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SAVE POINT · THE WEEK IN GAMES

July 6–12, 2026

12 STORIES · 12 GAMES AND TOPICS · 1 CRITICS' ROUNDUP · 3 RELEASES

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 First Patch Targets Bugs and a DRM Outage

Black Flag Resynced's first patch tackles 30 FPS cutscenes and a list of bugs, after a Ubisoft Connect outage briefly made the always-online PC version unplayable.

· 5 min read

Call of Duty · News

Beyond the Battlefield: CoD's Charity Arm Crosses 169,000 Jobs

The Call of Duty Endowment's C.O.D.E. Bowl VII spotlighted a milestone of 169,000 veterans placed into jobs, blending charity with a Warzone showdown.

· 4 min read

Collectibles · News

Statue in the Box: Xbox's Fall 2026 Collector's Editions Go Big

Xbox's fall 2026 slate leans on premium collector's editions with elaborate statues, from a light-up Gears of War diorama to Halo and Fable figures.

· 4 min read

Esports · News

Tundra's Home-Soil Crown: ESL One Birmingham 2026

Tundra Esports won ESL One Birmingham 2026 on home soil, beating Team Yandex 3-1 for their fourth title of a dominant Dota 2 season.

· 4 min read

Fortnite · News

Fortnite Meets Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey

Fortnite is crossing over with Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, letting players earn a free Odysseus skin based on Matt Damon before the film hits theaters.

· 4 min read

GTA · News

Red Dead Online's July Rewards Land as RDR3 Rumors Build

While GTA 6 dominates headlines, Rockstar quietly rolled out a full July 2026 reward slate for Red Dead Online as Red Dead Redemption 3 rumors keep building.

· 4 min read

Hardware · News

6K, Glasses-Free 3D, and 1,000Hz: Samsung's 2026 Odyssey Monitors

Samsung used CES 2026 to launch the first 6K gaming monitor alongside glasses-free 3D and near-1,000Hz panels, pushing gaming displays to new extremes.

· 4 min read

League of Legends · News

After the Backlash: Where League's Skins and Monetization Stand

Riot walked back its most controversial monetization changes, returning Hextech Chests and slashing champion costs, as it steadies its skin strategy into 2026.

· 4 min read

Minecraft · News

Backrooms and 930 New Blocks: Minecraft's July Marketplace Drop

Minecraft's July 2026 Marketplace update headlines with a Backrooms horror add-on, 930 new colored blocks, a rideable Iron Golem mini-game, and more.

· 4 min read

PC Gaming · News

ARC Raiders Hits 16 Million as Embark Rethinks Its Updates

Embark's extraction shooter ARC Raiders passed 16 million sales with unusually deep engagement, prompting the studio to shift from monthly updates to bigger, rarer drops.

· 4 min read

Pokémon · News

Pokemon Turns 30 With Record Revenue and a LEGO Team-Up

Pokemon marked its 30th anniversary in 2026 with record financials, its first official LEGO sets, a new Netflix season, and a World Championships in San Francisco.

· 5 min read

Streamers · News

TwitchCon 2026 Goes Two-Continent and Rewrites Its IRL Rules

TwitchCon 2026 spans Rotterdam and San Diego with new safety rules, including privacy lanyards, reservation-only meet and greets, and IRL streaming crackdowns.

· 4 min read

Critics’ roundups

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