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Assassin’s Creed is the latest video game franchise to receive the Mega Bloks treatment. Mega Brands and Ubisoft today announced the partnership to introduce a line of Assassin’s Creed construction sets, which will launch in autumn this year. It will join the existing range of Mega Bloks products based on …
Read More »Watch Dogs delay hurts Ubisoft’s Q3 income
Sales dip 35 per cent year-on-year, but publisher hits its third quarter goal with strong performances from Assassin’s Creed and Just Dance
Read More »Assassin’s Creed dev accuses Middle-Earth game of stealing
Former AC II programmer claims gameplay demo shows stolen code and animations
Read More »GTA V UK sales bigger than Battlefield, FIFA, Call of Duty, Batman, Pokemon and Assassin’s Creed combined
We all know Grand Theft Auto V was bigger than anything ever. Made more money than any entertainment property, and sold 2m units in the UK alone in just a week. But sometimes we must acknowledge that numbers and statements like that are hard to truly understand. What does ‘biggest …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed film set to premiere August 2015
The Assassin’s Creed film has been scheduled for a summer 2015 release. The Hollywood Reporter has word that the film’s distributor Fox has dated the debut August 7th, 2015, after earlier reports had the movie arriving in theaters during late May of that year. The adaptation has the late summer …
Read More »Lana Del Ray producers behind Assassin’s Creed IV multiplayer score
Ubisoft commissioned UK composers to create separate score for blockbuster's online more
Read More »Assassin’s Creed series surpasses 6.6m UK sales
Assassin’s Creed has now sold over 6.6m units in the UK, Ubisoft has told MCV. The publisher revealed the figures ahead of next month’s launch of the latest instalment in the franchise – Black Flag. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag is the sixth entry in the series and Ubisoft is …
Read More »All Assassin’s Creed games get bundled Heritage Collection
Ubisoft in gathering together all of its Assassin’s Creed games in a single SKU. It’s called the Assassin’s Creed Heritage Collection and will be released on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC and arrive in the UK on November 8th. Included in the SKU are Assassin’s Creed, Assassin’s Creed II (Game …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed and Rayman star in new iOS and Android titles
Ubisoft has announced two new smartphone games based on a pair of its biggest IPs – Assassin’s Creed and Rayman. Assassin’s Creed: Pirates is focused on naval combat, thematically tying in with the upcoming Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, although it is very much separate to that game’s previously announced …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD heading to consoles and PC
Former Vita exclusive Assassin’s Creed Liberation is to receive an HD re-release on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. The game will be a digital-only release and feature some new missions as well as an improved tutorial system, some combat upgrades as well as improved animations and cutscenes. There have been …
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