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Giant slayer Accepted gaming wisdom has always placed Mario and Sonic as the kings of platforming. Accepted gaming wisdom no longer holds true. While he was just another also-ran when he first appeared in ’90s, another wannabe platforming mascot without the thrills or imagination to compete with old Red and …

The Division is taking a cutthroat approach to player vs. player battle. Ubisoft’s next-gen, online, open-world shooter makes players comb through a quarantined city to collect gear and supplies. That makes each encounter, where players can lose their hard-fought stuff to other players, particularly thrilling. “We want player versus player …

1666, the unannounced project from Assassin’s Creed I and II creative director Patrice Desilets, has been suspended indefinitely by Ubisoft. CEO Yves Guillemot confirmed the title has been put on ice, following Desilet’s second departure from the company, in a conference call with investors today (via GamesIndustry International). “After more …

Some game sequels are content to polish and improve the established core concepts of their predecessors. Some, however, go the extra mile and straight up embarrass the games that came before them. Such was the case of Assassin’s Creed II, which took the erratic pacing and repetition of the original …

Ubisoft announced at their Gamescom press conference that after a lengthy closed beta they have officially released Ghost Recon Online to the mass public with an open beta. The closed beta launched way back in March, and Ubisoft Shanghai has presumably been subtly tweaking the experience ever since. The full …

One of the most highly anticipated games of the year, Ubisoft’s Far Cry 3, will not be making its shipping date of September 4, 2012. Instead, Ubisoft announced today that the title has been delayed by three months to December 4, 2012. “We’re taking more time to create the best …

A Ubisoft Montpellier employee has all but confirmed our suspicions that Wii U will be launched this November, according to an interview at E3. David Martinez, engine architect on Rayman Legends, first confirms that the game will launch with the new machine, and then (after speaking to his colleague and …

Gamers have been on the side of the Assassin’s Creed’s Assassins for so long that they see the Templars as an evil group of controlling murderers. But maybe we’ve just been indoctrinated into the Assassin’s way for so long we can’t see all the good the Templars do. Perhaps if …

The Assassin’s Creed Revelations beta began on Sept. 3 as an exclusive event for PlayStation Plus and PS3-based Uplay members. But as of today, it opened up to all PS3 users in the UK as well. Although the beta will remain open through September 11 (this Sunday), there will be …