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  ‘Assassin’s Creed Anthology’ Confirmed by Ubisoft

  The existence of a forthcoming ‘Assassin’s Creed Anthology’ — which would feature all ‘AC’ titles, including ‘Assassin’s Creed 3′ — has been confirmed by Ubisoft.

  by Anthony Taormina | Nov 6, 20125 Comments

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  Our 5 Wildest ‘Assassin’s Creed 3′ Predictions

  Desmond’s story comes to a close with ‘Assassin’s Creed 3,’ but we’re expecting some serious twists for the series’ future. Here are a few of our favorites.

  by Andrew Dyce | Oct 15, 201217 Comments

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  Assassin’s Creed 3: Making-Of Video Goes ‘Into The Wild’

  ‘Assassin’s Creed 3′ will be packing quite a bit of content into the game’s wilderness environments; perhaps enough to even challenge the systems seen in ‘Red Dead Redemption.’

  by Andrew Dyce | Oct 11, 20127 Comments

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  Ubisoft Announces ‘Assassin’s Creed: Ezio Trilogy’ Exclusively for PS3

  Ubisoft has announced ‘Assassin’s Creed: Ezio Trilogy’ a collection of all three Ezio-starring ‘Assassin’s Creed’ titles releasing exclusively for the PS3 in November.

  by Anthony Taormina | Sep 26, 20126 Comments

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  ‘Inside Assassin’s Creed 3′ Trailer Explores Protagonist Connor Kenway

  What motivates Connor Kenway, the Native American protagonist of ‘Assassin’s Creed 3?’ How is Ubisoft designing the game around the complexion of its central character? A new trailer explores that and more.

  by Brian Sipple | Sep 13, 20122 Comments

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  ‘Assassin’s Creed 3′ Mohawk Armor Concept Art

  Concept art of what is assumed to be the unlockable Mohawk Armor set for ‘Assassin’s Creed 3′ has been spotted online, and certainly doesn’t look to disappoint.

  by Andrew Dyce | Sep 6, 201212 Comments

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  ‘Assassin’s Creed’ Creator Says First Game Is The ‘Purest’

  Creator of the ‘Assassin’s Creed’ franchise Patrice Desilets explains why he believes the original game will always be the purest, most poetic, and his personal favorite.

  by Andrew Dyce | Jul 31, 201214 Comments

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  5 Most Underused ‘Assassin’s Creed’ Series Characters

  With a cast of dozens of characters, the ‘Assassin’s Creed’ series didn’t have time to do them all justice. Here are the colorful personalities that we think were deserving of more attention.

  by Andrew Dyce | Jul 25, 201212 Comments

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  Michael Fassbender Joins ‘Assassin’s Creed’ Movie as Actor & Producer

  ‘X-Men: First Class’ and ‘Prometheus’ star Michael Fassbender has joined the ‘Assassin’s Creed’ film as actor and producer. But which ‘iconic hooded hero’ will he play?

  by Matt Rowland | Jul 9, 201212 Comments

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  ‘Assassin’s Creed 3′ Collector’s Edition Hints at DLC [Updated]

  Images claiming to detail the contents of the ‘Assassin’s Creed 3′s’ collector’s edition have leaked from an Italian retailer. In addition to some cool merchandise, they offer some curious hints as to potential DLC plans for the game.

  by Brian Sipple | Mar 26, 20129 Comments

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  ‘Assassin’s Creed 3′ is A Good Starting Spot For Beginners

  Never played any of the games from the ‘Assassin’s Creed’ franchise? No big deal. Ubisoft believes ‘Assassin’s Creed 3′ is a perfect spot for new entrants to jump into the Animus.

  by Tyler Schirado | Mar 8, 201243 Comments

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  Sony Reveals the Top 10 Most Platinum’d Games

  Sony has revealed the top 10 most platinum’d games on the PS3. Have you scored 100% on any of these titles?

  by Anthony Mole | Mar 5, 201228 Comments

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  PSN Gamers’ Choice Awards 2012 Nominees Announced

  Sony has revealed the list of nominees for this year’s PSN Gamers’ Choice Awards, and the winners will be discounted up to 50%. Which game(s) will you be voting for?

  by Anthony Mole | Feb 27, 2012No Comments

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  Rumor Patrol: ‘Assassin’s Creed 3′ Set During American Revolution

