to show current half Updated favourite and highlighted icons on Pro Team cards Resolved power bar appearing during gameplay when no kick was being performed Updated player positions in post-try cutscenes Resolved grubber kicks counting as dead in goal Improved Stadium Select UI Improved stability

Added Drop Play Maker to D-Pad Down Added Half Time stamina recovery Improved Logic for match reporting Improved Stability