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E3 2018 Odyssey Puts the Ass in Assassin's Creed with Totally Open Romance Options
We'll bang, OK?
For the first time ever, Assassin's Creed is getting romance options. If you didn't already know, dialogue options will play an important role in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, potentially allowing you to change the outcome of quests, branch the story, and, of course, form relationships with various characters. And where there are...
E3 2018 Assassin's Creed Odyssey Won't Give You a Game Over for Harming Innocents
About time
In every Assassin's Creed game up until now, harming enough innocent non-playable characters has resulted in you being 'desynced'. Essentially, this is a game over state -- you're taken out of the game and respawned. Now, we doubt most players attempt to go on regular killing sprees in Assassin's Creed titles, but if you happened to whack...
E3 2018 Assassin's Creed Odyssey Goes Full RPG, Looks a Lot Like Origins
As you'd expect
Assassin's Creed Odyssey was blown wide open during Ubisoft's E3 2018 press conference. It got a full announcement trailer (embedded above) and a lengthy gameplay demo (embedded below). And yes, as the leak prior to the show suggested, it launches this year, on the 5th October. Perhaps the biggest takeaway here is that it's going...
E3 2018 Assassin's Creed Odyssey Will Indeed Launch This Year, Other Details Leaked
Here we go
Good lord, someone stop the leaks! Ubisoft's press conference is just under an hour away at the time of writing, but that hasn't stopped the release date for Assassin's Creed Odyssey from squeezing out early. According to a leaked developer blog post (whoops!), Odyssey will launch on the 5th October, 2018. So yes, Ubisoft is releasing...
E3 2018 Huge Amount of Assassin's Creed Odyssey Screenshots Leak Ahead of Ubisoft Presser
So many details
Wow, this is a pretty big leak. A whole slew of screenshots from Assassin's Creed Odyssey have appeared online, showcasing the game's world, menus, parts of the map, boat sailing, combat, dialogue options, and the face of the title's protagonist. Going by the pics, you'll once again have control over an avian ally who's able to...
News Assassin's Creed Odyssey Officially Announced, More at E3 2018
Get him to the Greek
If this Assassin’s Creed Odyssey trailer had dropped without the various leaks earlier this week, it’d probably have had a bigger impact. As it is, here’s about three seconds of Ubisoft’s latest, with a promise of more at E3 2018. The title’s set in Ancient Greece and
Report Assassin's Creed Odyssey Will Have Dialogue Trees
Set in Ancient Greece
Assassin’s Creed Origins transformed Ubisoft’s famous franchise into a Witcher-esque role-playing game, and it seems leaked sequel Odyssey will go one step further, adding dialogue trees to the series for the first time. News comes courtesy of Kotaku, who spoke to several people familiar with the project. As expected, the...
News Assassin's Creed Odyssey Leaked Via Collectible Keychain
Direct sequel to Origins?
A photograph of a keyring has outed Ubisoft's next Assassin's Creed entry. Picked up by Jeux-Video, the next game in the series will be named Assassin's Creed Odyssey. Judging by the trinket in the picture, it looks as though we'll be heading to ancient Rome or Greece in the next adventure. This lines up with how...
News Assassin's Creed Origins PS4 Patch 1.4.2 Fixes a Whole Load of Minor Issues
Siwa will know peace
Ubisoft is still working away at fixing, tweaking, and adjusting Assassin's Creed Origins, with the game's latest update now available on PlayStation 4. Patch 1.4.2 weighs in at a reasonably hefty 3.7GB or thereabouts, but there doesn't appear to be anything too exciting on offer here. A quick look at the official...
Rumour We'll be Heading to Ancient Greece in the Next Assassin's Creed on PS4
By the beard of Zeus
After the success of Assassin's Creed Origins with its gorgeous open world ancient Egypt, it's no wonder that people are turning their thoughts to where the next game in the series could take place. A new spate of rumours around the Origins follow-up suggest that the new location will be ancient Greece. There are a couple of...
