Heroic Games Launcher released version 2.19.0, codenamed "Punk-01 Shaka," today, marking its first update in five months since its last release in August. The developers describe this as "mostly a transitory release," primarily focused on laying groundwork for future major integrations and features. Despite the longer development cycle, the project has "never had received so many code contributions as in recent months." Version 2.19.0 includes new features and significant background work across all supported platforms, preparing the launcher for upcoming, larger updates. The developers also acknowledged observing "AI slop here and there" within recent contributions.