Ubisoft has announced a free weekend event with five Assassin’s Creed games on PC, PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
]]>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.
]]>Some people like to mess around with game trailers and make them look better - this guy rebuilds the entire videos with real Lego.
]]>Three more games have been added to the Xbox One backwards compatible list this week.
]]>Ubisoft has confirmed Assassin’s Creed: The Ezio Collection exists, which we already knew thanks to retail and rating listings.
]]>Assassin's Creed: Unity's creative director appears to have revealed himself, in the form of Alexandre Amancio, who was also director on Ezio finale Revelations.
]]>The Xbox 360 Ultimate Games Sale continues with eight new offerings, providing up to 75% in savings.
]]>Assassin's Creed: Arena is a board game hitting stores on February 26, and was developed by Ubisoft and Cryptozoic Entertainment. The tabletop game contains Templars from the Revelations title and takes place in Constantinople. Up to four players can takes part, and sessions will last for up to 45 minutes each. It will run you $50. More information is available through the Ubiblog.
]]>Ubisoft has announced an Assassin’s Creed Heritage Collection will be made available exclusively Europe.
]]>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 is the focus of Microsoft's 'Games on Demand' Ultimate sale. Each game in the series has been discounted, except for Assassin's Creed 3.
]]>The Assassin’s Creed Anthology has been announced by Ubisoft for the UK, and it includes all games in the franchise as well as DLC for all titles, including the Season Pass for Assassin's Creed 3.
]]>Assassin's Creed Anthology, posted earlier by Amazon France, has been confirmed by Ubisoft with details expected later this week, according to Eurogamer.
]]>Indie effort Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP earned a whopping nine nominations for the 2012 Canadian Videogame Awards.
]]>Ubisoft's announced on the EU PS Blog it'll release Assassin's Creed: Revelations on the PlayStation Store in Europe this Friday. Those who buy as a standard PSN member will get 35% off, with the Plus lot getting a half-off discount.
]]>GAME's now extended its stock-sweeping firesale to now include hardware, with deals going for PS3s and 360s.
]]>A GameStop listing outed by AGB has surfaced, and it states that the next DLC for Assassin's Creed: Revelations will be released on February 28.
]]>According to a roster of updated Achievements for Assassin's Creed: Revelations posted on Xbox 360 Achievements, upcoming DLC for the game is a single-player mission starring Desmond. The site doesn't mention the DLC by name, but the add-on includes and extra 250 Gamerscore points, and Achievements such as "Jump they say" and "Save yourself". In the past, Ubisoft has teased the availability of additional memories for Desmond, and the original game had an extra two pillars which were unavailable. We'll send a mail, but until we get official word, consider it a rumor. Thanks, Shack.
]]>Ubisoft has unlocked a new map variant to reward diligent Assassin's Creed: Revelations players.
]]>Ubisoft's launched the Mediterranean Traveler Map pack for Assassin's Creed: Revelations. The pack includes three new maps with Jerusalem, Constantinople and Dyers, as well as three fan favorites from Brotherhood, such as Firenze (Florence), San Donato and Siena. The pack will set you back 800 MS points on Xbox Live and £7.99 on PSN and PC. There's a video of it in action below.
]]>The Writers Guild of America has selected a blockbuster lineup of games for its annual awards.
]]>Alexandre Amancio, creative director on Assassin's Creed Revelations, has left Ubisoft to join Cossette, a marketing firm based out of Montreal.
]]>Ubisoft's announced this afternoon the Mediterranean Traveller map pack for Assassin's Creed: Revelations, confirming a January 24 launch. The pack will introduce six new maps in total: Jerusalem, Constantinople and Dyers. Three other maps requested by fans that formed Brotherhood's multiplayer will also be included, such as Florence, San Donato and Siena at night.
]]>After years of romantic picnics, long walks on the beach, and candlelit dinners with Assassin's Creed, the light of love has faded from Brenna Hillier's eyes.
]]>GameStop has outed some upcoming DLC for Assassin's Creed: Revelations called The Mediterranean Traveler Map Pack, and has it listed for a January 24 release. It's rumored to include maps for multiplayer modes, some of which were seen in Brotherhood: Siena, Jerusalem, Dyers, San Donato, Firenze and the Imperial District of Constantinople. The retailer has it listed for $9.99. Thanks, D'toid.
