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News Assassin's Creed Odyssey Goes Off the Deep End With Stunning Fate of Atlantis DLC Trailer
You want to be a god?
Wow, Assassin's Creed Odyssey appears to be pulling out all the stops with its second and final DLC saga, The Fate of Atlantis. Much like Assassin's Creed Origins' brilliant Curse of the Pharaohs expansion, this looks to be another fantastical adventure where the developers have been allowed to let their creativity run wild...
News It Sounds Like the Next Assassin's Creed Will Be All About Vikings
Kick axe
Just the other day, players found what seemed to be a teaser for the next Assassin's Creed game inside The Division 2. There's a poster that advertises an opera called 'Valhalla' (a hall that welcomes warriors who die in battle in Norse mythology), and it features a character clad in red and white robes -- traditional Assassin's Creed...
News Assassin's Creed Odyssey Patch 1.20 Adds Custom Gear Loadouts, Support for Next DLC, and More
Atlantis beckons
A new update is available to download for Assassin's Creed Odyssey on PlayStation 4. Patch 1.20 is around 4.4GB in size, and it's mainly being deployed in order to add support for the title's next DLC, The Fate of Atlantis. The first episode of which, Fields of Elysium, is due out on the 23rd April. There's more to this update than...
News Assassin's Creed Odyssey's Latest Lost Tales of Greece Quest Is Live Now
A Friend Worth Dying For
Assassin's Creed Odyssey is one of those games that just never seems to stop giving. Its latest Lost Tales of Greece quest, titled 'A Friend Worth Dying For' is now live, free for all players. These quests have been good additions to the game so far, bringing some interesting little stories to the Greek world. This newest...
News Assassin's Creed Odyssey's Final Legacy of the First Blade DLC Episode Is Out Now on PS4
But we're only really halfway through
Assassin's Creed Odyssey's prolific post-launch support continues today with the final episode in the Legacy of the First Blade saga. The DLC is set to wrap up the story of the Order of the Ancients and their assault on either Kassandra or Alexios, which ended on a pretty controversial plot point last time out...
News Assassin's Creed Odyssey Patch 1.14 Out Now on PS4, Adds New Game+, Increases Level Cap, More
Patch notes also released
Assassin's Creed Odyssey's substantial February update is finally here, adding New Game+ and much more to the open world title. Patch 1.14 is available to download now on PS4, weighing in at around 5.7GB. The patch notes are huge for this one, so we'll quickly go over the highlights. The aforementioned New Game+ lets you...
News Assassin's Creed Odyssey New Game Plus Arrives Next Week with Big February Patch
Finally
Replying to a fan on Twitter, Ubisoft has confirmed that the big February update for Assassin's Creed Odyssey will be arriving not this week, but next. There was some speculation that the next patch would release the week starting 18th February, but it ain't happening. The week starting 25th February is the one that you want to mark on your...
A mercenary's work is never done
Ubisoft's support for Assassin's Creed Odyssey has been nothing short of phenomenal, and it's not stopping any time soon. The company has outlined what you can expect from the game in February, and honestly, it's sounding like a much bigger update than we were anticipating. The highlights include the arrival of the...
News Assassin's Creed Odyssey New Game Plus Details Being Shared Next Week
The odyssey begins again
Details on Assassin's Creed Odyssey's highly anticipated New Game Plus mode will be shared next week, Ubisoft has confirmed. In a reply to a fan query, the publisher says that it'll be dropping more information in the game's monthly update video for February, and on the official website. Again, both are set to be published...
News Assassin's Creed 3 Remastered March Release Date Announced
The American Revolution returns
Assassin's Creed III Remastered finally has a release date. The remaster was announced not too long after Assassin's Creed Odyssey was revealed, with Ubisoft confirming that it would be available as part of Odyssey's season pass. That's still the case, but you'll also be able to buy it separately. You can relive the...
News Assassin's Creed Odyssey's Latest Lost Tales of Greece Quest Is Live Now
Another one
Yep, it's that time again. The latest additional quest in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is now live in the game, and just like its predecessors, it's free for all players. This new instalment of The Lost Tales of Greece is called A Poet's Legacy, and it sees your hero help out a poet whose performances are getting more and more risque...
News Ubisoft Is Making Changes to Controversial Assassin's Creed Odyssey DLC Ending
Fair play
The ending to Assassin's Creed Odyssey's second DLC episode certainly didn't please everyone. Without spoiling anything, your character is essentially forced into a relationship -- player choice is thrown out the window. Some thought the conclusion was fine -- great, even -- while others saw it as poorly implemented, or little more than an...
