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Assassin’s Creed: Revelations “Ancestors” DLC Info

Alex Sanberg — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 02:01:00 +0000

Even though Assassin’s Creed: Revelations just came out, I’m sure all you greedy people are already asking for more. Don’t worry. Ubisoft has got you covered. They have announced that, on December 13th, they will release the “Ancestors Character Pack” DLC for $4 or 320 MS points.

Seems kind of cheap, doesn’t it? That’s because all it will get you is four new characters for the multiplayer (the Privateer, the Corsair, the Brigand, and the Gladiator) who all have “unique taunts, weapons, and stylized assassination moves.” The press release also mentions a 2nd piece of DLC, but it doesn’t go into detail about what it is. Whatever the case may be, both DLC packs are available for pre-order.

Assassin’s Creed Movie Domain Names Acquired

Alex Sanberg — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:29:28 +0000

Late last week, rumors were popping up that Sony struck a deal with Ubisoft to get the righst to an Assassin’s Creed movie after months of bidding against other large film studios. Now, reports are circulating that Sony Pictures registered sixteen different domain names for said movie. The list is as follows:

assassins-creed-movie.com
assassins-creed.net
assassins-creedmovie.com
assassinscreed-film.com
assassinscreed-film.net
assassinscreed-movie.com
assassinscreed-movie.net
assassinscreed-thefilm.com
assassinscreed-thefilm.net
assassinscreed-themovie.com
assassinscreed-themovie.net
assassinscreedfilm.com
assassinscreedfilm.net
assassinscreedthefilm.com
assassinscreedthefilm.net
assassinscreedthemovie.net

So it seems that we can pretty much expect an Assassin’s Creed movie in the near future, and hopefully Sony won’t mess it up like they almost did with Uncharted. What are you hoping to see from the film adaptation?

Source: Fusible

Beyond Good and Evil 2 Has to be Next Gen

Alex Sanberg — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:08:33 +0000

The original Beyond Good and Evil didn’t have a lot of commercial success when it first came out in 2003, but it did receive a lot of praise by those who played it. So those people have been eagerly awaiting the sequel that we’ve been teased with, but we’ll unfortunately have to wait until the next generation of consoles.

GamesRadar recently did an interview with Michel Ancel, the designer behind Beyond Good and Evil, who discussed the difficulty he had with creating the original game because of the limitations of the engine and technology. In terms of the sequel, Ancel said that they have been “working on it for a long time, but we’ve had some technical issues.” He has a grand vision for Beyond Good and Evil 2, and he wants it fully realized. Sadly, that means it can’t be achieved on the current technology.

As a fan of the game, would you rather wait until the next gen consoles come out, or do you think the developers should limit the expectations of their visions?

New I Am Alive Trailer Gives a Release Window

Alex Sanberg — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:29:19 +0000

It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything about Ubisoft’s I Am Alive, a game we know very litle about. However, a new trailer has come out showing us what we can expect from the gameplay. We see the main character doing a lot of running and jumping, but we also see him getting beat up like he’s the nerdy kid on the schoolyard. However, at some point, he taps into his inner Rambo and starts wasting people with a machete and a bow and arrow.

The trailer has also confirmed that I Am Alive will come out for the XBox Live Marketplace and the PSN “this winter.” Isn’t it nice to finally know what you can expect from a game?

Source: @alexmonney
Via: Joystiq

Assassin’s Creed: Revelations Beta Coming to PS3 Sept. 3rd

Alex Sanberg — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:46:28 +0000

Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood brought us a very unique multiplayer that Ubisoft is bringing back with the latest installment, Assassin’s Creed: Revelations. They will be releasing a beta that is exclusive to the PlayStation 3 for PlayStation Plus and UPlay members from September 3rd – 11th. The beta will then become available to all PlayStation 3 owners on September 12th.

You’ll be able to play as 9 different characters (The Sentinel, The Vanguard, The Guardian, The Vizier, The Thespian, The Deacon, The Bombardier, The Trickster and The Champion) across 3 different maps (Knight’s Hospital, Antioch, Constantinople) with 4 different modes (Wanted, Manhunt, Deathmatch, and Artifact Assault).

Assassin’s Creed: Revelations will be out for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC on November 15th.

BROKE GAMER: Ubisoft Kinect Games on Sale at GameStop

Alex Sanberg — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:17:28 +0000

Games are so frequently going on sale shortly after their release, it almost seems silly now to buy a game the week it comes out. Case in point: Child of Eden came out a month ago, and you can get it today for only $30 GameStop, which is better than the sale on Amazon just a couple weeks ago. Furthermore, Your Shape and Michael Jackson: The Experience are also on sale for $30.

These three games are part of Ubisoft’s participation in GameStop’s sale of Kinect related merchandise that’s going on through July 20th. As part of the sale, you can buy a Kinect at GameStop and get a $25 gift card which you can put toward one of those $30 games. So, why bother buying anything the day it comes out anymore? Also, if you’re wondering whether or not to pick up Child of Eden, check out or review. SPOILERS: you should get it.

Source: GameStop

[PSA] TMNT Re-Shelled Shell Shocked After June 30th

Brendan Saricks — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:10:54 +0000

All Good Cliches Offer Excellent Lead Ins. Wait, that’s not how it goes.

Anyway, because Ubisoft’s license is expiring, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled will no longer be available after June 30th. Doesn’t matter if you are a PSNer or a XBLAer, you won’t be able to buy it. Obviously if you were wise previously and purchased it, you get to keep it. If you haven’t, what are you waiting for?

via Joystiq

Child of Eden Coming To PS3 – Worth Waiting For

Brendan Saricks — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:05:37 +0000

On our Child of Eden Reviewcast, Aaron and I talked about how cool a 3D version of the game would be, and we wondered about it eventually coming to PlayStation 3. Well, lo and behold, it IS coming to PS3 (a detail we obviously missed). Not only is this going to make Aaron upgrade his TV, James Mielke, on the 8-4 Play podcast, said there may be even more surprises:

“It will definitely be worth the couple months that people have to wait for the PS3 version to get finished. People with PS3s, people with nice TVs, people with all kinds of control options… it’s going to be really cool.”

The reason for the release date difference? Q? didn’t get any of that MS money, they are simply handling both versions themselves, with a staff of 30 people. You have to appreciate that commitment to quality. The PlayStation 3 version is due sometime in September.

via Joystiq and 8-4 Play

Reviewcast: Child of Eden

Brendan Saricks — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:00:51 +0000

Aaron and Fish do their best Lawnmower Man impressions while dissecting Tetsuya Mizuguchi’s latest offering to the music/game fusion gods. Come here, friend, the altar is prepared for worship.

Ghost Recon: Future Solider Beta Begins January 2012

Jim Plachy — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:58:27 +0000

Think back, way back to April of 2010 when you picked up your copy of Splinter Cell: Conviction. In that box was promise of access to the Ghost Recon: Future Soldier beta. Well, with Ghost Recon’s many delays the answer to the question “When does the beta start?” has gone missing but it looks like we have finally got our answer. The Ghost Recon Twitter account has tweeted that the Ghost Recon: Future Soldier beta will begin this coming January with the game in stores before the end of March. Now, where did you put that copy of Splinter Cell?