  According to new reports, the war of words and politics waged during the American Revolution will provide the backdrop for the upcoming ‘Assassin’s Creed 3.’

  by Andrew Dyce | Jan 27, 201224 Comments

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  Ubisoft CEO: New ‘Assassin’s Creed’ is The Franchise’s ‘Biggest’ Game Yet

  The story of Desmond Miles comes to an end with this year’s new Assassin’s Creed game, which Ubisoft is now touting as the largest the franchise has seen to date.

  by Matt Rowland | Jan 26, 201211 Comments

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  After Revelations: What We Want From Assassin’s Creed 3

  We eagerly await the release of ‘Revelations,’ but with a brand new historical period for ‘Assassin’s Creed 3′ we’ve got our top choices for both times and characters.

  by Andrew Dyce | Nov 17, 2011217 Comments

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  The Game Rant Game Guide: November ’11 Edition

  With November just around the corner, we at Game Rant have detailed what games we’ll be playing the month. Let us know what you’ll be playing and find out what our most anticipated game of the month is!

  by Anthony Mole | Oct 31, 201112 Comments

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  Assassin’s Creed’s Ezio Officially Confirmed For ‘Soul Calibur V’

  Namco Bandai and Ubisoft have officially confirmed that Ezio of ‘Assassin’s Creed’ fame is the guest character set to appear in Soul Calibur V, alongside new character Leixa.

  by C.J. Smillie | Oct 21, 20114 Comments

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  ‘Assassin’s Creed’ Movie To Leap With Sony Pictures

  Sony Pictures is in final negotiations with Ubisoft Motion Pictures to bring ‘Assassin’s Creed’ to the big screen. Do you have faith the movie series will be done well?

  by Rob Keyes | Oct 20, 20118 Comments

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  Ezio From ‘Assassin’s Creed’ To Appear In ‘Soul Calibur 5′?

  Which special guest character will appear in ‘Soul Calibur 5′? It might be Ezio Auditore from ‘Assassin’s Creed’ if a leaked photo is to be believed.

  by Riley Little | Oct 18, 20117 Comments

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  ‘Assassin’s Creed’ Writers Have Story Almost Finished

  Fans in fear that the ‘Assassin’s Creed’ story had gotten away from the writers have nothing to fear, as the head writer is claiming it’s all going according to plan.

  by Andrew Dyce | Aug 2, 201111 Comments

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  GR Pick: 8-Bit ‘Assassin’s Creed’

  Ever wished you could what the ‘Assassin’s Creed’ series would look like had it been created during the 8-bit generation? Now’s your chance in today’s GR Pick.

  by Anthony Taormina | Jul 28, 201110 Comments

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  Will Assassin’s Creed Revelations Have Co-op?

  After years of rumors and fan desires, and after revealing so much about ‘Assassin’s Creed Revelations’ before E3, could Ubisoft be waiting to unveil co-operative multiplayer?

  by Sebastian Gaweda | May 23, 201116 Comments

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  The Characters of ‘Assassin’s Creed Revelations’

  Assassin’s Creed Revelations will bring back Ezio and Altair but what new faces are we going to be seeing during our last journey with Ezio? Read on for some of the answers!

  by Sebastian Gaweda | May 19, 20119 Comments

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  Video Game Movie Updates: inFamous, Assassin’s Creed, Resident Evil & More

  Game Rant provides the latest updates on video game movie adaptations for Assassin’s Creed, Ghost Recon, inFamous, Resident Evil 5 and Splinter Cell. Can Ubisoft kickstart the genre?

  by Rob Keyes | May 18, 2011No Comments

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  ‘Assassin’s Creed Revelations’ Release Date Info & Screenshot

  Ubisoft announces the ‘Assassin’s Creed Revelations’ release date, characters, setting and return of multiplayer.

  by Sebastian Gaweda | May 5, 20114 Comments

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  ‘Assassin’s Creed Revelations’ Accidentally Announced!

