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SAVE POINT · THE WEEK IN GAMES

June 1–7, 2026

11 STORIES · 11 GAMES AND TOPICS · 1 CRITICS' ROUNDUP

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's Big Cut: No Modern Day, but a Battle Pass

Black Flag Resynced removed the original's present-day storyline and folded in Ubisoft's live-service Animus Hub, with a cosmetic store and battle pass drawing scrutiny.

· 4 min read

Call of Duty · News

The Numbers Behind Black Ops 7's Rough Launch

Black Ops 7's launch drew Mostly Negative Steam reviews and sharply lower sales than Black Ops 6, though day-one Game Pass availability complicates the comparison.

· 4 min read

Collectibles · News

Riot's Riftbound Set 2 Sells Out on Day One

Riftbound's second set, Spiritforged, sold out almost instantly despite Riot printing 50% more product, as bots and scalpers pushed booster boxes to eye-watering resale prices.

· 4 min read

Esports · News

Leviatan's Fairytale: LATAM Wins Valorant Masters London

Leviatan stormed the lower bracket to beat Paper Rex 3-2 and win Valorant Masters London 2026, claiming the Latin American org's first international title before record crowds.

· 4 min read

Fortnite · News

Epic Pulls the Plug on Rocket Racing, Ballistic, and More

Epic is shutting down Fortnite's Ballistic and Festival Battle Stage modes and winding down Rocket Racing in 2026, part of a broader cost-cutting effort.

· 4 min read

GTA · News

Take-Two Forecasts Up to $8.2 Billion as GTA 6 Looms

Take-Two projected net bookings of up to $8.2 billion for its next fiscal year, with GTA 6 set to drive a record period and, executives say, lift the whole industry.

· 4 min read

Hardware · News

SteamOS Goes Premium: Lenovo's $1,199 Legion Go 2 Arrives

Lenovo's SteamOS-powered Legion Go 2 launched at $1,199, opening a three-way handheld fight against the Steam Deck and the Windows-based ROG Xbox Ally.

· 4 min read

Minecraft · News

Tiny Takeover: Minecraft Redesigns Nearly Every Baby Mob

Minecraft's Tiny Takeover drop gave new models to almost every baby mob and slipped in long-requested wins like craftable name tags and a mob-aging Golden Dandelion.

· 4 min read

PC Gaming · News

PlayStation Reportedly Pulls Back From Single-Player PC Ports

A Bloomberg report claims Sony will stop bringing its marquee single-player exclusives to PC, keeping games like Ghost of Yotei console-only while multiplayer titles stay multiplatform.

· 4 min read

Pokémon · News

A $16.5 Million Pikachu and the State of the Card Market in 2026

A Pikachu Illustrator card sold for a record $16.5 million in 2026, headlining a bifurcated market where vintage grails soar while overprinted modern cards soften.

· 4 min read

Streamers · News

Kick Hits 100 Million Users but Faces a Payout Revolt

Kick announced 100 million users in April 2026, but a view-tracking overhaul that slashed some creators' payouts has fueled a backlash even as growth surges abroad.

· 4 min read

Critics’ roundups

All reviews