News Assassin's Creed Odyssey's New Cyclops Boss Fight Has Arrived
Hammer time
As promised, Ubisoft has dropped another mythical monster into the world of Assassin's Creed Odyssey. Upon booting up the game you should have a new bounty quest for Arges the Cyclops. Hunt him down, beat him, and get your hands on a legendary heavy blunt weapon. Sounds simple enough, right? Previously, Ubisoft has said that it wants to...
News Assassin's Creed Odyssey Patch 1.13 Out Now on PS4
Manual save crashing fixed
A new update has launched for Assassin's Creed Odyssey, and you can go ahead and download now on PlayStation 4. Don't go expecting new quests and loads of other bits and pieces, though, as patch 1.13 has been deployed to fix one specific issue. We're not entirely sure how widespread the issue has been, but we've seen...
News Ubisoft Apologises for Assassin's Creed Odyssey DLC Ending as Fan Backlash Continues
Says Episode 3 will tie it together
The second episode for Assassin's Creed Odyssey: The Legacy of the First Blade dropped yesterday (at the time of writing), and within hours, the DLC had pissed off many a player. We won't go into all the details here for spoiler reasons, but be sure to check out our article on the matter if you want to know more...
News Ubisoft Faces Fan Backlash as Assassin's Creed Odyssey DLC Totally Ignores Player Choice
Locked in
Note: This article contains spoilers further down the page. The first three paragraphs contain no spoilers. The second episode of Assassin's Creed Odyssey: Legacy of the First Blade has launched, and many who have completed the latest DLC instalment aren't happy. As it turns out, Episode 2: Shadow Heritage potentially ignores your...
Fiery
Okay, deep breath before we say this one: Assassin's Creed Odyssey: Legacy of the First Blade - Episode 2: Shadow Heritage (phew) is out tomorrow on PlayStation 4. As its title suggests, this is the second episode in the game's first DLC series, with the third and final instalment set to launch in March. Ubisoft's released an informative new...
News Assassin's Creed Odyssey: Legacy of the First Blade Episode 2 Launches Next Week
The Order's at it again
Titled Shadow Heritage, the second episode of Assassin's Creed Odyssey's Legacy of the First Blade DLC saga will leap into view next week. We quite liked the first episode, Hunted, praising its well made quests and interesting character moments in our review. Hopefully this continuation is even better. "Continuing the story...
It never ends
Ubisoft has outlined what players can expect from Assassin's Creed Odyssey in January 2019. The publisher's latest update video covers upcoming DLC as well as new features coming to the game this month. First off, the second episode of Legacy of the First Blade will be launching soon. The video says mid January, so that's probably...
News New Assassin's Creed Odyssey Quest 'The Daughters of Lalaia' Is Live
The odyssey continues
Ubisoft has added a new quest to Assassin's Creed Odyssey. Like previous The Lost Tales of Greece quests, this latest escapade is free for all players. It's titled 'The Daughters of Lalaia' and it should give you something to do before the game's next DLC episode launches in the near future. Look, we've got to give Ubisoft...
News Next Assassin's Creed Odyssey Patch Adds New Features and Finally Fixes PS4 Screenshot Bug
Photo mode engaged
Ubisoft has detailed the next update for Assassin's Creed Odyssey, which is apparently set to release tomorrow. Patch 1.1 brings a few new features, including a 'Mastery Level' system. This'll let you spend ability points on new hunter, warrior, and assassin statistics when you're at level 50 or over. It should add a new dimension...
News Assassin's Creed Odyssey's First DLC Episode Launches Next Week
Legacy of the First Blade begins
The first episode of Assassin's Creed Odyssey: Legacy of the First Blade launches next week, Ubisoft has revealed. There'll be three episodes in all, with the latter two episodes set to release in 2019. According to the press release, Legacy of the First Blade will include a brand new story, new characters, new...
The odyssey continues
Ubisoft has released the patch notes for Assassin's Creed Odyssey's big November update. Patch 1.07, which is due to release tomorrow (that's the 15th November, just in case you're reading this later), weighs in at a reasonable 2.5GB, but it's huge in terms of what it brings to the game. The headline acts here are an increased...
Interview Swan-Diving into the Music of Assassin's Creed Odyssey with Composers, The Flight
A musical odyssey
We recently had the chance to sit down and chat with the composer for the newest title in Ubisoft's long-running juggernaut of a series, Assassin's Creed. Joe Henson and Alexis Smith, known as The Flight, have lent their talents to many titles prior to this, including Horizon: Zero Dawn, Alien: Isolation, and even previous...
News Assassin's Creed Odyssey Adds a New Late-Game Boss, Victory Gets You a Legendary Bow
Eye eye
If you're somehow pining for more content in the unbelievably gigantic Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Ubisoft has your back. Newly added to the game is an optional boss named Steropes, and yes, he's a bloody cyclops. Defeating him in battle will net you a legendary bow, but be warned: he's quite high level. This fresh boss encounter is free for...
