This week's GeForce Now update has arrived, with eight new games joining the library. The headliner is Halo: Campaign Evolved, now streamable across a wide range of devices, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 also makes a surprise appearance via Ubisoft Connect.

Halo: Campaign Evolved leads this week's list of new titles. GFN Ultimate members can stream the game with RTX 5080‑class performance, DLSS, ray tracing and Reflex, ensuring smooth gameplay even on everyday laptops and Chromebooks. Black Ops 6 is a game that could already be played through GeForce Now, but only if you owned it on Steam or through the Xbox store. Now, Ubisoft Connect is added to that mix, which is a rather unusual place to see COD titles popping up. This likely has something to do with the deal Microsoft struck with Ubisoft for cloud gaming in order to gain UK reglator approval for its acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

Here is the full list of games joining GeForce Now this week:

• Halo: Campaign Evolved (New release on Steam and Xbox, available on Game Pass July 28)
• Mistfall Hunter (New release on Steam July 29)
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (New release on Ubisoft Connect July 30)
• Sudden Attack Zero Point (New release on Steam July 30)
• The Ranchers (New release on Steam, available July 30)
• Corsair Cove (New release on Steam and Xbox, available on Game Pass July 31)
• Funnel Runners (Steam)
• Pathogenic (Steam)

KitGuru Says: Will you be playing any of this week's new games? 

Assassin’s Creed fans may have to wait a little longer for the next main game. A new rumor now claims that Assassin’s Creed Hexe is expected to launch in the second half of 2027 at the earliest.

The latest information comes from gaming insider NateTheHate2, who shared on X that the game is now likely targeting a later release than earlier rumors suggested. Previous reports pointed to a possible June 2027 launch, but that no longer appears to be the expected window.

While the insider did not share any detailed evidence, the timing does make sense. Ubisoft is still supporting Assassin’s Creed Shadows, and the game will not be very old by the middle of 2027. Because of that, there may be no reason for the company to rush the next main entry in the series.

Assassin’s Creed Hexe is one of several Assassin’s Creed games currently in development. Rumors also suggest that Ubisoft is working on a remake of the original Assassin’s Creed. That remake is expected to launch after the recently announced Assassin’s Creed Black Flag: Resynced, which could mean it arrives before Hexe.

Ubisoft has not officially confirmed a release date for Assassin’s Creed Hexe. Until the company shares more details, fans should treat these reports as rumors rather than confirmed information. However, if the latest claims are correct, players can still look forward to more Assassin’s Creed games before Hexe finally arrives.

Insider Tom Henderson has just broken a new story on the Far Cry franchise, revealing that the long-rumored extraction shooter codenamed Maverick has recently been canceled by Ubisoft. Henderson first revealed the existence of the extraction shooter Far Cry spin-off in October 2023. He also shared a few basic tidbits: Maverick would have been set in the Alaskan wilderness, with players fighting one another, animals, and particularly the harsh weather to survive. However, it sounds like the project didn't convince everyone and was therefore canceled as part of the publisher's newfound focus on quality releases. Ubisoft isn't backing away from […]

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Microsoft's Play Anywhere initiative is growing once again. Now, Ubisoft games are included for the first time, meaning for titles like Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, you now only need to purchase the game once to get access across both Xbox consoles and PC. 

According to the announcement on Xbox Wire, a wide range of Ubisoft titles have been updated with premium editions and add‑on content on the Xbox PC app. Ubisoft is also enabling a new console to PC offer, allowing players who own the digital Xbox console version of select games to access the PC version through Ubisoft Connect without paying anything extra. This applies to many of Ubisoft’s biggest franchises, including Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, The Crew and Watch Dogs.

The full list of Ubisoft Play Anywhere titles includes

• Assassin’s Creed Mirage
• Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
• Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
• Far Cry 6
• Immortals Fenyx Rising
• Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
• Riders Republic
• Skull and Bones
• The Crew 2
• The Crew Motorfest
• Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction
• Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
• Watch Dogs Legion

From today, anyone purchasing a digital version of these titles will automatically receive both the Xbox console and Xbox on PC versions. Existing owners of the Xbox digital versions will see the PC editions added to their Ubisoft Connect library, just as long as you've linked your Xbox and Ubisoft accounts through the Xbox PC app. Most DLC and season pass content will transfer across, although consumable items and in‑game currencies are excluded.

