Posted on February 26th, 2010 by csreynolds
Having played through and reviewed Battle of Forli, the somewhat underwhelming add-on for Ubisoft’s historical sandbox epic Assassin’s Creed II, I admittedly had reservations about Bonfire of the Vanities, the second promised piece of DLC for this title. Still, it would have been unfair of me to overlook the thirteenth chapter of Ezio Auditore da [...]
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Posted on February 18th, 2010 by csreynolds
Today marks the release of Bonfire of the Vanities, Ubisoft’s second piece of DLC for Assassin’s Creed II. Rather than recommend you invest in this add-on blindly, we thought we’d give you a quick plot synopsis and a glimpse of the content itself.
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Posted on February 10th, 2010 by csreynolds
Tim Jones, Head of Art and Design at Rebellion, told VG247 today that the map pack exclusive to the Survivor and Hunter special editions of Aliens vs Predator will be made available to everybody else as DLC soon after its release on February 19th.
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Posted on February 3rd, 2010 by csreynolds
It’s becoming common knowledge that Sony’s nameless motion-based peripheral is predicted to hit the market sometime in autumn this year, contrary to the original spring release forecast. So we figure it’s time to publicise information of a less common nature.
Sony Computer Entertainment’s President and Group CEO Kazuo Hirai has been promising the gaming world that he [...]
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Posted on January 30th, 2010 by csreynolds
Assuming those of you reading this review have already hopped, skipped and stabbed your way through Assassin’s Creed II, I ask you this: do you remember when Animus techie Rebecca Crane desynchronised Desmond Miles from Ezio in chapter 11, explaining the Animus data had become corrupt, before throwing you into chapter 14 sporting some fashionable face [...]
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Posted on January 14th, 2010 by csreynolds
Geoff Keighley, Canadian video game journalist and Executive Producer and host of Spike TV’s GameTrailers TV, has made an interesting statement on proverbial online grapevine Twitter recently; the Assassin’s Creed series is going multiplayer:
‘In Ubi earnings release also mentioned a new Assassins Creed “episode” with an online multiplayer mode is coming this year.’
Whether this multiplayer mode [...]
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Posted on December 17th, 2009 by csreynolds
Our friends at Ubisoft have been kind enough to relinquish additional information concerning the two Assassin’s Creed II downloadable content packages planned for next year, so we thought we’d spread the word.
‘The Battle of Forli’ is expected towards the end of January, priced at $3.99 (European pricing TBC). Ezio joins forces with Machiavelli and Caterina [...]
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Posted on December 3rd, 2009 by csreynolds
Few posts are as short and sweet as this one…
LittleBigPlanet fans and wannabe assassins alike should pay a visit to the PlayStation Store, as Media Molecule has created what could be their coolest ever Sackboy costume: Ezio Auditore da Firenze, the protagonist from Ubisoft’s sandbox blockbuster Assassin’s Creed II.
It’s available from today priced at $1.99, €1.99 [...]
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Posted on November 27th, 2009 by csreynolds
The Italian Renaissance was a pivotal historical moment, a time of rebirth, enlightenment and inspiration that emerged from what Renaissance humanists labelled the Dark Ages. More relevantly it is the setting for Assassin’s Creed II, a continuation of the struggle between the liberty-seeking Assassins and the oppressive Templars. The appeal of the original Assassin’s Creed [...]
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Posted on November 6th, 2009 by csreynolds
Ubisoft and Penguin Books have formed a unique partnership that will spark the publication of Assassin’s Creed Renaissance, a novel based on upcoming PlayStation 3 blockbuster Assassin’s Creed 2.
Penguin is confident that Ubisoft’s fascinating new storyline and well-developed characters will translate impeccably into an appealing literary work suited to fans of historical fiction and gaming [...]
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Posted on November 4th, 2009 by csreynolds
This just in direct from Ubisoft – that’s right, I talk to Ubisoft…
The latest developer diary feature for Assassin’s Creed 2, a captivating new epic story of power, revenge, and conspiracy set in fifteenth century Italy, is now available online for your viewing pleasure.
The video takes an in-depth look at assassin-in-the-making Ezio Auditore da Firenze, a [...]
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Posted on October 29th, 2009 by Stevie
The PS3 releases this month have been as strong as ever, and fortunately the great games are still flooding in for Christmas time. This month’s OPM reviews the greatly anticipated Italian stealth simulator, FIFA’s ugly sister, the epitome of the PlayStation fighting genre, a game where you ferociously make flailing arm movements at your TV to cater for your “virtual pet” (yeah right, you crazy man) and many more. Hit the jump for the latest scores.
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Posted on October 15th, 2009 by csreynolds
Assassin’s Creed was unquestionably a big hit. Assassin’s Creed II looks to be an even bigger hit. But one has to wonder: after how many technically-impressive, gracefully-executed stealth kills will Ubisoft’s gameplay model start to get old?
When Xbox World 360 spoke to the game’s Creative Director Patrice Fortier about the likelihood of a third instalment, [...]
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Posted on September 17th, 2009 by Lord_Turkey
A bundle of news for your eyeballs today.
Eurogamer has a lot of evidence about the upcoming 250GB PS3 slim. According to two UK retailers a ‘definite’ October release is slated along with three possible bundles and a provincial price of £299.99. What are these bundles? Well, none other then Assasins Creed 2, Grand Turismo [...]
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Filed under: Assassin's Creed 2, Console news, Europe News, Gran Turismo, Playstation 3 Slim, Rumors, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Posted on September 16th, 2009 by Gamoc
It seems like that, without regular updates on a game’s development, the internet sprouts rumours about that game being cancelled. It’s like the whole internet has paranoid delusions.
The latest subject of this is The Agency, the PS3-exclusive massively multiplayer shooter from SOE. There have, apparently, been rumours around lately that the game is going to [...]
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oh well maybe on my second run.