There's a tricky line to be walked when deciding what IP is well-known enough to turn into an action figurine: one wrong step or overly niche property committed to plastic-moulded and lovingly painted posterity, and you're no longer immortalizing pop culture icons, you're just a grown adult with sword-wielding dolls on your mantelpiece. With Assassin's Creed's Ezio Auditore da Firenze one of the most-recognizable – and unique – characters of gaming's current generation, though, there's little danger of that: even the ornately incognito hooded variant on NECA's latest figurine is a striking addition to the company's line. Here's a look at how the statuette holds up next to a few of the company's past forays into gaming...
Ubisoft is giving PlayStation Plus and Uplay members an exclusive first taste of the Assassin's Creed Revelations multiplayer beta. The trial event is set to run September 3rd to 11th, and similar to last year's Assassin's Creed Brotherhood beta, the sneak peak will be for PS3-eyes only...
By all rights, Ubisoft's annualization of the Assassin's Creed franchise should have beaten the brand into a bloody lifeless pulp by now, yet trailers like this newest one from Gamescom indicate the generations-spanning series keeps getting better, not worse. At least, that's how it appears on the surface. We've been fooled by crisp images and slick editing before, so before our cynical jerk reflexes kick in we invite you to trip out with the latest footage of Ezio, Altair and Desmond carrying on the family business in Assassin's Creed Revelations...
We all knew there was going to be another Assassin's Creed game coming this year – we've been seeing teases of it for the past few days, if nothing else – but today, publisher Ubisoft finally let us in on its plans. Set to release this November on PS3, 360 and PC, Assassin’s Creed Revelations once again focuses on Ezio Auditore, this time as he travels to Constantinople (now Istanbul) to follow in the footsteps of his ancestor, Altair – and, of course, to kill a lot of Templars...
Above: Revelations' Ezio will sport one of those goatees that men often try out when they hit 50
New details revealed in Game Informer magazine indicate that Revelations' title refers to an increased fleshing-out of Altaïr's memories for the 50-year-old Ezio, and both stories in turn for Desmond, whose gameplay sequences are split between puzzle sequences and a new “Black Room” Animus safe-mode. The new Altaïr sequences are accessed by Ezio through the discovery of hidden seals...
Even though it’s only a preview of what Ubisoft will no doubt unveil during its E3 press conference on June 6, at least this is a relatively long teaser filled with interesting moments. Billed as the final chapter in the Ezio trilogy of games, the trailer certainly has an air of finality to it, as Ezio explains how his end seems near. With glimpses of Mr. Auditore da Firenze cutting into fools interspersed with flashes of a man who seems to be Atlair, it ends with a shocking moment of the assassins’ trademark hidden blade being broken...
At Gamescom last week, attendees were able to get their deepest look yet at Assassin’s Creed Revelations, with a demo that revealed quite a bit about two of the game’s biggest additions: custom bomb-crafting, and flashbacks to Altair’s life as experienced by Ezio Auditore. And now you can see it for yourself, thanks to this narrated video walkthrough disseminated by Ubisoft...
The Assassin's Creed Revelation's beta began on September 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. Although the beta will remain open through September 11 (this Sunday), there will be a limited number of downloads available, so grab it soon to sample the game’s multiplayer before the November 15 release date...
Ubisoft is rewarding early adopters of Assassin's Creed: Revelations for PS3 with a bonus copy of the very first game in the AC series. The freebie is being offered as part of an exclusive partnership with Sony, and will appear pre-loaded with “day one” versions of the upcoming sequel…
Assassin's Creed: Revelations' multiplayer is something of a thinking man's fragfest, but lest you think this makes it any less intense than the full-out FPS alternatives, Ubisoft has released a new video highlighting just how fierce the online competition can get...
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