I think the "VGA = Wikileaks" thing happened slowly over the years. For a while, it was only a new trailer or two, but as the network demanded higher ratings, more VGDs (video game developers) gave the viewers more bonus material, slowly making it into what you see today.

Here is what I completely want: 2, 5, 6, 9, 11-15
(I really wish I could see patrol paths, even if it meant staring at them for a while in Eagle Vision. At the same time, the Borgia Towers were one of my favorite sections of AC: Brotherhood. I can only wonder where Desmond can go in time to find out more about the pyramids. Come on, with the recent additions of the crossbow and smoke bomb, as well as the ability to call in assassins, we already know it can be done. Just change the "Assassin's Call" from an AI spawning system into a player alert system, and we have perfect communication from multiple angles. Finally, MULTIPLAYER FTW!!)

Here is what I completely oppose: 1, 3, 4
(We are ASSASSINS, not MERCENARIES! Making your hidden blade increase your free running ability or incorporating all kinds of explosives will only cause trouble, not only for the engine, but also for the players.)

For # 7, I would only want something to close off his story ONCE AND FOR ALL, kind of like how the team says Catarina Sforza's life turns out, or maybe even a short playable sequence like the AC2 "Altair" flashback.

For # 8, NO ACHIEVEMENTS CAN BE LINKED BETWEEN THE FACEBOOK GAMES AND THE ACTUAL CONSOLE GAME!

For # 10, the only difference between it and # 9 should be whether or not you can play it while connected to Live/PSN. It should have the same story, same gameplay, with the only difference being screen size (although I would be in favor of making the AI slightly dumber in split-screen to compensate for this loss of peripheral vision).

I think Kotick means that he can't release sequel after sequel on these systems without LOSING MONEY (which is a very good thing in terms of Activision)

Inceptonauts FTW!

I know this is off-topic, but you guys should update the default "Need for Speed" Knowledge from Most Wanted to Hot Pursuit. After all, it IS 2010, not 2005.

I am really glad there are no 100% achievements for the Brotherhood shop quests, because I sold a lot of my initial items to get my Roman landlord empire started.

Hey, I know this is WAY off topic, but does anyone know what the "new" dialogue/e-mail outside the animus is for Sequence 8 (AKA the "final assault on the Borgia family" sequence)? I went out of my way to find out what was new at the end of each sequence, but I got too caught up in beating the final sequence, and I ended up getting to the final cut-scene without that dialogue (for an example of what the extra dialogue taught me, through a few secret e-mails on Lucy's account, I found out that she had feelings for Desmond, and they would be going to the Assassin's headquarters immediately after they get the Apple, so the voices after the credits are probably from the current "il Mentore" of the Assassins, who are reacting to Desmond apparently going crazy after being in the Animus for too long (this isn't what actually happens, but only the people who beat the game should know the actual series of events). When he appears to be "going into shock", they decide that the best way to save his life is to put him back in the Animus, which is why you can become Ezio again after the credits roll. However, they still think that this was another "bleeding effect", so Desmond's allies are worried about putting him back in there)

Anyways, time to get back onto the topic of AC:B multiplayer. I have only gotten one achievement in multiplayer ("Synchronization Established"), and that was only because of the Introductory program that is easily accessible from the multiplayer main menu. Every time I tried to join a "Wanted" match, it said it was in the process of joining within two or three minutes, but it then seemed to stop connecting me, because it still hadn't loaded ten minutes later. Maybe the fact that I was playing at around 7AM on a Sunday had something to do with it, but maybe it didn't.


IN CONCLUSION
My comment on this article was: "I haven't even had much of a chance to check out the multiplayer because of a connection problem whose origin point is unknown at this time."

My main reason for commenting was: "If anyone knows what the new unlocked dialogue is for Sequence 8, I would really like it if you could send me a private message detailing what is said (like, what e-mails did Lucy, Shaun, and Rebbecca send/receive, or what are the things Desmond asks his allies).

Another big barrier is the lack of any Wii 2/Wii HD. Since Sony is introducing the Move, which is basically the "Wii HD" of today, and Microsoft is going for the casual gaming audience with the Kinect (DO NOT BUY IT FOR HARDCORE GAMES: YOU WILL BE DISAPPOINTED), Reggie's most recent demand pre-Wii-2 (no talks about next-gen until 45 million Wiis sold) means Nintendo is going to continue losing all but the most hardcore fanboys to the 360 and PS3 for amazing-looking multiplayer (and single player) games.

Alright, now I just need someone to review Brotherhood, and I will be all set for November 16.

Sharkbot, I intensely dislike you for two reasons. The first reason is because your profile pic is a clear forgery (THAT NEVER HAPPENED!). The second reason (and this is the most important) is because you said "First" on a list of comments.

NO SOUP FOR YOU!

Seinfeld FTW

I sincerely hope HerWhisperingEye is being sarcastic, because the other possibility makes me lose hope in gamers worldwide, since there is a chance that people can look at a low review score (one of the lowest I have ever seen on this site), and actually WANT to BUY the horrible game that they have been warned about.

This is why every GOOD anticipated release has a PUBLIC BETA TEST (Ah, Halo Reach. It was so nice of you to make us buy ODST to play the Beta, which probably revealed a lot of bugs that were fixed later on).

Kotick needs to realize that releasing a section of a game early for testing purposes CAN ONLY MEAN GOOD THINGS!

I see three games on this list that would have probably been on this list since they were released if this wasn't a new feature, and they will probably continue to be best-sellers. They are Angry Birds, Cut the Rope, and Plants vs. Zombies.

The only way we will ever cross the Uncanny Valley in one "leap" is if we first wait until our technology is so advanced that we can put everything right up against the fantasy side of the valley without using much of the system's processing power, then try to max out the system's capabilities in one shot. It should at least give us realistic visuals, if not realistic AI.

To give a better explanation, don't try to make characters look 100% human on the PS3, wait until the PS5 has been the standard for years.

I told you, Kinect can't connect with hardcore gamers. It only results in intermittent joy if it works, utter despair if it doesn't, and a $150 hole in your wallet that you could have used to buy 2 retail games and a few expansion packs for said games.

The good thing is that, with my recent hatred for all things Activision, I have just enough money to buy both AC Brotherhood and Hot Pursuit, the only two games I really want this month.

Wow. This looks so good, I think I will buy it.

USED!!!

I will not buy even one more Activision game until Kotick steps down and a more "fun-loving" CEO takes over.

Two great games coming out the same day. Good thing I fully pre-ordered them both. My life post-11/16 will mostly consist of busting racers as a Hot Pursuit cop or busting faces as a Renaissance-era Assassin.

Stupid spam-bots. When will they learn that their weird ads are not welcome here, and will be promptly brought down?

Anyways, I just beat this game, and the story is simply amazing. It's got character development, conflict, comedic interventions, and things that will really make the player think about what the future might hold. (Going solely by how Monkey acted when Trip removed his headband and how Trip asked Monkey if she had made the right decision, I am guessing that they were just becoming a "couple" at the end of the game. Also, based on the GIGANTIC # of living slaves beneath the pair's feet when Trip made her choice, I am going to believe that almost everyone who was freed decided that it would be best if they stuck together and formed the largest city this post-apocalyptic world had known for decades.)

Did you guys (the reviewers) know that Force Repulse, when upgraded, disintegrates the enemies closest to you instead of merely pushing them away?

Anyways, I will probably buy this game, but because I am already paying full price for Brotherhood and Hot Pursuit (which both come out Nov 16), I'll have to buy it used.