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Thursday2nd Aug 2012
News Check Out the Technology Powering Assassin's Creed III
Breaking boundaries
This Assassin’s Creed III trailer doesn’t really need a rousing cinematic score and dramatic voice over to make it seem impressive. No, it does that all on its own. It’s hard not to get excited over the upcoming sequel’s dynamic weather and naval combat. Oh, and did we mention that the game's able to render 2,000 unique...
Friday27th Jul 2012
News Assassin's Creed III Multiplayer Trailer Gazes into the Past
Make history yours
It seems as though this leaked Assassin’s Creed III trailer wasn’t quite ready for prime time. Despite being posted on GameTrailers.com yesterday, the footage was quickly removed. Fortunately for us, nothing stays hidden forever. The video masquerades as a commercial for evil corporation Abstergo, but ultimately debuts the...
Wednesday25th Jul 2012
News Assassin's Creed III: Liberation Sneaking into GamesCom
Rooftop runner
Despite receiving a positive critical reception at E3 earlier in the year, we still haven’t seen much of Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation for PlayStation Vita. That looks likely to change at GamesCom next month, as Ubisoft has confirmed that the handheld spin-off will be playable on the show floor. It’ll be joined by a...
Monday23rd Jul 2012
News Ubisoft Is Building a New Team for Assassin's Creed DLC
Big plans, then
Looks like Ubisoft is not thinking small with its post-release plans for Assassin’s Creed III. A thank you message sent out to GameStop employees notes that the publisher is in the process of setting up a “complementary development” team to create DLC for the historical blockbuster. The message adds that a Season Pass service...
Saturday21st Jul 2012
News Assassin's Creed III Lead Reckons Desmond "Needs to End"
Game over
Time's running out for Assassin’s Creed’s modern day protagonist Desmond Miles. Chatting at a Ubisoft press event overnight, Assassin's Creed III's creative lead Alex Hutchinson explained that the character "needs to end” before his plot begins to run out of steam. He said: Things that go on too long lack resonance. We're asking...
Friday13th Jul 2012
News New Assassin's Creed III Trailer Takes a Tour of Boston
Red Sox
Ubisoft has released a brand new video showing off Boston in Assassin’s Creed III. The footage – narrated by creative director Alex Hutchinson – touches upon numerous new platforming and combat mechanics. As you’d expect, it all looks unbelievably polished. The hotly anticipated open-world adventure is set to release on 30th...
News Assassin's Creed III's Co-Op Multiplayer Hunts in Packs
The big, bad wolf
Assassin’s Creed III is getting co-op multiplayer. The mode – dubbed Wolf Pack – was announced at Comic-Con overnight, and sees you working with up to three other players to find AI targets and wipe them out. If you’re successful, you’ll unlock increasingly difficult contracts – with 25 sequences in total. You can...
Wednesday4th Jul 2012
News Wave Your Flags for This Assassin's Creed III Trailer
Milking it
Alright Ubisoft, we get it. You really don’t need to release so many trailers to remind us it’s 4th July. In fact, we already figured that out by looking at the calendar in the corner of our computer. Still, we suppose if you’re American, you’ll appreciate getting patriotic over this pandering live-action Assassin's Creed III...
Monday2nd Jul 2012
News Latest Assassin's Creed III Trailer Celebrates Independence
Amazing grace
Hot on the heels of today’s North American exclusive Assassin’s Creed III limited edition announcement, Ubisoft has released a brand new independence themed trailer. It shows a bunch of British soldiers being blown to smithereens. Talk about a conflict of interests. Patriotism aside, though, this is a good trailer. Well, assuming...
News Assassin's Creed III Gets Patriotic with North American Limited Edition
Stars and stripes
Just days prior to Independence Day, publisher Ubisoft has announced a brand new Assassin’s Creed III limited edition. The premium set – which will retail for $119.99 – boasts a host of additional goodies, including a gigantic 24" by 48" Assassin’s Creed-inspired colonial American flag, a 10” statue of new protagonist...