KitGuru Says: Xbox Play Anywhere has been around for almost a decade now but it has lacked serious third-party support until recently. Hopefully this will soon expand to include all Ubisoft games, not just a handful of big but slightly older titles. 

For a few years now we've been hearing rumours about multiple new Far Cry projects in development, with one of them being a new take on the extraction shooter genre – a genre that is becoming less popular by the day. Now, it would seem that Ubisoft has caught on to the fact that it has missed the boat on this trend. 

According to a new report from Insider Gaming, Ubisoft has cancelled its Far Cry extraction shooter spin-off. In its place, Ubisoft is now working on a new multiplayer spin-off codenamed “Kodiak”.

It is claimed that this is a “really ambitious” project where “player interactions and player-driven stories take center stage”… which sounds incredibly generic. Ubisoft is also working on the next mainline game in the series, Far Cry 7, reportedly under the codename “Blackbird”.

Ubisoft has greenlit and eventually cancelled many multiplayer projects over the past few years across many different franchises, from The Division and Far Cry, to entirely new IP like XDefiant.

KitGuru Says: A Far Cry extraction shooter could have worked, but it is a much more fitting game mode for something set in The Division universe. I don't understand why The Dark Zone wouldn't just be spun off into its own thing, rather than wasting years of development time trying to force it into another franchise. 

More than three weeks after the announcement, Sony's decision to stop producing new PlayStation discs from January 2028 still reverberates throughout the industry as various developers and publishers react to it. Yesterday, it was Ubisoft's turn. During the French publisher's Q1 2026 earnings call, investors asked if Ubisoft execs were concerned it could create a "demand headwind" as people could not rely on the used market anymore. However, Frédérick Duguet, Chief Financial Officer at Ubisoft, claimed that there won't be much of a difference, at least from their point of view: What we saw on the PC is that it […]

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One of the biggest news stories of the year is easily the announcement by Sony that they will no longer be printing any physical PlayStation discs after 2028. While this was met with immediate backlash from fans and general consumers, some game publishers are painting a rather different picture – with Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot claiming that “we think it will not disturb the industry too much.”

During the company’s most recent quarterly investor call, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot was asked for his take on Sony’s recent announcement that they will be getting rid of physical disc printing come 2028. Offering a somewhat unpopular position on the matter, Guillemot claimed (as transcribed by PCGamer):

“What we saw on the PC is that it helped to grow the market […] There's also some pressure for the future on the cost of machines, and being able to be only digital will help to have more accessible machines, I would say. There are pluses and minuses, but we think it will not disturb the industry too much.”

Ubisoft’s relationship with digital media is an interesting one. Unlike many publishers, Ubisoft is more than willing to offer deep discounts on many of its games on a regular basis, making one aspect of digital-only releases perhaps a bit less concerning.

At the same time, the discounting of these physical games at retailers also likely contributes to their decision to offer similar sales on its digital titles – and so it’s a bit of a chicken and egg situation.

Either way, no matter what Ubisoft thinks, moving away entirely from physical discs will likely have far more reaching consequences than most expect.

KitGuru says: What do you think of Guillemot’s comment? Is it tone deaf? Will consumers benefit at all from this massive impending industry shift? Let us know down below.

Prior to its launch, there was a palpable amount of excitement surrounding Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Remake, with its pre-release materials showcasing a faithful yet-visually-overhauled reinterpretation of the publisher’s 2013 classic. Even so, the game’s rapid success seems to have taken Ubisoft by surprise, with the company revealing that Black Flag Resynced has exceeded “annual expectations within its first 14 days.”

As part of the publisher’s latest fiscal earning reports (covering Q1 of 2026), Ubisoft revealed that the recently-released Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced has far outperformed expectations, writing:

“Released on July 9, 2026, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced has made a strong start with 3.5 million copies sold-in to date, exceeding annual expectations within its first 14 days.”

