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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, you'll also be fighting terrifying, wild bears, as the trailer above implies. Thankfully for you, we can confirm it: yes, you'll be fighting the bear seen in the above trailer.

The gameplay trailer for Assassin's Creed 3 - unlocked by the community this morning - shows the first Connor-on-Bear action we've seen. It also gives a first glimpse at the game's new "chain blade," but the most important part is still dude fights a bear.

JoystiqWatch Connor face down a damn bear in Assassin's Creed 3 originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 10 May 2012 11:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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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, he's a crack shot with a bow, as seen in the latest teaser for Assassin's Creed 3. Ubisoft is goading fans to do its viral advertising with promises of a lengthier trailer after reaching a certain level of buzz on this Facebook page, which we totally do not support. On the other hand, we're totally down to see what happens to the flailing Redcoat. All in all, we're feeling an awful lot like Natalie Imbruglia this morning.

JoystiqAssassin's Creed 3 teaser promises to make this Redcoat's coat redder originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 07 May 2012 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>assassins-creed-3gameplaymicrosoftnintendopcplaystationps3ubisoftubisoft-montrealwii-uxboxMon, 07 May 2012 14:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Watch Assassin's Creed 3's main man stalk a deer]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/13/watch-assassins-creed-3s-main-man-stalk-a-deer/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/13/watch-assassins-creed-3s-main-man-stalk-a-deer/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/13/watch-assassins-creed-3s-main-man-stalk-a-deer/#comments ImageYour 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 leak. Really.

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JoystiqWatch Assassin's Creed 3's main man stalk a deer originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>againassassins-creed-3leakmicrosoftnintendopcplaystationps3ubisoftubisoft-montrealwii-uxboxFri, 13 Apr 2012 10:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Far Cry 3 multiplayer screens show death by bullets, not malaria]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/12/far-cry-3-multiplayer-screens-show-death-by-bullets-not-malaria/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/12/far-cry-3-multiplayer-screens-show-death-by-bullets-not-malaria/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/12/far-cry-3-multiplayer-screens-show-death-by-bullets-not-malaria/#comments ImageDo 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.

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JoystiqFar Cry 3 multiplayer screens show death by bullets, not malaria originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>far-cry-3microsoftmultiplayerpcplaystationps3Ubisoftubisoft-massiveUbisoft-MontrealUbisoft-ShanghaixboxThu, 12 Apr 2012 09:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Yes, even more leaked Assassin's Creed 3 screens]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/08/yes-even-more-leaked-assassins-creed-3-screens/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/08/yes-even-more-leaked-assassins-creed-3-screens/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/08/yes-even-more-leaked-assassins-creed-3-screens/#comments ImageWar! 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.

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JoystiqYes, even more leaked Assassin's Creed 3 screens originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 08 Apr 2012 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>assassins-creed-3leakmicrosoftnintendopcplaystationps3ubisoftubisoft-montrealwii-uxboxSun, 08 Apr 2012 10:30:00 EST<![CDATA[The ghostly image of my death in Far Cry 3]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/06/the-ghostly-image-of-my-death-in-far-cry-3/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/06/the-ghostly-image-of-my-death-in-far-cry-3/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/06/the-ghostly-image-of-my-death-in-far-cry-3/#comments ImageThe 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 of the invaders are felled in a hail of shots from my submachine gun. Two other foes scatter and leave me standing alone. The area is mine, and mine alone.

I hole up, waiting for a flanking attack -- but nothing happens. Seconds later I hear a crack in the air. A blip registers on my radar. Then another crack and I fall to my feet, dead.

What seems fairly standard turns into something new and interesting. Like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare before it, Far Cry 3 reveals lethal enemy positions via a kill cam. But unlike other titles, Far Cry 3's system may be the best that I've ever seen at detailing critical strategic information to downed players.

Gallery: Far Cry 3 (Gamescom 2011)

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JoystiqThe ghostly image of my death in Far Cry 3 originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 06 Apr 2012 23:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>far-cry-3microsoftpax-east-2012pcplaystationps3ubisoft-massiveUbisoft-MontrealUbisoft-ShanghaixboxFri, 06 Apr 2012 23:15:00 EST<![CDATA[Assassin's Creed 3 creative director doesn't dislike your ideas that much, Internet]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/06/assassins-creed-3-creative-director-doesnt-dislike-your-ideas/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/06/assassins-creed-3-creative-director-doesnt-dislike-your-ideas/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/06/assassins-creed-3-creative-director-doesnt-dislike-your-ideas/#comments ImageDespite 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 awesome," he said in a brief PAX East show floor followup. "The point we were making was that some settings are more familiar in video games than other settings. And the two particular ones that were mentioned are very familiar video game settings."

