Tag: Assassins Creed
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Switch 2 Rating Spotted Online
Could another Ubisoft game be on the way?
Ubisoft was already rumoured to be bringing multiple titles to the Switch 2, so what else might we see beyond Star Wars Outlaws? According to a new listing on PEGI's website, Assassin's Creed Shadows is on the way to Nintendo's hybrid successor. You can see this on the home page of t
News Ubisoft Opens New Subsidiary Backed By Tencent For Assassin's Creed And Other IP
"A new chapter in its history"
Nintendo has shared all sorts of new and exciting reveals for the Switch this week, but it's not the only company that's been busy. Third-party developer and publisher Ubisoft has announced it will be "accelerating its transformation" with a new dedicated subsidiary for Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and the Tom Clancy's...
News Assassin's Creed 15th Anniversary Livestream Broadcasting Later Today
Don't get your hopes up, though
Ubisoft has announced that it will be broadcasting a special Assassin's Creed 15th Anniversary Celebration Livestream, complete with a look back on the franchise's history along with a few teases as to what's to come later in the year. The livestream will kick off at 9am PT / 5pm BST / 6pm CEST. As for what it'll...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla's Eivor Joins Ezio In Fortnite This Week
Bonne Eivor
The presence of Ezio from the Assassin's Creed series in Fortnite was first revealed over a month ago, but it now seems that Eivor Varinsdottir from Assassin's Creed Valhalla will be coming to the battle royale game's storefront this week. Starting from 8pm ET on Thursday 7th April, players will be able to pick up both protagonists from...
News New Leak Reveals Assassin's Creed's Ezio Is Coming To Fortnite
Ezio's got a gun
Raise your hand if you can name a single character from movies, TV, or games who hasn't been in Fortnite. Up until today, that could have included Ezio "Assassin's Creed" Auditore da Firenze, Ubisoft's beloved Italian stab-meister from the long-running series about making people dead. But now, according to a leak (via ShiinaBR on...
Review Assassin's Creed: The Ezio Collection (Switch) - Ageing Classics And Glitches Galore
Ah, Desmond
One of the Nintendo Switch’s biggest supporters from the begining has been Ubisoft. Games like Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, Rayman Legends: Definitive Edition, and Starlink: Battle for Atlas show the developer's commitment and how its partnership with Nintendo has blossomed over the years. However, it wasn’t until relatively...
News Assassin's Creed: The Ezio Collection Announced For Switch This February
'Exclusive compilation' includes AC II, Brotherhood, Revelations, plus extras
Ubisoft has announced Assassin’s Creed: The Ezio Collection for Switch, launching on 17th February. An age-gated launch trailer can be viewed on YouTube highlighting the release. This long-rumoured collection will include the acclaimed Assassin's
News Ubisoft To Take Assassin's Creed Lore To The Next Level With Mr Men And Little Miss Books
Mass murder, but for kids apparently
In the dozens (and dozens) of hours it takes to beat Assassin's Creed Valhalla it's possible you'll chop off approximately 800 heads, though you'll kill thousands as you rampage through monasteries and towns in a very Viking-esque way. Even going back to the older games that we can enjoy on the Switch, for...
Nothing is true, everything is permitted
There once was a time when any movie or TV show based on a video game was looked down upon by fans, but those days are in the past and we've seen several leading game properties make the leap from the interactive to the non-interactive realm – and soon, there's going to be one more to add to the list...
Ship Shape
Back in May this year, we reviewed Assassin's Creed III Remastered for Switch and didn't have a great deal good to say about it. It's been patched since – and plays a considerably better game for it – but upon release, it was pretty much a buggy, blurry shambles with a stuttering framerate and a pretty big disappointment for...
News European Version Of The Rebel Collection Lists Assassin's Creed Rogue As A Download
Not again!
Last month, Ubisoft announced Assassin’s Creed: The Rebel Collection would be hitting the Switch on 6th December. In case you forgot, this exclusive Switch pack includes Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (as well as all of its DLC) and Assassin’s Creed Rogue. If you were plannin
News Assassin's Creed: The Rebel Collection Is A Nintendo Switch Exclusive
Shiver me timbers, etc
Ubisoft has today announced that Assassin’s Creed: The Rebel Collection will be hitting the Nintendo Switch on December 6th – and it's a system exclusive. This pack contains Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (and all of its DLC) and Assassin’s Creed Rogue – two titles from the history of the franchise that will be...
Rumour Looks Like Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag And Rogue Remastered Could Both Be Switch-Bound
To be revealed in the Direct tomorrow?
