Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation picks up writing award]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/18/assassins-creed-3-liberation-picks-up-writing-award/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/18/assassins-creed-3-liberation-picks-up-writing-award/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/18/assassins-creed-3-liberation-picks-up-writing-award/#comments Assassin's Creed 3 Liberation picks up WGA 2013 awadAssassin's Creed 3: Liberation won an award for "Outstanding Achievement in Video Game Writing" from the Writers Guild of America. Richard Farrese and Jill Murray are credited with the script.

Liberation beat out 007 Legends, Assassin's Creed 3, Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two, Halo 4 and Uncharted: Golden Abyss. The Writers Guild of America has defended its nominations process in years past, which requires potential nominees be (at a minimum) part of the Video Game Writers Caucus.

JoystiqAssassin's Creed 3: Liberation picks up writing award originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 18 Feb 2013 07:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>assassins-creed-3-liberationplaystationplaystation-vitaubisoftvitawgawriters-guild-of-americaMon, 18 Feb 2013 07:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation moves 'close to 600,000' units [Update!]]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/07/assassins-creed-3-liberation-moves-close-to-600-000-units/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/07/assassins-creed-3-liberation-moves-close-to-600-000-units/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/07/assassins-creed-3-liberation-moves-close-to-600-000-units/#comments Assassin's Creed 3's PlayStation Vita companion piece, Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation, has either shipped or sold "close to 600,000" units, Ubisoft announced during a financial investors conference call this morning. We say "or" because, while the word "sold" was used, this terminology was also used to refer to Assassin's Creed 3's 12 million shipped units, and therefore the true nature of the statistic is unknown.

It's also unknown what percentage of Liberation's volume is accounted for by its PlayStation Vita bundle. We've reached out to Ubisoft for clarification and further information and will update when either is received.

Update: Ubisoft has confirmed with us that Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation has shipped nearly 600,000 units. For clarification, the term "sell-in" refers to units shipped to retailers, while the term "sell-through" refers to units purchased from retailers by customers. Thus, Ubisoft (or anyone else, for that matter) can say units have been "sold" when referring to either statistic.

JoystiqAssassin's Creed 3: Liberation moves 'close to 600,000' units [Update!] originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 07 Feb 2013 13:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>assassins-creed-3-liberationplaystationplaystation-vitashippedsoldubisoftvitaThu, 07 Feb 2013 13:16:00 EST<![CDATA[Assassin's Creed 3 Gold Edition and Liberation flash sale on PSN this weekend]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/22/assassins-creed-3-gold-edition-and-liberation-flash-sale-on-psn/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/22/assassins-creed-3-gold-edition-and-liberation-flash-sale-on-psn/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/22/assassins-creed-3-gold-edition-and-liberation-flash-sale-on-psn/#comments PlayStation Network is hosting a flash sale for Assassin's Creed 3 and Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation this weekend. The sale discounts the games by 35%, and also includes a bundle for both games at 50% off.

This weekend, Assassin's Creed 3 can be bought for $38.99, with the Gold Edition on sale for $58.49. Liberation costs $23.39, while a bundle including both Liberation and Assassin's Creed 3 Gold Edition is $59.99. The Gold Edition of the game includes a season pass for the game's DLC offerings.

JoystiqAssassin's Creed 3 Gold Edition and Liberation flash sale on PSN this weekend originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 22 Dec 2012 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>assassins-creed-3Assassins-Creed-3-Liberationflash-salegold-editionplaystationplaystation-vitaps3PSNPSN-StoresalesvitaSat, 22 Dec 2012 13:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Amazon selling $180 Vita bundles with Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation, PS All-Stars]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/23/amazon-selling-180-vita-bundles-with-assassins-creed-3-libera/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/23/amazon-selling-180-vita-bundles-with-assassins-creed-3-libera/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/23/amazon-selling-180-vita-bundles-with-assassins-creed-3-libera/#comments There's no telling how many minutes or seconds remain on this deal, as we're sure it's flying off of shelves, so you'll have to make your mind up about this Vita deal post haste.

Amazon is selling the Crystal White Assassin's Creed 3 Liberation bundle - with extras including a copy of PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, $10 off Assassin's Creed 3 for PS3 or Xbox 360, and 3 months of PlayStation Plus - for a special price of $179.99, $70 cheaper than the base Vita bundle.

The bundle is offered as a Deal of the Day, but we doubt it'll last all day.

JoystiqAmazon selling $180 Vita bundles with Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation, PS All-Stars originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 23 Nov 2012 15:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>assassins-creed-3-liberationblack-friday-2012holiday-2012playstationPlayStation-All-Stars-Battle-Royaleplaystation-vitavitaFri, 23 Nov 2012 15:15:00 EST<![CDATA[Special Vita, PS3 bundles drop to $200 for Black Friday]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/16/special-vita-ps3-bundles-drop-to-200-for-black-friday/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/16/special-vita-ps3-bundles-drop-to-200-for-black-friday/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/16/special-vita-ps3-bundles-drop-to-200-for-black-friday/#comments Special Vita, PS3 bundles drop to $200 for Black FridayIf you're willing to put your life on the line and shop on November 23 or 24, you could get a wi-fi Vita for $50 off its normal MSRP, and a free game for your trouble.

