"One of the first things I hear from Michael McIntyre, level design director of Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, is that it takes place soon after (the awesome) Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Sure, Sands of Time had a proper (though, not nearly as well-received) sequel in Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, but lore-wise, there's a seven-year gap between those two installments -- which provides a convenient place for Forgotten Sands to take place. McIntyre quips, "Obviously, some rea..."

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"When games reward me, I'm a completionist. I'll max out my characters in an RPG if that's the only way to beat the Platinum Manticore at the top of Victory Hope Tower and earn the all-powerful Whip of Destiny. I'll even make my character hop in place 500 times if that means I unlock some piddling trophy/achievement. But in a game where there's no real reward, where I'm right at the end, my pockets overflow with money, and my stats are all maxed, I'm probably going to be ok with just finishing..."

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"After dispatching a handful of enemies on the approach in close combat without too much commotion, it was time to scale a nearby building and grab a more informativeperspective. Five archers were patrolling the area, and while it may well have been possible to dive into the courtyard, complete the objective and escape alive, it certainly wouldn’t have been unscathed. Tackling the enemies one-by-one was obviously the best course of action, and doing so whilst remaining undetected by the others..."

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"Up on the rooftops, you’re given far more free movement. While there are various city guards patrolling the rooftop, your mini-map highlights their locations, and so can easily be avoided (or quietly removed, if the fancy takes you). As most of the streets and canals of Venice are tightly packed together, just letting Ezio sprint and leap from rooftop to rooftop was great fun, and the controls flow smoothly enough to allow for last minute direction changes without feeling twitchy. You’ll a..."

MattyJWest via armchairdiplomat.com »

Assassin's Creed 2 release is just around the corner, so if you haven't been keeping up with news on the game, here is Gametrailers' preview...

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""Ahhh La Dolce Vita…You’re a rich Italian son of a banker, a carefree nobleman with a special visual talent, spending your days cavorting with friends and seducing hot girls, enjoying the “sweet life”.

For you “the family” is everything and the source of your pride (well… the pride that doesn’t come from your own high opinion of yourself anyway).

But then destiny suddenly intervenes and your distant ancestry calls..."

Superfragilistic via oxcgn.com »