A (since deleted) retail listing has potentially revealed the existence of Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag and Assassin’s Creed Rogue Remastered for Nintendo Switch. The listing was spotted at Greek retailer The Console Club (you can still visit the URL, but a pop-up message states that "the product does...
Review Assassin's Creed III Remastered (Switch) - The Franchise Runt Gets A Clunky Switch Port
Nothing is true, everything is permitted?
When we consider the Assassin’s Creed franchise, the first thing that jumps into our minds is scale. The grandiose size and scope of each entry’s setting, each new game containing a more epic, fully-realised world than the last. More content, more history, more characters and adventure; in this way the...
News Oh Look, Assassin's Creed III Remastered Has Finally Been Confirmed For Switch
After months of rumours
As part of today's Nintendo Direct, it was finally confirmed that Assassin's Creed III Remastered is definitely coming to Switch. After multiple rumours and accidental slip-ups from retailers and
Update: Annnnnd it's gone
Update: The Switch listing for Assassin's Creed III Remastered has now been removed from the Ubisoft website. Yet another mistake? Or just revealed too soon? Original story below. Original Article: Joining Spyro Reignited Trilogy on the list of worst-kept secrets on Switch, the recently revealed Assassin's Creed III...
Unless a Direct announcement is coming?
Ubisoft has today revealed an official release date for the upcoming Assassin's Creed III remaster, noting that the game will launch on 29th March. Sadly, despite the rumours, it would appear that Switch is missing out. Towards the end of last month, we shared the news that multiple Czech retailers had...
News Assassin's Creed Odyssey Is Coming To Nintendo Switch, But There's A Catch
Every cloud has a sliver lining?
Well, that was unexpected. During the Japanese version of today's Nintendo Direct broadcast, there was a surprise announcement that wasn't present elsewhere in the world: Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Odyssey is coming to the Nintendo Switch. However, before you get too excited, it would seem that the French...
News Producer Behind Netflix's Castlevania Show Also Working On Assassin's Creed Series
An "original story" as an "anime series"
Netflix's animated adaptation of Konami's classic Castlevania series launches this Friday, but producer Adi Shankar is already working on his next big project - and it's also related to video games. Shankar - whose credits include Hollywood movies The Grey and Dredd - has revealed on
Rumour Egyptian Assassin's Creed Game To Release Simultaneously On PS4/Xbox/Switch
Enthusiast YouTuber releasing rumors for 12 days
YouTuber OBE1Plays revealed that the new Assassin's Creed title, rumored to be coming out next year - would be releasing day-one on all three major consoles. This includes the Nintendo Switch. This is reminiscent of the Wii U generation, as Ubisoft adequately supported the console with many ports...
News Assassin's Creed Movie Trailer Leaps Out Of The Shadows And Into The Spanish Inquisition
Didn't expect that
The first trailer for the Hollywood adaptation of Ubisoft's popular Assassin's Creed has been published online. Starring Michael Fassbender, Jeremy Irons and Ariane Labed, the film appears to be based on the first Assassin's Creed game, although the setting has been shifted to Spain during the infamous Spanish Inquisition. While...
News We'd Be Cheating Fans By Bringing Assassin's Creed Unity To Wii U, Says Ubisoft
"It wouldn't be possible"
Assassin's Creed Unity was always envisaged as a next-gen title, and its no-show on the Wii U should perhaps come as no great surprise. However, the game's creative director Alex Amancio still has to field questions on the topic, and has given Red Bull the most detailed explanation we've seen so far: I mean this is why we...
News Ubisoft Has Dispatched 73 Million Assassin's Creed Games Since 2007
Just Dance franchise has shifted an impressive 48 million, too
Ubisoft is a company with plenty of history behind it — it was founded way back in 1986 — but surprisingly its most popular franchises have only come recently. The French publisher has recently revealed sales figures for its key titles, with Assassin's Creed topping the list at an...
News You Can't Buy This Assassin's Creed Flintlock Pistol, But We Sure Wish You Could
Landstalker Props comes up with the goods yet again
If you're based in the UK and you have a penchant for video game cosplay, then chances are you'll be familiar with the sterling work of Landstalker Props. Landstalker has been producing accurate replicas of video game weapons for ages, and has tackled such projects as the gun from Portal and the...
News Assassin's Creed IV Director Would Like The Series To Visit Ancient Egypt
The writing's on the wall
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is starting to appear on the horizon. It's slated for a 29th October release in North America, while European swashbucklers will have to wait a little longer as it will emerge on the 22nd November. It's the culmination of two and a half years of work but the game's director Ashraf Ismail has...
