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Watch Connor face down a damn bear in Assassin's Creed 3
You'll be doing a lot of things with Assassin's Creed 3 protagonist Ratohnhaké:ton – like chasing down Redcoats and murdering them, running away from murderous Redcoats, sneaking up to silently murder Redcoats, and engaging in open battle with Redcoats. Beyond all that, however, ...
Assassin's Creed 3 teaser promises to make this Redcoat's coat redder
New Assassin's Creed protagonist Ratohnhaké:ton (er ... Connor) isn't the smooth-talking debutant that kicked off Assassin's Creed 2. Instead, he's a brutal hunter, stalking his targets from treetops before leaping down on them for the final blow (you may already know this stuff). Moreover, ...
Watch Assassin's Creed 3's main man stalk a deer
Your prey in Assassin's Creed 3 extends beyond that of mortal man. No, you won't be fighting ghosts, you silly goose – bears, deers, and a smattering of other Northeastern US fauna populate the lands of AC3, offering yet another avenue for your assassination arts. Oh, and yes, this is another ...
Far Cry 3 multiplayer screens show death by bullets, not malaria
Do you know the definition of insanity? It is flipping through this gallery of Far Cry 3 multiplayer screens and expecting new images to show up. Also, check out our preview of the experience. ...
Yes, even more leaked Assassin's Creed 3 screens
War! Yet another handful of leaked screens from Assassin's Creed 3 have hit the web, this time featuring a Revolutionary-sized battle and General Israel Putnam being a general badass. ...
The ghostly image of my death in Far Cry 3
The stories crafted during multiplayer sessions of Far Cry 3 will sound similar to the tales told from other competitive shooters: The blast from a nearby grenade hits me like a shockwave. From behind the smoke a group of four rebels emerge and open fire on an ammo depot I'm set on defending. Two ...
Assassin's Creed 3 creative director doesn't dislike your ideas that much, Internet
Despite Assassin's Creed 3 creative lead Alex Hutchinson's recent fighting words with the internet over its "boring" ideas for potential AC settings, he told us this morning that he still loves you. Or something like that. "It's part of a bigger discussion. Obviously any setting is potentially ...
Building a Revolution: The four teams behind Assassin's Creed 3
Ubisoft Montreal is kind of a big deal. Since being established in 1997, the company's first North American studio has been home to some of the biggest franchises in Ubisoft's entire portfolio: Splinter Cell, multiple Prince of Persia reboots, and Assassin's Creed. Ever since Ubisoft Montreal's ...
Assassin's Creed 3's displaced main city: Philadelphia
There are three main "cities" in Assassin's Creed 3: Boston, New York, and "The Frontier." Notoriously absent from that list is a city that I considered to be a lock in the Revolutionary War-based title – my beloved Philadelphia. Having spent six years of my life in Will Smith's place of ...
Assassin's Creed 3: Rebuilding a series during the birth of a nation
Back in late 2009, creative director Alex Hutchinson and a handful of others started drawing up plans for what would become Assassin's Creed 3. In those two years, the team rethought core elements of the series: cities, combat, and the franchise's signature "free running" mechanic. Even the engine, ...
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Report: Battlefield 3 'Premium' service costs $50 one time, includes 'all five themed expansion packs'
Posted on May 30th 2012 12:10PM