While the sales figure itself is not surprising (with Ubisoft recently announcing that the game had sold 3 million copies), the fact that Resynced managed to surpass its first year expectations in just two weeks is both impressive and suggests that Ubisoft were – perhaps for the first time – being conservative with their estimates.

What this means for the future of Ubisoft and Assassin’s Creed, we will have to wait and see. That said, it is safe to assume that they will be doubling down on remakes from this point onwards. It will be interesting to see what the rumoured AC1 remake winds up looking like.

KitGuru says: Are you one of the 3.5 million? How does it compare to the likes of AC: Shadows, Valhalla and Mirage? Will Resynced surpass 10 million copies sold when all is said and done? Let us know down below.

Following on from recent leaks, Ubisoft has begun teasing a major Ghost Recon update arriving in August. 

Over the last week, rumours of a Ghost Recon Wildlands Definitive Edition have been doing the rounds. The game is expected to re-release on Xbox Series X/S and PS5 consoles with support for 60FPS gameplay, as well as a brand-new mission.

The Definitive Edition is also said to include all previous season pass content and cosmetic packs, such as the Deluxe Pack. While the headline feature here is an upgrade to 60FPS on console, we expect that the Definitive Edition package will also be available to PC players.

Ubisoft has not yet confirmed that the Definitive Edition is legit, but the publisher did say that it will have a Ghost Recon announcement on August 6th to celebrate the series' 25th anniversary.

KitGuru Says: Given that Ghost Recon is hitting 25 years, I hope that Ubisoft will have a little more to announce, beyond the new Definitive Edition for Wildlands. A new Ghost Recon game would be great to see, even if it is just a teaser. 

Ubisoft has been one of the better publishers when it comes to updating its 8th-gen titles for modern platforms. While the extent of each patch has varied, Ghost Recon Wildlands appears to be set to receive a pretty substantial update, with users noting marketing materials advertising an upcoming 4K60FPS ‘Definitive Edition.’

As reported by multiple users, Ubisoft appears to be gearing up to announce a ‘Definitive Edition’ of 2017’s Ghost Recon Wildlands. Taking to the game’s subreddit, users shared a splash screen which seems to confirm that Ghost Recon Wildlands will be receiving an update in August, bringing some cosmetic packs alongside a ‘new mission’.

By far the most exciting part of the update however is the fact that Wildlands will seemingly be updated with full 4K and 60fps support (compared to its current 1440p 30fps offering).

Of course, we will have to wait for official confirmation from Ubisoft themselves before jumping to conclusions. That being said, the publisher has somewhat acknowledged the leaks, recently taking to Twitter to write: “It’s been a while Ghosts! We know some of you saw some updates, we’ll have more to say on the 6th of August when we celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Ghost Recon. Intel coming soon.”

Given that the August date lines up with the aforementioned splash screen, it’s safe to assume that the information is legit. It will be interesting to learn whether this update will bring with it a bespoke current-gen app, or if it will function more as a backwards compatible+ type of experience. We shouldn’t have to wait long to find out.

KitGuru says: What did you think of Ghost Recon Wildlands? How does it compare to 2019’s breakpoint? What other Ubisoft games do you hope will receive a current-gen update? Let us know down below.

Ubisoft has announced that Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced has surpassed 3 million copies sold during its first week of release. This follows a strong launch day that brought in 2 million sales for the remake, which arrived on July 9th.

According to the publisher, player reception has steadily improved following a series of post-launch updates. Steam user reviews now sit at a Very Positive rating, driven by ongoing quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes informed by player feedback. Ubisoft also confirmed that a highly requested New Game+ mode is currently in development for the title.

Rebuilt from the ground up by Ubisoft Singapore, the title is a complete remake of the 2013 original, using the latest version of the Anvil engine. Visuals have been completely overhauled alongside core gameplay systems. The update introduces parry-focused combat, upgraded stealth and parkour mechanics, expanded naval gameplay, and brand-new story content. Players step into the shoes of pirate captain Edward Kenway during the Golden Age of Piracy, navigating the historical conflict between the Assassins and Templars alongside real figures like Blackbeard, Anne Bonny, and Calico Jack.

