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Stealth-action series takes a break from annual release cycle to ‘evolve game mechanics’
Read More »No Assassin’s Creed in 2016, but Watch Dogs 2 confirmed before March 2017
Ubisoft has said that there will be no mainline release in the Assassin’s Creed series this year. This was first rumoured last month, along with claims that the gap in the schedule will be filled by Watch Dogs 2. That has now been confirmed, too, with Ubisoft listing Watch Dogs …
Read More »The Order: 1886 beats Destiny, Assassin’s Creed, Halo and The Hobbit to VFX prize
Adverts for Halo 5: Guardians and Game of War also celebrated at Visual Effects Society Awards
Read More »Mobile title Assassin’s Creed Identity launches this month
There’s another Assassin’s Creed game coming to mobile devices. Ubisoft is launching Assassin’s Creed: Identity onto the App Store on February 25th. The title is taking place during the Italian Renaissance with players charged with discovering the ‘Mystery of The Crows’. Players are able to customise their Assassin characters and …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed, Tomb Raider and The Witcher in running for Writers Guild Award
Pillars of Eternity completes 2016 nominees for outstanding writing in a video game
Read More »Development cycle shift rumoured for Assassin’s Creed
Series could become bi-annual as next entry reportedly delayed until 2017
Read More »Next Assassin’s Creed set in ancient Egypt, won’t arrive this year
2016 may be the first time in six years that Ubisoft does not release an Assassin’s Creed title. Kotaku, which has a fantastic track-record of breaking Assassin’s Creed news super early, says both it and others have been informed by a number of sources that there will be no AC …
Read More »Ubisoft registers domain for Assassin’s Creed Collection
Ubisoft has registered a domain name with the title Assassin’s Creed Collection, suggesting a new compilation could be in the works for the series. Shacknews reports the company registered the name late last week, though the domain remains dormant to this point. Assassin’s Creed: The Americas Collection and Assassin’s Creed …
Read More »Jade Raymond’s new studio developing ‘Assassin’s Creed-style’ title
EA planning to compete in the action genre with open-world, single-player game
Read More »EA is making its own ‘Assassin’s Creed-style’ game
Former Assassin’s Creed producer Jade Raymond joined EA for a very good reason. Raymond, who produced Ubisoft’s original historical stealth-action title in 2007 and its 2009 sequel, moved across to EA’s Motive Studios in July of this year. Her only confirmed project to date was the as-yet untitled Star Wars …
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