Not satisfied with simply bringing its console games into the next generation, Ubisoft has revealed it is attempting to do the same for theme parks. In an announcement that – for many of us – came out of nowhere, it disclosed their plans to build a “next-gen” theme park in…
Read MoreWhen you look beyond the “main” games in the Assassin’s Creed franchise, you quickly get a picture that Ubisoft is willing to be quite experimental with its games, both in terms of characters and settings, but also how these games play when compared to the expectations of the main games.…
Read MoreReview by Patrick B. Another year means another Assassion’s Creed game, and this time a new protagonist and setting is introduced. The stage has moved from the sunny Caribbean in last year’s Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, and this year’s cold north in Assassin’s Creed: Rogue, taking privateer-turned-pirate Edward Kenway…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Assassin’s Creed: Unity has problems. And I’m not just talking about its bugs, because frankly those things add a level of unintentional comedy to the game that adds value to it. I wanted to break the game just to experience them, and I’m actually going to…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Forget Assassin’s Creed: Unity (well, don’t, our review for that game is coming soon, and we want you to read it). Rogue is the Assassin’s Creed game to buy this year. Actually, aside from Liberation, it’s a strong candidate for the most creative game in the…
Read MoreList by Jim S. November is traditionally the time where the biggest games of the year are released, so that they can capitalise on the all-important Christmas sales period. This year is no different. There are so many big games being released in November that there is no possible way…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. What has been rumoured for a while has now been confirmed: Ubisoft will release a new Assassin’s Creed game specifically for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, since fans that haven’t upgraded to the next gen hardware yet won’t get to play Unity. Assassin’s Creed: Rogue…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. When you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. Recently the first tidbits of Assassin’s Creed: Unity were leaked out of Ubisoft’s towers. Rather than try to downplay the leaks, Ubisoft has decided to formally release a “sneak peak” minute of very early footage of the game. Unity…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Assassin’s Creed IV hit Ubisoft’s expectations with 10 million units shipped, according to the company’s third quarter financial report. Just Dance 2014 also performed strongly at six million units, but the news aside from those two titles was not as rosy for the publisher. For the…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag was initially a DLC add-on titled Freedom Cry. Obviously it’s a very big game in its own right though, because Freedom Cry is being released as a stand-alone title. In other words you don’t need to own Black Flag to download…
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