After 11 years, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag finally gets achievements (but good luck getting 100%)

Townscaper’s developer on how its ‘radically casual’ design is inspiring a new wave of low-stress builders to adapt the blueprint

Townscaper is one of those small snatches of joy I heavily associate with the Covid-19 lockdowns of 2020. The stress-free city builder was a tiny game that became a huge sensation that summer. Like other collective obsessions of that year, it inspired a trend that’s only now truly coming to fruition. Although Townscaper’s developer Oskar…

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Street Fighter V: Ken is Back

Hey everyone! Hot off the presses, the latest character in the Street Fighter V roster was just announced at the annual Street Fighter panel at San Diego Comic Con. We present to you: Ken! With many of the series’ mainstays having already been announced for Street Fighter V, a lot of people were wondering if…

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We Are Xbox

Category: Announcements We Are Xbox Matt and Asha Published April 23, 2026 This message was just sent to Team Xbox employees globally. Dear team, Xbox has always been different. We started with a simple idea. Games should bring people together through shared experiences. That led to the first Xbox in 2001, Xbox Live in 2002, and new…

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