Friday22nd Jun 2012
News Play Assassin's Creed III at Eurogamer Expo
Go hands-on first
Assassin's Creed III will be one of the new titles on show at this year's Eurogamer Expo in London. Assassin's Creed III joins Far Cry 3, Just Dance 4 and Rocksmith in Ubisoft's line-up at the show, which runs from 27th to 30th September at London's Earl's Court. Tickets are available now and start from £9 for an afternoon...
Wednesday13th Jun 2012
News New Assassin's Creed III Trailer Takes a Trip Through the Forest
Climbing trees
Ubisoft’s released a brand new seven minute video of Assassin’s Creed III. The Frontier demo was shown to press during E3 last week, and includes full narration from creative director Alex Hutchinson. The footage includes a look at numerous mechanics from the game, including hunting and combat. But perhaps most staggering is the...
Friday8th Jun 2012
News Assassin's Creed III Is Available to Pre-Order from the PSN
The Animus awaits
If you’ve been on the European PlayStation Store this week – perhaps to download your PlayStation Plus goodies – you might have noticed a new section dedicated to Assassin’s Creed III. The directory includes a wealth of pre-order options for Ubisoft’s latest blockbuster, allowing you to take advantage of the PSN’s new...
Tuesday5th Jun 2012
News Assassin's Creed III Snags Exclusive Missions on PS3
Ignite the revolution
Sony dedicated a huge chunk of its press conference to the Assassin’s Creed franchise last night. As such, it's not especially surprising to learn that the PlayStation 3 version of Assassin’s Creed III will launch with exclusive single-player content, unavailable on any other platform. It’s unclear what the content will...
News Sony Announces Assassin's Creed III PS3 Hardware Bundle
Includes "special" DLC
Sony has always pushed Assassin's Creed as a PlayStation franchise, and this year's E3 was certainly no different. In addition to the Vita title announcement and a new demo of Assassin's Creed III, the platform holder announced that it will be releasing a new themed PS3 hardware bundle when the stealth adventure launches this...
Thursday31st May 2012
News Ubisoft Announces Another Assassin's Creed III Bundle
Spoilt for choice
Just in case you felt there weren’t enough permutations of Assassin’s Creed III readily available, Ubisoft has announced a brand new bundle. The Ubiworkshop edition collates an updated version of the Assassin’s Creed encyclopaedia, the Assassin’s Creed Subject 4 graphic novel, and a copy of Assassin’s Creed III on...
Wednesday23rd May 2012
News Assassin's Creed III Headlines Ubisoft's E3 Line-Up
Start the party
Ubisoft’s raised the curtain on its E3 line-up, confirming the likes of Assassin’s Creed III, Far Cry 3 and Rayman Legends for the big show. The publisher also promised to reveal some “surprise announcements” too. CEO Yves Guillemot said of the offering: This year’s E3 promises to be one of our biggest and best yet...
Thursday10th May 2012
News Assassin's Creed III Goes Hunting in First Gameplay Trailer
Epic
Ubisoft has released the first gameplay footage of the upcoming Assassin’s Creed III. We could easily fill the next five minutes of your time recapping exactly why this video is so exciting, but we figure you’d rather just get to the action. And to be honest, we can’t blame you — this looks absolutely extraordinary. Assassin's Creed III...
Monday7th May 2012
News Unite to Unlock New Assassin's Creed III Trailer
Viral
How much do you like Assassin’s Creed? Ubisoft’s hoping you like it enough to help out with the publisher’s marketing campaign, promising to unlock the second part of this Assassin’s Creed III hunting trailer once you’ve recruited enough friends to the franchise’s Facebook page. It’s an abhorrent practice that we absolutely...
Thursday5th Apr 2012
News Ubisoft: Ancient Egypt Too "Boring" for Assassin's Creed III
For Farouk's sake
Ancient Egypt was an amazing time. People wore more make-up than a modern day super model. Slaves dragged huge hunks of rock across the sand to build elaborate tombs the size of housing estates. And everyone totally loved cats. But, sadly, none of that was enough to convince Ubisoft that the mysterious time period was perfect for...
