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The full Assassin’s Creed experience is making its handheld debut on October 30th. The game has been built from the ground-up for Vita and features tie-ins with the full console version. A special Vita bundle will be launched with the game, including a white crystal Vita. Assassin’s Creed III Liberation …
Read More »UBISOFT: Eight Wii U games announced
Ubisoft has announced it will release eight Wii U games over a six month period at its E3 press conference today. The publisher has unveiled a string of software from casual favourites Just Dance and Rabbids to core smash hits such as Assassin’s Creed and new IP ZombiU. Ubisoft is …
Read More »Ubisoft sued by sci-fi author
'Numerous similarities' between Assassin's Creed and novel Link, claims author
Read More »Lawsuit claims Ubisoft copied Assassin’s Creed from novel
Novelist John L. Beiswenger is suing Ubisoft for copying a substantial portion of his own work when shaping the Assassin’s Creed series. The sci-fi author claims the game franchise rips off his novel Link, and will seek millions in damages as well as attempt to cease the launch of Assassin’s …
Read More »Ubisoft: We’re going to be No.1 on Wii U
Wii U already has most major third party publishers behind it, and Ubisoft claims it is going to be one step ahead of them. The Assassin’s Creed firm aims to establish itself as the biggest third-party publisher on Nintendo’s new console, according to Gamasutra. It already has five Wii U …
Read More »Seven studios collaborating on Assassin’s Creed III
'Our biggest and most ambitious title in the company's history' claims Ubisoft
Read More »Assassin’s Creed III details leaked
Reports suggest the next installment of Ubisoft’s flagship series will be set during the American Revolution. A promotional image sent to Kotaku by a Best Buy employee depicts Assassin’s Creed’s lead character, wielding a pistol, tomahawk and bow. Rumours of this setting have been circulating for months now, and this …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Revelations: Ottoman Edition landing in March
Ubisoft has lifted the lid on the Assassin’s Creed Revelations: Ottoman Edition, as well as two other brand new games. The Ottoman Edition offers the full game as well as all the DLC that has subsequently been released. This includes The Ancestor’s Character Pack, The Mediterranean Traveller Map Pack and …
Read More »Mobile Assassin’s Creed after Gree deal
Publishing giant Ubisoft looking to deliver 'a new and innovative social gaming experience to franchise'
Read More »Guillemot: Next Assassin’s Creed will be ‘biggest to date’
This year’s new Assassin’s Creed will be the biggest game in the series so far, Ubisoft told MCV. It is understood that it will inject new life into the series, featuring fresh lead characters for the first time since 2009. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has high hopes for this Christmas’ …
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