Week 23 Summary

Gaming News — Week of 2026-05-29 to 2026-06-05#

Story of the Week#

Square Enix dropped an absolute bombshell at Summer Game Fest, revealing Final Fantasy VII Revelation as the epic conclusion to the remake trilogy launching in Spring 2027. Players can expect a massive open world complete with skydiving from the Highwind, a new FITS outfit-based job system, and fully playable Vincent Valentine and Cid Highwind. This promises to be a monumental RPG finale that seamlessly expands on its predecessors.

2026-05-30

Gaming News — 2026-05-30#

Top Story#

The Stop Killing Games movement just scored a massive victory for game preservation as a consumer protection bill passed the California State Assembly. Bill AB-1921 forces publishers to give a 60-day notice before pulling server-dependent games offline and requires them to offer a refund or an alternative offline playback method.

News & Reviews#

Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Details and Concerns · IGN Ubisoft is completely overhauling Black Flag with a seamless, loading-screen-free Caribbean and modernized combat inspired by Assassin’s Creed Shadows. However, purists might be annoyed that the infamous Abstergo modern-day segments have been entirely removed, and the essential Freedom Cry DLC isn’t included in the base package.