Hutchinson is referring to both the World War II and Feudal Japan ideas brought up during an interview with OXM recently. "The exciting thing is that the game can go anywhere," Hutchinson said. "We've had versions of the assassin ... people have thrown ideas around for probably literally any setting that people would think of. But when you get right down to it - when we're doing the actual nitty gritty of spending the time on it, spending a couple years making something - we wanna go to a setting that other games haven't gone to." As for the aforementioned pair of settings? "We're trying to find places that will surprise people."

And Hutchinson doesn't want you to hate him, internet. He also spoke to his statements regarding net denizens coming up with "the most boring settings" for future AC games. "If people think they have the worst ideas, I apologize for that," he told us. "But really, they're very predictable. The internet is not the place for insight, unfortunately," Hutchinson added with a laugh.

As for recent news that AC3 will be Desmond's biggest outing yet, Hutchinson said, "There's a big opportunity when the real timeline crosses the fictional timeline. Like, this is a fun idea. So there's stuff that we have to deal with. We feel like it's about time to pay off the people who've been sticking with the franchise for a long time." When asked if this would be Desmond's last appearance in the series, Ubisoft PR assassins jumped in and said, "I think people are gonna be entertained by it." We're not sure what that means either, but we'll be sure to keep asking.

JoystiqAssassin's Creed 3 creative director doesn't dislike your ideas that much, Internet originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 06 Apr 2012 10:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>alex-hutchinsonassassins-creed-3microsoftnintendopax-eastpax-east-2012pcplaystationps3ubisoftubisoft-montrealwii-uxboxFri, 06 Apr 2012 10:15:00 EST<![CDATA[Building a Revolution: The four teams behind Assassin's Creed 3]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/26/building-a-revolution-the-four-teams-behind-assassins-creed-3/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/26/building-a-revolution-the-four-teams-behind-assassins-creed-3/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/26/building-a-revolution-the-four-teams-behind-assassins-creed-3/#comments 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 2 introduced Ezio Auditore in 2009, the number of studios working on the franchise alone has increased dramatically. For 2010's Brotherhood, four additional studios signed on for support: Singapore, Bucharest, Québec City, and Annecy. For 2011's Revelations, yet another was added (Ubisoft Massive), putting the total at six.

For this year's Assassin's Creed 3, the army of studios has been restructured to four: Montreal, Annecy, Quebéc City, and Singapore.

"Annecy is still doing an evolution of the multiplayer," Creative director Alex Hutchinson explained to Joystiq. As we already know, Ubisoft Annecy is working on some form of -- potentially co-op -- multiplayer."There're a few things that are being done in the Québec studio. So there's an evolution there," he said. Despite prodding, he wouldn't reveal what specifically that tease meant. "We cannot talk about specifically what they are working on." The Québec studio assisted with level design (among other things) in the past two Assassin's Creed titles.

Even though an army is attached to Assassin's Creed 3, it's Montreal that has been focused on the project for the past two and a half years. "80 percent of our team have come through from AC1, AC2. A lot of them didn't do ACB or ACR 'cause they were working on AC3," Hutchinson said. "The turnover has actually been scarily low for a franchise that's been going for seven years. You still have the same lead writer who wrote the first words on AC1, you have the same guy doing the navigation that did AC1."

"At its core," Hutchinson said, "it is a Ubisoft Montreal game." He told us, "The thing with other studios is that they have different skill sets. At the end of the day, it's what makes it sometimes harder to manage the game, but it also makes the game richer." It's a formula that, thus far, has worked astonishingly well for Ubisoft. We'll find out if the company strikes gold once more this October when Assassin's Creed 3 launches.

JoystiqBuilding a Revolution: The four teams behind Assassin's Creed 3 originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>alex-hutchinsonassassins-creed-3microsoftnintendopcplaystationps3ubisoftubisoft-annecyubisoft-montrealubisoft-quebecubisoft-quebec-cityubisoft-singaporewii-uxboxMon, 26 Mar 2012 12:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Assassin's Creed 3's displaced main city: Philadelphia]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/26/assassins-creed-3s-displaced-main-city-philadelphia/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/26/assassins-creed-3s-displaced-main-city-philadelphia/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/26/assassins-creed-3s-displaced-main-city-philadelphia/#comments 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 birth, I hoped for a chance to explore its auspicious beginnings with a hidden blade. It also makes perfect sense for inclusion, given its history as the heart of the American Revolution. So why isn't it included?

Though the oft-neglected city was planned early on for open world exploration in the game, creative director Alex Hutchinson told me it was eventually cut for gameplay reasons.

