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  • Does This 13 Minutes Of Assassin’s Creed IV Make You Want To Be A Pirate?

    Photo courtesy gamefreaks.co.nz
    Photo courtesy gamefreaks.co.nz

    Ubisoft has released a 13 minute video showcasing many different aspects of the new gameplay in [amazon_link id=”B00BMFIXOW” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Assassin’s Creed IV[/amazon_link] including a whole lot of boat play aboard the Jackdaw.

    The open-world Caribbean looks very impressive and the real-time weather effects (especially the waterspouts) makes traversing the oceans a hazardous place.

    What do you think about the latest look at Assassin’s Creed IV? If you have been turned off to the series does this look to give newfound hope for the franchise?

  • Assassin’s Creed To Call Of Duty: “F*** Your Dog, We Have A Shark.”

    Photo courtesy kotaku.com
    Photo courtesy kotaku.com

    I refuse to make a Sharknado joke. As easy as it would be, but I do think we all know that this scene would be even better if it was Louis Gossett, Jr. in that boat .

    That’s right. A Jaws 3-D reference.

    Check out Kotaku for the rest of the shots. [amazon_link id=”B00BMFIXOW” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Assassin’s Creed IV[/amazon_link] releases on October 29th.

  • Gamestop Offering Free Skyrim: Legendary Edition With New Xbox 360 Sales

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    Gamestop is trying to give you some extra incentive to buy a new Xbox 360 250GB E console. With every purchase of the newly redesigned system, Gamestop will give you a copy of [amazon_link id=”B00CJ7IUGS” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: Legendary Edition[/amazon_link] for the massive price of free.

    Now if you have a perfectly good 360 sitting at home this may not be a good enough deal, but is a great bonus add-on for whoever is in the market for a new system.

    Check out the deal here.

  • EA Signs Deal With CLC To Continue College Football Games Without Use Of NCAA Name

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    Photo courtesy operationsports.com

    It seems that college football will continue in video game form through EA Sports just without the NCAA name or logo.

    EA has signed a three-year deal with Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC), the company that handles marketing and trademark licenses for various universities. With this new deal in place, EA can continue making their yearly college football game, but it will have to be renamed since they will no longer be allowed to use the NCAA name or logo.

    The deal is also non-exclusive meaning that other publishers are open to negotiate with the CLC and reach deals to produce their own video games with colleges. This could end up being the best part of the entire NCAA/EA fallout. Competition brings better games to the table and maybe if another company makes a deal to get another college football game out we, the consumers, may get multiple good games out of it.

  • Batman: Arkham Origins Introduces Copperhead

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    Photo courtesy nerdreactor.com

    Merry Christmas Batman. Here is another assassin hired by the Black Mask to try and end your life as Santa makes his way around the world.

    This new video introduces Copperhead who seems to have grown a pair of tits and is still as deadly as her comic male counterpart. If each of these videos is going to show every assassin beating Batman’s ass then he is not going to be worth a sh** by the time [amazon_link id=”B00C7103DO” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Batman: Arkham Origins[/amazon_link] releases on October 25th.

  • Here Is The Watch Dogs Limited Edition. Is Ubisoft Trying Anymore?

    Photo courtesy IGN
    Photo courtesy IGN

    Seems like only yesterday we were talking about the [amazon_link id=”B00BMFIXT2″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Assassin’s Creed 4[/amazon_link] Limited Edition and it’s list of goodies.

    Well today we get our first look at the [amazon_link id=”B00BGHUS58″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Watch Dogs[/amazon_link] Limited Edition and while the game may be different, it looks mighty similar to Assassin’s Creed 4’s. Here is the rundown and how it matches the pirate booty from AC4.

    -A big,black box (check)

    -9″ statue of Aiden Pearce (it’s a new franchise so no 18″ statue…yet)

    -Aiden Pearce vigilante mask (or a tiny pirate flag)

    -80-page artbook (yep)

    -Steelbook game case (of course)

    -Game soundtrack

    -The actual game (cause you kind of need that)

    The set will cost $129.99 and release on November 19th.

     

     

  • Assassin’s Creed IV Limited Edition Priced And Detailed

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    By now, you already know if you are a big enough fan of the Assassin’s Creed franchise to buy any kind of special edition of Assassin’s Creed IV, you were just waiting on the announcement to see what all kinds of goodies you will be getting come this fall.

    So without further adieu, here is the Assassin’s Creed IV Limited Edition. Let’s see what all you will be getting.

    -A big, black box (giggity)

    -18″ statue of Edward Kenway looking all pirate-y

    -24″x48″ pirate flag

    -80-page art book

    -Steelbook game case

    -Game soundtrack

    -The game (duh)

    The Limited Edition will set you back $129.99. [amazon_link id=”B00BMFIXT2″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Assassin’s Creed IV[/amazon_link] releases on October 29th.

    Photo courtesy destructoid.com
    Photo courtesy destructoid.com

     

     

     

  • Assassin’s Creed 2 Free Today On Xbox Live

    Photo courtesy videogames.co.nz
    Photo courtesy videogames.co.nz

    All Xbox Live Gold members can download Assassin’s Creed 2 today for free with their Games With Gold program. While not anywhere near the value Sony gives you with Playstation Plus, a free game is a free game and you could do a lot worse than Assassin’s Creed 2.

     

  • WWE 2K14 Commercial Features Ultimate Warrior. All Other Commercials Tremble In Fear

    As if getting The Ultimate Warrior to be in WWE 2K14 wasn’t enough, the guys at 2K actually got the man, the myth, the (not dead) legend to actually come to the 2K offices and unleash the power of the Warrior on their employees. Is he incredibly racist? Yep. Homophobic? God yes. Still one of the most batsh** crazy performers to ever lace up a pair of boots? No doubt.

    But dammit, I love The Ultimate Warrior.

    [amazon_link id=”B00CMC6HCY” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]WWE 2K14[/amazon_link] releases on October 29th.

  • Oy! It’s The Mad Max Gameplay Trailer

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    Mad Max was one of the pleasant surprises from E3 this year. Avalanche Studios is bringing the Aussie post-apocalyptic hero to next-gen in 2014 and today they released the first gameplay trailer which, as you can guess, involves car combat, sawed-off shotguns and a lot of broken bones.

    I, for one, am excited as hell that we are getting a game based on Mad Max. Just be sure and keep anyone resembling Tina Turner far, far away.