By Ron Duwell |
Assassin’s Creed creator Patrice Desilets has followed up on his promise to take legal action against Ubisoft Montreal. The developer was recently fired from his post at the company and his video game, 1666: Amsterdam, had been suspended from production. Desilets is seeking $400,000 from…
By Eric Frederiksen |
In their continuing effort to avoid showing a single second of gameplay, Ubisoft had not one but two trailers for Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag. Check out the galler of screenshots. We’ll have video of the trailers themselves as soon as they’re available!…
By Joey Davidson |
Look, it’s okay. Not every wonderful game is perfect in all its facets. Take, for instance, the tricky and difficult world of voice acting. Sure, it’s gotten better over the years, but voice acting has always been a sore spot for the gaming industry. There…
By Ron Duwell |
In light of the recent firing of Patrice Desilets, creative mind behind the Assassin’s Creed series, Ubisoft has officially suspended the production of his game, 1666. CEO Yves Guillemot confirmed the cancellation in a recent fiscal earnings call. “After more than two months of discussions with [Desilets],…
By Joey Davidson |
Don’t get too excited, friends, this is not a gameplay trailer. Instead, Ubisoft elected to get a narrator to talk over art splashes surrounding the age of pirates that’s the central theme in Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. It’s an interesting trailer that gives a little…
By Joey Davidson |
It’s the end of February 2013, and Ubisoft has started cranking up the marketing machine for more Assassin’s Creed action. After a series of small leaks, Ubisoft officially outed Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, thus continuing the trend of making this a yearly series. There…
By Joey Davidson |
Ubisoft announced during an investor call today that the next Assassin’s Creed will launch during fiscal year 2014. Depending on which calendar you use, fiscal year 2014 could actually mean the end of 2013. Add that to the fact that Assassin’s Creed is now a yearly franchise,…
By Eric Frederiksen |
Assassin’s Creed III is so close. So close to being Game of the Year material, and so close to being what anyone who loved Assassin’s Creed II knows the series is capable of. So much of it works, but more of it is broken than it should be.…
By Joey Davidson |
Pretty much since the dawn of gaming at home, players have yearned for a time when we could take the same level of graphics, immersion and playability with us on the road, away from home. We’ve seen portable systems come and go that promise gaming…
By Killian Bell |
On October 12, we learned that Microsoft’s guidelines for the new Windows Store prohibited the sale of mature or “adult” games. While the rule wasn’t too much of a concern for gamers in the U.S., where titles rarely get the adult rating, it was a…
By Joey Davidson |
While Assassin’s Creed III has been the subject of a massive ad campaign and a constant, major media blowout, Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation has stood relatively quietly. A few videos and news clips have peppered the gaming industry’s landscape here and there, but the game still remains…
By Joey Davidson |
Assassin’s Creed III marks the entry of a brand new main character in the Assassin’s Creed series. Ratonhnhaké:ton, better known as Connor Kenway, is a completely fresh hero for the Assassin’s Creed line. This brand new trailer takes a quick look at his background and what caused him…
By Eric Frederiksen |
As gamers, we’ve explored more nooks and crannies of more worlds than we could easily count. From Mars to Eden Prime to New York, we’ve been all over the universe, through various dimensions and back again. The most fun, for me, is exploring recreations—either literal…
By Joey Davidson |
The Boston Tea Party is one of the most famous events leading up to the American Revolutionary War. In the States, kids are taught, whether they understand it or not, about the idea of taxation without representation and how trouble with it came to a…
By Joey Davidson |
Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation is the first in the franchise to grace a Sony’s newest gaming system, the PS Vita. The portable entry is set to feature a slew of handheld-specific control options. A few of them are featured in the trailer at the head of…
By Joey Davidson |
More than just slinking through the snow covered woods or leaping from building to building in Boston, Assassin’s Creed III will take Connor (the newest hero) onto the high seas. That’s right, naval battles. While the whole idea of taking combat to the open water is…
By Eric Frederiksen |
The biggest thing coming out of Capcom’s Gamescom event today is the announcement of a new IP called Remember Me. The IP is a third-person action title coming to current consoles (Xbox 360, PS3 and Windows) in May 2013. Remember Me takes place in Neo-Paris…
By Joey Davidson |
Ubisoft has released a brand new video dedicated to showing off the beauty of Assassin’s Creed III. That beauty is being built and rendered by the brand new AnvilNext Engine, something the folks at Ubisoft have cooked up internally for their new work. What’s nice…
By Eric Frederiksen |
As the current console generation goes on longer than any before it, some of our favorite franchises are starting to feel a bit tired. Others were tired long ago. Both need a rest. What’s worse is that many of these franchises are some of my…
By Joey Davidson |
Prepare to settle in and enjoy six minutes of real-time gameplay footage of Assassin’s Creed III as Connor takes to the streets of Boston, MA. There’s a lot of information to take in during the six minute video, so fans of the Assassin’s Creed franchise will want…
By Joey Davidson |
Ubisoft will be launching two separate Assassin’s Creed III experiences this fall. The first will launch on major consoles and the PC platform. The second will be a portable title for the PS Vita. Liberation, the PS Vita title, will be the first game in the…
By Joey Davidson |
As the 4th of July approaches, Ubisoft elected to launch a new Assassin’s Creed III trailer for the occasion. While I assume the rest of the non-American world won’t likely care for the revolutionary tip of the hat, the trailer itself is a great indication of the…
By Joey Davidson |
Our hero Connor is set to take on the Templar in the streets of Boston, Massachusetts in order to adjust the course of history. The five minute video at the head of this post shows some of that goodness in motion. If you’re wondering what the tinny…
By Joey Davidson |
Assassin’s Creed III will basically launch for every non-portable gaming platform under the sun. While the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the title will be largely the same, the Wii U iteration will bring with it some unique benefits. Alex Hutchinson, Creative Director…
