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13 CommentsPatrice Desilets, Call of Duty: Ghosts, EA Partners Program, E3: Speed Run
By Tracey Lien on Jun 10, 2013 06.10.13
It's the most wonderful time of the year — E3. Patrice Desilets is suing Ubisoft for $400,000 in damages and the rights to his game, 1666: Amsterdam. The dog in Call of Duty: Ghosts will be a fully controllable squadmate. The Electronic Arts Partners Program isn't dead. Pre-E3 information leaks include new details on Battlefield 4, Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag and Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare. Patrice Désilets sues Ubisoft for more than $400K, seeks rights to 1666: Amsterdam Patrice Desilets' complaints and Ubisoft's response outlined in Montreal court filing Call of Duty: Ghosts dog Riley takes commands through headset EA Partners isn't dead, says exec Report: Leaked Battlefield 4 screenshots show squads, weapons and more Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag screens and...
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2 CommentsThe sun never sets on Assassin's Creed 4 development, says new dev diary
By John Funk on May 30, 2013 05.30.13
A new developer diary out from Ubisoft discusses what it's like to have seven studios around the world working simultaneously on Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag. "One of the things we always kind of laugh about is every minute of the whole week, somebody somewhere in this world is working on Assassin's Creed 4," says game director Ashraf Ismail. While it can be difficult to work with someone you've never met face-to-face, whose personality you don't know, the Ubisoft developers say that it's quite something to watch a global team unite around a game's vision. "It's incredible when you have so many employees, and we're talking hundreds," says Ismail, "when they all believe in the vision and all push behind it, the results are spectacular." Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag will hit...
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14 CommentsUbisoft E3 2013 lineup includes Assassin’s Creed 4, South Park, Watch Dogs
By Megan Farokhmanesh on May 29, 2013 05.29.13
Ubisoft will showcase Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, Rayman Legends, South Park: The Stick of Truth and many more on the E3 show floor, the company announced via press release. Additionally, the company will also feature Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist, Watch Dogs and several other unnamed titles. Uplay members will be able to participate in the company's Uplay Lounge, located near the convention center. Members will be able to play games from this year's lineup and interact with different members of their development teams. Ubisoft will kick off its presentation at 6 p.m. ET on June 10 with its media briefing in L.A. The company is expected to announce its upcoming lineup of next-gen games and more. Actress Aisha Tyler will likely return as the host of Ubisoft's E3 media...
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1 CommentAssassin's Creed 3: Tyranny of King Washington trailer shows off flying eagle powers
By John Funk on Mar 13, 2013 03.13.13
The alternate universe of Assassin's Creed 3: The Tyranny of King Washington imbues protagonist Ratonhnhaké:ton — Connor, in the canon storyline — with mystical powers not seen in the main games. Yesterday, we saw him harness the wolf spirit, and today Ubisoft has released a video showing the powers of the eagle. With the powers of the eagle spirit, Ratonhnhaké:ton is able to fly short distances, and he possesses the ability to make a dashing aerial attack on enemies from afar. The Betrayal, the second part of the three-part Tyranny of King Washington alternate-universe storyline, is slated to hit Windows PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 on March 19-20.
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4 CommentsAssassin's Creed Anthology trailer chronicles the Assassins' journey
By Samit Sarkar on Nov 29, 2012 11.29.12
Ubisoft has collected all five Assassin's Creed console games into the U.K.-exclusive Assassin's Creed Anthology, and a trailer for the box set released today by the French publisher highlights its contents. The Anthology comes with Assassin's Creed, featuring Altaïr ibn-La'Ahad; Assassin's Creed 2, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood and Assassin's Creed: Revelations, featuring Ezio Auditore da Firenze; and Assassin's Creed 3, featuring Ratonhnhaké:ton (Connor Kenway). The set also comes with any downloadable single-player and multiplayer add-ons that were released for the games and includes the Assassin's Creed 3 season pass, which confers access to DLC for that game (which has yet to be released). Lithographs for each game and a Steelbook case round out the package. The Assassin's...
