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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Assassin's Creed 2 first Ubisoft title to incorporate 'Uplay' service]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/17/assassins-creed-2-first-ubisoft-title-to-incorporate-uplay-se/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/17/assassins-creed-2-first-ubisoft-title-to-incorporate-uplay-se/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/17/assassins-creed-2-first-ubisoft-title-to-incorporate-uplay-se/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/ubisofts-uplay/2460171/full/"><img vspace="0" hspace="0" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/uplay_111709imag323234.jpg" /></a></div>
With the launch of <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/assassins-creed-2"><em>Assassin's Creed 2</em></a> today, Ubisoft has officially lifted the veil on its Achievement/Trophy-like "Uplay" program. First <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/01/uplay-brings-confluence-to-ubisoft-titles/">revealed at E3</a> (though minimally detailed), Ubisoft claims it to be an "online destination where gamers are at the center of a connected gaming universe," intended to link all Ubisoft titles across Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. Players can access the Uplay portal <a href="http://www.uplay.com">through the web</a> or in-game, with <em>AC2</em> being the first title to include the still-in-beta service. <br />
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Of the "four primary services" Uplay includes - titled "Win," "Help," "Share" and "shop" - only Uplay Win is currently available in the beta. Ubisoft explains Uplay Win as "[enabling] players to collect units based on their actions in the games and exchange them for rewards such as exclusive in-game content or digital items," the first of which are an Alta&iuml;r outfit and "access to the Auditore Family Crypt" (among other things). We've yet to fully plunge the depths of Uplay's offerings in <em>Assassin's Creed 2</em>, but if there's anything <em>really exciting</em>, we'll be sure to let you know all about it. Keep it locked!<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/ubisofts-uplay/">Ubisoft's Uplay</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/ubisofts-uplay/#2460171"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/uplay_111709image1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/ubisofts-uplay/#2460172"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/uplay_111709image3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/ubisofts-uplay/#2460173"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/uplay_111709image4_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/ubisofts-uplay/#2460174"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/11/uplay_111709image5_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/17/assassins-creed-2-first-ubisoft-title-to-incorporate-uplay-se/">Assassin's Creed 2 first Ubisoft title to incorporate 'Uplay' service</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:15:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/17/assassins-creed-2-first-ubisoft-title-to-incorporate-uplay-se/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19243756/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/17/assassins-creed-2-first-ubisoft-title-to-incorporate-uplay-se/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>achievements</category><category>assassins-creed</category><category>assassins-creed-2</category><category>beta</category><category>Microsoft</category><category>trophies</category><category>ubisoft</category><category>uplay</category><category>uplay-beta</category><category>uplay-win</category><category>Xbox-360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Gilbert]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:15:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>