]]>Despite the fact an Assassin's Creed has been released every year for the past three years, doesn't mean it only takes the Ubisoft team a year to make the entries.
]]>DSOGaming's put up a changelog for an day patch for the PC version of Assassin's Creed: Revelations, although where it's come from is anyone's guess.
]]>Assassin's Creed Revelations is to lend one of its costume designs to Final Fantasy XIII-2, Square said this morning.
]]>Modern Warfare 3's been able to keep atop of the UK charts for a second straight week, despite a sales decrease and a strong challenge from new entry Assassin's Creed: Revelations.
]]>Ubisoft has sent over some screenshots and lovely character renders for the Ancestor's Pack, which releases for Assassin's Creed: Revelations next month. Announced yesterday, the content features four new multiplayer characters, and will be available for download on December 13 through Xbox Live, and December 14 on PSN for 320 MSP/£3.19/$3.99. The PC version of the game will hit the US on November 29 and the UK on December 2.
]]>Nolan North is of the opinion Ubisoft should adopt the same motion capture process for its Assassin's Creed series as Naughty Dog uses with the Uncharted franchise.
]]>With Revelations' reviews on Monday showing a noticeable shock of 7s, should Assassin's Creed take a break after next year's game? Probably, says Johnny Cullen.
]]>Assassins' Creed: Revelations is out today in the US, and those who activate the Uplay Passport code included with the title, will be granted access to the exclusive online multiplayer character Vali cel Tradat. Also known as the Sentinel, he is a "Wallachian noble by birth and a former Assassin." Neat. Also, the passcode unlocks the game's multiplayer which includes the following modes: Wanted, Artifact Assault, Manhunt, Deathmatch, Corruption, Steal The Artifact, Assassinate, Chest Capture and Training Ground.
]]>Brotherhood veterans with a fondness for wannabe-Assassin persona the Prowler are probably going to favour this guy.
]]>If you have trouble keeping the whole Desmond-Altair-Ezio thing in order, the latest Assassin's Creed: Revelations trailer has a helpful rundown. It obviously spoils the last three games.
]]>Reviews for Assassin's Creed: Revelations have started going live, and to celebrate, Ubisoft has seen fit to send over a few new shots of the game. Most are of the single-player portion of the game, but there's one multiplayer screen tossed in there for good measure. Revelations launches in the US and in the UK tomorrow.
]]>Ubisoft's lifted the embargo for reviews on Assassin's Creed: Revelations' reviews ahead of its launch tomorrow. Get all the scores below.
]]>Ubisoft has released the launch trailer for its animated short, Assassin's Creed: Embers. Created by UbiWorkshop, the film will be included as a bonus in signature and collector's editions of Assassin's Creed: Revelations. Announced back in July,Embers is the final epilogue to Ezio's story, and Ubisoft suggests players watch the entire thing after finishing Assassin's Creed: Revelations. This will not only help players fully understand Ezio's complete story, but also not spoil things for them in the process.
There's no word just yet on whether the events in Embers tie-in with the Assassin's Creed coming in 2012. If we were gamblers, we'd lay our chips on red, though. Watch the video clip below, and mind, it may or may not spoil things for you.
]]>Ubisoft's confirmed to RPS it will ship the PC version of Assassin's Creed: Revelations without the publisher's always-on DRM.
]]>Powerful stuff, son. Ubisoft's put live the launch trailer for Assassin's Creed: Revelations, mostly showing off big moments from the game's story, which sets up Ezio and Altair's final chapters in the series. This is an unmissable watch for the AC massive. Get to it below the break.
Game's out next week for PS3 and 360.
]]>Ubisoft's released a brand new trailer of Assassin's Creed: Revelations, showing how life shapes in the city of Constantinople: better known in the modern world as Istanbul. The video shows some of the staggering breath and depth within the city, as Ezio arrives in it to find answers once and for all. Get it below the break.
The game's out next Tuesday for PS3 and 360.
]]>Some missions in Assassin's Creed: Revelations will take place in first-person, Ubisoft Montreal has said.
