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[Ubisoft's Chris Early on Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy and other 'companion games']]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/22/ubisofts-chris-early-on-assassins-creed-project-legacy-and-ot/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/22/ubisofts-chris-early-on-assassins-creed-project-legacy-and-ot/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/22/ubisofts-chris-early-on-assassins-creed-project-legacy-and-ot/#comments Ubisoft's VP of digital games, Chris Early, delivered a talk last week at SXSW Interactive on the rising phenomenon of "companion games"; small, downloadable or web games that use the same IP as and link in some way to a larger retail product. These games include Dragon Age Legends and Ubisoft's own Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy for Facebook, but also, he explained, titles like Dead Rising 2: Case Zero.

After the presentation, we talked with Early more about companion games, their value to core gamers, and how they can be used to completely dominate a player's life.

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