Wednesday4th Apr 2012
News Ubisoft: Expect Lots More Desmond in Assassin's Creed III
Keeping Nolan North in work
Love him or loathe him, Desmond is an important part of Assassin’s Creed lore. The modern day bartender is a conduit for the historical franchise’s time-travelling narrative, with his complex genes allowing him to experience the lives of his predecessors via the Animus. While much of Assassin’s Creed III’s media...
Friday30th Mar 2012
News Assassin's Creed III on Course to Break Ubisoft Pre-Order Records
Everyone wants a piece of Connor
Ubisoft wants to boast. It sent out a press release today pointing out that Assassin’s Creed III is on track to become its most pre-ordered title in history. To put things into perspective, the game was only officially announced just over a month ago. During that relatively short period Assassin’s Creed III has...
Tuesday27th Mar 2012
News Check Out Connor's Gear in Assassin's Creed III
Armed to the teeth
“That’s not Ezio,” we hear you cry. To which we’d respond: where have you been these past few weeks? Assassin’s Creed III is a brand new entry in the acrobatic stealth series, meaning it boasts a fresh protagonist and setting. The backdrop is the American Revolution, and the new hero is Connor. His real name is...
Monday26th Mar 2012
News Assassin's Creed III Collector's Editions Revealed
Sharpshooters, look out
Ubisoft has lifted the veil on its special editions that will accompany Assassin's Creed III when it launches later this year. The limited edition packages below are for PAL regions only — sorry, NTSC — and come in three flavours: Freedom, Join or Die and Special. Here's what's in what: Assassin's Creed III Freedom...
Thursday8th Mar 2012
News Ubi: Assassin's Creed III "Perfect for Series Newcomers"
Clean slate
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations must have been a nightmare for series newcomers. Not only was there the story of Ezio to contend with, but Desmond too. In fact, we’re pretty certain if you hadn’t played any of the Assassin’s Creed titles to date, you’d be utterly lost playing Revelations. Assassin’s Creed III, though, will be...
Monday5th Mar 2012
News Assassin's Creed III Using New Engine Technology
Ubisoft's "most ambitious" project to date
If you haven’t already seen Ubisoft’s debut Assassin’s Creed III trailer, go watch it now – we’ll wait. All done? Good, then we’ll continue. Outside of the trailer, Ubisoft’s also revealed a handful of details about the game. According to the French publisher, it is the “most ambitious”...
News Assassin's Creed III Reveal Trailer is Here
Deadly
After recent teasing Ubisoft's finally pulled the hood off its upcoming trilogy-closer Assassin's Creed III. You've probably already clicked the trailer below, and who can blame you? Assassin's Creed III is due for release this October.
Friday2nd Mar 2012
News First Assassin's Creed III Shots Hit the Net
Archery is in
All Games Beta has the first screenshots of Ubisoft's hotly anticipated Assassin's Creed III. The screenshots — presumably taken from Game Informer — show the series' new hero wandering through a British colonial outpost, attacking enemies with a tomahawk and stalking a deer. He also has a bow on his back, which could lead to some...
Thursday1st Mar 2012
News Ubisoft Posts Assassin's Creed III Boxart
It's the American Revolution
Clearly tired of all the leaks, Ubisoft has come right out and revealed the boxart for Assassin’s Creed III. As anticipated, it shows the American Revolution. Expect more details about the sequel to emerge at the Games Developers Conference next week.
Wednesday15th Feb 2012
News Assassin's Creed 3 Release Date Revealed
Here we go
Ubisoft has revealed it'll release Assassin's Creed 3 on Tuesday 30th October 2012. The publisher recently teased a "major" entry in the series was due later this year and we now know it'll be the long-awaited AC3. We haven't got much more to go on at the moment but stay tuned.
