THE FINALS Store Update 11.4.0 gives the shop a Flower Powerplant theme while the latest Grand Major 2026 standings set up a tense finish to Cycle 3. The official Steam announcement covers the store refresh before turning to the Online Series and its upcoming regional qualifiers.
Flower Powerplant brings peace and love to the Arena
The new store theme leans hard into nature, positivity, and a star-child look. Contestants can carry that peaceful aesthetic into the Arena before turning the match into the usual chaotic fight for survival. It is a colorful change of pace for the shop, even if the competition itself remains anything but calm.
The update also includes a video focused on the Flower Powerplant store refresh.
AMERICAS reaches a 155-point deadlock
The AMERICAS title race is now locked at the top. Unphased entered the latest Top 8 event as the regional leader but finished last with only five points. Luminon Gaming, the Team ED roster, took second, leaving both teams tied on 155 points.
NTMR won the event with its rebuilt roster making its debut, starting from zero. Pulsar sits at 140 points, while ENVY has 130. Both remain close enough to enter the golden-ticket fight with one major Saturday still to play.
Scotty summed up the tie with a little disbelief: “One hundred and fifty-five apiece, folks! I had to run the numbers SIX times!”
HIBOO takes control in APAC
APAC finished Cycle 3 two weeks ago, and the regional lead changed hands for the first time this season. HIBOO won back-to-back events and moved to 230 points. KZ, who had held the lead since May, is only five points behind at 225.
DRG remains within reach at 200 points, leaving APAC with a three-team fight heading into Cycle 4. The final cycle will decide which roster earns the region’s direct invitation to The Grand Major 2026.
EMEA’s Cycle 3 finale arrives August 8
EMEA will close Cycle 3 on Saturday, August 8, with a crowded Top 8 and a 175-point lead to defend. Five Fears are 75 points ahead of the nearest challenger, giving them a strong position before the final event.
Teiko, the Cycle 1 champions, scored no points during the previous cycle but have fought their way back into contention. Alliance will also play its first final under that name after previously competing as BobaSlurpers.
The EMEA broadcast is scheduled for Saturday, August 8, at 12 p.m. CET on Twitch or YouTube.
Cycle 4 qualifiers begin across the regions
Cycle 4 will be the last round of the regional Online Series. The team with the most points at the end earns a golden ticket, which is a direct invitation to The Grand Major 2026. The remaining teams will have to take the longer route toward the event.
APAC’s Cycle 4 qualifiers open on August 8. Teams in the other regions can register on their own upcoming dates:
- APAC signup — August 8
- AMER signup — August 15
- EMEA signup — August 22
Every contestant featured in the broadcasts started in Open Qualifiers, so the next cycle remains an opportunity for new teams to chase the same route. The store may be dressed for peace and love, but the Grand Major race is heading into its sharpest stretch yet.
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Developed by Embark Studios
The Finals is the world’s first Dynamism Shooter, a free-to-play, fast-paced, physics-driven, first-person shooter set on the stage of the biggest Gameshow of the future! Fight for Fans and fortune in fully-destructible, virtual Arenas that guarantee no two rounds will ever play the same!
- Genre Shooter
- Platforms Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
- Perspective First person
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- Release December 7, 2023
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