The game is currently available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via the Ubisoft Store, Epic Games Store, and Steam, where it is officially Steam Deck Verified. It is also accessible through the Ubisoft+ subscription service.

KitGuru Says: Overhauling a beloved classic like Black Flag seems to have paid off for Ubisoft, and the upcoming addition of a New Game+ mode should keep that player momentum going.

One of Ubisoft’s lesser-appreciated franchises is Watch Dogs. While the first game in the series suffered at launch due to high expectations (much of which was Ubisoft’s own fault), its sequel in particular resonated with many thanks to its open-world, stealth-focused gameplay and overall fun mechanics. Despite 2020’s Watch Dogs Legion seemingly killing the franchise, recent rumours claimed that the trilogy would be making its way to the Switch 2 via a new collection. Unfortunately, this appears to be false.

Recently, a rumour popped up claiming that Watch Dogs 1, 2 and Legion would be coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 via a ‘Dedsec Collection’, with a supposed screenshot of retailer alza.cz listing the product alongside a price of around £40 and an expected release date of March 2027.

While an exciting prospect, especially given that Watch Dogs 1 and 2 never received any current-gen patches, it appears as though the listing was fabricated, with known retail leaker Billbil-kun taking to Dealabs to clarify the rumour, stating (as translated):

“Two details betray the manipulation on the image itself. First, the Ubisoft logo, which is systematically listed at the bottom right of the jacket of all the publisher’s games, is totally absent from this so-called jacket.”

They continued: “Then, and it’s even more revealing, the product code displayed on the shop (‘NS2SW143’) does not actually match the Watch Dogs game: this same code refers to the product sheet of The Crew Motorfest, released recently on Switch 2.”

Full details on their investigation can be found HERE, but in essence, no there does not appear to be a re-release of Watch Dogs planned for the Nintendo Switch 2 any time soon.

All that being said, it wouldn’t be the worst idea for Ubisoft to port the trilogy to more platforms, especially with the long-awaited Watch Dogs film currently being in production.

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KitGuru says: What do you think of the Watch Dogs trilogy? Would you welcome a re-release / remaster? Let us know down below.

Although its release was marred by the layoffs at Ubisoft Barcelona, the team responsible for the game's underwater stages and water tech, among other things, there's no denying that Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is already a smashing success, selling over 2 million copies on the first day of availability. As such, it's not surprising to learn that Ubisoft has some post launch plans for the game, but what is surprising is that they will follow the example set by Crimson Desert, ditching a set roadmap for community feedback. "We're working on New Game Plus right now. It's one of […]

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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced does a lot of things right, enhancing the visuals of the fourth entry in the series to new heights while introducing choice combat and parkour changes for a more engaging experience, and new content allowing players to delve deeper into Edward Kenway's story, which remains as engaging as it has always been. For some, myself included, one of the highlights of the experience is underwater exploration, which I feel is one of the best ever seen in video games to date. However, having created what's one of the best features of the game wasn't enough […]

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While sentiment surrounding the franchise can vary from release-to-release, the Assassin’s Creed series remains one of Ubisoft’s biggest and most successful. In the wake of the long-awaited launch of AC Black Flag Resynced, Ubisoft have now confirmed that Assassin’s Creed as a franchise has sold over 250 million copies.

Making the announcement via a press release, the team at Ubisoft shared initial sales figures for the recently-released Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced remake – confirming that over 2 million units were sold in the first 24 hours.

This is but the cherry on top however, with the publisher now revealing that “since it first launched in 2007, the Assassin's Creed series has sold more than 250 million games worldwide.”

According to the company, this puts AC as “one of the best-selling series in video game history”. While sales data in the video games space remains rather elusive, based on what is known, Assassin’s Creed is currently the 8th best-selling franchise of all time – surpassing the likes of Final Fantasy (212 million), Resident Evil (201 million) and NBA 2K (173 million).