News Big Assassin's Creed Origins PS4 Patch 1.41 Squashes a Slew of Bugs
Bugs begone
Following on from the release of the game's second expansion earlier in the week, the latest update for Assassin's Creed Origins can be downloaded now on PlayStation 4. Patch 1.41 is reasonably large weighing in at around 4.3GB on Sony's console. The update doesn't add anything of note, but it does include a boatload of bug fixes. There...
News Assassin's Creed Origins: Curse of the Pharaohs Launch Trailer Is Suitably Sinister
Undead nightmare
Assassin's Creed Origins gets its second big expansion tomorrow in the form of Curse of the Pharaohs. The add-on sees protagonist Bayek travel to a whole new region where he's tasked with bringing down undead monstrosities. Based on what we've seen of it so far, the development team has been let off the leash -- it looks properly...
News Assassin's Creed Origins PS4 Patch 1.4 Out Now, Adds New Quest, Reward, Expansion Support
Plus bug fixes
It's time for another Assassin's Creed Origins update. Patch 1.40 is out on PlayStation 4 now, and its primary function is to add support for the game's second expansion, Curse of the Pharaohs, which is due out next week on the 13th March. That's not all, though. The 3GB update also implements a bunch of bug fixes, adds a new...
News Assassin's Creed Origins' Trials of the Gods Enter Hard Mode, Offer New Rewards
Godlike
The giant Egyptian God bosses of Assassin's Creed Origins are pulling out all the stops tomorrow, as Ubisoft is promising a hard mode built to test the skills of veteran players. The Trails of the Gods have been recurring live events since just after the game released in October of last year, offering unique rewards to those who could best...
News Assassin's Creed Origins Curse of the Pharaohs Expansion Sounds Insane, Gets a Release Date
New weapons, costumes, skills
Assassin's Creed Origins is getting its biggest expansion yet next month, and boy does it sound... Mental. Curse of the Pharaohs takes protagonist Bayek to a new Egyptian region where he's tasked with getting to the bottom of why undead rulers are slaughtering innocents. Yeah, like we said, it sounds mental. "As he...
News Assassin's Creed Origins Edits Classroom Scenario for Inclusivity
Update: Nude statues also censored
Historical accuracy is a hot button topic in the wake of Kingdom Come: Deliverance, with the game criticised for its lack of representation. Warhorse, the title’s developer, claims that it consulted historians in order to determine the ethnicity of the title’s cast, but some critics have pointed to the...
Hands On Assassin's Creed Origins Discovery Tour Is a Thoughtful and Interesting Addition
And it's free
The latest update for Assassin's Creed Origins adds a whole new game mode: the Discovery Tour. Ubisoft has teamed up with various historians in order to transform the title's virtual Egypt into a place of learning. The game's full, unedited open world is yours to explore without fear of combat or death, and dotted all around the map...
News Assassin's Creed Origins PS4 Patch 1.3 Out Now, Adds New Game Plus, Discovery Tour
And throws in a few fixes
Boot up your PlayStation 4 right now and you should find that the latest update for Assassin's Creed Origins is available to download. Patch 1.3 adds a much requested new game plus option to the game, allowing you to restart Bayek's adventure with all of your levels, skills, a equipment intact. The update also introduces...
News Huge Assassin's Creed Origins Update Adds New Game Plus, Discovery Tour Tomorrow
The big one
The next big Assassin's Creed Origins update is set to deploy on PlayStation 4 tomorrow, the 20th February. Patch 1.3 adds the Discovery Tour to the game, allowing you to explore Egypt with no combat, quests, or story. In their place are a series of educational tours which go over everything from every day life to religious beliefs...
News Assassin's Creed Origins Survey Hits at Potential Settings for Future Games, Japan Included
Vikings, King Arthur, and more
According to PlayStation Trophies, Ubisoft's been sending out another survey asking players about their thoughts on Assassin's Creed and what they'd like to see going forward. The survey goes on to list potential settings for future titles, and there are some interesting ideas here. The dark ages and King Arthur...
