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Looking back at your collection of games can lead to many discoveries, like which ones you bought used. Default Prime author Kyree Leary has made one such discovery. And even though he bought these games used, they led to many new game purchases. He thinks it evens out.
There's a few things in the gaming world that irritate gamers. Some of these include yearly releases for franchises like Call of Duty and Assassin's Creed, release day DLC, none optional motion controls, discriminatory online gaming, as well as many more. The question is can the gaming industry rid itself of some of these issues?
PSBeyond's top 5 sci-fi games of all time. The top 5 games ever made to feature a prominent sci-fi element. In a setting shared by so many games, which ones pull it off best?
"“In the distant future there exists a secret society that uses a device to relive the memories of their medieval ancestors and unravel the mysteries of a hidden war between the Knights Templar and the Secret Order of Assassins.” The whole concept behind the Assassin’s Creed games sounds like something fished out of Dan Brown’s garbage can while he was working on The Da Vinci Code."
"Today marks the release of Assassin’s Creed: Revelations, the final tale of Ezio and Altair. It finalises the groundwork for Desmond’s last stand against Abstergo and the Templars in 2012′s Assassin’s Creed 3.
With four major console games released, several smartphone iterations, as well as DS and PSP offshoots, its a very good time to recap the essentials of the Assassin’s Creed story.
Enjoy Ubisoft‘s latest video as you ready yourself to play Revelations, and see if you can guess whe..."
During a financial conference with investors, the Ubisoft CEO talked about earnings for the company as well as confirmed that a new Assassin's Creed title will be released in 2012.
"I’ll grant that I may be in the minority in preferring the original game to any of its sequels. And I certainly enjoyed my time with the other games. But I’m beginning to notice a lack of focus that’s been problematic for each sequel.
Focus isn’t often mentioned when we talk about why games work or not. When it comes to this genre, it’s not an easy term to define. But if you’ve played Shadow of the Colossus, then you have an example of focus used to great effect."
It looks like Sony has won out in the bidding war to make a big screen adaptation for Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed, more than likely in the hopes of turning it into another lucrative franchise of films to tie-in with all of the games.
The Assassin’s Creed Universe doesn’t just include the games that have been released on various consoles. The universe expands into comics, novels and even movies. Follow the timeline of the AC World in this video released by Ubisoft. Maybe it can entice you to branch out into other mediums?
"Ubisoft is having a blowout sale on PC download versions of games until this Tuesday, the 27th, on their site. The game sale is highlighted by a fantastic deal on the Assassin’s Creed digital bundle which is listed at 66% off. There are also deals on Far Cry 2, Tom Clancy’s HAWX 2 and Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands. Check out the specifics on the sale below."
CliffyB3.com's Chris H writes:
"As a gay gamer, I am not immune to the sex appeal of video game characters: in fact, I celebrate it. Even as a young kid, I can remember being attracted to the characters in my video games, using my imagination to fill in the pixels, so to speak.
Without further adieu, here are the five hottest male characters in gaming."
Gus Mastrapa of Joystick Division explores how video games permit great evils, connecting Lars Von Trier, Tyler the Creator, Hassan i-Sabbah and video game Nazis along the way.
Ubisoft has set into motion their new movie studio, and the first three franchises to get the big screen treatment are Assassin's Creed, Splinter Cell, and Ghost Recon.
Following the large increase in followers to their Facebook page, Ubisoft has released an updated teaser trailer for the next Assassin's Creed title that all but confirms Altair will be the main protagonist going forward. Check out the post for all the details.
Ubisoft has released its first teaser trailer for their upcoming reveal of the next Assassin's Creed title. Check out the post for the full video and let us know what you think it could all mean.
Kid Insanity and Zqueakz talk about Madden NFL and Robin Antonick, Anonymous says gamers are collateral damage, GameStop claims tablets are the next gaming explosion and examine The 3rd Birthday, Michael Jackson The Experience and Battlefield 3. With special guest Dale Chase. Music by Dale Chase
The first images have been released for Assassin's Creed III and it looks interesting to say the least. Check out the full post to see the picture as well as impressions. Cheers!
Big videogame publisher Ubisoft appears to be testing the waters on film adaptations on a couple of their biggest game franchises. A seemingly innocent looking survey, sent out to fans and gamers may point to the directions they plan on taking, and could be the best possible way ever, to approach an adaptation.
I understand that the Assassin's Creed series is beloved by many gamers, but it seems like Ubisoft is taking similar steps to how Activision treated Guitar Hero. Check out the full story on why this may not be the greatest news. Cheers!
Ubisoft head of marketing Geoffrey Sardin has revealed that there are plans for another Assassin's Creed game for 2011, more details have yet to be forthcoming. He said ""If you compare [the 1m in a week] with last year's Assassin’s Creed II sales, this is a big jump - so it's a great achievement," he explained. "It's the best launch in the history of Ubisoft's European sales, and our best-selling launch title ever."
It also turns out that Assassin's Creed Brotherhood sold over 1 million c...
"Do games imitate life, or is it the other way around? The parkour antics and stealth-based gameplay of the Assassin’s Creed series has left many wanting to imitate those stunts in real life, but unfortunately real life has stopped many from imitating Altair and Ezio. That’s not to say a select few haven’t tried to pull it off."
The Assassin's Creed games tell you to kill your targets, but not how to do it. Here are our 10 favorite crazy kill videos. There may be more variety than you expect.
"Assassin's Creed has quickly become one of Ubisoft's major franchises, if not its number one front runner. When Altair first hit the scene in 2007 it was a revelation with a few needed improvements. Those improvements were made in Assassin's Creed 2, one of the best games of last year where players took control of Ezio. The now famous assassin will make a return in Assassin's Creed Brotherhood which is receiving a fundamental addition this year.
Multiplayer."
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