[Spoilers for Brotherhood's ending follows]
]]>Let's make this quick. I gotta go brush my pimp suit ahead of a Saints Row party this evening.
]]>Ubisoft has released two new multiplayer videos for Assassin's Creed: Revelations. The first one below the break, is a vignette video with a bit of story thrown in for good measure. The other, shows the various multiplayer characters available which should help you become "the ultimate Templar weapon." Revelations is out on November 15 in the US and November 18 in the UK for PS3 and Xbox 360. Thanks, Ve3tro.
]]>Ubisoft's debuted the short TV ad for Assassin's Creed: Revelations in the US, showing hoods and US sporting stars. Not much else to it other than Ezio makes an appearance at the end. Watch it below. The game's out on November 18 in the UK for PS3 and 360.
Thanks, CVG.
]]>Media Molecule has announced that on November 15, a new Ezio costume for Sackboy will be made available in LittleBigPlanet 2 to help celebrate the launch of Assassin's Creed: Revelations. You can have a larger look at the cute fella below.
The studio has also made Sackboy styled wallpapers for Uncharted 3, and posted a reminder to Drakeify your fella with the costume currently up for grabs through the store.
]]>Loads of interesting shorts are below the break, whether you like RPGs or stabbing Templar's in Italy.
]]>You're an Ottoman assassin. You've got a den. You need to freaking well defend it, son. You're going to need some crossbows on the rooves and some instantly appearable barricades. What the Sam Hell's going to happen if you haven't? Not much point being an Ottoman assassin if you're dead, is there?
Check out this stuff in action in the latest Assassin's Creed: Revelations trailer after the break. The game's out for PS3 and 360 on November 15 in the US and November 18 in Europe.
]]>Ubisoft Montreal's Alexandre Breault has said the team's goal with adding new moves and weapons to Assassin's Creed: Revelations was to create a "bridge between navigation and combat."
]]>This new Assassin's Creed: Revelations trailer is called "Red Hands". Can you guess what it's about? Oh, yes. That.
]]>Danny Cheevo at X360A has gotten hold of the achievements list for Assassin's Creed: Revelations ahead of its worldwide release a month to the day today. Get the full list below the break. Spoilers and all that jazz, innit.
It'll be out on PS3 and 360 on November 17 worldwide. The PC version is still dateless.
]]>Ubisoft announced today that the latest game in the Assassin's Creed series will be supporting a variety of 3D options on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.
]]>Assassin's Creed: Revelations mission design director Falco Poiker has said the short development cycle of the series is stressful, but also enabling.
]]>The recent batch of hands-on sessions with Assassin's Creed: Revelations have uncovered a number of new tidbits, including full stereoscopic 3D for the PlayStation 3 version.
]]>Stace Harman becomes an object of envy, going hands-on with Assassin's Creed: Revelations and schmoozing series writer Darby McDevitt.
]]>Ubisoft has announced Madeline Bell will be singing the theme song in Assassin's Creed: Revelations, and appear on the official soundtrack as well. Bell was the winner of a contest co-hosted by UJAM, with the jury consisting of composers Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe and Simon Landry. Bell was one of the ton ten finalists in the contest, which asked participants to add vocals to the track through harmony, actual lyrics, or just humming. The full top ten, along with Bell's winning version can be listened to through here. Thanks, Kotaku.
]]>Ubisoft has released an Assassin's Creed: Revelations video which chats about the game's bomb crafting. There are going to to plenty ways to blow stuff up with your creations, it seems. Sort of reminds us of a guy in our high school shop class. Unfortunately, things didn't turn out so well for him. Watch the video below, courtesy of Joystiq.
]]>More shorts for your Wednesday are below, and there are quite a few good ones, so be sure to have a sniff in case you miss something.
]]>As Ezio faces his last stand with Assassin's Creed: Revelations next month, Ubisoft Montreal's Brent Ashe and Raphael Lacoste talk to Johnny Cullen about where the series will go next.
]]>Solve a couple of puzzles and you and a friend could be off to visit Istanbul, the modern-day city once known as Constantinople and the setting for Assassin's Creed: Revelations.
