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Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced debuts in Top 5 for PC and console revenue in July | Newzoo Charts

GamesIndustry.biz reports that remakes and rereleases powered July revenue, with Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced landing No. 2 on PC and No. 4 on console. Newzoo says the result shows …

News GamesIndustry.biz · 2 weeks, 1 day ago
"Sometimes you need fresh perspectives" – How external development helped Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis

GamesIndustry.biz reports that Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis is being rebuilt as a full reworking of Lara Croft’s 1996 debut, with Crystal Dynamics handing core development to Flying Wild Hog. …

News GamesIndustry.biz · 3 weeks ago
Persona 4 Revival with Kazuhisa Wada: Rebuilding a Classic for Today | Official XBOX Podcast

Persona 4 Revival is being rebuilt as a modern remake that keeps the original’s themes intact while overhauling visuals, animation, and presentation. ATLUS says the goal is not to make …

Official XBox Wire · 3 weeks, 6 days ago
Halo: Campaign Evolved brings the legendary franchise into a new era with UE5

Halo is getting a full campaign remake in Unreal Engine 5, with modernized visuals, refined controls, and updated cinematics. Halo: Campaign Evolved aims to preserve the original Combat Evolved campaign …

Official Unreal Engine · 1 month, 3 weeks ago
How to reimagine a classic sports game for a new generation with level design, worldbuilding, and VFX

Unity details how Mega Cat Studios is rebuilding Backyard Baseball in 3D with readability, worldbuilding, and reactive VFX front and center. The team kept the classic field layouts intact, then …

Official Unity · 1 month, 3 weeks ago
How Halo Studios Evolved a Classic – Halo: Campaign Evolved | Official XBOX Podcast

Halo Studios is revisiting Halo: Combat Evolved with Halo: Campaign Evolved, a modern remake aimed at preserving the original campaign while updating it for today’s hardware. The team is also …

Official XBox Wire · 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Black Flag Resynced beats annual sales expectations in two weeks

Ubisoft says Black Flag Resynced has cleared 3.5 million copies worldwide in just two weeks, already beating its annual sales target. For a remake, that pace signals strong demand for …

News Game Developer · 1 month, 4 weeks ago
Ubisoft expects "superior financial performance" from Black Flag remake, but won't increase guidance due to "strong competitive lineup"

Ubisoft says Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced should outperform a full-price release because remakes reuse assets and cut marketing spend. The company still isn’t lifting Q2 guidance, pointing to a …

News GamesIndustry.biz · 1 month, 4 weeks ago
Halo: Campaign Evolved – The Brand New Features in This Remake of A Classic

Halo: Campaign Evolved is adding a four-player online co-op campaign, a new three-mission side story, and a pile of remixable Skulls when it launches in 2026. The remake also expands …

Official XBox Wire · 2 months ago
Coming to XBOX Game Pass: Halo: Campaign Evolved, Beast of Reincarnation, and More

Xbox Game Pass is adding Halo: Campaign Evolved, a ground-up remake of Combat Evolved’s campaign, on July 28, alongside Game Freak’s Beast of Reincarnation on August 4. The lineup also …

Official XBox Wire · 2 months ago
How Evil Trout aims to turn a cult free game into a Steam hit – again

Evil Trout is shipping The Incident at Galley House, a full remake of the free Itch.io detective game Type Help, after turning The Roottrees Are Dead into a surprise Steam …

News GamesIndustry.biz · 2 months, 1 week ago
"We're not trying to replace it. This is very much a love letter": Why Crystal Dynamics is remaking the original Tomb Raider (again)

Crystal Dynamics is remaking the 1996 Tomb Raider again, this time as Legacy of Atlantis with Flying Wild Hog, targeting February 2027. The studio says the goal is not to …

News GamesIndustry.biz · 3 months ago
Jobs Roundup: December 2025 | David Grivel returns to Ubisoft Toronto to direct its Splinter Cell remake

David Grivel's return to Ubisoft Toronto marks a significant leadership change as he takes the helm of the Splinter Cell remake. This move could influence the game's development direction and …

News GamesIndustry.biz · 9 months, 3 weeks ago