"When we started out, Philly was one of the cities that we wanted to do. In the end, we decided against it, 'cause when we mocked it up - as you know, being from Philly, it's an architecturally designed city, so it's on a grid. Which at first we thought would be cool - the first city in AC to be designed on a grid - and then you realize ..." Hutchinson said. His colleague picked up after him.

"Well it's on a grid and it's flat, and the avenues are super large. So that's like three things that made us say it doesn't work in an open world." Indeed, Philadelphia was architecturally laid out as a grid by Pennsylvania's first governor William Penn, modeled after European cities of the time.

But even the large avenues and rigid layout couldn't keep AC3 from Philly. "That said, there are key events that take place in Philadelphia," Hutchinson assured me. As for nods to everyone's favorite fresh prince during said events, we'll have to wait until October to find out.

[Image credit: Flickr user 'bengrey']

JoystiqAssassin's Creed 3's displaced main city: Philadelphia originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>alex-hutchinsonassassins-creed-3microsoftnintendopcphiladelphiaplaystationps3ubisoftubisoft-montrealwii-uxboxMon, 26 Mar 2012 12:15:00 EST<![CDATA[Assassin's Creed 3: Rebuilding a series during the birth of a nation]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/26/assassins-creed-3-rebuilding-a-series-during-the-birth-of-a-na/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/26/assassins-creed-3-rebuilding-a-series-during-the-birth-of-a-na/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/26/assassins-creed-3-rebuilding-a-series-during-the-birth-of-a-na/#comments 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, Anvil, was examined and updated (now dubbed "AnvilNext").

But before all of that, Hutchinson needed a setting and a character. He wouldn't tell us why or how he settled on the American Revolution (nor would he say what other ideas came up), but he did explain why he believes it'll be a success. "We really believe this is the strongest setting so far in an AC game. Why? Because we think it's the most relevant setting," he said during a group presentation. "This is the birth of the nation. But even for other countries, especially in Europe, it's a key historical event."

By the way, for all his U.S pride, Hutchinson is an Aussie and he lives in Canada. We assume he's spent a lot of time watching Independence Day.

Gallery: Assassin's Creed 3 (3/26/12)

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JoystiqAssassin's Creed 3: Rebuilding a series during the birth of a nation originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>alex-hutchinsonanvilanvil-engineanvilnextassassins-creed-3israel-putnammicrosoftnintendopcplaystationps3ubisoftubisoft-annecyubisoft-montrealubisoft-quebecubisoft-quebec-cityubisoft-singaporewii-uxboxMon, 26 Mar 2012 12:01:00 EST<![CDATA[Rainbow 6: Patriots retains gritty story after team change]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/08/rainbow-6-patriots-retains-gritty-story-after-team-change/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/08/rainbow-6-patriots-retains-gritty-story-after-team-change/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/08/rainbow-6-patriots-retains-gritty-story-after-team-change/#comments When Ubisoft confirmed that the creative director of Rainbow 6: Patriots, David Sears, had been replaced by Jean-Sebastien Decant, natural assumption was that it was over the title's morally ambiguous storyline. That's not quite the case, Ubisoft Montreal CEO Yannis Mallat told Game Informer.

Sears' departure was a mutual decision, Mallat said, and Ubisoft is "evolving the vision that came from David's initial input." Sears, creative director David Sears, narrative director Richard Rouse III, lead designer Philippe Therien and animation director Brent George have left Team Rainbow, Mallat confirmed that Sears at least is still employed by Ubisoft Montreal. Mallat said he's been moved onto a "major project for a major brand."

Rainbow 6: Patriots is still set to launch in 2013, Mallat said.

JoystiqRainbow 6: Patriots retains gritty story after team change originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>microsoftmoralitypcplaystationps3rainbow-6-patriotsUbisoftUbisoft-MontrealxboxThu, 08 Mar 2012 21:15:00 EST<![CDATA[Rainbow 6: Patriots development team restructured [update: Ubisoft partially confirms]]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/07/report-rainbow-6-patriots-development-team-restructured/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/07/report-rainbow-6-patriots-development-team-restructured/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/07/report-rainbow-6-patriots-development-team-restructured/#comments When it was officially revealed last year, pretty much everyone was taken aback by Rainbow 6: Patriots. Early footage and our own experience with the game delved deep into a moral gray area, putting the very real issue of civilian death directly into players' hands -- even to the point of asking players to eliminate civilians for the sake of the greater good.

The new direction was undecidedly dark, possibly too dark for Ubisoft, according to a report from Game Informer. A GI source states that Ubisoft has all but gutted the development team at Ubisoft Montreal, pulling creative director David Sears, narrative director Richard Rouse III, lead designer Philippe Therien and animation director Brent George off of Rainbow 6: Patriots. It's not clear exactly what this means for the project going forward, but it would definitely seem to indicate a radical change in direction for the potentially controversial title.

