Tag Archives: assassin’s creed II

Fri, Nov 02, 2012 | 15:29 GMT

Fact: Assassin’s Creed II’s Monteriggioni is a real place

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Assassin’s Creed 3 may well be swallowing your time this week, but Phil Owen’s still living in the second game. Literally, as it happens. Remember Monteriggioni? This is what it’s like in the real world.

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Mon, May 07, 2012 | 08:32 BST

Bank holiday bombshell: Assassin’s Creed I and II ensembled with DLC for Japano-release

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More news you’re very unlikely to care about. Ubisoft’s to pack up the first two Assassin’s Creed games into a “welcome pack” with all relevant DLC for Japanese release. Did I mention Britain’s on holiday today? It’s out on June 19 for ¥2,940. Whatever. Andriasang has an amazing packshot.

Thu, Jul 14, 2011 | 10:50 BST

Assassin’s Creed: Lineage to get DVD, Blu-ray release

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Ubisoft’s announced it’s to release Assassin’s Creed: Lineage on DVD and Blu-ray on November 15. The release will come with the movie, which acts as a prequel to Assassin’s Creed II, as well as animation Assassin’s Creed: Ascendence and making-of stuff. But then, you can also watch it below the break for free.

Thanks, IGN.

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Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | 09:50 GMT

Ubisoft not done with “always-on” DRM just yet

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After what seemed like an eternity in Stubbornness Years, Ubisoft finally patched the restrictive constant connection requirement out of some of its biggest games. So then, that’s it, right? We can kiss this whole brouhaha goodbye, can’t we? Please?

Well, yes and no. Mostly no.

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Tue, Nov 09, 2010 | 11:36 GMT

Lewie’s Weekly Deals: RDR, Mario Anniversary, ACII, loads more

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Big gaming news today: Some games are cheap. True story. Forget about that other game which just came out, and save money on some older games. Remember to regularly check SavyGamer.co.uk for all the gaming discount related news you could ever need.

Check after the break for this week’s selection.

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Tue, Oct 26, 2010 | 19:48 BST

GameFly drops Splinter Cell: Conviction, Mass Effect 2, FFXIII to sub-$20

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If you’re American, you should be interested in this.

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Tue, Oct 19, 2010 | 20:54 BST

60% of ACII players haven’t completed game: Ubi

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Googling “Assassin’s Creed II too short” will return you around 176,000 entries. However, players who actually have completed Assassin’s Creed II are in the minority according to Ubisoft’s Gaelec Simard.

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Tue, Jul 13, 2010 | 07:58 BST

Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood pre-orders “20% above” ACII

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There’s a pretty good reason Yves Guillemot was hesitant to confirm any years off for Assassin’s Creed: it’s called “money”.

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Sat, Jun 12, 2010 | 05:58 BST

Report – Patrice Désilets leaves Assassin’s Creed, Ubisoft

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According to Game Informer, Assassin’s Creed series creative director Patrice Désilets has left the IP and Ubisoft Montreal.

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Wed, May 19, 2010 | 18:59 BST

Assassin’s Creed II “Complete Edition” spotted at UK retail

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According to listings on three different UK retail sites, Ubisoft’s set to release Assassin’s Creed II: Complete Edition on June 4.

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Wed, May 05, 2010 | 17:02 BST

ShopTo outs Assassin’s Creed II: Game of the Year edition

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Haven’t bought Assassin’s Creed II yet? Haven’t bought the DLC yet? Ubisoft’s got you covered it, apparently.

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Tue, May 04, 2010 | 08:24 BST

Cryptic Facebook message hints at E3 reveal for new Assassin’s Creed

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Dr. Vidic is an awful, awful man. He also knows how to tease people, what with six weeks or so until E3.

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Thu, Apr 15, 2010 | 12:16 BST

Assassin’s Creed II receives Guinness World Record [Update]

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Update: Ubi UK PR manager Stefano Petrullo’s very excited about this news story. So much so, he sent us a picture of himself which one of the ACII devs. That’s him on the right.

Original: Assassin’s Creed II has received a Guinness World Record for being the “most cover-featured video game”, Ubisoft announced today.

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Tue, Apr 06, 2010 | 17:53 BST

Ubi CV says next Assassin’s Creed is due this year, SCC PS3 also seen

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According to a Ubi staffer’s CV, the next Assassin’s Creed is set for a release this year. As in 2010.

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Thu, Mar 25, 2010 | 21:41 GMT

Ubisoft offers free content to those suffering online DRM outages

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Ubisoft has decided to offer free game content to PC players of Assassin’s Creed 2 and Silent Hunter 5 after users were unable to play their games due to attacks on the DRM servers.

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Fri, Mar 19, 2010 | 14:09 GMT

Ubisoft games withdrawl from Steam “nothing to do” with DRM

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Ubisoft’s just sent VG247 a statement on the report from this morning that Assassin’s Creed II and Silent Hunter V were withdrawn from Steam by Valve over its DRM issues.

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Fri, Mar 19, 2010 | 12:58 GMT

Report – Steam drops Ubisoft DRM titles from line-up

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According to a report from CVG, Valve’s dropped titles on Steam from Ubisoft that’s gotten the firm’s ill-fated DRM software in its games, including Assassin’s Creed II and Silent Hunter V.

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Mon, Mar 08, 2010 | 13:36 GMT

Ubi PC DRM downtime due to “server attack” [Update]

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Ubisoft’s said in a tweet that the DRM issues that’s affected titles like Assassin’s Creed II and Silent Hunter 5 for PC were down to a “server attack” last night.

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Mon, Mar 08, 2010 | 06:01 GMT

Ubisoft DRM servers take a tumble, render Assassin’s Creed II unplayable

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Whether it’s a little kink Ubisoft needs to work out or a foreboding sign of things to come, the day foretold by cringing PC gamers the world over has already come to pass. Ubisoft’s DRM servers hit a bit of snag today, and Assassin’s Creed II has been unplayable ever since.

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Thu, Mar 04, 2010 | 09:25 GMT

Ubi updates PC DRM to start play from “exact” point of connection-loss

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Ubisoft’s now updated its Assassin’s Creed II PC DRM to ensure players will be able to start from the exact point they were at in the game if they lose their internet connection.

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