New “Assassin’s Creed IV” Trailer Details The Pirate Life
Yes, we know that AC4 features Edward Kenway, grandfather to AC3’s Connor, as a pirate. But what’s the motivation in being one?
If you answer, Jack Sparrow, then this newest promo clip should wipe that image clean.
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“Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon’s” Launch Trailer Has More Robo-Balls Than I Can Handle
The fantastic Far Cry 3 was a big success with critics and gamers in 2012. Now Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon looks to win over the hearts and minds of 80s children with its intense action, inane campiness, and overall hilarity.
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon is a standalone downloadable title using the engine of its namesake, but trades the original story of revenge for a new robotic protagonist that just needs to “get the girl” and save the world in an 80s inspired world of the present.
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon is downloadable on PC and PS3 today, while the Xbox 360 version is available tomorrow.
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“Watch Dogs” Takes Control Of Your Wallet November 19
Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs is one of the year’s biggest games with its high octane action and semi-futuristic hacking mechanics. The biggest question surrounding the game wasn’t its gameplay, but when gamers would be able to finally their hands on it. Now we know that we only have to wait until the holidays to play it.
Along with a new trailer titled “Out of Control,” Watch Dogs was firmly dated for November 19, 2013. The trailer also revealed that while it is coming to PS4, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U, and PC, the game is coming to “Next-Gen Consoles.” Expect to be able to play Watch Dogs on that shiny new Xbox hardware we’ll hear about this month.
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Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon (PS3, 360, PC): From the developer behind the incredible Far Cry 3 comes a love letter to the 1980s. Set in a dystopian 2007 society, players will experience “an 80s VHS vision of the future” where they have to “get the girl, kill the baddies and save the world.”
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Ubisoft has released a new trailer that highlights the broad view of Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag. What makes this latest installment so intriguing is its fresh take on the series setting and not being a re-hash of environments or assets from AC3; we’re looking at you AC: Brotherhood.
Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag will be released later this year. Stay tuned to PopulationGO for breaking details.
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“Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag” Debut Trailer
Assassin’s Creed IV has already seen major leaks with its existence being revealed a week early and the trailer showing up online briefly a few days ago. Well, today’s the day that we have the official unveiling of the game, and boy does it look interesting.
The game stars the great grandfather of the main protagonist from Assassin’s Creed III, Edward Kenway, who is a member of the Assassins but operates under his own motivations.
Gamers will be free to explore the three major cities of the game: Havana, Cuba; Nassau, The Bahamas; Kingston, Jamaica. They’ll also be given access to their own crew and be able to seek out sunken treasure, harpoon whales and raid other ships. And of course there’ll be the standard assassination missions if you feel like covering the plot at all.
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag sets sail for release October 29th for all current gen consoles, next gen consoles, and PC.
[Assassin’s Creed UK on Youtube, Kotaku]
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There have been some rumors circulating ever since Ubisoft said that a new Assassin’s Creed game that is set in a new location would be coming before the end of their next fiscal year. These rumors now appear to be confirmed as Kotaku has posted an image of what is apparently a promotional poster (above) that is set to be posted in retail stores beginning on March 4th.
Ubisoft has not officially confirmed or denied anything at this point, but it seems pretty safe to say that a trailer will be coming soon for the next Assassin’s Creed adventure.
[Kotaku]
Here’s The “Watch Dogs” Trailer From Yesterday’s PS4 Presser
Ubisoft’s new game Watch Dogs has set the internet abuzz again after show off more of their intrguing, dynamic thrid-person action gameplay running on Sony’s next-gen hardware.
The gameplay shown yesterday evening gives another glimpse at how manipulating computer-controlled environmental objects will further come into play and effect something as simple as an on-foot chase to a high-octane police chase.
Watch Dogs is headed to PS4, Wii U, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.
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“Splinter Cell: Blacklist” Gets A Release Date And New Inauguration Trailer
Super spy Sam Fischer’s next adventure was supposed to be headed towards gamers this in Spring 2013. Unfortunately, Ubisoft announced today that the new stealth-action game won’t arrive until this summer.
Along with highlights showing some of the more action-filled moments of the upcoming title, the video also places a new release date on the game: August 20th, 2013.
There’s also new content available for pre-orders in the form of an extra co-op map and additional gear for multiplayer use.
Look for more info on Splinter Cell: Blacklist soon.
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When gamers first got a glimpse at Far Cry 3 in action at E3, it looked too good to be true. The prospect of vicious combat, an intense story and living, breathing wildlife seemed like a pipe-dream considering the issues that plagued Far Cry 2.
As surprising at it may seem, Ubisoft Montreal has delivered a game that not just meets the hype of six months ago, but largely exceeds them. The best way to describe Far Cry 3 is to say that it’s a hypnotizing experience absent from reality, straddling the line between madness and beauty, existing to show us the allure of power, ferocity, and insanity.
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Far Cry 3 (PS3, 360, PC): Step into the shoes of Jason Brody, a man that’s stranded on a tropical island infested with violence. Players are able to actively affect the outcome of the story by making different allies and enemies as they fight their way through “the most relentlessly insane open-world first person shooter” ever.
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Publisher Ubisoft is already hard at work trying to create a movie based on their most famous franchise Assassin’s Creed. Now, according to one rumor, Ubisoft has begun upping the ante even more by starting serious work on a Splinter Cell movie by finding a leading man for the film.
Apparently, Tom Hardy — best known for his acting as Bane in The Dark Knight Rises and also his supporting role in Inception — has signed on to play the well-known hero for the Splinter Cell franchise, Sam Fischer.
It isn’t clear if the film is based on a game or if it is a standalone project, but fans of the franchise would well to note that there is a new title in the series, Blacklist, due for release sometime in 2013.
[Kotaku]
“Watch Dogs” Is Coming Next Year
During Ubisoft’s financial call today, the subject of Watch Dogs came up, and CEO Yves Guillemot said what many consumers wanted to hear: The highly-anticipated game will be coming to current-gen consoles in 2013.
Watch Dogs first debuted at this year’s E3 and was widely considered one of the best surprises of the show. For the uninitiated, check out the above trailer.
(It should also be clarified this title is not related to the Square Enix title, Sleeping Dogs.)
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Assassin’s Creed 3 (PS3, 360, PC): Taking place in late 1700s Colonial America, the Ubisoft mega-hit franchise sees a new assassin take over the reins from Ezio. Playing as Connor, son of a Native American mother and British father, turn the tides of battle during one of the bloodiest wars in human history as the next chapter in the fight between the Assassin’s Order and the Templars plays out.
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