As well as new missions
Ubisoft said that it would be supporting Assassin's Creed Odyssey for a long time to come, and it's already off to a good start. In a new video, which we've embedded above, the developer clues us in on what's coming to the game throughout November. Alongside the recently released patch 1.06, there are additional quests in the...
News Assassin's Creed Odyssey Weekly Mercenary Events Put on Hold Again
Now due later this month
Ubisoft's not having a great time trying to get these live events in Assassin's Creed Odyssey to work. The title's first mercenary event was cancelled after the developer couldn't get it into everyone's game, and so it was pushed into the next week. However, problems have arisen again, and now, it's been shoved even further...
News Assassin's Creed Odyssey PS4 Patch 1.06 Adds a New Quest, Increases Mercenary Tier Rewards
The odyssey continues
Assassin's Creed Odyssey update 1.06 is out on PlayStation 4 today (the 1st November), and it brings with it the game's first additional quest. Part of a series of free missions dubbed The Lost Tales of Greece, Ubisoft has said previously that these story-based outings will be added to the title on a regular basis. Hopefully...
Guide Assassin's Creed Odyssey Character Builds - Combining Abilities to Create the Ultimate Hero
Hunter, Warrior, and Assassin Builds
With so many abilities to choose from in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, creating your ideal style of play can be more difficult than you might expect. Perhaps you have a penchant for devastating melee combat? Maybe you want to be invincible? Or are you all about stealth, striking from the shadows and then disappearing...
News New Assassin's Creed Odyssey Trophies Point to Free Content Update Coming Soon
The Lost Tales of Greece, we assume
Well this is interesting. Ubisoft seems to have added two new Trophies to Assassin's Creed Odyssey. They fall under a category called 'Additional Feats', and we assume that they're part of some free content drop that the developer has planned. It's probably something to do with 'The Lost Tales of Greece' -- a...
News Assassin's Creed Odyssey PS4 Patch 1.05 Brings Stability to Greece, Fixes Another Crash
Another one
As expected, Ubisoft is dishing out updates for Assassin's Creed Odyssey on a regular basis. This latest patch is another small one, coming in at just 160MB. According to the patch notes, update 1.05 "improves stability" and fixes "and issue that led to crashes to dashboard on PS4". Hopefully the game won't need many more of these and...
News This Is What Assassin's Creed Odyssey's Alexios and Kassandra Look and Sound Like in Real Life
Greek chic
Regardless of who you choose to play as in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Alexios and Kassandra are both really good leads. They've got sharp dialogue, and it's all tied together with some wonderful voice acting. And in this latest Odyssey video, we get to meet the two actors behind the Greek heroes. It's a relatively short video but it's...
News Assassin's Creed Odyssey's First Live Event Has Been Cancelled
Try again next week
Unfortunately, the first live event for Assassin's Creed Odyssey has been cancelled. It was meant to start earlier this week on the 16th October, giving players the chance to hunt down and kill a powerful mercenary by the name of Damais, but Ubisoft's been forced to abandon its plans following technical issues. It's a bit of a...
Poll Is Assassin's Creed Odyssey One of the Best Games in the Series?
Do you agree with the reviews?
Assassin's Creed Odyssey has been out for about a week now on PlayStation 4. The open world title was met with high praise from critics, and Ubisoft has said that the game's already outperformed its current-gen predecessors. Safe to say that it's been looking good for the gigantic Greek adventure. As always, though,...
News Assassin's Creed Odyssey PS4 Patch 1.0.4 Promises More Fixes
Only a little one
Ubisoft's committed to squashing bugs quickly with Assassin's Creed Odyssey, it seems. Another update has hit PlayStation 4, but this one only weighs in at around 160MB. Patch 1.0.4 promises more fixes and improvements to the game's stability. Again, Ubisoft says that "more detailed patch notes" are still in the works, and they'll...
News Assassin's Creed Odyssey's Rare But Massive Frame Rate Drops Remain Unfixed After Patch 1.0.3
And more players are reporting it
We've spent over 75 hours with Assassin's Creed Odyssey, and in all of that time, we've stumbled across a particularly nasty bug twice. Well, we call it a bug but we're not really sure what it is. All we know is that during two especially large fights in two especially large enemy camps, enemies started clipping...
News Assassin's Creed Odyssey Live In-Game Events Begin Next Week, Offer Epic Rewards
A mercenary's work is never done
Much like Assassin's Creed Origins, Ubisoft plans on supporting Assassin's Creed Odyssey for a long time. In addition to the season pass content and numerous free updates, the developer will also be keeping players supplied with "Live Events", which are basically set missions that appear in the game world every now...