]]>Ubisoft has released a new story trailer for Assassin's Creed: Revelations. In it, Ezio chats about his life and how he will not rest until all secrets have been revealed to him. Game's out November 15 in the US and November 18 in the UK for PS3 and 360, with a new PC date TBA. Thanks, Gematsu.
]]>While Assassin's Creed: Revelations will wrap up Ezio and Altair's story, Desmond's story will continue, but only for another year, Revelations' creative lead has said.
]]>Eurogamer is reporting that the PC version of Assassin's Creed: Revelations has been delayed to December 2 while the console versions are still on course for a November release. The announcement was revealed by the Czech Ubisoft Facebook page (via EG.cz). Ubisoft has been contacted for confirmation of the news.
]]>Ubisoft has sent over two new trailers for Assassin's Creed: Revelations, one showing off Ezio's Hook Blade, and the other announcing the end of the beta, which concluded last weekend. The later is full of stats such as the amount of kills, and the like. Revelations is out November 15 in the US and November 18 in Europe on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. Watch both videos below.
]]>Ubisoft's released the extended version of the Assassin's Creed: Revelations trailer, the same trailer was shown at Eurogamer Expo last week.
]]>Following the BioWare SWTOR date bombshell, Ubisoft held a session on Assassin's Creed: Revelations, which was hosted by Brent Ashe and Raphael Lacoste of Ubisoft Montreal.
]]>Ubisoft has sent over a new video for Assassin's Creed: Revelations, which shows off the multiplayer a bit in dramatic form. Various assassins with their preferred weapon of choice are shown sneaking up behind people and dispatching their targets in what appears to be a very painful manner - going by the recipients' expressions at any rate. Not that we think getting skewered by a sword would feel like being tickled or anything. Assassin’s Creed: Revelations launches on November 15 in the US and November 18.
]]>Ubisoft's announced that Assassin's Creed: Revelations on PS3 will have the first Assassin's Creed bundled as part of the disc.
]]>Ubisoft's announced that Jesper Kyd will return to soundtrack the score to Assassin's Creed: Revelations. Kyd's been involved with the series since the beginning, and will now score his fourth Assassin's Creed OST with help from Lorne Balfe. The soundtrack will feature a mix of Greek, Renaissance and Middle Eastern tones.
]]>Sony's announced details of the next PlayStation Access event in Bristol, confirming that Uncharted 3, Starhawk and Ratchet & Clank: All4One, as well as the recently-released Resistance 3, will all be playable on the first-party front. Third-party titles that will be playable include Batman: Arkham City, Battlefield 3, FIFA 12, Dark Souls, Assassin's Creed: Revelations and Goldeneye 007: Reloaded.
]]>Ubisoft's confirmed that its extended the multiplayer beta of Assassin's Creed: Revelations on PSN until this coming Saturday. The taster was originally due to close yesterday, but its now been granted an extra couple of days staying power.
]]>Ubisoft will throw open the Assassin's Creed: Revelations multiplayer beta to all PSN account holders tomorrow - but you need to get in quick.
]]>It's a stabbity good time for PlayStation Plus subscribers along with a few lucky Uplay members tomorrow.
]]>Ubisoft has released a video showing the making of the Encyclopedia, available in the Assassin's Creed: Revelations Animus Edition. The foreword of the encyclopedia was written by Cliff Bleszinski, and includes artwork from the Cartes Blanches Ubisoft commissioned from various artists and fans. The Encyclopedia features 256 pages with entries on the major characters, events and other important aspects of the Assassin’s Creed universe. Revelations is out on November 15.
]]>As the final entry in the Ezio trilogy, Assassin's Creed: Revelations will answer a lot of questions - and leave some for Assassin's Creed III.
]]>Friday. You made it, Ringo. Catch up on all the news from the past 24 hours below, in both video and text form.
]]>GameStop has posted an Assassin's Creed: Revelations Ultimate Bundle on its website for $99.99 on PS3 and Xbox 360. The PC version will run you $89.99 for PC, and it comes with Leonardo da Vinci's flying machine replica, an Ezio action figure, and a short film which is animated. GameInformer reports that in-game bonuses include an extra single-player mission, an exclusive multiplayer character, and three weapon capacity upgrades. Revelations will be out on November 15.
