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July 31, 2026

Minecraft Experience surpasses 1m visitors

The Minecraft Experience: Villager Rescue launched its first outdoor nighttime experience, Moonlight Trail, in Argentina on May 15 at the Ciudad Universitaria Sports Grounds in Buenos Aires. Since its inception in 2024, the Minecraft Experience has attracted over 1 million visitors worldwide. The Moonlight Trail invites participants to explore eight interactive Minecraft-inspired biomes, face formidable mobs, and restore an ancient beacon. The experience was developed in collaboration with Mojang Studios and Supply & Demand, featuring new environmental effects and gameplay mechanics for a nighttime setting. Minecraft is the best-selling video game of all time, with over 400 million copies sold globally. Further details about the experience can be found at www.minecraftexperience.com and on social media.

AppWizard

July 30, 2026

Yahoo Weather gets a facelift and a sense of humor

Yahoo has revamped its Weather app, introducing redesigned forecasts with a daily narrative, minute-by-minute precipitation forecasts, and personalized notifications. The app features upgraded maps and radar for faster performance, new future radar capabilities, tappable customizable widgets for severe weather alerts, and the ability to track multiple saved locations. It also provides insights on air quality, pollen levels, UV index, wind speed, humidity, visibility, and moon phases.

AppWizard

July 30, 2026

Ubisoft is Currently Giving Away 13 PC Games Completely Free of Charge

Ubisoft has announced a partnership to give away 13 titles from its catalog, including popular series like Assassin's Creed and Rainbow Six. This initiative follows the launch of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced and aims to build goodwill in the gaming community amidst rising console prices and ongoing supply chain issues. Additionally, PlayStation plans to cease disc production by January 2028, indicating a shift towards a digital-only future.

AppWizard

July 30, 2026

Soulslike game Wuchang is officially getting a sequel developed by its creator’s new studio after the original team reportedly disbanded

The 2025 soulslike title Wuchang: Fallen Feathers has attracted five million players, marking a significant success for developers Leenzee and publisher 505 Games. Xia Siyuan, the game's director and producer, was dismissed from Leenzee earlier this year, along with other staff members. In April, the Wuchang intellectual property was sold to Digital Bros for approximately million. Recently, 505 Games announced a partnership with Xia Siyuan, who now leads his own studio, Indolphinity, to develop a sequel to Wuchang: Fallen Feathers.

AppWizard

July 29, 2026

Xbox and Ubisoft console-to-PC collab lets users access games cross-device “at no additional cost”

Xbox has expanded its collaboration with Ubisoft to offer premium editions of franchises like Assassin's Creed and Far Cry, along with add-on content for the Xbox PC app. Gamers who own the digital Xbox console version of select games can access the PC version through Ubisoft Connect at no additional cost. This offer includes titles such as Assassin's Creed Mirage, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Far Cry 6, and others. The initiative will be rolled out gradually, concluding on August 4.

AppWizard

July 28, 2026

Motorola Launches Indigenous Collections App For Language And Cultural Preservation

Motorola has launched the Indigenous Collections app, a free mobile application aimed at preserving the cultural heritage of the Rainy Lake Ojibwe community, including the Ojibwe language, stories, landmarks, and familial knowledge. The app was developed in collaboration with Ojibwe language instructor Jason Jones and Dr. Anton Treuer, a Professor of Ojibwe at Bemidji State University. It is available for download on the Google Play Store and shares only publicly accessible cultural knowledge. The app is part of Motorola's Indigenous Languages Initiative, developed with the Lenovo Foundation, which aims to digitize and safeguard indigenous languages and integrate them into modern technology.

AppWizard

July 28, 2026

Ubisoft is Providing Free PC Copies of 13 Games to Players Who Own Them on Xbox

Ubisoft and Xbox have partnered to allow Xbox players who own select Ubisoft titles on console to obtain free copies for their PC. This offer includes titles like Assassin’s Creed, The Crew 2, and Watch Dogs Legion, but is limited to digitally purchased games. Users must log into Ubisoft Connect with the same account linked to their Xbox to access the free PC games. The offer does not apply to PC players receiving Xbox versions of Ubisoft games. Players can access nearly all add-on content and expansions they owned on consoles, except consumable items and in-game currencies. The current selection includes titles such as Assassin’s Creed Mirage, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, and Far Cry 6, among others. There is no time limit on the offer, and it is unclear if the partnership will expand to include more titles in the future.

AppWizard

July 28, 2026

Ubisoft is letting owners of its Xbox games play select titles for free on PC as part of a new partnership with Microsoft

Microsoft has partnered with Ubisoft to allow owners of select Ubisoft titles on Xbox to transition their gaming experience to PC at no additional cost. The following Ubisoft games will be accessible through Ubisoft Connect for PC: Assassin’s Creed Mirage, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Far Cry 6, Immortals Fenyx Rising, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Riders Republic, Skull and Bones, The Crew 2, The Crew Motorfest, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Extraction, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, and Watch Dogs Legion. New purchases of these titles will appear in Ubisoft Connect immediately, while previously acquired games will be available starting August 4th. The initiative does not allow for PC games to be converted into digital Xbox copies, and while downloadable content (DLC) will transfer, consumable items and in-game currency may not. Players can check the Properties page on Ubisoft Connect to verify successful migration. Additionally, premium editions of Ubisoft games are now available on the Xbox app for PC, including titles like Assassin’s Creed Shadows and Star Wars Outlaws.

AppWizard

July 28, 2026

Xbox players can soon access 13 Ubisoft PC games without buying them again

Microsoft and Ubisoft are enhancing their collaboration with a console-to-PC entitlement program, allowing players who own eligible Ubisoft games on Xbox to access the corresponding PC versions through Ubisoft Connect at no extra cost. This feature will be gradually rolled out, with access expected by August 4. The initial wave includes 13 games such as Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Far Cry 6. Ubisoft has also expanded its catalog in the Xbox PC app, offering more premium editions and downloadable content. However, the program only works one way; PC owners will not receive Xbox versions of games, and consumable items typically do not transfer unless the game supports cross-progression. Players need to update their Ubisoft Connect client to ensure the entitlement is detected.

AppWizard

July 28, 2026

Owners of Ubisoft console games on Xbox will be able to get the PC versions for free.

Microsoft has expanded its partnership with Ubisoft to enhance the gaming experience through two main initiatives. The Xbox app for PC will include premium editions and additional content for popular titles such as Assassin's Creed Shadows, Star Wars Outlaws, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, Skull and Bones, and Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, among others. Additionally, gamers who own digital copies of Xbox console games will gain access to free PC versions through Ubisoft Connect, with the transfer available only from console to PC. Eligible titles for this program include Assassin's Creed Mirage, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Far Cry 6, Immortals Fenyx Rising, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Riders Republic, Skull and Bones, The Crew 2, The Crew Motorfest, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, and Watch Dogs Legion. Consumables and in-game currency will not be included in the transfer.