Why Assassin's Creed Is Just Now Getting Co-Op
Ubisoft senior producer says, "Because it's very complicated to do."
Ubisoft senior producer says, "Because it's very complicated to do."
Marketing executive at Assassin's Creed publisher Tony Key says, "For an open-world game, it's incredibly difficult."
"It would undoubtedly be good if there were more female protagonists in games," Garry Newman says.
VP of digital publishing says, "I don't want us in a position where we're punishing a paying player for what a pirate can get around."
EA Studios boss Patrick Soderlund says, "My thesis is that it's a male-dominated business ... boys tend to design for boys and women for women."
Resolution and frame rate for this year's Assassin's Creed game revealed at E3.
Patrice Désilets thinks women assassins would have been “awesome.”
We've seen dozens of games at E3. So which ones do we think deserve to be named the best?
Plus, Ubisoft marketing executive Tony Key teases that publisher will talk about a new Assassin's Creed game for Xbox 360 and PS3 "soon."
The publisher addresses the controversy involving the lack of female playable characters.
Jonathan Cooper says, "Man, if I had a dollar for every time someone at Ubisoft tried to bullsh** me on animation tech..."
Ubisoft's work would have been "doubled" if it had included playable female characters.
Team-based co-op, big ugly monsters, remakes, and grim postapocalyptica. This is what the games industry thinks you want
Kevin looks at both of E3 2014's Assassin's Creed Unity demos, and their seemingly opposed points of view.
If you really want to go wild, you can also get a life-size replica of the weapon wielded by one of Unity's characters.
Ubisoft dates the latest Assassin's Creed game for late October.
Ubisoft shows off a cooperative demo at Microsoft's E3 2014 press conference.
What might it mean?
Nvidia is helping to bring "Hollywood-levels of smooth animation" to Ubisoft's upcoming titles.
A retailer is reportedly advertising a DLC mission as a preorder bonus.
Publisher outlines its plans for next month's show; press conference to be held Monday, June 9 at 3 p.m. PDT.
CEO Yves Guillemot teases that a version of Assassin's Creed Unity will be released for last-generation consoles.
Ubisoft teams in Montreal, Toronto, Singapore, Quebec, Annecy, Shanghai, Chengdu, Kiev, Montpellier, and Bucharest are working on this year's game.
Patrice DĂ©silets says, "Probably yes...at least I'm working on it."
This year's Assassin's Creed may feature a more significant multiplayer component than prior games.
Jade Raymond says, "Not all gamers are teenage boys, and even teenage boys want more than that"; lifetime Assassin's Creed franchise sales climb to 76 million.
It'll take place at the Orpheum Theatre on June 9 starting at 3 p.m.
Film to be re-written by Adam Cooper and Bill Collage, who most recently wrote scripts for acclaimed directors Ridley Scott and Darren Aronofsky.
Black Flag breathed new life into the series with its naval exploration, but Shaun finds reasons to be optimistic about Paris.
Leaked image reportedly of Assassin's Creed Unity comes from video which Ubisoft has since removed on a copyright claim.
"We will have games for PS3 and 360 for this year and probably the years after," executive Lionel Raynaud says.
Ubisoft also plans to support the PS3 and Xbox 360 for many more years.
Sources say Assassin's Creed Comet coming to Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 this fall, will be set in North America with sailing missions off the coast of New York.
The setting of Assassin's Creed Unity was alluded to at the end of Brotherhood. Did you register the nod at the time? We didn't.
The trailer for the new Assassin's Creed game left us with more questions than answers. Kevin VanOrd breaks down what we know (and we don't know) about Assassin's Creed: Unity.
Assassin's Creed: Unity launching this holiday; no mention of a Wii U version; set during the French Revolution.
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