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In the run up to E3 2012, Ubisoft is once again calling on its fans to Unite to help Unlock the World Gameplay Premiere of Assassin’s Creed III. The gameplay premiere is different from that which was shown at PAX East 2012 earlier this year, and promises to be spectacular. Fans will need to “Like” both the official Assassin’s Creed Facebook page and the Unite To Unlock app...

Despite traditionally waiting till just before E3 to deliver details on their big Assassin’s Creed titles, rumour has it that Ubisoft are changing things up this year, and getting an early start, if Gamezone are to be believed. According to the site, Ubisoft is due to hold a press event next week, where they will lay out many of the upcoming game’s details, including the new protagoni...

[Thanks to Gamerzines] UK retailer GAME currently has Assassin’s Creed III available to preorder via its website. The next installment in Ubisoft’s marquee franchise was revealed (along with release date) by Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot during an investor call earlier this month. It is due to arrive on October 30th 2012, and according to GAME’s listing, it will be released for Xbo...

We’ve just spotted some new achievements for Assassin’s Creed Revelations, and these look to relate to new story mode DLC. These achievements were originally posted up on Trueachievements.com, and we have reproduced them below. Part of the Creed (10) – Take the induction leap of faith Jump They Say (10) – Reach the Animus memo Enter The Animus (10) – Enter the Animu...

Ubisoft plans to transition the hosting of many of its online services from a third-party data center to a new facility and warns that some titles will be affected as part of the process. Starting February 7th, the following titles will be completely unplayable: Assassin’s Creed (Mac) Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. 2 (PC) Might & Magic : Heroes VI (PC) Splinter Cell Conviction (Mac) The Settlers ...

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot doesn’t believe that annual instalments in the Assassin’s Creed series are diluting the brand. Speaking to MCV, he went on to say that this year’s new Assassin’s Creed will be the biggest game in the series so far. “Assassin’s Creed is an incredible franchise and there are a lot of expectations that it will continue to grow. We are pleased with our...

To celebrate the launch of the new Mediterranean Traveler Map Pack DLC, Ubisoft have been kind enough to give XGZ a few DLC codes to giveaway to some of our lucky readers. The DLC map pack extends the Assassin’s Creed Revelations multiplayer experience with the addition of six multiplayer maps – Jerusalem, Dyers, Imperial district of Constantinople, Siena, San Donato and Firenze (Florence...

Not content with being named the best selling game of 2011 in the UK, Modern Warfare has topped the US chart for 2011 as well, according to NPD data in today. The latest Call of Duty game was also the best selling game for the month of December too. Ubisoft had a particularly strong showing in both lists. For December, Ubisoft is the only publisher with two games in NPD’s top ten list of best-s...

Former Creative Director of Assassin’s Creed Revelations, Alexandre Amancio has left Ubisoft, sparking the company’s search for a replacement. Amancio leaves Ubisoft to head up Cossette, a marketing company based in Quebec. He originally took over from Patrice Désilets, who left Ubisoft in 2010 to join THQ. Ubisoft have already begun the search for Amancio’s replacement. Seni...

[Source: The Hollywood Reporter and Variety] The Writers Guild of America has today announced the nominees for writing in the New Media and Video Games categories. The teams behind Mortal Kombat: The Web Series (which was broadcast online via Machinima’s Youtube network), the 30 Rock web exclusive Jack Donaghy: Executive Superhero, Sons of Anarchy and The Walking Dead all received nominatio...