News Assassin's Creed Odyssey Sets New Series Sales Record
Well, that's the headline Ubisoft wants us to use
“Assassin’s Creed Odyssey has topped franchise sales records for the current generation*,” publisher Ubisoft has exclaimed in a press release. The caveat is that the organisation’s working off overall revenue rather than unit numbers – and it’s throwing players’ “recurring...
News Assassin's Creed Odyssey PS4 Patch 1.0.3 Has Quality of Life Improvements, Fixes, More
The odyssey continues
There's an update for Assassin's Creed Odyssey available to download now on PlayStation 4. Patch 1.0.3 weighs in at around 2GB, and promises "quality of life and usability improvement features". Yeah, we're not totally sure what that means, either. The update also "addresses various 'game breaking' issues that could happen in...
Guide Best Assassin's Creed Games Ranked
Blade runner
Ah, Assassin's Creed. The success of Ubisoft's massively popular open world series is partly responsible for pushing the publisher up near the very top of the industry food chain, where it now sits alongside the likes of EA and Activision. But as is the case with any long standing franchise, Creed has had its ups and downs. Some of its...
News Assassin's Creed Odyssey Players Hit with Weird PS4 Capture Gallery Bug
Videos and screenshots won't load
Well this is one of the weirdest bugs we've seen in quite some time. We've received multiple reports stating that taking screenshots and videos in Assassin's Creed Odyssey using the PlayStation 4's built-in capture system is breaking the console's capture gallery. Funnily enough, we've been having the exact same...
News Assassin's Creed III Remastered Has Higher Resolution Textures, New Character Models
Tweaked gameplay, too
Ubisoft appears to be going further than the bare minimum for Assassin’s Creed III Remastered, which will launch next year as part of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey’s packed Season Pass. Writing on a support page, the French publisher confirmed that the re-release will boast tweaked gameplay based on player feedback, as well as...
News Assassin's Creed Odyssey Sales Down 26% from Origins At UK Retail
Tales from my Kass
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey sold 26 per cent fewer copies than its predecessor Assassin’s Creed Origins at UK retail, representing a downturn in physical sales for the series. It’s perhaps worth nothing that the title is releasing earlier in the year than Bayek’s Egyptian adventure, which deployed on 27th October, 2017. This...
Liam's loving the lack of stabilisers
The sheer existence of Assassin's Creed Odyssey's exploration mode feels like acceptance from French publisher Ubisoft. After a generation of games plagued by the "Ubisoft formula" of climbing towers to unlock new missions and locations, side activities that flood the map with icons, and sprawling skill trees,...
News Ubisoft Jokes About Assassin's Creed Odyssey Not Being a 'Proper Assassin's Creed Game'
Alexios isn't pleased
Ubisoft's marketing team's had a lot of fun with the Assassin's Creed Odyssey ad campaign. It made a very dumb but funny ad for an Odyssey-themed Amazon Alexa, in which Alexios, the game's male protagonist, lives alongside a modern family. Well worth a watch. And now the company's followed up with another video featuring...
News Ubisoft Boss Says It's Looking Into Bringing Multiplayer Back to Assassin's Creed
If the tech is there
The Assassin's Creed games had online multiplayer for a time, but it was eventually ditched somewhere along the line. It was quite an enjoyable way to play, with a spin on typical multiplayer modes that saw players hiding from, stalking, and assassinating each other. In a new interview with Game Informer, Ubisoft's chief...
News Assassin's Creed Odyssey Gets a Suitably Epic Launch Trailer
Adventure awaits
What the heck is this? Ubisoft releasing a new video before 5PM here in the UK? Absolute madness. The French publisher is no stranger to really good trailers, and this launch trailer for Assassin's Creed Odyssey really gets the blood pumping. We could maybe do without the quotes from websites not named Push Square, but whatever...
News Assassin's Creed Odyssey Has a Lust for Life in New Live Action Trailer
Player choice and all that
We're quickly approaching the Assassin's Creed Odyssey release date, and that can only mean one thing: an avalanche of media courtesy of Ubisoft. The publisher's pumped out a new trailer, this time live action, in which we get to see Alexios do a lot of stuff while a sarcastic cockney talks over the action. The whole...
News Assassin's Creed Odyssey Opts for a Completely Customisable HUD
How you like it
Map markers, health bars, objective indicators, loot notifications, damage numbers -- all of this stuff and more can be toggled on and off in Assassin's Creed Odyssey. As spotted by users over on Reddit, you'll be able to fully customise the open world title's HUD, setting it up to be as informative as you like. This detail comes...
News Assassin's Creed Odyssey Is Finished and Ready for Release
Ice gold, baby
Wait, is this coming out soon? Good grief, there really is no let up, is there? Assassin’s Creed Odyssey has gone gold, which means that development is complete and the title is ready for manufacturing ahead of its 5th October release. “We hope you'll enjoy playing the game as much as we did developing it and can't wait to see...
