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🎮 PlayStation, Multi-platformThe New PlayStation Black Ops Ports Feel Like The Bare Minimum
The first two Call of Duty: Black Ops games have launched on PS5 and PS4(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/black-ops-1-and-2-are-coming-to-ps4-and-ps5/), but they're not exactly the remasters that fans were expecting. Both games feature a high price considering their age--$40 each--while their respective DLC packs are being sold as optional extras(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/call-of-duty-black-ops-1-and-2-ports-are-out-now-on-ps5-but-dlc-costs-extra/), an odd move considering how most remasters include that content to sweeten the deal. To make things worse, it looks like the technical presentation isn't much to write home about either, as the PlayStation ports feature barely any noticeable improvements at all. According to Digital Foundry(https://www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/07/the-new-call-of-duty-black-ops-port-charges-usd40p35-for-a-basic-1080p-upgrade), Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2 have been updated to run at 1080p on PS5 and PS4, and that's it. No option for a 4K resolution on PS5 or the opportunity to push the framerate to 120Hz, no improved shadows or lighting, and no quality-of-life updates like you'd find in modern Call of Duty games at all. In comparison, the original Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2 games get the resolution bump for free on Xbox Series X|S through the console's backwards compatibility program, while PC gamers have been creating custom mods for years now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUdEf79y7jw As mentioned above, each remaster is being sold for $40, and their map packs cost $30 each. That's $70 per game, but it is worth mentioning that Activision is offering a discount to PlayStation Plus subscribers, dropping the price to $20 per game and $10 per map pack. Still, paying $60 per complete edition of a game is expensive, especially when they aren't that much of an improvement compared to the original titles. "For a native PS5 title and a somewhat high-profile port, this is a deeply odd state of affairs. Even the game's obvious visual blemishes are preserved: shadow quality was necessarily poor back in the day, but why preserve that problem in the present day when so much more graphics horsepower is available?" Digital Foundry wrote. Meanwhile, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4(https://www.gamespot.com/games/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4/) was recently revealed and will be out later this year. Unlike the 2024 and 2025 games, Black Ops 6 and Black Ops 7, Modern Warfare 4 will not be available on Game Pass at launch, and Activision is busy reminding players in ads for the game(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/activision-promotes-call-of-duty-mw4-by-telling-you-its-not-on-game-pass/). Modern Warfare 4 will launch for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Switch 2(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/modern-warfare-4-on-switch-2-has-been-so-smooth-for-infinity-ward/) on October 23.
🟩 Xbox, Multi-platformOuter Worlds 2 Director Reacts To Mass Layoffs At Xbox And Dispels “Misinformation”
The Outer Worlds 2 game director and 20-year Obsidian Entertainment veteran Brandon Adler has reacted to Microsoft's recent mass layoffs at Xbox(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-layoffs-studio-closures-and-spin-offs-everything-announced-today/) and other notable changes, which included the reported cancellation of Avowed 2(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-kills-obsidians-avowed-sequel-in-the-wake-of-layoffs-report/). Adler, who is the current game director on an unannounced project at Obsidian, said(https://www.linkedin.com/posts/brandon-adler-0aa6b83this-has-been-an-extremely-difficult-week-activity-7481353187719819265-t6el/?utmsource=lishare&utmcontent=feedcontent&utmmedium=gmbweb&utmcampaign=copy) it was an "extremely difficult week at Obsidian" after the layoffs were announced on July 6. "Not only have I had to say goodbye to some amazing game developers, but I've had to say goodbye to some of my best friends. I truly feel for every one of them. Know that if you are looking to hire one of these former Obsidian devs, you are hiring some of the best people around--both professionally and personally," he said. Something that made recent days more challenging, Adler said, was how "a bunch of cold take artists" commented on "what Obsidian is what it isn't," he said. Specifically, Adler said he takes issue with people commenting on how Obsidian "isn't who they used to be" or that the company's DNA has changed. "Most of the time they are not just wrong, but spreading an enormous amount of misinformation," he said. "In most circumstances, the people in lead or director roles are the same people that worked on games like The Outer Worlds, Pillars of Eternity, and New Vegas. Like, literally the same people. The through line from KotOR2 to our current games is pretty clear." Obsidian is "of course not" the same as it was 20 years ago, Adler admitted, and that's because in life, "nothing stays the same." However, Adler maintains that "the DNA at Obsidian is the same was it always was." The same studio DNA that led to popular and well-received games like Knights of the Old Republic, Fallout: New Vegas, Neverwinter Nights 2, and South Park: The Stick of Truth remains intact, he said. "I'm