Cyanide Studios, the developer behind “Of Orcs and Men”, released the launch trailer for their upcoming stealth game, Styx: Master of Shadows. The trailer is narrated by Styx himself, who reveals his origins, or to be precise, his lack of knowledge regarding his origins, to the viewers. In the video, you can see the main character of Styx: Master of ...
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Ranking the Assassin’s Creed games from worst to best
As of April 2014, the Assassin’s Creed franchise has sold over 73 million (!) copies. Because of that staggering number, one could easily argue that Ubisoft’s “climb anything and assassinate anyone” series is one of gaming’s most successful. Said saga contains six main entries, with two more coming up this fall (Unity and Rogue). But how would you rank them? ...
Read More »Ubisoft teases Far Cry 4 elephants
Ubisoft teased a new feature that will be present in Far Cry 4. According to the company, elephants in the game can be your biggest and most badass asset or your worst enemy. The way players can use elephants to defeat their enemies is shown in a Far Cry 4 trailer released by the developer. At first, the trailer plays ...
Read More »Robert Downey Jr. rumored to star in the upcoming Assassin’s Creed movie
Rumors about the upcoming Assassin’s Creed movie keep pilling up and the latest one is quite intriguing, to say the least. Word on the street is that none other than Avengers and Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr. will play the role of Leonardo da Vinci in the movie. Another interesting rumor says that the film will be based, or ...
Read More »Ubisoft will never “drop the ball” on Assassin’s Creed’s quality
I’m pretty sure anyone will agree with me when I say that the Assassin’s Creed brand represents Ubisoft’s biggest success yet. Ever since its amazing début back in 2007, the French publisher has released six main entries across two generations (not counting the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Unity and Assassin’s Creed Rogue), in addition to 11 other spin-offs on mobiles and ...
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Rogue might be one of the last Xbox 360/PS3 titles developed by Ubisoft
After months of rumors and speculation, Ubisoft finally unveiled the last-gen Assassin’s Creed title earlier this month. Assassin’s Creed Rogue will be available only for the PS3 and Xbox 360 when it comes out on November 11th. The company is also working on a next-gen only AC title, Assassin’s Creed Unity, which is scheduled to launch on October 28th. We weren’t ...
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Comet might actually be called AC: Rogue
Soon after Assassin’s Creed Unity was announced a lot of last gen owners expressed disappointment that Ubisoft was only releasing their latest title on current gen consoles. Well, it was too late for the company to change their minds, but they did promise that Xbox 360 and PS3 owners have not been forgotten. Ubisoft later revealed that they had another AC ...
Read More »Mass Effect Trilogy PC available for only $10 as part of GameStop’s Summer Sale
The Steam and Good Old Games Summer Sales have ended for some time now, but there are always great deals around if you look close enough. GameStop are currently holding their own Summer Sale and are offering some considerable discounts for a lot of games as well as console bundles. The best deal by far at the moment seems to ...
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Unity takes place on a “massive scale” according to Ubisoft
Assassin’s Creed Unity marks the return of the series to the land-based gameplay. The upcoming title will take place in Paris during the French Revolution, Ubisoft revealed earlier this year. One of the first things that stood out for me while watching the E3 2014 demo was the scale of the game. The company did a great job at recreating ...
Read More »Ubisoft keeping control of movie adaptation to ensure quality
Ubisoft has revealed it is keeping a close eye on their upcoming movie adaptations in order to ensure they are high quality. Film versions of many of their franchises have been announced for some time, but Ubisoft has remained in control of the projects in an effort to make them as good as they can be. Speaking on the official ...
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