News Assassin's Creed Origins' Educational Discovery Mode Tours Egypt on 20th February
Back to school
Assassin’s Creed Origins is arguably the best entry in Ubisoft’s stealth series to date, but the French publisher’s hoping to repurpose the title’s outstandingly detailed open world from 20th February with its free educational Discovery Mode DLC. Featuring 75 guided tours, the content aims to teach you more about Ancient...
News Ubisoft Focusing on Adding More DLC to Assassin's Creed Origins
Rather than making a new game
With the success and popularity of Assassin's Creed Origins, many have been wondering what Ubisoft's next move will be when it comes to the historical franchise. Will the French publisher opt to pump out another game later this year? A sequel to Origins, perhaps? Or will it take its time, and try for another hit a...
News There May Be a Project Called Assassin's Creed Dynasty in the Works
No other details
Assassin’s Creed Dynasty could be the codename of the next game in Ubisoft’s historical stealth series, although further details are unknown. PSU reported on the name yesterday, sourcing an ex-Technicolor employee. We attempted to dig for more details but came up short, however respected Kotaku journalist Jason Schreier wrote on...
News Assassin's Creed Origins New Game Plus Is Coming, Ubisoft Confirms
Plus size
There's one feature that's been requested by fans more than anything else when it comes to Assassin's Creed Origins: a new game plus mode. The topic's been brought up by Ubisoft on a number of occasions over the last few months, but the developer has never actually committed to saying that it's coming. Fortunately, that's changed...
News Assassin's Creed Origins: The Hidden Ones Promises a Big and Bloody Story
Brotherhood
Assassin's Creed Origins gets its first expansion tomorrow in the form of The Hidden Ones. Taking place after the events of the base game, Bayek's brotherhood of assassins go up against an invading Roman force. The whole thing takes place in a brand new region known as Sanai, and Ubisoft is promising a very story-driven adventure. You...
News Ubisoft Details Assassin's Creed Origins DLC Release Dates
By 'eck
Looks like that leaked release date for the first Assassin's Creed Origins DLC, The Hidden Ones, was accurate. Ubisoft has just announced the first DLC pack will be releasing on 23rd January. However, that isn't the only release date it's revealed. In a press release, the publisher has also plotted out two more add-ons heading to their...
News Assassin's Creed Patch 1.20 Out Now on PS4
January's big update
The big January update for Assassin's Creed Origins is now available to download on PlayStation 4. Patch 1.20 brings a slew of bug fixes and gameplay tweaks to the title, as well as a new quest, fresh Heka chest rewards, and support for The Hidden Ones expansion, which launches next week. For all of the stuff that's...
News Assassin's Creed Origins: The Hidden Ones DLC Release Date Leaked
Not so hidden
Assassin's Creed Origins is getting its first expansion at some point this month, but Ubisoft is yet to confirm a specific release date. However, it looks like eager players have uncovered the date anyway through the Xbox Store. We were told that you can access The Hidden Ones product page via the title's in-game PlayStation 4...
News Assassin's Creed Patch 1.2.0 Hits PS4 Tomorrow, Brings New Quest and Rewards
Also prepares for first expansion
The big January update for Assassin's Creed Origins launches tomorrow (the 16th January), Ubisoft has confirmed. Patch 1.2.0 adds support for The Hidden Ones, the game's first expansion. As a side note, Trophies for The Hidden Ones are already up on the PlayStation Network, and with this update arriving, we have to...
News Assassin's Creed Rogue Remastered Sails to PS4 on 20th March
Remaster renaissance
Remasters are in vogue again, so Ubisoft’s opted to port Shay Patrick Cormac’s maiden voyage to the PlayStation 4 this coming 20th March. As the name suggests, Assassin’s Creed Rogue Remastered will revive the 2014 open world adventure for Sony’s new-gen system, offering improvements such as “higher resolution,...