]]>Ubisoft has released a new video of the Assassin's Creed: Revelations gamescom demo, complete with helpful explanations of the action.
]]>Ubisoft has announced the line-up of games it will be bringing to PAX Prime with it next weekend. It has also revealed an Assassins' Creed panel and pre-order incentives for the fan event as well.
]]>The next best thing to being at gamescom: Watching a direct-feed video of what players experienced in the Assassin's Creed: revelations single player demo.
]]>The US PlayStation blog has details of the content that PS Plus subscribers can expect over the coming weeks. Betas and discounts ahoy.
]]>Ubisoft has gone gamesom crazy, releasing some delightful images for Assassin's Creed: Revelations, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, and approximately half a metric s**t ton for Driver: San Francisco, showing off some new vehicles.
]]>The gamescom trailer for Assassin's Creed: Revelations is below. It's awesome. Go watch it.
]]>Ubisoft has released a video showing a chronological wrap up of all the Assassin’s Creed products that have been made so far along with news that on September 3, a multiplayer beta for Assassin’s Creed Revelations will be made available as a timed exclusive for PS Plus and Uplay members.
]]>Ubisoft has announced its lineup of games which gamescom attendees can play before the official releases by visiting the company’s booths at the convention.
]]>Bummed you can't fly off to exotic locales to preview unreleased games? Thanks to the magic of the Internet, you can see Ubisoft's recent Assassin's Creed: Revelations multiplayer demo through the break.
]]>Ezio's Brotherhood of new assassins will play more of a role in Assassin's Creed: Revelations.
]]>Alexandre Amancio, creative director for Assassin's Creed: Revelations has said when it came to bridging the stories of both Altair and Ezio for the game, the team made sure it avoided "collapsing under the weight of our own mythology."
]]>A video posted on Kiwi (via 4chan- link not working) titled Assassins Creed Revelations Seizure - Ubisoft, shows what the poster calls "an internal project we did here at Ubisoft Cinematics. I animated the character on the table. No mocap whatsoever." What you will see, is a doctor performing surgery on a man's head to test out memory binding. There's no word from Ubisoft how authentic the footage is, and/or what it planned to use it for as of yet. What we do know, is we agree with Joystiq on how lovely yet disturbing it is. We'll send a mail to see if we can find out more about this. Watch it here.
]]>Assassin's Creed: Revelations serves multiple roles within the franchise, Ubisoft has revealed: to celebrate and conclude Ezio's storyline; to clear up confusion ahead of Assassin's Creed 3; and to flesh out series protagonist Desmond.
]]>Ubisoft has recycled the plot of planned 3DS title Assassin's Creed: Lost Legacy into upcoming core platform release Revelations.
]]>Having been due for just this summer, Ubisoft's confirmed that the Splinter Cell HD Collection has been delayed until September.
]]>Assassin's Creed: Revelations presentation director, Brent Ashe, has said that Ezio's motivation in the game will be much different than it was in Assassin's Creed 2 and Brotherhood.
]]>A GAME and gamestation UK-exclusive Special Edition of Assassin's Creed: Revelations has been announced.
]]>After two games' worth of assisting Ezio with his business, hem hem, Assassin's Creed's courtesans are bidding the series a temporary farewell.
]]>Those who pre-order Assassin's Creed: Revelations through GameStop will automagically be upgraded to the Signature Edition of the game at no extra cost.
]]>Ubisoft has announced exact dates for both Assassin's Creed: Revelations and Call of Juarez: The Cartel.
]]>Ubisoft has released a Desmond teaser trailer for Assassins' Creed: Revelations. Spoilers may be below. Click at your own risk.
]]>Ubisoft has released the E3 trailer for Assassin's Creed: Revelations, and its rather long, but good.
]]>Ubisoft's released the first pre-E3 video of Assassin's Creed: Revelations, showing the development team working on the game's demo for the show in Los Angeles next week. You don't get a hint as to what it's in it, just the dev team in Montreal saying how it's aiming for Game of Show. Watch it below anyways.
Game's out this autumn for PS3, 360 and PC.
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