Update: Ubisoft has announced it will postpone its plan to pull some of its older titles offline until October 1. The firm also stated that Anno 2070 will not longer be taken offline.
]]>Ubisoft Quebec's director of narrative design, Jill Murray, has said she prefers "juicy and real" when it comes to narrative involving female portrayals in games, and feels when writers are "trying" to portray them in a positive light, it comes across as disingenuous.
]]>Assassin's Creed 3 Liberation may be released on platforms other than Vita if a logo on a Chinese forum is to be believed. According to the screencap, the game's logo calls it "Assassin's Creed Liberation HD - as noted on the supposed list of upcoming digital releases from Ubisoft. This suggests a PC, PSN and Xbox Live launch. Also noted is something called Assassin's Creed: Pirates, which Eurogamer suggests is a mobile game tie-in for Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag. Hit the link for more and keep this under your rumor hat until confirmation comes.
]]>Sony has announced a big European and Australian sale on the Assassin's Creed series that spans PS3, PSP and PS Vita.
]]>Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag owners on PS3 and PS4 will get a batch of three exclusive missions starring Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation's hero Aveline. Ubsioft has shed new light on what the content involves in a new blog.
]]>Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation composer Winifred Phillips has scooped a Game Audio Network Guild award for her PS Vita score.
]]>Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation writer Jill Murray has downplayed Ubisoft's decision to feature a black, female protagonist, instead calling on the rest of the industry to catch up.
]]>Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation has won the Writer's Guild of America's 2013 Outstanding Achievement in Videogame Writing award.
]]>Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation players have been hit by a nasty bug, according to a number of reports gathered by PocketGamer. The issue reportedly leaves players stranded at the Animus loading screen even after reset and reload, and while Ubisoft has been made aware of the issue, there's no ETA on a fix. Make regular back ups using the Vita's content manager so in a worst case scenario you won't lose much progress.
]]>With Hurricane Sandy bearing down I'd expect you to have other matters on your mind, but on the off chance, be advised, via Kotaku, that midnight launches for Assassin's Creed 3 have been cancelled in areas likely to be affected by Hurricane Sandy. Call ahead if you're unsure whether your local store is staying open, and if you really must get hold of a game you'll be unable to play when the electricity goes out, Kotaku also notes that some vendors have broken street date in compensation for the cancelled launches. (Also, Kotaku's inaccessible from my desk right now; let's blame Sandy for that, too.) Stay safe, friends.
]]>Ubisoft and Sony have outlined what extras are in store for PlayStation fans who pick up Assassin's Creed 3 and Vita spin-off Liberation.
]]>Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation looks so much like a full console game somehow squeezed into a portable that you could almost forget it has some fancy platform-exclusive features. One of these is touch controls, which are explained in the video through the break; purists will be pleased to note that touch is entirely optional.
]]>Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation writer Jill Murray has said Ubisoft has deliberately left vague the question of who's memories the game's story comes from.
]]>Assassin's Creed 3 creative director Alex Hutchinson has said he doesn't mind if the "truth" told in the series is uncomfortable, as long as it's backed up by facts.
]]>An Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation video has appeared online, which tells a bit of Aveline's story. Watch it below. Liberation is a Vita tie-in due at the end of the month, and is the first in the series to star a female assassin.
]]>Just when I thought I couldn't possibly be any more excited for Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation, it turns out you can play dress-ups.
]]>Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation has turned into a GIF-generating machine following the release of this developer diary, because it is replete with gameplay best described as "scha-weeeeeet".
]]>The bustling cities of Revolution-era America may tempt some, but it’s the vast wilderness of the frontier where Connor is most at home. Get our latest hands on impressions and comment from Ubisoft's Steve Masters.
]]>If you're tired of being back to school already, Sony have just the trick. Starting September 20, two Sony themed vans will tour across US dorms packed full of PlayStation titles to get hands on with.
]]>Sony has unveiled its TGS demo and playable line up, underlining the company's push on PS Vita software. Soul Sacrifice, Assassin's Creed 3 Liberation and PS All-Stars lead the handheld charge.
]]>Assassin's Creed 3 is all very well, but can you play it on the bus? And does it have a female assassin protagonist? The answer to both these questions is "no", but Vita-exclusive Liberation is here to fill the gap. See the portable in action, showing off some of its unique features including alligator wrestling, through the break.
]]>Three beautiful new Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation screenshots out of gamescom, and then those three screens again, displayed on a Vita. Such bounty.
]]>Ubisoft has sneakily crept into our inbox to deliver the news that Assassin's Creed 3 will launch on PC on November 23.
]]>Although technically Ubisoft Sofia is doing the work, Assassin's Creed III: Liberation writer Richard Farrese told Kotaku that canonically, modern-day Templar front Abstergo is behind the Vita title. Narratively, the game is explained as a commercial spin-off to the Animus, Abstergo's history-exploring technology which powers the franchise's central conceit. That's adorable. Does anybody need anything cooled off because I'm doing a pretty massive fangirl right now. Liberation releases alongside Assassin's Creed III in late October.
]]>Ubisoft has released an extended trailer for Assassin's Creed III: Liberation. Watch it below. Assassin’s Creed III and Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation launch in the west on October 31.
]]>Ubisoft's confirmed both Assassin's Creed III games for console and Liberation on Vita for a Japanese release, with the latter to get a subtitle change.
]]>Ubisoft's senior vice president of sales and marketing, Tony Key, has said despite Vita's disappointing sales, the firm is still confident in the handheld.
]]>Sony has announced you can pre-order Assassin's Creed III through the PS Store, as well as incentives for doing so.
]]>Ubisoft has released a set of screenshots and the box art for Assassins Creed III: Liberation. It stars a female protagonist Aveline, who leaps around 18th century New Orleans looking for Templars and other enemies in a city full of rebellion against the Spanish Empire's rule. Liberation launches October 30, alongside the console version.
]]>Ubisoft and Sony have gleefully announced Assassin's Creed III: Liberation, the rumoured Vita franchise debut. Meet Aveline in the pair of trailers through the break.
]]>A NeoGAF user has posted details from the issue of Game Informer which has a preview of the Vita title Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation.
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