Black Flag Resynced is a smash hit, but 51 Ubisoft Barcelona developers are still being laid off
Ubisoft even canceled the studio's launch event as workers prepared to strike over the cuts
Sega's Virtua Racing hits PC and Xbox for the first time, with 8-player online
Thanks to one clever developer
Connecting the dots: Since its release way back in 1992, the legendary Sega Virtua Racing has been ported to a lot of machines, but Xbox and PC never made it onto the list. That has now changed. A developer going by Wanszai recently released an unofficial emulator, built to run the game and nothing else, for Windows, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.
Black Flag Resynced is a hit, but its always-online requirement just proved it's not really offline
Ubisoft Connect outage locked players out of single-player mode despite "offline" support
The studio behind MindsEye is flying fans in for playtests, all while laid-off workers protested outside
Another chapter in one of gaming's messiest studio meltdowns
Steam just made $11 billion in the last 6 months, and most of it came from older games
Steam's record revenue reveals what actually keeps PC gamers loyal: infrastructure, not exclusives
Bottom line: Steam just posted its strongest half-year ever. In the first six months of 2026, it's estimated that games sold through the platform generated $11.1 billion in gross revenue, a record haul for the PC storefront. That figure is close to what Steam generated across all of 2021, a year boosted by pandemic lockdowns – also only 21% of that revenue comes from games released in 2026. The rest came from older titles in Steam's back catalog.
Dell Alienware AW3426DW Review: The New Ultrawide OLED to Beat
Dell's Alienware AW3426DW combines a refined 34-inch 280Hz QD-OLED panel with better text clarity, brighter HDR, and a lower price, making it the new ultrawide OLED to beat.
EU says it can't stop Sony from ending physical PlayStation game releases
"Companies are free to offer games and services in the manner that they see fit"
This gamer had to sue Microsoft to get his hijacked Xbox account back
Microsoft ordered to restore account and pay $400 in damages
EA's College Football 27 is getting review-bombed over hidden single-player microtransactions
Players estimate it would cost around $100 to fully level up a coach without grinding for XP
Steam now has 50% more users than PlayStation, and Sony's own decisions might be pushing more players there
Nearly half of surveyed PlayStation users say they're now seriously considering switching to Steam
Nvidia's rumored GeForce RTX 5090 SE promises flagship power for $500 less, if you can find one
Leaked specs point to 14,080 CUDA cores, 32GB of GDDR7 memory, and a 500W power draw
Ubisoft defends $85 day-one DLC after AC Black Flag Resynced gets review-bombed
The company insists the standard edition includes the complete experience
Data shows physical PlayStation games can be up to 90% cheaper than their digital versions
Once Sony ends disc production in 2028, newer games will only be available at full digital price
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced: 50 GPU Benchmark
How demanding is Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced? We benchmarked 50 graphics cards across multiple settings, resolutions, ray tracing modes, and upscaling presets.
Space Marine 2 sold million of copies, and now Saber Interactive has to turn down projects
In the grim darkness of the far future, some studios can thrive rather than fire everyone
Nvidia launches free GeForce trading card collection featuring 14 designs from NV1 to RTX 2080 Ti
New GPUs are too expensive, but at least the cardboard version is free
Minecraft joins Doom in the "can it run?" hall of fame with Game Boy Color port
The port also runs on the original monochrome Game Boy, albeit at half the speed
DLSS Swapper creator issues malware warning over user-submitted DLLs
This is your daily reminder to avoid downloading random DLLs from untrustworthy websites
Microsoft tells Obsidian to pause or cancel Avowed 2 and make a new Fallout game
The New Vegas studio is being pushed back toward Fallout as Xbox refocuses on its biggest franchises
Philips Evnia 27M2N5500XD 1000Hz Monitor Review
The Philips Evnia 27M2N5500XD promises 1440p at 540Hz and a 1,000Hz Dual Mode, but slow IPS response times leave this LCD monitor well short of its headline specs.
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced modernizes the fan favorite with revamped combat and visuals
Early reviews say Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced successfully brings a series favorite up to modern standards with smoother combat, enhanced naval battles, visual upgrades, and improved mission design. While some note its aging foundations still show, most agree it's a polished and worthy remake.
Xbox Game Pass has lost 4 million subscribers since its price hike backfired
Microsoft reports 30 million members, far below its internal target of 77 million by this July
Nintendo to ship Switch 2 with easier-to-replace batteries in Europe later this year
Nintendo will stop shipping the original Switch to Europe in 2027, just before its 10th anniversary
An indie developer says Steam's refund policy cost his well-reviewed game 55,000 refunds
Paddle Paddle Paddle holds a 90% positive rating on Steam, it's also just $3
