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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced: Our Optimised Settings For A Terrific PC Release - Digital Foundry

Technology July 19, 2026

Here's the full video that looks at the state of Resynced on PC and how each setting affects visuals and performance - as tested by contributor Rayan and presented by Rich. Assassin's Creed Black FlοΏ½...

Dying Light: The Beast Cancelled for PS4 and Xbox One Consoles, 10 Months After Current-Gen Launch - Digital Foundry

Technology July 15, 2026

For context, here's our console review of Dying Light: The Beast. Dying Light: The Beast made it into our "Best Graphics of 2025" awards after arriving in September that year, so it's perhaps not toοΏ½...

Report: Nintendo mulling Switch 2 OLED with Samsung Display panel - Digital Foundry

Technology July 15, 2026

While the Switch 2 is a delightful piece of hardware, owners of the original Switch OLED (myself included) were a bit disappointed that the new model came with an LCD display only. That display is biοΏ½...

"We really squeezed the PS5 as much as we could": Ubisoft talks tech on Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced - Digital Foundry

Technology July 11, 2026

We recently had the chance to speak to two members of the development team behind the upcoming Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced: technical director Jussi Markkanen and Nicolas Lopez, technical arοΏ½...

The New Call of Duty Black Ops Port Charges $40/Β£35 for a Basic 1080p Upgrade - Digital Foundry

Technology July 11, 2026

The new port of the original 2010 Black Ops to PlayStation ought to be a celebration of one of the most iconic Call of Duty titles - but instead, the lasting impression after playing it is of just hoοΏ½...

Nintendo confirm replaceable battery EU Switch 2 model, end of Switch 1 production - Digital Foundry

Technology July 9, 2026

Nintendo has confirmed that it is preparing a new version of the Switch 2 to abide by new European regulations requiring replaceable batteries in electronic devices, while also announcing that the orοΏ½...

Steam Machine Windows 11 drivers are here - but there's a catch - Digital Foundry

Technology July 8, 2026

Image: Valve Now that the Steam Machine has begun to reach customers, Valve has released official Windows 11 drivers for the PC via the Steam Support site. Right now, that includes four components: οΏ½...

Xbox Layoffs Announced: 1600 Now, 1600 More into 2028, Four Studios Leave and id Software Reportedly Gutted - Digital Foundry

Business July 8, 2026

Microsoft has announced that thousands of Xbox employees have lost their jobs today, as part of wider cuts across Microsoft in a bid to make the business "healthy". In a memo attributed to Xbox CEO AοΏ½...

"Don't Kill the Disc": Petition Against Sony PS5 and PS6 Digital Media Plans Reaches 150,000 Signatures - Digital Foundry

Technology July 8, 2026

In the wake of Sony's almost casual three-paragraph announcement that it was going to stop printing physical discs from January 2028, there has been a strong response from all corners of the gaming wοΏ½...

Valve releases Steam Machine e-ink faceplate CAD files and firmware - Digital Foundry

Technology July 4, 2026

Image: Everything Time Studio / The Verge Valve first revealed the Steam Machine in November with a host of different faceplate options in different colours and materials, but the one that caught myοΏ½...