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Assassin's Creed
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced PC players were locked out during a short Ubisoft Connect outage, raising fresh concerns about the remake's offline mode and DRM layer. Ubisoft has not publicly addressed the weekend issue.
Palworld
Palworld 1.0 has pushed the survival game back above 850,000 concurrent players on Steam after its full launch. The surge is well below its early access record, but it still makes the update one of Steam's biggest launches of July.
Borderlands
A new Borderlands rumor claims Bungie could be involved in early talks for a Destiny-style remake of the original game. The claim is unconfirmed and a later update suggests it may have started on 4chan.
Industry
A Brazilian lawmaker has filed a bill inspired by Stop Killing Games that would add new consumer protections when server-dependent games are shut down. The proposal is still early, but it lays out possible duties around notice, offline access, community servers or refunds.
Fallout
A new leak claims Obsidian's reported Fallout project will use modern-style Fallout gameplay instead of an isometric format. The game has not been officially announced.
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EA Sports is removing paid progression options from College Football 27's Road to Glory and Dynasty modes. The reversal follows backlash over microtransactions in modes many players treat as single-player staples.
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Pokemon GO Fest 2026: Global is now live as a free event for all logged-in players. The event includes Mega Mewtwo X and Mega Mewtwo Y raids, branching Timed Research and Special Research for Zeraora.
Roundup
Ubisoft's latest annual report puts new numbers on its difficult year, including fewer monthly active users, lower headcount and a drop in average employee compensation. The filing also shows Ubisoft Singapore grants fell to zero after years of support.
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Ubisoft has added a new risk warning to its annual report about games releasing too late, after a year of delays, cancellations and long-running projects. The filing says late releases can lose market anticipation and fall behind market standards.
PlayStation 5
EU Commissioner Michael McGrath says there may be little the EU can do to stop Sony from ending physical discs for new PlayStation games. His comments leave player pressure, not new EU law, as the clearest challenge to the January 2028 cutoff.
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A DoesItPlay study of 778 PS5 discs found that 93% are playable offline without required downloads or online check-ins. The data lands shortly after PlayStation confirmed new disc production will end in January 2028.
The Division
The Division Resurgence is coming to Steam on July 16, bringing Ubisoft's mobile shooter to another PC storefront with cross-play across Android, iOS and PC.
