Review by Patrick B. Another year means another Assassion’s Creed game, and this time a new protagonist and setting is introduced. The stage has moved from the sunny Caribbean in last year’s Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, and this year’s cold north in Assassin’s Creed: Rogue, taking privateer-turned-pirate Edward Kenway…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Assassin’s Creed: Unity has problems. And I’m not just talking about its bugs, because frankly those things add a level of unintentional comedy to the game that adds value to it. I wanted to break the game just to experience them, and I’m actually going to…
Read MoreReport by David W. EGX has been around in some form since 2008 as Eurogamer’s UK gaming showcase. With a steadily increasing attendance which reached 70,000 last year, its four day tenancy at Earls Court Exhibition makes it one of the biggest of its kind in the UK. Though it…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. It wouldn’t be an E3 without controversy. This year that controversy is a statement that an Ubisoft spokesman made to the effect of “there are no playable female assassins in Assassin’s Creed: Unity’s multiplayer component because animating women is too much work.” I actually wasn’t going…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. When you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. Recently the first tidbits of Assassin’s Creed: Unity were leaked out of Ubisoft’s towers. Rather than try to downplay the leaks, Ubisoft has decided to formally release a “sneak peak” minute of very early footage of the game. Unity…
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