Locust_Star on US Playstation.Blog writes:

"Mark your calendars – this Thursday, November 26th, the next phase of the wildly popular Red Bull Island will be released in PlayStation Home. To complement the existing Red Bull Air Race World Championship mini-game, Red Bull will unleash two brand new spaces that will appeal to sports fans and beach bunnies alike. The first, an exhibition of action and adventure sports photographs from Red Bull Illume.

The winning photograph from each of the competition's ten categories is displayed on large illuminate cubes, imitating the real-life exhibit. The second is a Red Bull Flugtag mini-game where users can compete against one another by launching one of five wild flying machines off of a 30-foot high deck in hopes of achieving flight. Think: The Wright Brothers… or that time you and your genius buddies decided to pile into your wagon and take a ride off the roof."
» Read More 

Ubisoft has said that the reception from gamers for its latest Assassin's Creed title has been "overwhelmingly positive", revealing that the game has sold over 1.6 million copies worldwide within its first week of release.
» Read More 

The top 10 software sales for all consoles are as follows.

1) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PS3)
2) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Xbox 360)
3) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PC)
4) Assassin's Creed 2 (PS3)
5) Assassin's Creed 2 (Xbox 360)
6) Mario & Sonic on the Olympic Winter Games (Wii)
7) Wii Fit (Wii)
8) Wii Sports Resort (Wii)
9) The Sims 3: World Adventures (PC)
10) Wii Fit Plus (Wii)
» Read More 

Go ahead right now and call up your bookie, or call someone that will take a bet on anything because here are the winners for Spike TV's VGA 2009. If you are wondering where these results came from so early, Doc Brown hopped in the DeLorean and stole Biff's Sports Almanac, inside we found the results and cool directions on how to make our very own hoverboards.

GAME OF THE YEAR
Assassin's Creed 2 (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal)
Batman: Arkham Asylum (Eidos Interactive - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / Rocksteady Studios)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision Publishing / Infinity Ward)
Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve)
UNCHARTED 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog)

Winner UNCHARTED 2: Among Theives

STUDIO OF THE YEAR
Infinity Ward
Naughty Dog
Rocksteady Studios
Valve

Winner ....

Leave a comment if you agree or disagree or don't care..
» Read More 

One of the few games that offer interconnectivity between the PSP and the PS3 is Assassin's Creed II and Assassin's Creed Bloodlines. Upon connecting Bloodlines via the PSP to the PlayStation 3 version of Assassin's Creed II, you will be able to unlock certain goodies that you can use on both games.

Take a peek at the stuff that you can download when you have both the PS3 version of Assassin's Creed II and Assassin's Creed Bloodlines for th
» Read More 

The Ubisoft/Hybride Sudios produced mini-movie Assassin's Creed: Lineage gets its UK TV premier this evening at 9.35pm on Film 24 (Sky Channel 157).

The 36-minute movie will be shown uncut for the first time on UK TV as part of a special episode of Playr, the long running TV show about video games.

The programme, which airs at 9.35pm Thursday 19th November, includes exclusive interviews with the movie's writer and producer as well, as well as an in-depth review of Assassin's Creed 2.
» Read More 

PS-Deals:

"Amazon Discounts New PS3 Titles!

Grab the following recent PS3 releases for cheap ($10 discounts or more) over at Amazon:"
» Read More 

Ubisoft today released the next Assassin's Creed adventure, Assassin's Creed II. Things are much bigger this time around, literally. A limited edition was created for sale at GameStop. You'll see the tin case is much larger than the original Assassin's Creed Limited Edition, and a comparison shot to the PS3 controller so you can get an idea how big the package is.

The Assassin's Creed II: Master Assassin's Edition GameStop Exclusive comes with:

- Assassin's Creed II game, manual, game box
- 8.5 inch Collectable Ezio Statue
- Artbook: The Art of Assassins Creed
- Premium Collectable Metal Case
- Two Exclusive, in-game maps: Palazzo Medici, Santa Maria Dei Frari
- Additional content DVD: Behind the scenes of Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed II Soundtrack

GameStop.com no longer lists the Master Assassin's Edition, so check with your local GameStop store and see if you manage to find one. The Assassin's Creed II: Master Assassin's Edition has an MSRP of $79.99 for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. They're currently listed as high as $250 on eBay.
» Read More 