News Assassin's Creed Origins January Update and First Expansion Detailed
Bayek for more
Ubisoft has revealed what's in store for Assassin's Creed Origins in January, confirming that an update is heading our way alongside the game's first expansion, which is titled The Hidden Ones. The publisher's detailed both in a fresh blog post. Starting off with the update, we're looking at an additional quest that "celebrates" the...
News Assassin's Creed Origins New Game Plus Being 'Investigated' By Ubisoft
Bayek again
A juicy little story that unfortunately passed us by while we were off on our Christmas break (please forgive us), Ubisoft has acknowledged fan demand for a New Game Plus mode in Assassin's Creed Origins. The open world title has been updated numerous times since it launched last year, but many players are still requesting the option to...
News Assassin's Creed Origins PS4 Patch 1.10 Out Now, Adds Horde Mode, Difficulty, Enemy Scaling
Bayek to business
Assassin's Creed Origins' December update is available to download now on PlayStation 4. Weighing in at around 3.2GB, patch 1.10 adds several new features to the surprisingly great open world adventure. First off, the update brings a horde mode to the table, allowing Bayek to fight off endless waves of enemies in the arena. On top...
News Assassin's Creed Rogue HD Almost Certainly Setting Sail for PS4
If you're ready Cormac get it
Assassin’s Creed Rogue, the PlayStation 3 stealth spin-off that launched long after the PlayStation 4, always seemed like a lock for the remaster treatment in 2015 – but over two years later we weren’t expecting it at all. Now, after a bunch of Italian retailers leaked it, the title has been rated f
News Hefty Assassin's Creed Origins Update Adds Enemy Scaling, New Difficulty, Quests, More
Coming to PS4 this month
Ubisoft has a big Assassin's Creed Origins update in the works, which it plans on releasing later this month. The upcoming patch will add several new features to the open world adventure, and set things up for the next boss battle event. So, what are these fresh features? For starters, a new difficulty option is being...
Rumour Assassin's Creed Rogue Could Be Sailing to PS4
Late to the party
Assassin's Creed Rogue launched in late 2014, but despite the PlayStation 4 being a year old at that time, the swashbuckling adventure didn't make the jump to the next-gen console. Instead, it sat quietly on the PlayStation 3 as Sony's newer system received the shoddy Assassin's Creed Unity. In hindsight, that was a bit of a...
Guide Assassin's Creed Origins Sobek Event - Where to Find Sobek and How to Beat Him
And what loot does he drop?
Assassin's Creed Origins' second boss event is live on PlayStation 4. Much like the Anubis event which took place a couple of weeks ago, you're tasked with taking down the physical manifestation of an Egyptian god. In this case, you'll be going toe to toe with Sobek. Here's a quick guide on where to find him, how to beat...
News Assassin's Creed Origins' Second Big Boss Event Is Now Live on PS4
More loot up for grabs
Assassin's Creed Origins has gone live with its second big boss battle. As with its previous Anubis fight, this new Trail of the Gods event will only stick around for a week, so make you're levelled up and ready to kick some bum before diving in. If you manage to beat the new boss, the crocodile-headed Sobek, you'll once...
News Assassin's Creed Origins PS4 Patch 1.05 Out Now, Fixes Bugs, Adds Haircut Options
Bayek again
Ubsioft's released another update for Assassin's Creed Origins. It mostly consists of your usual bug fixes, but patch 1.05 also brings a couple of neat additions, chief among them being that you can now change Bayek's hairstyle and beard. Previously, this was only possible via a glitch of sorts, but now, you'll be able to keep your...
News Assassin's Creed Origins Has Been Graphically Downgraded Since Launch on PS4, Say Some Players
Broken fixes?
A week ago, Assassin's Creed Origins got a huge post-launch patch. Update 1.03 added loads of stuff across the board while also fixing a whole list of smaller issues. Unfortunately, the patch seems to have had a negative impact on the game's overall presentation. At least, according to some eagle-eyed posters over on the official...
