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Archived News:
Ubisoft officially announces Assassin's Creed Syndicate, a new installment
that will take the stealth/assassination series to London during the height of
the Industrial Revolution. This is coming Windows PCs this fall, while the Xbox
One and PlayStation 4 editions carry a specific October 23rd release date.
Preorders are already being served through
the official
website for either a Standard Edition or a Gold Edition, both of which
include a bonus mission, while the latter also includes a season pass. The
debut trailer shows
off the setting with some cinematics,
this walkthrough trailer
offers a look at gameplay from a "pre-alpha" version, and the UbiBlog
celebrates the news with
7 Things You Need to Know about Assassin’s Creed Syndicate (Part 1) and
(Part 2). Here's the announcement:
Today, Ubisoft® announced that Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, the newest
installment in the blockbuster Assassin’s Creed franchise, will be available
worldwide on October 23 for PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and Xbox
One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft. The Windows
PC version will be available this fall.
Developed by Ubisoft Quebec in collaboration with nine other Ubisoft studios*,
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate is an epic single player experience set in London
during the height of the Industrial Revolution, an incredible age of invention
that transforms the lives of millions. During this time, the gap between the
poor and the rich expands exponentially, making workers’ lives little more than
legalized slavery. The lower classes fight for survival by forming a new kind of
family – gangs -- and adapting to a life in the underworld. Players will embody
both Jacob Frye and Evie Frye, twin Assassins raised to follow the Creed. Jacob,
a determined, hot-headed and rebellious leader of an underground gang, is vastly
different than his sister Evie, a master of stealth and control. Together, Jacob
and Evie team up to challenge rivals, plutocrats and Templars alike to free the
masses from poverty and corruption, and ultimately wrestle back control of
London.
In Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, players explore the largest, most modern
open-world city yet in an Assassin’s Creed game. The fighting is more brutal
than ever, as players combat rival gangs and grow their sphere of influence
throughout London using new weapons, including brass knuckles, a kukri knife, a
revolver and the Assassin’s gauntlet. Assassin’s Creed Syndicate also includes
innovative navigation and transportation throughout the open world, including a
rope launcher for scaling tall Victorian buildings, zip-lining from rooftop to
rooftop or performing aerial assassinations, and horse-drawn carriages and
high-speed trains for free-running, tracking down enemies or escaping after
daring raids.
Continue here to read the full story.
A
Steam Community Group Announcement has word on exclusive content for those
who buy Galactic
Civilizations III through May 17th, offering a few days leeway after the
space strategy sequel leaves Early Access on May 14th. Word is this pack of ship
parts will never be offered again: As a bonus to all of our Founders,
Early Access players, and early launch weekend adopters, we’re giving away a
free pack of unique ship parts to use in customizing your starships.
The Launch Weekend Ship Parts DLC is not and never will be for sale, and will be
automatically added to your Steam account when it becomes available on launch
day, May 14.
Everyone who has already bought Galactic Civilizations III, or who purchases
through May 17, will receive the ship parts as a token of Stardock’s
appreciation.
The Division website announces a delay to Tom Clancy’s The Division,
saying the open-world RPG is now due in Q1 of next year: Agents,
We have decided to release the game on Xbox One, PS4 and PC during the first
quarter of calendar year 2016.
All of us at Massive, Reflections, Red Storm Entertainment and Ubisoft Annecy
want to ensure the game not only meets our high expectations but also those of
our fans and players alike. We are proud of what we have achieved so far and
can’t wait to show you more next month at E3!
Thanks for your support,
The Dev Team
Bethesda Blog has word on
The Executioner DLC for The Evil Within, saying it will come to the
survival/horror game on May 26th. They celebrate the news with
a new teaser trailer
that runs all of 15 seconds, including logos. Here's the update: Witness the
ruthlessness of The Keeper in our new teaser for
The Executioner.
In the final DLC for The Evil Within’s DLC, open the safe door and see the
action through the eyes (???) of the menacing Keeper. Experience his power and
brutality in first person as you square off against most iconic adversaries of
The Evil Within.
Grab your mallet and don your bloody apron — The Executioner arrives on May
26th! Continue here to read the full story.
Here's
a new developer walkthrough trailer for Magnetic Cage Closed, celebrating
the announcement that the Windows PC edition of the first-person
puzzle/platformer will be released
on Steam on May 26th.
Here's a refresher: Published by Gambitious Digital Entertainment and
developed by the inquisitive minds at Guru Games, Magnetic drops players into
the role of a prisoner serving time for past crimes in a vast, ever-changing
prison with chambers that shift in random patterns. The title boasts innovative
use of real-life magnetic properties to bring players realistic magnetism-fueled
platforming, allowing players the ability to push, pull, slow down or speed up
their movement through a series of increasingly complex puzzles.
Rocking a special magnetic gun, players are encouraged and pushed on by a
sadistic warden controlling the complex. By manipulating and mastering magnetic
forces, they must find a way out – but no choice is without consequence in
Facility 7. In Magnetic each chamber offers a unique challenge, ranging from
classic puzzles to moral choices.
Continue here to read the full story.
- The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing 3 on
IncGamers.
CD Projekt RED confirms
yesterday's
indications that preorders for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt are underway
on GOG.com
and Steam, adding that preloads on
Origin should begin on Thursday. They tout their own service for this, and
outline when to expect this to unlock (less than) one week from today: Everyone who
pre-orders the highly anticipated, next-generation RPG, can choose to preload
the game and be one of the very first to play The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt when it
goes live on May 19th.
At GOG.com, the simplest way to preload the game is through the recently
announced GOG Galaxy client. GOG Galaxy is fully integrated into the DRM-free
release of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and includes convenient auto-updates, game
time tracking and achievements.
The game is also available for preload to gamers who purchased Wild Hunt on Xbox
Live, and will be available for PlayStation Network users soon.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will be officially released and unlocked on May 19, at
1:00 AM CET (Warsaw time), i.e:
May 18th, 4.00 pm PT (Los Angeles)
May 18th, 7.00 pm ET (New York)
May 19th, 00.00 am BT (London)
May 19th, 2.00 am UT (Moscow)
May 19th, 8.00 am JT (Tokyo).
Publisher Iceberg Interactive and developer Seaven Studios announce the release
of Inside My Radio on
Steam, offering a 20% launch discount on this rhythmic platformer that pays
homage to the old days of standalone radios. Word is: "Can you beat the beat?
Journey as a green LED mysteriously trapped inside a dying boombox and play the
ultimate musical experience. In this rhythmic platform adventure where your
every action needs to be right on the beat, bring electro, dub and disco music
back to life!"
I was annoyed at my phone this morning when the alarm didn't go off. This
annoyance grew when I realized that the phone was refusing to power up, and is
now a brick. There is no identifiable reason for this as it has not suffered any
problems, trauma, or a recent OS upgrade, so this is apparently just one of
those random things. This is an iPhone (I've already taken abuse for this, so
lay off), and for some reason I ended up with third-party insurance, rather than
AppleCare, so now I have to worry that getting it fixed or replaced will be a
hassle. Fingers crossed that this won't be more of a headache than necessary.
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