extremely proud of our history and I am also excited for who we have become," he said. "Just remember, when you are seeing people spouting off about Obsidian, running their mouths about who we are now vs. what we were then, you are listening to someone crow about something with zero insight into how a game is made and who contributed to our previous games." Adler started at Obsidian in January 2006 after spending four years in the United States Air Force where he served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom as a senior airman. His first gig at Obsidian was a QA tester for Neverwinter Nights 2. He then became an associate producer on Alpha Protocol and later on New Vegas and The Stick of Truth. He left Obsidian in March 2012 to join MEDL Mobile, where he worked on mobile games and apps. He returned to Obsidian in June 2013 to become lead producer on Pillars of Eternity. He was the gameplay design director on Avowed and then became game director on The Outer Worlds 2 with Leonard Boyarsky. The layoffs at Obsidian reportedly went deep, with 25% of staff losing their jobs. A planned Avowed sequel was said to have been canceled, with Obsidian shifting focus instead to a new Fallout game from New Vegas director Josh Sawyer.(https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-fallout-game-is-new-focus-for-new-vegas-developer-obsidian-entertainment-report/)
🎮 Multi-platformTennoCon 2026: Every Big Warframe And Soulframe Announcement
The annual TennoCon event was held on the weekend, and once again, developer Digital Extremes had plenty of announcements regarding its two games, Warframe and Soulframe. The highlight was an extended look at Warframe's Tau expansion, followed by a closer look at Soulframe's new narrative questline and player-requested content like mounts. In case you missed it, you can catch up on all the reveals from TennoCon 2026 below. Warframe: Tau https://youtu.be/bRxDf7gu97g The headliner for Tennocon this year was the new look at Warframe: Tau, the next major Narrative Chapter in the game. Players will get to explore a new Star Chart, the Tau System, and uncover the mystery of the Sentient ring city of Fornax. Amidst a constant downpour of black rain and infighting between criminal factions, a ruthless crime boss known as The Hunra reigns supreme and will need to be removed from the picture. The new expansion launches later this year. New challenges require a new Warframe !(https://www.gamespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Warframe-Tau-2.jpg?w=1024) As you'd expect, taking down a deadly network of smugglers and enforcers is no small feat, and players can equip a new Chimera Warframe, called Brysko. A sentient Warframe that looks like it came straight out of a hard-boiled detective mystery--and voiced by Critical Role's Matthew Mercer--Brysko's arsenal includes brass knuckle attacks, explosive playing cards, and an Exalted revolver magnum known as the Corecracker. Warframe gets its first card minigame, Portau. When you're not blasting gangsters, you can kick back with a round of Portau. Billed as a "sentient" card game, Portau blends the rules of poker with its own suite of Blooms, Cores, Moons, and Suns. New enemies rise up Alongside the new Environment of Fornax that features high-end casinos, grimy shipping docks, and dilapidated slums, players can also take on the Fornax Drowners. Similar to the Sentients encountered within the Origin System, they've evolved into a deadlier form, and they'll put your Warframes to the test. Warframe is teaming up with Fortnite !(https://www.gamespot.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Warframe-Tau-3.jpg?w=1024) From one free-to-play game to another, Fortnite players can now purchase the Excalibur outfit, an in-game cosmetic. If you've purchased certain eligible items, you'll also get the cosmetic skin as a freebie. Updates aplenty in Warframe Ahead of the launch of Tau, Warframe players can look forward to several updates. Iceblade of Narin adds a new story quest, location, an ice-elemental Warframe, and a customizable Orokin vessel for their journey to the Tau galaxy. The major update will also rework several Warframes and make them more powerful than ever thanks to a range of Deluxe and Prime variants, gameplay is also being overhauled, and there'll be new Nightwave missions to jump into. Soulframe recruits some Expedition 33 talent for its narrative. https://youtu.be/WiGRu3SQ-ZY While the fantasy-themed world of Soulframe is still in its alpha stage of development, Digital Extremes did show off more of the game and the features that'll make it feel both distinct and complementary to Warframe. Set in a world of high fantasy, the new trailer showed off the creeping blight threatening the world of Soulframe, and Digital Extremes also teased the new Warsongs missions. This questline is out later this year, and it'll provide plenty of exposition and plot beats that set up the main campaign of Soulframe. The new arc also features the talents of actors Ben Starr as the new antagonist, Tempest Bayor, and Jennifer English as the player ally, Empress of Eidvel. If both of those names sound familiar, that's because the actors previously starred in Expedition 33. Beyond Soulframe fleshing out its narrative even further, Digital Extremes will also continue to fine-tune the game with quality-of-life updates. Mounts are also coming to the game, alongside "Vegan Fishing" for some outdoor fun. TennoCon 2027 already has a date Next year's TennoCon event will be held roughly a year from now, July 16-17, 2027.