We've contacted Ubisoft for comment.

Update: Ubisoft has responded to the matter, stating that David Sears has indeed been replaced as creative director. The new creative director is Jean-Sebastien Decant. According to his Linkedin profile, Decant recently served as creative director for Driver: San Francisco and also as narrative director for Far Cry 3.

Ubisoft made no mention of the other rumored staff changes, stating only that "the development team is still hard at work to deliver the next installment of the revered Tom Clancy series and more details on the game will be revealed at a later date."

JoystiqRainbow 6: Patriots development team restructured [update: Ubisoft partially confirms] originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>microsoftpcplaystationps3rainbow-6-patriotsubisoftUbisoft-MontrealxboxWed, 07 Mar 2012 18:50:00 EST<![CDATA[Assassin's Creed 3's gorgeous pre-order bonus at GameStop]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/06/assassins-creed-3s-gorgeous-pre-order-bonus-at-gamestop/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/06/assassins-creed-3s-gorgeous-pre-order-bonus-at-gamestop/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/06/assassins-creed-3s-gorgeous-pre-order-bonus-at-gamestop/#comments Assassin's Creed 3 is still a long ways off -- we know, we know. GameStop is more than happy to take your pre-order cash early, of course, but the retailer is also offering the very pretty placeholder box seen above and in our gallery below. Not too shabby!

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JoystiqAssassin's Creed 3's gorgeous pre-order bonus at GameStop originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>assassins-creed-3gamestopmicrosoftnintendopcplaystationpre-orderps3ubisoftubisoft-montrealwii-uxboxTue, 06 Mar 2012 17:08:00 EST<![CDATA[Assassin's Creed 3 four-player co-op listed by XBL Marketplace]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/06/assassins-creed-3-four-player-co-op-accidentally-revealed-by-xb/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/06/assassins-creed-3-four-player-co-op-accidentally-revealed-by-xb/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/06/assassins-creed-3-four-player-co-op-accidentally-revealed-by-xb/#comments The Xbox Live Marketplace's listing for Assassin's Creed 3 briefly counted "Online co-op 2 - 4" among the game's various features, as well as "Online multiplayer 2 - 8." While the online multiplayer classification remains, the co-op listing has since been removed from both the European and North American Xbox Live Marketplace.

Situations like this are tricky, because the Xbox Live Marketplace has been known to list some patently false information. At times, however, it can be right on the money, so we're bringing it your attention. While multiplayer is nothing new at this point for Assassin's Creed, campaign co-op would be a major addition to the franchise.

JoystiqAssassin's Creed 3 four-player co-op listed by XBL Marketplace originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>assassins-creed-3co-opmicrosoftmultiplayernintendopcplaystationps3ubisoftubisoft-montrealwii-uxboxTue, 06 Mar 2012 12:43:00 EST<![CDATA[Assassin's Creed 3 boxart officially posted by Ubisoft]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/01/assassins-creed-3-boxart/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/01/assassins-creed-3-boxart/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/01/assassins-creed-3-boxart/#comments Tired of the dripping noise of Assassin's Creed 3 leaks, Ubisoft is turning on the faucet and has officially revealed the cover art for Assassin's Creed 3.

Details are still tight on the game, but from leaked images we've gathered some details. The game, obviously, will be set during the time of the American Revolution. Weapons will include a bow, gun and tomahawk, with the hatchet blade carved like the assassin's crest. Also, the protagonist, who wears items of Native American heritage, features a bald eagle on the beak of his cowl. Game Informer has also come out to confess that the game is its April cover story.

Assassin's Creed 3 leaps into stores on October 30.

Gallery: Assassin's Creed 3 (Pack Shots)

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>assassins-creed-3microsoftpcplaystationps3ubisoftUbisoft-MontrealxboxThu, 01 Mar 2012 12:30:00 EST<![CDATA[More Assassin's Creed 3 leakage, this time from Game Informer]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/01/more-assassins-creed-3-leakage-this-time-from-game-informer/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/01/more-assassins-creed-3-leakage-this-time-from-game-informer/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/01/more-assassins-creed-3-leakage-this-time-from-game-informer/#comments Drip, drip, drip. The Assassin's Creed 3 leaks hinting the latest game is set during the American Revolution keep on coming. The latest droplet comes from Game Informer (since pulled), which appeared to be a banner ad for an upcoming hub. Those hubs are usually tied to cover reveals, so go ahead and take a wild stab at what next month's issue features.