  Ubisoft’s Facebook page quickly (and temporarily) announced the fourth ‘Assassin’s Creed’ game, titled ‘Revelations.’

  by Rob Keyes | Apr 29, 20118 Comments

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  Ubisoft Hiring ‘Assassin’s Creed’ Fans to Create Encyclopedia

  Ubisoft has made a call for entries asking fans of the ‘Assassin’s Creed’ universe to submit for a possible job writing the encyclopedia for the games.

  by Anthony Taormina | Mar 25, 2011No Comments

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  Ubisoft Says ‘Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood’ Will Change The Series Forever

  In a recent interview the game’s Lead Designer has clarified whether the game is an expansion or a sequel, and how the changes they’ve made will affect the entire franchise.

  by Andrew Dyce | Nov 15, 20104 Comments

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  ‘Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood’ Gameplay Video: The First 30 Minutes

  For those who still haven’t decided whether the next ‘Assassin’s Creed’ is worth picking up, perhaps seeing the first half hour will help to tip the scales.

  by Andrew Dyce | Nov 14, 20109 Comments

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  ‘Assassin’s Creed Ascendance’ Trailer and Developer Video Released

  We’ve been teased, but now Ubisoft has shown us what to expect from the new animated film that will bridge the gap between ‘Assassin’s Creed 2′ and ‘Brotherhood.’

  by Andrew Dyce | Nov 13, 20102 Comments

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  Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood Trailer Shows Off New Territory Control Feature

  A new Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood trailer has been released, showing off some of the single player features in Rome.This demo was shown at Gamescom 2010 this year.

  by Andrew Griggs | Aug 29, 201029 Comments

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  Ubisoft DRM Gets Hacked

  Barely a week after Ubisoft mentioned that DRM is ‘vital to their business‘, we have proof that people were listening. The people, unfortunately, were hackers….

  by John Jacques | Apr 25, 201010 Comments

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  Twilight: The Video Game?!?

  Some industry folk are still scratching their heads as to why game developers have not jumped at the opportunity of making gazillions of dollars in high-pitched shrieking revenue with a video-game adaptation of the Twilight saga. Games Investor Consulting analyst Nick Gibson was recently quoted as saying “Given how hot a property it is, Twilight could easily present a seven-figure exploitation opportunity…”

  by Jason Weissman | Apr 21, 201029 Comments

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  Ubisoft: DRM Is Vital to PC Games Business

  Max Beland, who is the creative director of Ubisoft’s Splinter Cell: Conviction, has stated that Digital Rights Management (DRM) is absolutely vital to the success of…

  by John Jacques | Apr 18, 201010 Comments

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  BioShock 2 DLC is on the Retail Disc

  Recently, we detailed the features of the BioShock 2 DLC “Sinclair Solutions Tester Pack” and, though we already had lukewarm feelings about the new content,…

  by Ben Kendrick | Mar 14, 20103 Comments

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  Ubisoft DRM Servers Hacked, Assassin’s Creed 2 Unplayable

  Many have thought that Ubisoft’s DRM servers were a bad idea withgames not being playable without a steady internet connection. However, if the game cannot…

  by Trung Bui | Mar 8, 20106 Comments

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  Sony Weekly Update (Feb. 18-24)

  It’s a big week for PlayStation gamers with a couple of high-profile retail titles as well as some great DLC content through the PSN. By…

  by Ben Kendrick | Feb 20, 20104 Comments

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  First Assassin’s Creed 2 ‘The Bonfire of Vanities’ Screens

  Ever wonder what you’ll be doing as Ezio in memory segment 13, which will be filled in by the new ‘The Bonfire of Vanities’ DLC…

  by Will Delaney | Feb 16, 20102 Comments

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  Sony Weekly Update (Jan. 28 – Feb. 3)

  It’s a busy week for Sony fans. So let’s not waste any time. Uncharted 2 fans will be excited to see the recently announced “Hero…

  by Ben Kendrick | Jan 29, 20103 Comments

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  Uncharted 2: Among Nominees

  Nathan Drake might pick up a bit more treasure next month. Naughty Dog’s Uncharted 2: Among Thieves leads the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences…

  by Matthew Talbot | Jan 24, 2010No Comments

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  Uncharted 2 & Flower Lead GDC Award Nominees

  Looks like the nominees are in for the 10th annual Game Developers Conference Awards and…they really aren’t all that surprising. Come on in and check out the 2010 nominees.

  by Paul | Jan 20, 20103 Comments

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  Writer’s Guild Announces Video Game Nominees

  Coming soon is the Writer’s Guild of America award for excellency in “Videogame Writing” and you know, actual movies. The nominees are: Assassin’s Creed 2…

  by Trung Bui | Jan 16, 20109 Comments

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  Assassin’s Creed 3 Brings Back Ezio!