The Assassin's Creed 3 Liberation bundle, containing a Crystal White Vita, a copy of the game, and a 4GB memory card, is discounted to $199.99 across US retail for those days, as are special Call of Duty Black Ops Declassified (black Vita, the game, 4GB memory card) and Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (black Vita, the game) bundles.

Sony is also offering a special $200 PS3 bundle, with a 250GB system, the Uncharted Dual Pack, the Infamous Collection, and 30 days of PlayStation Plus. Dualshock 3 controllers will be discounted $15, to a temporary price of $39.99.

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JoystiqSpecial Vita, PS3 bundles drop to $200 for Black Friday originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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This trailer for Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation shows off some of the game's touch controls, which allow players to pick-pocket and perform chain kills with the swipe of a finger. Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation is coming to Vita on October 30.

JoystiqCheck out the touch controls in this Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation trailer originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 27 Oct 2012 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Not since Final Fantasy X-2 has a character had so many in-game costume changes. Observe as Aveline de Grandpré narrates her reason for fighting against the Spanish and her excuse for putting on different outfits whenever possible.

JoystiqAssassin's Creed 3: Liberation story trailer runs free originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 19 Oct 2012 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>assassins-creed-3-liberationplaystationplaystation-vitaubisoftvitaFri, 19 Oct 2012 10:00:00 EST<![CDATA[In Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation, Aveline will run into Connor]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/08/in-assassins-creed-3-liberation-aveline-will-run-into-connor/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/08/in-assassins-creed-3-liberation-aveline-will-run-into-connor/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/08/in-assassins-creed-3-liberation-aveline-will-run-into-connor/#comments
Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation may be a prequel to Assassin's Creed 3, but that doesn't mean Aveline can't mingle for a bit of cross-game chit-chat and co-operative stabbing with Connor. Because that's a thing that happens.

JoystiqIn Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation, Aveline will run into Connor originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 08 Oct 2012 21:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>assassins-creed-3assassins-creed-3-liberationmicrosoftplaystationplaystation-vitaps3ubisoftvitaxboxMon, 08 Oct 2012 21:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Sony: Vita won't repeat PSP's port-heavy lineup]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/12/sony-vita-wont-repeat-psps-port-heavy-lineup/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/12/sony-vita-wont-repeat-psps-port-heavy-lineup/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/12/sony-vita-wont-repeat-psps-port-heavy-lineup/#comments Sony PSP was overrun with ports, won't repeat mistake on VitaThe Vita's sales pitch - "console-like" games in a mobile device - mirrors that of the PSP when it first launched, admits John Koller, Sony Marketing VP for handhelds and consoles. The Vita, however, has learned from the PSP's failures.

"The issue that happened with PSP is we got overrun with ports," Koller tells Gamasutra. "It became very difficult for us to define what made PSP unique. The content development became a bit unstructured or decentralized, in that we got a lot of content that was on PlayStation 2 and got thrown over to the handheld."

Sony is recommending publishers create unique content for the Vita, citing Ubisoft with Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation or Activision with Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified, rather than ports.

"The messaging is similar [between PSP and PS Vita], but I think the output is going to be quite different," Koller says.

JoystiqSony: Vita won't repeat PSP's port-heavy lineup originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Welcome friend, to Joystiq's Sony Trailer and Gallery Wildlife Preserve. Here, you will find trailers for upcoming Sony games and/or games exclusive to Sony systems, cohabiting in a forced amalgamation of their natural habitats.

Take for instance, The Last of Us' Gamescom trailer, chilling majestically above like a panther stalking its pray. Or perhaps, take a trip through the reserve's front gates and take a gander at LittleBigPlanet Vita and LittleBigPlanet Karting, Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation, Tokyo Jungle, Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time and the Vita's suite of AR card games, all from the safety of your own virtual Jeep.

Continue reading Sony Gamescom media megapost: The Last of Us, Assassins Creed: Liberation and more

JoystiqSony Gamescom media megapost: The Last of Us, Assassins Creed: Liberation and more originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 14 Aug 2012 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ARAssassins-Creed-3-LiberationGamescom-2012littlebigplanet-kartinglittlebigplanet-vitaplaystationplaystation-vitaps3sly-cooper-thieves-in-timeSonythe-last-of-ustokyo-junglevitaTue, 14 Aug 2012 22:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Ubisoft bringing AC3, Liberation, Far Cry 3, Zombi U and more to Gamescom]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/26/ubisoft-bringing-ac3-liberation-far-cry-3-zombi-u-and-more-to/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/26/ubisoft-bringing-ac3-liberation-far-cry-3-zombi-u-and-more-to/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/26/ubisoft-bringing-ac3-liberation-far-cry-3-zombi-u-and-more-to/#comments There are plenty of reasons to visit Germany, but for gamers looking to sample some stuff still in development, Ubisoft is making a strong claim for Primary Reason. The publisher is throwing everything at Gamescom this year, an event that saw 275,000 attendees in 2011.