Posted on NeoGaf, the image shows the recently revealed protagonist of Assassin's Creed 3 in the iconic painting of George Washington crossing the Delaware. The image looks quite legit. You know, as a piece of marketing, we doubt the actual painting has been changed. Somebody's checked that, right?

JoystiqMore Assassin's Creed 3 leakage, this time from Game Informer originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 01 Mar 2012 08:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>assassins-creed-3microsoftpcplaystationps3UbisoftUbisoft-MontrealxboxThu, 01 Mar 2012 08:40:00 EST<![CDATA[Ghost Recon: Future Soldier brings information warfare to the front]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/09/ghost-recon-future-soldier-brings-information-warfare-to-the-fr/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/09/ghost-recon-future-soldier-brings-information-warfare-to-the-fr/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/09/ghost-recon-future-soldier-brings-information-warfare-to-the-fr/#comments The signs of a good interface aren't always visible. An elegant in-game display susses out the sweet spot between education and economy, making it an art that is often overlooked by design. And when games aim, claim or clamor to be cinematic, life bars and scores tend to be the first things tossed out as distracting clutter. The traditional HUD is fading from view.

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier occupies the same fictional space as Call of Duty, adding a glossy veneer to war and sexing things up with tantalizing gadgets. But Ubisoft's take on modern warfare isn't about seeing -- it's about reading. Oh, there's no shortage of cover-based shooting and GET-TO-THE-RPG-ing in here, but those actions are informed throughout by a busy interface. In comparison to many "immersive" blockbusters, you're getting a library and not a pamphlet.

In practice, this means Ghost Recon is about learning to decipher information quickly, and drafting attack blueprints on the fly. Despite being on the action-heavy -- pardon me, streamlined -- spectrum of console games, Future Soldier uses its hologram-heavy premise as an excuse to fill the screen with data. Warning: It requires reading comprehension, which is a rather extravagant demand when some of the most popular games just want you to strap in and see the pretty sights whizzing by.

Gallery: Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (2/2/12)

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JoystiqGhost Recon: Future Soldier brings information warfare to the front originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Ghost-Recon-Future-Soldiermicrosoftpcplaystationps3Red-Storm-EntertainmentubisoftUbisoft-MontrealxboxThu, 09 Feb 2012 18:25:00 EST<![CDATA[Assassin's Creed: Revelations creative director Alexandre Amancio leaves Ubisoft]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/11/assassins-creed-revelations-creative-director-alexandre-amanci/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/11/assassins-creed-revelations-creative-director-alexandre-amanci/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/11/assassins-creed-revelations-creative-director-alexandre-amanci/#comments Alexandre Amancio has left Ubisoft in order to serve as Chief Creative Officer for Cossette, a marketing company located in Quebec City, Canada. Amancio leaves the developer seven years after joining in 2005. He was most recently credited as the creative director for Assassin's Creed: Revelations and also served as art director for Far Cry 2. This marks the second time in as many years that the Assassin's Creed series' Creative Director has left Ubisoft Montreal, following Patrice Désilets' resignation in 2010.

"Video games and advertising have many common elements," Amancio said in a press release issued by Cossette. "In both industries, we are always looking for new ways to engage the consumer to the brand." Sounds to us like Amancio will be right at home in the warm bosom of a marketing agency. We give it two years before Ezio is slammin' back 5-Hour Energy shots between trips to Wells-Fargo and 24-Hour Fitness.

JoystiqAssassin's Creed: Revelations creative director Alexandre Amancio leaves Ubisoft originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Alexandre-Amancioart-directorassassins-creed-revelationscossettecreative-directorfar-cry-2microsoftplaystationps3ubisoftUbisoft-MontrealxboxWed, 11 Jan 2012 15:14:00 EST<![CDATA[Best of the Rest: Arthur's picks of 2011]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/03/best-of-the-rest-arthurs-picks-of-2011/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/03/best-of-the-rest-arthurs-picks-of-2011/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/03/best-of-the-rest-arthurs-picks-of-2011/#comments Battlefield 3
I love Battlefield 3. I love it almost as much as it seems to hate its players.

At least, that's the way it feels sometimes, trying to get into a game, trying to get correctly squaded up, trying to find a server with room, having to use a server browser on consoles in 2011, downloading 2 GIGABYTE patches ... y u no luv me, BF3?

But when it does love me, it loves me so well ... and there I go, into that cycle of abuse again.

