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SAVE POINT · THE WEEK IN GAMES

May 18–24, 2026

10 STORIES · 10 GAMES AND TOPICS

One from every game

The week’s featured story for each game and topic we covered, or its newest.

Assassin's Creed · News

Black Flag Resynced Sets Sail as the Best-Reviewed AC in Years

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, a ground-up remake of the 2013 classic, launched July 9 and became the highest-rated series entry since the original Black Flag.

· 4 min read

Call of Duty · News

Black Ops 7 Season 5 Lands July 23 With a Zombies Finale

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 and Warzone Season 5 arrive July 23 with new maps, a Zombies season finale, a Warzone drone invasion, and the return of Ranked Play.

· 4 min read

Collectibles · News

Sealed Super Mario Bros. Sells for a Record $3 Million

A factory-sealed copy of Super Mario Bros. sold for a record $3 million at Heritage Auctions, capping a $1.4 billion half-year for the auction house.

· 4 min read

Esports · News

Worst to First: Hanwha Life Esports Win MSI 2026

Hanwha Life Esports beat Bilibili Gaming 3-2 to win their first MSI title, ending BLG's Golden Road bid and completing a stunning turnaround from a last-place LCK Cup finish.

· 4 min read

Fortnite · News

Shattered: The Rock and the Ice King Reignite Fortnite's Story

Fortnite's Shattered live event pitted The Foundation, voiced by Dwayne Johnson, against the Ice King, bridging into Chapter 7 Season 3 and reviving the Zero Point saga.

· 4 min read

GTA · News

GTA 6 Costs $80: Pre-Orders Are Live and Here's What You Get

Rockstar confirmed GTA 6 will cost $80 for the Standard Edition and $100 for the Ultimate Edition, with pre-orders live and a Vintage Vice City Pack bonus.

· 4 min read

Hardware · News

NVIDIA's RTX 50 Super Refresh Reportedly Slips to 2027

Leakers say NVIDIA's Super refresh is back on track but pushed toward late 2026 or 2027, with more VRAM across the stack. The delay is being blamed on the industry-wide memory crunch.

· 4 min read

Minecraft · News

Chaos Cubed Turns Minecraft's Caves Toxic

Minecraft's Chaos Cubed drop adds a new Sulfur Caves biome, geyser hazards, and a shape-shifting Sulfur Cube mob, plus cross-world Parties on Bedrock.

· 4 min read

PC Gaming · News

42 Million and Climbing: Steam Smashes Its Own Record

Steam hit an all-time peak of more than 42.3 million concurrent users in March 2026, capping a run of records driven by single-player hits and evergreen shooters.

· 4 min read

Streamers · News

No More All-or-Nothing: Twitch Overhauls Its Suspensions

Twitch replaced its blanket ban system with targeted Streaming and Chat suspensions that scale from 24 hours to 30 days, aiming to match penalties to the actual offense.

· 4 min read