For a limited time starting today, Fry's Electronics is discounting New Super Mario Bros. Wii to $39.99 and Assassin's Creed II (PS3/Xbox360) to $49.99.
» Read More 

Coming this Winter. Compatible titles are Assassin's Creed II and Splinter Cell:Conviction with more coming soon.
» Read More 

The Lost Gamer writes "Michael Onhult, from Ubisoft Nederlands, has released a video today showing the unboxing of the Assassin's Creed 2: Black Edition, that presents everything previously confirmed to be within the edition… but with one surprise?"
» Read More 

Patrick Plourde, the lead designer on Assassin's Creed 2 at Ubisoft Montreal, isn't a big fan of that whole "fail early, fail often" thing, ubiquitous as it may be among game design talks.

"Oftentimes I visit sites like Gamasutra or go to talks like GDC, and one thing they always say, this recent trend -- it's interesting but it doesn't relate to me," Plourde said during a session at the Montreal International Game Summit today, referring to the "fail early, fail often" principle of design.

"There's a stage in the game design process where you need to experiment and not be fearful of failure," he acknowledged, "but at the same time, it leads to a lot of fail."
» Read More 

Gametrailers writes:

"Five minutes of a never-before-seen mission to tide you over before the launch."
» Read More 

BeefJack writes: "Just last week a few stores in the general "North-Eastern" area of the US was breaking the street dates for Modern Warfare 2, and now Gamestops in Jersey City, New Jersey are breaking street dates for Assassin's Creed 2 and Left 4 Dead 2. This seems more like a trend than coincidence now."
» Read More 

In affiliation with Amazon.com, TripleChat is happy to bring you the new releases each week for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable. Along with new game releases they will also highlight the top five Blu-ray releases each week that we feel will best suit movie and TV show fans alike.

PS3:
- Assassin's Creed II
- God of War: Collection
- Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues
- Tony Hawk: RIDE
- NCAA Basketball 10
- Scene It! Bright Lights! Big Screen!
- Planet 51
- Chaotic: Shadow Warriors

PS2:
nothing

PSP:
- Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines
- LittleBigPlanet
- Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues
- Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's Tagforce 4

Top 5 Blu-ray Choices:
- Star Trek
- Gone With the Wind: 75th Anniversary Edition
- Fight Club
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: A Very Sunny Christmas
- Rome: The Complete Series

This week's deals and incentives include...
» Read More 

Weekly Game Releases - 16th November – 22nd November for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3
» Read More 

The holiday game releases kick off in full swing this week as there are a number of titles vying for your dollar. However, New Super Mario Bros Wii, Assassin's Creed 2, and Left 4 Dead 2 are probably the three big hitters across all of the gaming platforms.
» Read More 

This week brings Assassin's Creed II, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Left 4 Dead 2, and many more anticipated releases. Another PSP-3000 bundle arrives with a very cool Assassin's Creed II Bloodlines entertainment pack. PSP gamers also get the on-the-go version of Little Big Planet. God of War fans prepare to dive into HD with the God of War Collection, which brings HD version of the two original God of War PS2 games (and a God of War III demo!). Wii gamers in North America get the first black colored Wii Remote, Motion Plus and Nunchuk controllers. Capcom's Resident Evil The Darkside Chronicles will be out for the Mature gaming audience on the Wii. The popular Wii workout exergame, EA Sports Active, gets More Workouts. Check out the new releases listed here, also filled with some great games for family gameplay this holiday.
» Read More 

Kotaku: "Three GameStops in Jersey City, N.J. put Assassin's Creed II and Left 4 Dead 2 on sale today, calling in customers to pick up their preorders. Clerks said corporate authorized the move, blamed on a rogue independent breaking street first."
» Read More 

Gamervision: As you might know by now, Gamervision takes Collector's Editions very, very seriously. You can be sure that at least one person in the office will be picking up one or another, and then chatting about it the following day. What can we say, we love plastic stuff! It's also cool to see developers try and one-up each other, each trying to give gamers more bang for their buck. As of now, the winner is likely BioShock, which came with a fantastic Big Daddy figure for a measly $10, or Modern Warfare 2 with it's night vision goggles, since, you know, they technically have a use outside of sitting on a shelf.

That crown might be shifting, however, since we've been sent some images of the new Assassin's Creed II Special Edition that make it look like the new lord of all things materialistic. Yes, yes, we already knew what was in the box, but the images below give a great sense of scale, and show exactly how awesome the $80 box is.
» Read More