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PlayStation Blog has featured a new round of community screenshots from Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced's Photo Mode, showcasing Edward Kenway's adventures aboard the Jackdaw. The blog also announced a fresh two-week theme inviting players to submit their own Jackdaw-focused captures by August 5, 2026.
Amazon Games has officially confirmed that Tomb Raider: Catalyst will not launch until 2028, pushing the Unreal Engine 5 adventure well beyond its original 2027 window. The announcement came alongside the firm February 12, 2027 release date for Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, the series' immediate next entry.
Amazon's The Rings of Power will debut early versions of the Ringwraiths in its third season, reimagined as the Nazgnagôl — a show-invented term meaning "Ring-servant" in Black Speech. Khamûl the Black Easterling will be played by Zubin Varla, while Jamie Campbell Bower joins as Celeborn.
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced has sold 3.5 million copies in its first 14 days, exceeding Ubisoft's annual expectations for the remake. The strong launch comes as the publisher reports a 9% year-on-year decline in net bookings and confirms a third round of layoffs affecting 380 employees across its studios.
Woot is selling a Grade A Refurbished Nintendo Switch 2 bundle with Mario Kart World for $419, a $20 drop from last week's price. The deal arrives just before Nintendo raises the console's MSRP to $499.99 on September 1, making this the lowest price yet for the new hardware.
VITURE is offering an extra 15% off its entire lineup of refurbished XR glasses through its official eBay storefront using coupon code REFURBLOVE. The deal includes the gaming-focused Beast model and the productivity-oriented Luma series, each backed by a two-year Allstate warranty. For players who have wanted a portable giant screen without the full retail price, this refurbished sale makes the entry point significantly more approachable.
Amazon and Warner Bros. have revealed Batman: Caped Crusader - Chronicles, a cooperative crime-solving party game launching July 31 exclusively for Prime members at no extra cost. The game releases alongside Season 2 of the animated series and supports up to four players using phones as controllers. Players join Detective Montoya across 11 episodic missions featuring villains like Scarecrow and The Joker.
RibCage Games announced Alpha Nomos, a rhythm-action roguelite where live-recorded instruments serve as weapons and every strike lands on the beat. The game launches on Xbox Series X|S and marks the studio's first commercial release.
IGN's preview of Agefield High: Rock the School delivers a scathing assessment after six missions, calling the game unpolished, uninspired, and flat. Developer Refugium Games aims for Bully's crown but lands closer to a hollow nostalgia act with buggy physics, repetitive NPC dialogue, and minigames ripped from other titles. The game releases August 12.
Sega revealed Virtua Fighter Crossroads at Summer Game Fest, targeting a 2026 release with a bold new story mode set in the fictional Southeast Asian nation of Vilasapara. Producer Riichiro Yamada says the team wants to "go above the genre" by blending traditional three-button combat with branching narratives, minigames, and legacy characters who may become allies or enemies.
