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Track the PC games, storefronts, hardware and community stories that shape how players discover, mod and play on computers.
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Recent PC stories across games, services and hardware.
Multi-platform
The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu launches July 15 on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. ACE Team's co-op expedition horror game uses altered perception and voice chat to make squads doubt each other.
Multi-platform
D-topia launches July 14 on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch. Marumittu Games' puzzle adventure turns an AI-managed utopia into a story about comfort, choice and human friction.
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.
Persona
Persona 3 launched in Japan 20 years ago today, giving Atlus the school-year RPG structure that still defines modern Persona.
Multi-platform
This week’s most interesting new releases include a trick-scoring train platformer, co-op Lovecraftian horror, a Cozy Grove sequel, a Moss collection, an AI-utopia puzzle adventure and the return of Culdcept.
Assassin's Creed
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced sold 2 million copies in its first day, giving Ubisoft's pirate remake a major launch across PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
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.
SteamPlayStation 5Xbox Series X|S
The Alters: Last Variable launches July 13 as a substantial story DLC for 11 bit studios' sci-fi survival game. The expansion follows Jan Scientist after one ending and adds terraforming, an underground base and new research systems.
PlayStation 5Xbox Series X|SSteam
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.
Xbox Series X|S
Microsoft has denied claims that Xbox's latest layoffs are meant to replace US employees with foreign workers, saying the cuts are part of a wider restructuring of the gaming business.
Steam
Heartopia's Steam player count has risen well above recent evening checks as XD opens the Call of Whales Fashionwave. The update adds Whalefall Canyon, undersea homestead space and new rewards, with a Sanrio Characters collaboration next week.
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.
