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Ubisoft has realized it’s made a bit of a boo-boo. I mean, how else can you explain the company already releasing a patch for the PC version of Assassin’s Creed II? The Windows version of the game comes out March 9, 2010, complete with Ubisoft’s new, but already despised, form… Continue Reading »

Bundle releases are supposed to be special! Well, at least a little special. Like the Xbox 360 Final Fantasy XIII bundle comes with a hard drive that has Final Fantasy XIII written on it and, if you order it from Amazon you get a special FFXIII faceplate. The Resident Evil… Continue Reading »

Ubisoft’s just released it’s Q3 fiscal year report for October-December, 2009. Sales are down for the company, and the Q3 figures were 2.7% lower than the October-December, 2008 sales period. It’s plans for the 2010-2011 include more releases for major series. Ubisoft is also working on online games and areas,… Continue Reading »

James Cameron’s Avatar The Game is unique among movie tie-ins in that, rather than basing it on the movie, it appears to be based on the trailer. Or maybe just the one sheet or concept drawings. I don’t know but if you buy this expecting to play through the rather… Continue Reading »

Clash of Heroes is set in the venerable Might & Magic universe. I’ve played a couple of those games on my Mac, but this entry is quite a bit different. It’s not your traditional turn-based strategy game, but an odd mix of that, RPG and Bejeweled-style gem matching games. If… Continue Reading »

Last Monday (January 25, 2010) I was at one of my local GameStop stores waiting for the midnight release of Mass Effect 2. In between discreetly staring at the weird hairstyles of other customers and playing New Super Mario Bros. Wii, I decided to take a look at the wall… Continue Reading »

The Battle of Forli is one of two planned downloadable episodes for Assassin’s Creed 2. It tells the story of the Orsi family and their attempt to take over the city of Forli from Caterina Sforza. It will add six new memories to Ezio and will usher in the return… Continue Reading »

The alternate headline to this item would have been “I am Alive is still alive”, just for the record. But on to the good news – as has been going around the blogosphere today, Beyond Good and Evil 2 and I Am Alive are still in development. Patrick Klepek at… Continue Reading »

Heads were turning at Ubisoft’s CES display and it wasn’t just because of the demo for the upcoming sequel Splinter Cell Conviction. Running the demo was Ubisoft Frag Doll Brooke “Brookelyn” Hattabaugh, living out a dream of actually getting paid to play video games. The Frag Dolls are an all-female… Continue Reading »

If you dig downloading games and deals, then check out Steam’s 2009-2010 Holiday Sale. Throughout the sale you can find hundreds of games discounted 25% to 80% and, each day, the site includes select one-day deals that are especially decent. Continue Reading »