Breaking down the growth of the Assassin’s Creed franchise over the years, we can see that 20 million copies of various AC titles were sold in the past 10 months – with the full timeline being as follows:

• 2010: 20M
• 2014: 73M
• 2016: 100M
• 2019: 140M
• 2020: 155M
• 2022: 200M
• 2025: 230M
• 2026: 250M

Love it or hate it, the Assassin’s Creed franchise continues to be a core pillar for Ubisoft. It will be interesting to see just how many copies Black Flag Resynced manages to push as time goes on.

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KitGuru says: What do you think of Assassin’s Creed in 2026? How many of the dozen+ entries have you played? Will it one day surpass FIFA’s total sales of over 325 million? Let us know down below.

For many, the Assassin’s Creed franchise peaked during the late PS3 and early PS4 era, with the likes of the Ezio Trilogy and Black Flag not only being some of the highest rated entries in the franchise, but also some of the best-selling. It therefore comes as little surprise that the long-awaited Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced remake has launched to a great deal of enthusiasm – selling over 2 million copies in 24 hours.

Taking to Twitter to make the official announcement, the Assassin’s Creed page confirmed this major milestone, writing: “Dash my Buttons… Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced has already passed 2 million copies sold! Whether you're sailing with us again, or stepping aboard the Jackdaw for the first time: THANK YOU from the bottom of ARR hearts.”

2 million copies sold in 24 hours is already an impressive achievement. Putting it into context however reveals just how big of a deal this appears to be.

Compared to the latest original entry in the series, Black Flag Resynced is already off to a much stronger start, with last year’s AC Shadows only managing to surpass 1 million players on day-one.

1 million players of course does not equate to 1 million copies sold, with the game being available day-one on Ubisoft’s subscription service. Black Flag Resynced was also added to Ubisoft+ right from launch and yet its sales have doubled that of Shadows’ player numbers.

As mentioned, Assassin's Creed Black Flag is one of the highest rated and most successful entries in the AC series, and so it is perhaps unsurprising to see interest peak as it has.

Of course, had the remake been bad, then we likely would not be seeing this level of success – and so kudos must be given to the teams at Ubisoft Singapore and beyond for managing to translate this modern classic for new audiences.

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KitGuru says: What do you think of the remake? Is it everything you would have hoped for? What’s your favourite Assassin’s Creed game of all time? Let us know down below.

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced is a rather faithful remake of the fourth entry in the series. Even so, the remake does feature plenty of new content to sink your teeth into, including a late-game new questline called A World Without Gold, which comprises eight new quests. Here's how you can unlock this new questline tying all of the remake's new content together. How to Unlock A World Without Gold The A World Without Gold questline is unlocked after completing Sequence 11: Everything is Permitted, so you will have to play through most of the game's story before you can access the new […]

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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, the remake of 2013's beloved game, is out now, and it's off to a promising start. Pre-order data already indicated that sales were tracking higher than Assassin's Creed Shadows; it's still early days, but the game peaked at nearly 100K concurrent players on Steam, far higher than the 64K reached by Shadows. Moreover, the game has received an average critic score of 84 on Metacritic, higher than any recent Assassin's Creed games since Black Flag itself (which got 88 at the time). Here on Wccftech, Kai Tatsumoto rated it 8.6 out of 10 with the […]

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Over the years, Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed series has fallen out of favour somewhat, with the franchise beginning to feel far too formulaic in many fans’ eyes. Therefore, the announcement that Ubisoft were working on a remake of the 2013 classic Black Flag came with a mixture of excitement and skepticism. Fortunately, it seems as though Ubisoft Singapore understood the assignment, with the remake launching to high praise across the seas.

With a Metacritic score of 84 and an OpenCritic rating of 86, Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced is officially a success, marking the highest rated entry in the series since the original Black Flag from 2013 (which achieved a Metacritic score of 88 at the time).

While we will have to wait for fans to put more time into the game before coming to a wider conclusion, critics appear to be pleased with the final result, noting that “the cast, setting and atmosphere are still some of the best ever realised in the series” – though the new story additions can be less-than-perfect.

Of course, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag was already one of the best entries in the series, and so it would have been rather difficult for Ubisoft to mess things up. Still, it seems the team at Ubisoft Singapore managed to successfully translate this decade-old title to modern hardware. Hopefully fans are equally as receptive.

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