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JoystiqBest of the Rest: Arthur's picks of 2011 originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Activisionassassins-creed-revelationsbattlefield-3BF3bulletstormcall-of-duty-modern-warfare-3DICEEAforza-4forza-motorsport-4infinity-wardMGSmicrosoftMicrosoft-Game-Studiosmodern-warfare-3pcpeople-can-flyplaystationps3rayman-originsRelic-Entertainmentsledgehammer-gamesTHQtoy-soldiers-cold-warTreyarchubisoftUbisoft-MontpellierUbisoft-Montrealwarhammer-40k-space-marinexboxTue, 03 Jan 2012 23:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Assassin's Creed: Revelations for PC sneaks out early]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/30/assassins-creed-revelations-for-pc-sneaks-out-early/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/30/assassins-creed-revelations-for-pc-sneaks-out-early/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/30/assassins-creed-revelations-for-pc-sneaks-out-early/#comments Assassin's Creed: Revelations for PC has broken free from its sequestered state and is available now for your stabby pleasure. Before the sudden US release, the official word from Ubisoft indicated the game was being held in an undisclosed location until sometime in December, following the console launch all the way back on November 15. It should be available through Steam on Dec. 1 if you're outside the US.

For PC users concerned about Ubisoft's DRM: Revelations does not feature the company's "always-on" piracy protection. And for those keeping track, this latest PC launch stagger lasted 14 days.

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JoystiqAssassin's Creed: Revelations for PC sneaks out early originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>assassins-creed-revelationspcUbisoft-MontrealWed, 30 Nov 2011 11:04:00 EST<![CDATA[The darker gray of Rainbow 6: Patriots]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/28/the-darker-gray-of-rainbow-6-patriots/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/28/the-darker-gray-of-rainbow-6-patriots/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/28/the-darker-gray-of-rainbow-6-patriots/#comments As I'm sitting down in Ubisoft's San Francisco office for a two hour presentation on the recently announced Rainbow 6: Patriots, there's one thought running through my mind before it even starts:

What the hell is Ubisoft thinking?

Gallery: Rainbow 6: Patriots (11/28/11)

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Haven't yet had enough of Rayman, despite the recent release of Rayman Origins, you horrible, insatiable glutton? We'll try to turn a blind eye to your avarice as we share with you this exciting news: Ubisoft just announced that Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc is being ported from its original Xbox and PS2 platforms to the XBLA and PSN during Spring 2012.

The game will feature an "all-new high-definition makeover," and will be "updated to run at 60 frames per second and offers improved audio quality." Apart from that, it's the same Rayman you've come to know and love: Rewarding platforming, loveable characters and the constant, quiet unease of controlling a protagonist who has apparently been drawn and quartered.

Gallery: Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc HD (XBLA/PSN)

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JoystiqRayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc coming to XBLA/PSN next Spring originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Here's a many-stabs-abridged edition of the Assassin's Creed story to date. For fans who'd like a mini-recap, but have been avoiding anything about Revelations, be sure to stop around 1:45. Also, our Revelations review is up now.

JoystiqAssassin's Creed's story (so far) in two minutes originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Assassin's Creed: Revelations, a third sequel in as many years, is asking a lot. Ubisoft has been remarkably clear that another game is coming next year, and that it will advance the story of Desmond, the series' main character. This leaves Revelations in an awkward position, serving as a coda of sorts to the stories of Ezio Auditore de Firenze and his Crusades-era forbear Altair Ibn-La-Ahad, stories that seemed competently told already. It doesn't seem like Assassin's Creed: Revelations needs to exist -- but then, neither did Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, which nonetheless turned out to be great.

Surprise or no, Ubisoft has managed it again. By introducing an interesting new cast of characters, making additional refinements to the free-running and combat systems, and providing closure to characters we've gotten to know for their entire lives, by defying all logic, Assassin's Creed: Revelations is another great Assassin's Creed game -- mostly.

Gallery: Assassin's Creed: Revelations - 10/11/11

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JoystiqAssassin's Creed: Revelations review: Hanging on, letting go originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Taking place many years after the events of Assassin's Creed: Revelations, this short film produced by Ubi Workshop shows Ezio as a much older dude with a family, retired from the assassination game. But when a young assassin suddenly asks for his help, Ezio must put down the cane and crossword puzzle, and once again pick up the blade. Which is great because he was totally stuck on 13 down anyway.

JoystiqAssassin's Creed: Embers launch trailer shows Ezio's spark renewed originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 12 Nov 2011 07:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>assassins-creed-embersassassins-creed-revelationsmicrosoftpcplaystationps3ubi-workshopubisoftubisoft-montrealxboxSat, 12 Nov 2011 07:30:00 EST<![CDATA[No 'always-on' DRM for Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/10/no-always-on-drm-for-assassins-creed-revelations/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/10/no-always-on-drm-for-assassins-creed-revelations/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/10/no-always-on-drm-for-assassins-creed-revelations/#comments Ubisoft's always on-again, off-again relationship with its restrictive DRM policies is "off-again" for Assassin's Creed: Revelations. Rock Paper Shotgun reports word from the publisher that it will activate an initial check the first time the game boots up -- and then players are good to go with offline play.

