We don’t know much about the next Assassin’s Creed game, but already we know that it’s intimately connected to last year’s excellent Assassin’s Creed Origins. Like Origins, it’s set in the ancient world. Like Origins, the game’s subtitle starts with an “O.” And, like Origins, it’s existence was confirmed by a leaked piece of retail merchandise. French video game site jeuxvideo-live.com...
One of my favorite parts of the Assassin’s Creed games has long been the ability to visit a faithfully-researched reproduction of an ancient place. Whether it’s renaissance-era Italy, France or the American colonies in the midst of revolution, there’s always a feast for the eyes and tons of history to uncover. Now, Ubisoft is making that a real part of the latest game in the series, ...
I’ll let you decide what you think of 2017 in general. It’s been quite the year no matter where you stand. But from a gaming perspective, it’s been absolutely bonkers. The number of critically-acclaimed games that hit the scene is utterly unprecedented. It would be impossible to play them all and hold down the job that lets you afford them. And some of them, games like Persona 5,...
Among those of my friends that play games, many are exhausted with Assassin's Creed. It's hard not to blame them. We had a new entry in the series – sometimes two! – almost every year for the past decade. The original Assassin's Creed hit exactly 10 years ago, almost down to the day, and we have at somewhere between eight and 11 mainline entries in the series, depending on how hard you...
Assassin’s Creed took 2016 off, leaving us hungry for some historical stabbing. It’s coming back this year in the form of Assassin’s Creed: Origins, and we’re hungry to dive back in. With this new cinematic trailer shown yesterday, we get a closer look at the setting in which the game takes place. When we talk about “Ancient Egypt,” we’re talking about literally thousands of years. But ...
Ubisoft had Assassin’s Creeed Origins Game Director Ashraf Ismail participate in a video Q&A for fans. The entire thing, coming in at just shy of five minutes, is focused on breaking down the game’s combat. Here’s the video in its entirety. The very first question Ismail answers is, in my opinion, the best in the clip. The question is “What would you say is the biggest change...
I’ve been dreaming of an Assassin’s Creed game hitting ancient Egypt for years. I was stoked the moment Ubisoft finally made it official, and my short play session at E3 only left me more excited than ever. Now some new Xbox One X footage via IGN looks to add fuel to that fire, showing off some of what makes Assassin’s Creed: Origins different from previous games in the series. The...
While gamers might be balking at the price of the Xbox One X, there’s no doubt it’s a beast of a system in the console world. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot thinks that’s enough to give the system a chance at making a mark on games. In an interview with GameSpot, Guillemot talked about the system’s potential. “We did a deal with Microsoft on Assassin’s Creed: Origins, which is taking...
When a big truck is bearing down on you, you either brace yourself or get out of the way. That’s what Ubisoft had to do with Red Dead Redemption 2, which had previously been set to release this fall. When Rockstar chose to delay its hotly-anticipated western, then, the company let out a collective sigh of relief. “Clearly the fact that there is no Red Dead Redemption is a positive for...
We all know Assassin’s Creed as one of the banner series of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 generation. Few games exemplify the increasingly realistic graphics and quickly-growing open worlds like that series. But what if the series had gotten its start about eight years earlier? Maybe around 1998? YouTuber 98Demake looks to answer exactly that question with their take on the historical...