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Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Graphics Comparison (Resynced vs. OG)

Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations is an expansion that inches ever closer to the stratospheric heights of Doom Eternal. Our review: bit.ly/4wc8cAl

Obsidian Entertainment is reportedly pulling the plug on a sequel to Avowed to prioritize a new Fallout game. bit.ly/3T9rQxZ

This season ain’t gonna knock anybody’s socks off, and both Dynasty and Road to Glory have leaned hard into spreadsheet management this year, but smart on-field additions to an already good game make College Football 27 worth suiting up for once again. Our review: bit.ly/4wzNf1Q

Christopher Nolan explains why he went for contemporary dialogue in The Odyssey, but admits the decision "might bite me on the ass." bit.ly/4bD8Luq

Echoes of Aincrad may seem like a dream game for hardcore Sword Art Online fans, but divorced from the anime’s branding, it’s just a passable action-RPG. Our review: bit.ly/4frg2zL

Ryse: Son of Rome was originally planned to explore multiple eras, Assassin's Creed style, before critical and commercial failure sank Crytek and Xbox's ambition. bit.ly/3Tewefb

We spoke with two of The Odyssey's biggest stars, Matt Damon and Zendaya, to find out how they approached their roles as Odysseus and Athena and the unique joys and challenges that come with making a Christopher Nolan movie. bit.ly/4bfpwvC

Evil Dead Burn is, by far, the most violent and oppressive Evil Dead movie yet, but even with Alice’s struggles to move past her late husband as a sensible narrative hook, it has very little in the way to say with all of that sound and fury. Our review: bit.ly/4wvb9LI

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has admitted Game Pass has failed to grow as Microsoft had expected, with reports indicating it is tens of millions of subscribers short of previous targets. bit.ly/3TutIS0

Moana offers a visually pleasing live-action outing for the Polynesian heroine while being constricted by its faithfulness to the original storyline and camera beats. A technical feat but not nearly as iconic as the original. Our review: bit.ly/4aPTvdw

ICYMI: Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2 are now available on PS4 and PS5, but they won't come cheap. bit.ly/4vGiMhX

Former Dragon Age lead writer David Gaider doesn't think BioWare's fantasy series will return while owned by publisher EA — though knows what he'd do if a fifth game was ever made. bit.ly/44VHBv3

The new Dune: Part Three trailer reminds us that Zendaya's Chani is the critical X-factor that makes this latest sequel so exciting. bit.ly/4vNK6eO

X-Men '97 keeps firing on all cylinders, with Episode 4 capping off the origin of Apocalypse in fittingly dramatic fashion. Our review: bit.ly/4wtJZoz

The Alienware AW3426DW is Alienware's latest high-end ultrawide gaming monitor, and it's actually less expensive than you'd expect for a display this nice. bit.ly/4vVHgUZ

With Grand Theft Auto 3, Rockstar invented the modern video game, and with Bomb da Base Act II, GTA reinvented itself. Here's why this Tin Can Alley sniper mission remains so memorable: bit.ly/4bhgHkW

Preorders are now live for Evil Dead Burn’s 4K steelbook, standard 4K, Blu-ray, and a Two-Film Collection with Evil Dead Rise. Here's where you can secure them right now: bit.ly/44VarM3

Lionsgate and director of the live-action Naruto movie Destin Daniel Cretton will launch a global casting search for the roles of Team 7’s three young shinobi Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura. bit.ly/4vXcFGT

EA Sports College Football 27 has launched to "Mostly Negative" Steam reviews as fans revolt against pricey microtransactions in offline game modes. bit.ly/4feIyDz