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RIVALS New Update: Schedule, Start Times & Next Countdown
New Update is the marquee content drop in RIVALS, the fast-paced first-person shooter from Nosniy Games. Rather than trickling additions out one at a time, each New Update bundles the studio’s biggest changes together — new skins, wraps, and finishers, a fresh gamemode, and a round of ranked adjustments. RIVALS is one of the most-played shooters on Roblox, pulling about 150,000 players into matches at the moment and more than about 18,000,000,000 visits across its run.
This is not a weekly event. A New Update arrives every ~126 days, and every one so far has gone live on a Friday afternoon in New York. That single release moment lands at very different local times depending on where you play, so the section below lays the start time out across the major world time zones. The next drop is projected for Friday, September 18 at 3 PM ET — that date is our best estimate from the game’s established rhythm, and we confirm it once Nosniy Games announces the details.
RIVALS
New Update
Sep 18, 3:00 PM ET
Next in 21d 15h 39m
Projected from its usual rhythm — we confirm the exact time once the developer posts it.
- Fridays, 3:00 PM ET
Runs every ~126 days.
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How often the New Update lands
RIVALS reserves the New Update label for headline releases, which land far less often than the game’s smaller events — a New Update arrives every ~126 days. Across 3 releases so far, each has gone live on a Friday at 3:00 PM ET. Because that single global release falls in the middle of the New York afternoon, it reaches players at very different hours. Here is when it goes live around the world:
- US East Coast (ET): 3:00 PM Friday
- US West Coast (PT): 12:00 PM Friday
- UK (BST): 8:00 PM Friday
- Central Europe (CEST): 9:00 PM Friday
- India (IST): 12:30 AM Saturday
- Japan (JST): 4:00 AM Saturday
- Eastern Australia (AEST): 5:00 AM Saturday
The next release time and the usual Friday slot are on the card above.
What’s in the latest RIVALS update
The newest New Update sticks to the pillars RIVALS players have come to expect:
- New cosmetics — skins, weapon wraps, and finishers to unlock
- A new gamemode added to the standard rotation
- Ranked changes that reshape how competitive matches are scored
- A handful of smaller additions alongside the headliners
The cosmetics and the new gamemode tend to pull players back first, while the ranked reworks matter most to anyone climbing the competitive ladder.
Tips for catching the next update
- The Friday 3:00 PM ET release is convenient for North American players; in Europe it is an evening drop, and in Asia or Australia it lands overnight, so plan for Saturday morning.
- If you cannot be online at launch, there is no rush — the skins, gamemode, and ranked changes stay in the game, so you catch up whenever you next log in.
- Set a reminder for the projected date and check back closer to it, since the exact timing is confirmed once the studio posts.
How the New Update fits RIVALS’ schedule
The New Update sits at the top of a busier calendar. Between these headline drops, RIVALS runs shorter events — its Returning Gamemode weekends bring old modes back into rotation, and a past Summer Update added its own seasonal content — with a numbered Update 22 also on the way. Those smaller events fill the months between New Updates, which is what makes the big drop feel like an occasion when it arrives. With about 90,000,000 favorites, the game has a large audience ready for each one.
Frequently asked questions
What time is the RIVALS New Update event in my timezone?
Each New Update goes live at 3:00 PM ET on a Friday, which is 12:00 PM in Los Angeles, 8:00 PM in London, 9:00 PM in central Europe, 12:30 AM Saturday in India, 4:00 AM Saturday in Japan, and 5:00 AM Saturday in eastern Australia.
How often is the RIVALS New Update event?
RIVALS ships a New Update every ~126 days, making it one of the game’s least frequent but biggest events, always on a Friday afternoon ET.
When is the next RIVALS New Update event?
The next New Update is projected for Friday, September 18 at 3 PM ET, an estimate based on the game’s usual rhythm that we confirm once Nosniy Games announces it.
What do you do in RIVALS New Update?
A New Update adds fresh content to unlock and play — new skins, wraps, and finishers, a new gamemode, and updated ranked rules — so you jump in to try the mode, chase the cosmetics, and adjust to the competitive changes.