Ubisoft’s ready to do a fusion dance with its Uplay and Ubisoft Club hubs.

Another year, another Assassin’s Creed…right? Not exactly. Ubisoft’s premier sandbox for ancient mysteries, bridging the generations and just plain fun action has had a more staggered release over the last few years, and the current saga is coming to an end on current-gen machines while also making a debut on next-gen consoles.

Earlier this week, NBA 2K21 players noticed that the latest game in 2K’s annual franchise had become a touch bit…annoying. Unskippable adverts for Facebook’s Oculus Quest 2 VR headset had been placed into loading screens, and even if you were running the game on an SSD on PC, you had to watch the whole advert before you’d be allowed to start playing a game of five on five.

Come November, you’ll be able to harness the power of the Darkness and unleash Stasis energies on your enemies in Destiny 2: Beyond Light. You’re not the only lifeform who’s getting that upgrade though

It’s been a great year for rogue-likes, so if you’ve missed out on Risk of Rain 2 because you don’t own a PC, now’s your time to shine.

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla will receive two major expansions of narratively driven gameplay, one of which will focus on nature’s original hippies the druids, the second casting a spotlight on the French. Will the dastardly French build their own castle on English soil, speak in an OUTRAGEOUS accent, and tell you that your mother was a hamster? One can only hope.

There's going to be a Texas-themed massacre in Verdansk tonight!

The latest iteration in the NBA 2K series also has another touch of authenticity this year: Adverts that you can’t skip.