News Assassin's Creed 'Officially Back' as Origins Doubles Syndicate's Sales
Did very well digitally
Assassin's Creed Origins is a very good game, and it seems to be reaping the rewards. Ubisoft has revealed that the latest open world stab-'em-up doubled previous title Assassin's Creed Syndicate's launch sales, which is obviously a big improvement, and exactly the kind of result that the publisher wants to see. There are a...
Guide Assassin's Creed Origins Anubis Event - Where to Find Anubis and How to Beat Him
And what loot does he drop?
Assassin's Creed Origins' first event is live on PlayStation 4. This initial Trial of the Gods tasks you with taking down Anubis in a big old boss fight. In this quick guide, we're going to tell you where to find the Anubis boss fight, how to beat him, and what kind of rewards you can expect. How do you access the...
News Assassin's Creed Origins' First Big In-Game Event Starts Today, Beat a Super Boss and Get Loot
Fight for your life
These days, every game absolutely, unquestionably needs online functionality, and Assassin's Creed Origins is no different. Alongside its microtransactions, revenge missions, and daily quests, Ubisoft is also bringing big events to the release that'll put your skills to the test. To be fair, these so called Trials of the Gods...
News Assassin's Creed Origins Drops Another Hint that Watch Dogs Is Set in the Same Universe
If you even care
It's no secret that we think Ubisoft should take the modern day portion of Assassin's Creed and launch it into the sun. Once again, the modern day segments in the recently released Assassin's Creed Origins are easily the weakest parts of the entire package, but they do at least hide one semi-interesting detail this time around...
News Huge Assassin's Creed Origins PS4 Patch 1.03 Adds and Fixes Loads of Stuff, Brings HDR Support
It's a big one
Who's up for a big old Assassin's Creed Origins update, then? Weighing in at a not massively hefty 1.5GB or so, patch 1.03 features a huge list of additions and fixes. Perhaps most notably, the update brings HDR TV support so that those of you with compatible displays can boost the game's lovely visuals even further. Here are the...
Feature Assassin's Creed Origins' Open World Is One of the Best We've Ever Seen
The magic of Egypt
Assassin's Creed Origins has an incredible open world. Ubisoft is certainly no stranger to crafting intricate virtual spaces for players to explore, but its latest release has a world that's right up there with the very best that we've ever seen. The work that's gone into it is simply staggering. All of the images that we've...
Round Up Assassin's Creed Origins PS4 Reviews Unwrapped Ahead of Release
By 'eck
After a pretty lengthy hiatus, Assassin’s Creed Origins plots a return for Ubisoft’s flagship open world franchise. But can it reclaim the property’s past glories? A slew of reviews are in ahead of the Egyptian adventure’s release this week; our copy was clearly intercepted by carrier pigeon (or eagle, whatever) so our verdict is...
News Assassin's Creed Origins Microtransactions Confirmed, Helix Credits Make a Comeback
Here we are again
Well we all knew it was coming, but now we have confirmation. Assassin's Creed Origins does indeed have microtransactions, despite being a single player title. Helix Credits, an in-game currency that you can purchase with real money, are making a return in the Egyptian adventure. It's more than likely that you'll be able spend them...
News GameStop's Blunt Assassin's Creed Ad Has Rubbed a Lot of People the Wrong Way
Pre-order culture
Another day on the internet, another reason to get really angry with the games industry because everyone involved is an absolute b*stard. No but seriously, there's a GameStop advertisement (which we've embedded as an image) going around that's really got some people riled up, and it's easy to see why. The ad in question is for...
News Assassin's Creed Origins Embraces Its Fantasy Side with DLC
Oh mummy
Assassin’s Creed Origins isn’t out yet – but it’s time to start talking about the title’s post-release plans. Ubisoft has announced that its Egyptian adventure will be supported into 2018 with a variety of add-ons, some of which will be included as part of the Season Pass while others will be free for everyone that owns the game...