  Ubisoft made some major headlines yesterday with the release of their latest financials and corporate strategy going forward. We saw some delays for two of…

  by Rob Keyes | Jan 15, 201012 Comments

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  Assassin’s Creed 3 Gets Epic Multiplayer

  Assassin’s Creed 2 has only been available for about two months but, thanks to a financial press release from Ubisoft, the Assassin’s Creed 3 speculation is about…

  by Ben Kendrick | Jan 13, 201016 Comments

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  Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction Delayed

    An updated financial press release was just sent out from Ubisoft and it contained some very important information on some of their upcoming games….

  by Rob Keyes | Jan 13, 20104 Comments

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  Video Games: The Cinematic Experience

  With the 2009 coming to its end, I’ve been incredibly impressed with how the games released this year presented cinematic experiences that feel so organic,…

  by Trung Bui | Dec 23, 200914 Comments

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  Uncharted 2 Wins Game Rant’s “Game of the Year” Poll

  Uncharted 2: Among Thieves has won by a slim margin in our “Game of the Year” poll, barely beating out Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2…

  by Ben Kendrick | Dec 19, 20095 Comments

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  Assassin’s Creed 2 Getting Bargain Priced DLC

  Only a few hours ago, Ubisoft released details regarding their previously announced downloadable content for Assassin’s Creed 2.  There will be two download packs containing…

  by John Comerford | Dec 16, 20091 Comment

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  The 2009 Spike VGA Winners

  The 2009 Spike Video Game Awards are over with, and we’ve been covering a lot of announcement and trailer information coming out of the show,…

  by Ben Kendrick | Dec 14, 200911 Comments

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  November Surprises in Videogame NPDs

  After all of the talk about which system was dominating Black Friday sales, and which system was about to become ancient history, NPD’s release of…

  by Jason Weissman | Dec 10, 200912 Comments

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  Assassin’s Creed 2 Patch Nears

  Just last week, Ubisoft officially announced the two DLC expansions for the hit sequel to Assassin’s Creed. The expansion are planned to hit early next…

  by John Jacques | Dec 9, 200915 Comments

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  Game Rant’s 2009 Game of the Year Round-Up

  Every year, publishers push to get their high-profile titles into gamers’ hands before Black Friday, leaving a quality-title dead zone until the beginning of Quarter…

  by Ben Kendrick | Dec 1, 200918 Comments

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  2009 Inside Gaming Awards Nominees Announced

  If you’re a gamer and a follower of industry news, you need to check out the Inside Gaming Awards, a huge new gaming awards show…

  by Rob Keyes | Dec 1, 20097 Comments

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  Assassin’s Creed 2 Review

  Does Assassin’s Creed 2 Live up to and surpass its predecessor which was praised for its breathtaking visuals but fell short on some repetitive gameplay elements and conclusion?

  by Alex MacDonald | Nov 29, 200913 Comments

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  Quick Rant: Assassin’s Creed 2 First Impressions

  Yesterday saw the highly anticipated release of Ubisoft’s flagship title, Assassin’s Creed 2. We haven’t completed the game in its entirety yet, but we will…

  by John Comerford | Nov 18, 20098 Comments

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  Halo: Reach Premiering at Spike’s VGAs, Nominees Revealed

  Spike announced today on the VGA 2009 website, the nominees for this year’s program. Voting is now open so be sure to stop by and…

  by Riley Little | Nov 18, 20098 Comments

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  Gamestops Break Assassin’s Creed 2 & Left 4 Dead 2 Street Date

  “ReleaseGate” continues as a handful of Gamestop stores have released both Assassin’s Creed 2 and Left 4 Dead 2 prior to the official street date….

  by Alex Sebenski | Nov 16, 20095 Comments

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  Big Pre-Order Numbers For Big November Sequels

  November 10th and 17th will be a pair of busy Tuesday mornings for game retailers around the country, when Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Assassin’s Creed II launch, respectively. Both games are pulling larger than expected pre-order sales.

  by Ben Kendrick | Nov 3, 20091 Comment

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  No Demo For Assassin’s Creed 2

  It seems that Ubisoft Montreal is taking the risky (or is it?) path of not presenting a pubic demo before the release of Assassin’s Creed…

  by Mark Gough | Nov 3, 20091 Comment