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On last night's episode of Late Night with Conan O'Brien, sidekick Andy Richter expresses disappointment that he didn't win a Spike VGA award for his work as the voice of Ezio in Assassin's Creed II. More »Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes Review: Battling Clashing Colors
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Ubisoft has already laid out its plans for a collector's edition version of Splinter Cell Conviction here in North America. But other territories will get their own higher priced version, complete with wee Sam Fisher. More »Fingers-On Impressions Of R.U.S.E., A Real-Time Strategy Game Playable By Touch
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Word going around the Ubisoft forums and on another site has some Assassin's Creed II players getting stuck in "Hideout," a sequence about 11 chapters into the game, with no way to get out or advance the game. More »