The publisher gave the Assassin's Creed series a break from its always-on DRM after the first sequel, with last year's Brotherhood spared the inconvenience. Meanwhile, other Ubisoft products, like Driver: San Francisco and From Dust, have been burdened with the internet-required protection at launch.

Well, at least one thing remains consistent in the social contract between Ubisoft and PC players: there's no sign of the publisher halting its predictable staggering of console and PC launches.

JoystiqNo 'always-on' DRM for Assassin's Creed: Revelations originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In which we learn that Assassin's Creed has not once offered a tutorial on surrender.

JoystiqAssassin's Creed: Revelations launch trailer (it's dubstep free!) originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Assassin's Creed is as much about tweaking history as it is about stabbing. The latest trailer for Revelations is narrated by Suleiman the Magnificent (The Lawgiver), who will need the help of the assassins and Ezio to resolve a power struggle.

JoystiqAssassin's Creed Revelations trailer cuts to the story originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 09 Nov 2011 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We slept through the one marketing class we were forced to take back in college, so the advertising synergy Ubisoft is looking for by having famous athletes shill its latest Assassin's Creed game is lost on us. But then again, we imagine we're not the coveted assassin slash professional athlete demographic we assume Ubisoft is looking to reach with this.

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JoystiqAthletes are advertising Assassin's Creed for some reason originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 08 Nov 2011 05:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Well, okay, not all of the secrets -- we're still not sure how they make such great coffee -- but you can learn a bit more about the evil corporation hunting down Desmond while he's in the past hunting down Templars in Assassin's Creed: Revelations. Hey, even big bad companies need PR too.

In addition to that trailer, Ubisoft also sent over two others: one the usual dubsteppy-type highlight of single-player content and the other a look at the game's expanded multiplayer. You can check those out past the jump.

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JoystiqAssassin's Creed: Revelations trailer reveals the secrets of Abstergo originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>assassins-creed-revelationsmicrosoftpcplaystationps3ubisoftubisoft-montrealxboxFri, 04 Nov 2011 19:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Rainbow 6: Patriots revealed by next month's Game Informer cover]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/03/rainbow-6-patriots-revealed-by-next-months-game-informer-cover/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/03/rainbow-6-patriots-revealed-by-next-months-game-informer-cover/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/03/rainbow-6-patriots-revealed-by-next-months-game-informer-cover/#comments Both the reports of an early concept video leaked this past June and the web domain acquisitions which pointed at Ubisoft's next installment in the Rainbow Six franchise have proven authentic: Game Informer just announced its December issue will focus on Rainbow 6: Patriots. The title, which is tentatively scheduled to launch on 360, PS3 and PC in 2013, prominently features the compelling (and presumably controversial) moral dilemmas seen in the video from earlier this year.

Creative director David Sears told Game Informer that in addition to that new "narrative direction," the game will feature "all the team play, tactics, and realism that fans of the series love." You can watch an expanded version of that video from June on Game Informer -- just be forewarned, it's kind of upsetting. Terrorists are mean, you guys.

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JoystiqRainbow 6: Patriots revealed by next month's Game Informer cover originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>microsoftpcplaystationps3rainbow-6-patriotsrainbow-sixubisoftubisoft-montrealxboxThu, 03 Nov 2011 12:53:00 EST<![CDATA[Rocksmith review: Drop-D minus]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/18/rocksmith-review/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/18/rocksmith-review/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/18/rocksmith-review/#comments Video games, by design, are meant to impart fantasy; they let us make believe that we as people are more incredible than we actually are, or that there's more to the world around us than we realize. They're a way to bridge the gap between the possible and the impossible, and music games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero help the musically unskilled escape their lack of real-world training. Even though it's not really like playing a guitar, those games still require skill and concentration, and can be just as satisfying as a result.

Rocksmith's approach to rhythm games is rather different, however, in that it subverts the illusion of musicianship found in its contemporaries in an effort to turn you into a real musician, capable of playing a real, honest to goodness guitar. But the reality of the situation is that Rocksmith fails as both an educational platform and as a rhythm title, despite its groundbreaking technological foundations.

Gallery: Rocksmith (E3 2011)

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JoystiqRocksmith review: Drop-D minus originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Tired of having to scour the library for all of your favorite assassin bomb recipes? Thankfully Ubisoft is streamlining that process with its next Assassin's Creed game launch, Revelations, as seen in the video above. It's like YouTube, but for 16th century assassins!

