Assassin’s Creed 3’s greatest feature was pushed to the side until Black Flag because Ubisoft was worried that ‘the tech wouldn’t work’

In hindsight, Assassin’s Creed 3 is both fascinating and fundamental to the later development of the series. At the time, the expansive wilderness and smaller settlements felt restrictive compared to the series’ massive cities, but it gave Ubisoft a model it would carry on successfully many years later in Origins, Odyssey, Valhalla and Shadows. And…

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The Denshattack! demo sees you kickflipping, grinding, and joyriding a Ferris wheel into an active volcano on the world’s most tubular commute

Denshattack! is brave enough to ask, ‘What if you could do a kickflip as a train?’ Now, it’s unclear whether anyone was actually asking this question, but it sure is brave enough to ask it. Anyway, we can finally find out the answer to that via its Steam Next Fest demo, which is ‘You’d crash…

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ID@Xbox Developer Acceleration Program Celebrates Games from Across the African Diaspora

Category: Games ID@Xbox Developer Acceleration Program Celebrates Games from Across the African Diaspora James LewisDirector, ID@Xbox Developer Acceleration Program Published February 23, 2026 Black artists have had a tremendous impact in art forms such as film and music, with Black culture and stories reaching audiences around the world in record numbers. This interest in diverse…

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Samsung is prepping PCIe 6.0 SSDs already but don’t expect to get your hands on them without screw-you AI datacentre money

They say the wheels of industry never stop turning, and it seems that’s true even when the chassis on top has fallen off, because as current-gen SSD prices continue to climb, the next generation is already being spun up. According to ZDNet Korea’s sources, Samsung is “embarking on full-scale preparations” for PCIe 6.0 SSDs, with…

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