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Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced required devs to “rebuild” the 2013 game because Ubisoft couldn’t “use the code from the original”

• Black Flag Resynced needed a rebuild, not a simple remaster
• Devs said Ubisoft couldn't reuse the 2013 game's original code
• Highlights the technical challenge of updating older AC titles

Ubisoft's remaster of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, known as Black Flag Resynced, could not simply reuse the codebase of the original 2013 release, meaning developers effectively had to rebuild large parts of the game from scratch. The disclosure, made by developers speaking to GamesRadar+, highlights the scale…

Apple TV Officially Sets Release Date for Chris Pratt’s New Military Action Thriller

• Apple TV sets November 2026 release for Chris Pratt's Way of the Warrior Kid
• Pratt plays a Navy SEAL helping his bullied nephew, not fighting enemies
• Directed by McG, based on Jocko Willink's book, adapted by Will Staples

Apple TV has confirmed that Chris Pratt's new film, Way of the Warrior Kid, will premiere in November 2026, offering the actor a rare departure from his usual hard-edged military and law enforcement roles. Directed by McG, the film sees Pratt play Jake, a decorated Navy SEAL who…

3 Tony Bennett Songs That Still Give Me Chills

The article is a personal, opinion-led rundown from American Songwriter highlighting three songs from Tony Bennett's more than 70-year career that the writer finds particularly moving. It is not a news report but a retrospective celebrating Bennett's musical legacy through a small selection of standout recordings. The three…

10 Fantasy Shows I Knew Would Be Masterpieces After the First 10 Minutes

• Writer lists ten fantasy TV shows with standout opening ten minutes.
• "Arcane" praised for its emotional, well-animated opening battle scene.
• "Penny Dreadful" and "Gravity Falls" also cited for strong pilots.

A Collider writer has compiled a personal list of ten fantasy television series whose opening ten minutes were so strong they signalled the show would become a masterpiece. The piece argues that a series' quality is often evident almost immediately, through striking visuals, emotional hooks or compelling world-building,…

Best Gunslinger build in SpiritVale

• Destructoid publishes recommended Gunslinger class build for SpiritVale
• Suggests dual revolvers, crit-focused gear and specific artifact sets
• Advises prioritising Dexterity and Agility stats, key skills Gun Mastery/Panic Burst

This is a gaming guide from Destructoid recommending a build for the Gunslinger class in the MMO SpiritVale, aimed at players wanting to maximise the class's high damage-per-second potential. It matters to players choosing a class build, as the guide argues Gunslinger has few weaknesses but needs correct…

‘Back to the Future’ Meets James Bond in the Sci-Fi Blockbuster Leaving Streaming

• Men in Black 3 is leaving Peacock in the US soon.
• The 2012 film mixed time travel with mainstream spy-comedy appeal.
• It cost about $250m to make and grossed over $650m.

Men in Black 3, the 2012 sci-fi comedy blending time-travel plotting with secret-agent spectacle, is due to leave Peacock in the US, giving viewers a limited window to catch it before it disappears from the service. The film stands out for balancing a complex, mind-bending time-travel narrative with…

The 1995 Radiohead song Thom Yorke will never get right: “It sounds a bit like Status Quo”

• Yorke believes ‘Bones’ never works properly in concert.
• He now hears the song as too traditionally rock-oriented.
• Radiohead have often avoided playing certain popular songs live.

Thom Yorke has said Radiohead’s 1995 song ‘Bones’ is one he feels the band can never quite make work live. His comments illustrate the tension between the more direct rock sound of *The Bends* and Radiohead’s later desire to develop a different musical identity. ‘Bones’ appeared on *The…

‘GTA 6 needs this’: This GTA 5 prison mod turns one of roleplay’s most enduring staples into a game within a game

• GTA 5 mod reworks prison roleplay into a deeper standalone experience
• Highlights a long-neglected staple of GTA roleplay servers
• Fans say Rockstar should adopt similar depth for GTA 6

A newly showcased Grand Theft Auto 5 mod overhauls prison roleplay, turning what is usually a minor, repetitive feature into a fully-fledged "game within a game" for the GTA V roleplay community. The mod has drawn attention because prison sequences are one of roleplay's most enduring but least…

How to Disable Music Videos in Spotify

• Spotify now has a toggle to turn off all music videos.
• Found under Settings in the "Videos and Canvas" section.
• Separate toggles exist for Canvas art and video podcasts too.

Spotify has added a settings toggle that lets users disable music videos across the app, addressing a long-standing complaint about videos playing automatically whenever an artist uploaded one for a track. Previously there was no straightforward way to turn this off, and the autoplay behaviour irritated users by…