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Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced proves open-world games were already the perfect size 13 years ago

  • Black Flag Resynced remasters the 2013 Assassin's Creed pirate game
  • Writer argues its map size and density were near-perfect
  • Piece contrasts it with bloated modern open-world game design

The article is an opinion piece marking the release of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, a remaster of the 2013 pirate-themed instalment, and argues that its scale illustrates how open-world games of that era were better proportioned than many modern equivalents. The writer contends that Black Flag's Caribbean…

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Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 3 Springfield Reloaded release countdown: Exact date and time

  • Fortnite's Simpsons-themed Springfield Reloaded update launches 30 July 2026
  • Goes live 11am BST after maintenance; new map for 50 players
  • Adds Simpsons weapons, quests, new Sprites and rumoured extra cosmetics

Fortnite is set to launch its "Springfield Reloaded" update on Thursday 30 July 2026, bringing back a Simpsons-themed map as one of the final major content drops of Chapter 7 Season 3. The update reintroduces the Springfield map into the Reload rotation with a fresh twist, giving players…

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LEGO’s Batman Forever Batmobile Set Has Received a Sizable $25 Discount at Amazon

  • LEGO Batman Forever Batmobile set now $74.99, down $25 at Amazon
  • Price is nearly matching its all-time lowest at the retailer
  • Set includes Val Kilmer Batman minifigure and display stand

LEGO's Batman Forever Batmobile set has had its price cut by $25 at Amazon, bringing it down to $74.99 from its usual $99.99. The 909-piece set recreates the finned Batmobile from the 1995 Joel Schumacher film and is a popular pick among LEGO's DC-themed offerings, making this a…

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Pokémon Pokopia’s first DLC comes to Switch 2 on August 5

  • Pokémon Pokopia's Bubbly Basin DLC launches 5 August on Switch 2
  • Adds underwater area, Dive move (free) and new building mechanics
  • Only bought via $35 Expansion Pass, taking total cost to ~$105

Nintendo has confirmed that the first paid DLC for Pokémon Pokopia, the popular Switch 2 exclusive, will launch on 5 August. Called Bubbly Basin, the expansion adds a new underwater area resembling the ruins of Cerulean City, accessible via a new Dive move that lets players explore submerged…

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Pokémon Red & Blue mod transforms the RPG into a sick 3D voxel game

  • Modder reimagines Pokémon Red/Blue as a 3D voxel-style game
  • Adds 60fps, widescreen, dynamic shadows and multiple camera views
  • Requires a legitimately owned ROM; not a standalone emulator

A modder has released an overhaul for the original Pokémon Red and Blue games that reimagines the classic Game Boy RPG as a 3D voxel-style experience, drawing praise for how well retro pixel art translates into a three-dimensional world. The project follows recent interest in 3D pixel art…

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Halo: Campaign Evolved Is Now Out for PS5 and Xbox – Here’s What Comes in Each Edition

  • Halo: Campaign Evolved is out now on Xbox, PS5 and PC.
  • Three editions available: Standard ($49.99), Premium ($69.99), Collector's ($199.99).
  • Collector's Edition, with a Master Chief statue, is currently out of stock.

Halo: Campaign Evolved, a remake of the 2001 original built in Unreal Engine 5, has launched on Xbox, PlayStation 5 and PC, marking the series' first mainline arrival on a PlayStation console. The release includes the original 10-mission campaign alongside a new addition, Operation: METEORITE, giving both returning…

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Resident Evil Movie Is Most Violent Thing Zach Cregger Has Ever Made — “You Gotta Go Grotesque”

  • Cregger promises his most violent film yet.
  • The reboot embraces grotesque survival horror.
  • It is an original Raccoon City story.

Zach Cregger has said his forthcoming Resident Evil film is the most violent work he has made, promising grotesque horror in keeping with the game series’ creature designs and brutality. The comments signal that the reboot will lean heavily into graphic survival horror, distinguishing it from a more…

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‘Two Betrayals’ skulls and terminal locations in Halo Campaign Evolved

  • Guide maps all skull and terminal locations in Halo's "Two Betrayals" mission.
  • Players must fly banshees and fight through Covenant-Flood battles to find them.
  • Four collectibles total: one terminal and three gameplay-altering skulls.

This Polygon guide details how to locate all collectible skulls and the terminal in the "Two Betrayals" mission of Halo: Campaign Evolved, the remastered version of Halo: Combat Evolved. The mission follows "The Library" and marks a turning point in the story, as the AI companion Guilty Spark…

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New AMD Linux patch boosts low-end gaming performance on Steam Deck

  • New AMD Linux patch cuts frame hitches on Steam Deck in EPP mode
  • Fixes driver misreading sleeping threads as low-power signals
  • Test showed 31.8% better "1% low" FPS in Civilization VI

AMD kernel developer David Vernet has submitted a Linux driver patch that could significantly reduce frame hitches on the Steam Deck and other AMD-based gaming handhelds when running in Energy Performance Preference (EPP) mode, the setting designed to balance performance and battery life. The fix targets a long-standing…

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Well, the Greek Prime Minister Seems Happy With The Odyssey — He Called Christopher Nolan to Thank Him for ‘Stimulating Global Interest in Ancient Greek Culture’

  • Greek PM thanked Nolan for boosting interest in Greek culture via The Odyssey
  • Film nearing $1 billion box office; much of it shot in Greece
  • Comes amid criticism from scholar Emily Wilson and Elon Musk

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called director Christopher Nolan on Monday to congratulate him on The Odyssey, thanking him for stimulating global interest in ancient Greek culture. The film, an adaptation of Homer's epic poem, has become a commercial and critical success, and the gesture underlines the perceived…

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