Assassin's Creed 3 and its PS Vita spinoff, Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation, will both be on hand at Ubisoft's booth. They'll be joined by Far Cry 3, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Online and Shootmania. Ubisoft is also going to truck out all of its Wii U games: Zombi U, Rayman Legends, Rabbids Land, Sports Connection and Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2013. And if you decide to skip that last game, don't sweat it - you'll get all the exercise you need running around the Koelnmesse.

Continue reading Ubisoft bringing AC3, Liberation, Far Cry 3, Zombi U and more to Gamescom

JoystiqUbisoft bringing AC3, Liberation, Far Cry 3, Zombi U and more to Gamescom originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 26 Jul 2012 05:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>assassins-creed-3assassins-creed-3-liberationfar-cry-3gamescom-2012ghost-recon-onlinemicrosoftnintendopcplaystationps3rabbids-landrayman-legendsshootmaniatom-clancytom-clancys-ghost-recon-onlineubisoftwii-uxboxzombi-uzombiuThu, 26 Jul 2012 05:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation trailer documents Aveline's murderous rampage through New Orleans]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/11/assassins-creed-3-liberation-trailer-documents-avelines-murde/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/11/assassins-creed-3-liberation-trailer-documents-avelines-murde/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/11/assassins-creed-3-liberation-trailer-documents-avelines-murde/#comments The first AC3 Liberation trailer documents Aveline's murderous rampage through New Orleans
Launching alongside this year's big Assassin's Creed sequel, Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation follows a new hero (a heroine, rather) and has its own unique location: New Orleans. Like her forebear, Aveline wastes no time in violently staking a claim on the region.

JoystiqAssassin's Creed 3: Liberation trailer documents Aveline's murderous rampage through New Orleans originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 11 Jul 2012 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>assassins-creed-3-liberationgameplayplaystationplaystation-vitatrailerubisoftubisoft-sofiavitaWed, 11 Jul 2012 12:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Assassin's Creed Utopia coming to mobile from GREE and Ubisoft]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/22/assassins-creed-utopia-coming-to-mobile-from-gree-and-ubisoft/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/22/assassins-creed-utopia-coming-to-mobile-from-gree-and-ubisoft/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/22/assassins-creed-utopia-coming-to-mobile-from-gree-and-ubisoft/#comments Assassin's Creed Utopia coming to mobile from GREE and UbisoftAssassin's Creed 3: Liberation won't be the only way to get your assassination/conspiracy theory/fashionable hood fix on the go, as Ubisoft and GREE have announced Assassin's Creed Utopia for unknown mobile devices.

The game, which is set to launch sometime later this year, will see players building their own "Assassin's Creed utopian colonial city," producer Andreane Meunier told Pocket Gamer. Unlike Liberation on the Vita, Utopia will not be directly linked to Assassin's Creed 3's continuity, though the game does take place in the early days of American colonization.

GREE's trademark social inclinations will be present in some form or another, but Meunier insists Utopia won't abandon AC's "hardcore" roots.

JoystiqAssassin's Creed Utopia coming to mobile from GREE and Ubisoft originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 22 Jun 2012 19:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Assassins-CreedAssassins-Creed-3-LiberationAssassins-Creed-UtopiaGREEmobileUbisoftFri, 22 Jun 2012 19:15:00 EST<![CDATA[Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation trailer shows off Aveline's arsenal]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/04/assassins-creed-3-liberation-trailer-shows-off-avelines-arsen/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/04/assassins-creed-3-liberation-trailer-shows-off-avelines-arsen/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/04/assassins-creed-3-liberation-trailer-shows-off-avelines-arsen/#comments Assassin's Creed 3 Liberation trailer shows off Aveline's arsenal
Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation has only officially existed for a few minutes, but that doesn't mean we can't start ogling our new female assassin's impressive arsenal of assassination armaments.

JoystiqAssassin's Creed 3: Liberation trailer shows off Aveline's arsenal originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 04 Jun 2012 22:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>assassins-creed-3-liberatione3-2012playstationplaystation-vitaUbisoftvitaMon, 04 Jun 2012 22:59:00 EST<![CDATA[Rumor: Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation headed to Vita]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/02/rumor-assassins-creed-3-liberation-headed-to-vita/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/02/rumor-assassins-creed-3-liberation-headed-to-vita/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/02/rumor-assassins-creed-3-liberation-headed-to-vita/#comments We may have just learned a little bit more about that Assassin's Creed game Ubisoft announced for the Vita last August. The game, Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation, is said to take place in New Orleans and "across the Gulf of Mexico" during the end of the French/Indian War, according to neoGAF user ImLibo, who supposedly received the July issue of Game Informer ahead of time.

These two tweeted pictures appear to corroborate the thread's claims that the game will star a female French assassin of African descent named Aveline. The thread also mentions a multiplayer mode "specifically tailored to the Vita experience," as well as alligators and the ability to "explore the entirety of New Orleans without loading a new area."

We've reached out to Ubisoft for comment.

JoystiqRumor: Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation headed to Vita originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 02 Jun 2012 15:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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