The concluding episode of the Tyranny of King Washington DLC for Assassin's Creed III, Redemption, is now available for PC and Xbox 360 (with the PS3 getting it tomorrow). Let's celebrate with a trailer of spirit wolves, collapsing towers, and lots of cannon fire.
The developers behind the Assassin's Creed series have always been proud of how much effort they put into maintaining a thin veil of historical accuracy. That's most evident in the settings, from Revolution-era Boston to the Holy Land during the Crusades, where that veneer of accuracy goes much deeper. But it's there…
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After a really long wait, the Tyranny of George Washington DLC for Assassin's Creed III drops today, bringing with it an evil version of the United States' first president. This trailer shows Connor's alternate, first-nations look in action as well as new abilities for him to wield. The Infamy, part 1 of the…
Assassin's Creed Liberation beat out Halo 4 and, uh, Assassin's Creed 3 to win the WGA Videogame Writing Award. Awkward?
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As anyone who's been paying attention is well aware, Assassin's Creed III will be taking place during the Revolutionary War in America: A historic time in the birth of the United States.
Readers who, like me, get most of their TV on a recorded delay may not have seen this ad starting to pop up on their local airwaves just yet. So here it is. It premiered during a football game.
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Ubisoft has delayed the PC version of Assassin's Creed III to November 20.
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A new trailer spotlights the AnvilNext engine, which will be creating the all-new forest and city environments—and the people you'll meet there—in the next Assassin's Creed game.
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Here's a new trailer for the upcoming Assassin's Creed III Liberation, the Vita version of Ubisoft's popular action series that will be out October 30.
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Ubisoft won't even wait a full year to release the next Assassin's Creed, because the next one, Assassin's Creed III, will be out on October 13 30. The company announced that today during a call with investors, bumping the AC series up from its traditional November release.
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Ubisoft is considering cooperative online multiplayer, a crafting system for bombs, and improved Eagle Vision in the next Assassin's Creed sequel, according to a U.K. marketing survey currently being taken.