🎮 Multi-platformMy Chemical Romance And Baldur’s Gate 3 Is The Unexpected Crossover Making My Monday Morning Better
My Chemical Romance, the essential emo band of your teen years, played three headline shows at London's Wembley Stadium over the weekend, but one of them took a pause for vocalist Gerard Way to discuss Baldur's Gate 3. Way noticed a fan's sign that read, "Have you ever played Baldur's Gate 3?" to which he responded, "No, I only ever played Baldur's Gate 1." He went on to add that he did play the Icewind Dale expansion, "But I just ran out of time." https://www.tiktok.com/@katanaluciana/video/7661439271026396438?r=1&t=ZN-97yGCGsxQoA Now, developer Larian Studios has responded to Way's revelation that he's not played the hit RPG. After initially posting on X(https://x.com/larianstudios/status/2076633525164355679?s=20), "What do you mean you haven't played the critically-acclaimed Dungeons and Dragons RPG, Baldur's Gate 3?" the studio went on to add, "There's a Baldur's Gate 3 code with your name on it if you fancy trying it." https://twitter.com/larianstudios/status/2076633525164355679?s=20 So far, Gerard Way hasn't acknowledged the response from Larian, but given that it's one of the few games that received a rare 10/10 score in GameSpot's review(https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/baldurs-gate-3-review-let-freedom-reign/1900-6418131/), we'd wager that he should probably find the time to get acquainted with Astarion and co.
🎮 Multi-platformMagic's Goblin Storm is back as controversial Secret Lair's art becomes available on Kickstarter
Wizard of Barge's Goblin Storm deck art is now available on Kickstarter in the form of playmats, sleeves, and a very goblin-coded deck box.
🎮 Multi-platformUnderrated supernatural battle manga finally gets anime adaptation after 16 years
Psyren, a popular supernatural battle manga from the 2000s, shows off its first anime trailer ahead of its October Crunchyroll debut.
🎮 Multi-platformDeep Blue Sea is free to stream and its huge Samuel L. Jackson twist still shocks
A late-'90s sci-fi horror classic still delivers killer sharks, memorable performances, and one of the genre's greatest surprises.
🎮 Multi-platformLarys Strong and Aegon II hit 'rock bottom' in this week's House of the Dragon
Matthew Needham says his scheming character has 'bitten off way more than he can chew'
🎮 Multi-platformDenzel Washington's Equalizer trilogy is finally streaming on HBO Max
All three installments of The Equalizer are now on HBO Max. The action thriller franchise stars Denzel Washington as an ex-spy and current vigilante.
🎮 Multi-platformChristopher Nolan's first movie is waiting to be rediscovered (and for free)
Before Memento made him a star, Christopher Nolan directed Following. The acclaimed microbudget thriller is now free to stream on Kanopy.
🎮 Multi-platform7 years ago, Nintendo officially released the best anime RPG dramas of all time
Nintendo followed a soap opera model for Fire Emblem: Three Houses' storytelling, and it elevated it to one of the best Fire Emblem games
🎮 Multi-platformSpider-Man is at his best when Peter Parker can't catch a break
Spider-Man has endured for decades because Peter Parker never stops sacrificing. Here's why Parker Luck is essential to Marvel's greatest hero.