JoystiqLearn the ins and outs of Renaissance bombs in latest Assassin's Creed: Revelations trailer originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The latest trailer for Assassin's Creed: Revelations is titled "The Life of Ezio Auditore," but don't expect some "previously on" wrap-up. Nope, the life of Ezio Auditore is all about stabbing, slicing and exploding his fellow man.

JoystiqAssassin's Creed: Revelations story trailer is a stab fest originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>assassins-creed-revelationsmicrosoftpcplaystationps3UbisoftUbisoft-MontrealxboxTue, 04 Oct 2011 18:20:00 EST<![CDATA[Current Assassin's Creed arc seeking resolution by 2012's end]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/03/current-assassins-creed-arc-seeking-resolution-by-2012s-end/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/03/current-assassins-creed-arc-seeking-resolution-by-2012s-end/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/03/current-assassins-creed-arc-seeking-resolution-by-2012s-end/#comments Though Ubisoft's accounting and marketing departments probably have a greater say in the practice of annualizing Assassin's Creed (y'all keep buying it every year!), the people in charge of the franchise's elaborate fiction have their own impetus in the form of a ticking clock.

With Assassin's Creed: Revelations concluding Ezio's extended quest (and the "Embers" animated short providing a dignified epilogue), the plot's modern component -- starring feeble hoodie-hermit Desmond -- is set to run its course by the end of 2012, just in time for next year's AC outing. Creative lead Alexandre Amancio explains it to Eurogamer: "In Assassin's Creed we set up a timeline with this whole end of the world plot of December 2012. That's fast approaching, and the story we have to tell, we obviously need to do it before we arrive at that point."

Desmond's tale is far from being the final one in Assassin's Creed, but Amancio believes that having the current protagonist's dilemma linger after calendar 2013 would be "stupid," given the authors' efforts to run parallel to reality. "It would be stupid of us to be centring [sic] a game on a semi-reality and then have that conclusion happen after that date in real life," he says.

That's assuming we all survive beyond 2012 anyway.

JoystiqCurrent Assassin's Creed arc seeking resolution by 2012's end originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>alexandre-amancioassassins-creed-revelationsmicrosoftpcplaystationps3ubisoftubisoft-montrealxboxMon, 03 Oct 2011 14:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Assassin's Creed: Revelations delayed until December on PC]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/29/assassins-creed-revelations-delayed-until-december-on-pc/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/29/assassins-creed-revelations-delayed-until-december-on-pc/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/29/assassins-creed-revelations-delayed-until-december-on-pc/#comments Of course it is.

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JoystiqAssassin's Creed: Revelations delayed until December on PC originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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You may be wondering why the Hookblade, one of the new armaments in Assassin's Creed: Revelations, is called that. The trailer above clears things up: It doesn't just have a hook, you see. There's also a blade up on there. See? Look, right below the hook. That there's a blade.

JoystiqAssassin's Creed: Revelations 'Hookblade' trailer explains the etymology originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It may be an obvious ploy to get the game back on our front page, but this "extended" cut of E3's popular Assassin's Creed trailer does complete the condensed story. We thought you'd like to see it -- though Woodkid's "Iron" accompaniment is sorely missed.

JoystiqAssassin's Creed: Revelations trailer won't leave you hanging originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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By our count, the 126-second-long multiplayer trailer for Assassin's Creed: Revelations posted above features 30 individual murders, giving it a murder-to-time ratio of one murder every 4.2 seconds. If that sounds upsetting, you probably shouldn't click that button with the sideways triangle on it.

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Upon hearing about Ubisoft's singing contest for this November's Assassin's Creed: Revelations launch, we've been furiously putting ink to paper in an effort to cage all of our wild lyrical genius. Apparently, that is all for naught, as the contest doesn't actually seek lyrics to go with our symphonic collective voice, but rather one especially melodious vocalist for non-lyrical singing. Rats!

AC: R composer Lorne Balfe and general composer dude Hans Zimmer explain the contest in the video. They are looking for folks to put vocals to the game's theme song (available here), and to then get on Facebook for some Marketing 2.0. After reaching the top 20 "Liked" versions of the theme on Facebook, you'll enter the second round, where a handful of musicians (including Zimmer and Balfe, among others) will pick the creme de la creme. Finally, if you're chosen, you get to record your version of the theme, get credits in the game and the soundtrack, and you'll be "awarded" a prize of $1,000. The only question we have now is this: How much would it cost to pay a professional vocalist to record the theme?

Regardless, potential entrants have until 8:00PM PST on September 19 to enter, giving you just under two weeks to get crackin'. So, uh, get crackin'!

JoystiqYou could sing the Assassin's Creed: Revelations theme (seriously) originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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