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Assassin’s Creed: Revelations teaser trailer unveiled

Posted on May 27, 2011 by John Scalzo

Ubisoft plans to close the book on Ezio Auditore this November with the release of Assassin’s Creed: Revelations on the PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Yesterday, Ubisoft released the game’s first teaser trailer, which you can check out above. The publisher has also promised to release more news on Revelations, sneakily like an assassin, at the 2011 E3 Expo.

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Ubisoft’s E3 lineup features familiar franchises

Posted on May 26, 2011 by John Scalzo

Assassin’s Creed: Revelations… Driver: San Francisco… Call of Juarez: The Cartel… Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier…

Ubisoft’s E3 2011 lineup is full of familiar faces from the company’s strong stable of franchises. But the publisher has also promised several “exclusive new announcements,” so there’s sure to be a few surprises next month. Maybe they’ll even announce the long-awaited Beyond Good & Evil 2. But that’s just speculation at this point.

You can check out the full list of titles Ubisoft plans to bring to E3 right here:

  • The Adventures of Tintin (TBA)
  • Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
  • Call of Juarez: The Cartel (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
  • Driver: San Francisco (PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360)
  • From Dust (PS3, Xbox 360)
  • Just Dance Next (TBA)
  • MotionSports Adrenaline (Xbox 360)
  • Raving Rabbids Next (TBA)
  • Rayman Origins (PS3, Wii, Xbox 360)
  • Rocksmith (PS3, Xbox 360)
  • Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier (PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
  • Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Online (PC)
  • TrackMania 2 Canyon (PC)
  • Your Shape Next (TBA)

“Ubisoft has been delivering top-notch entertainment for 25 years, and we’re incredibly grateful for all of our fans,” said Yves Guillemot, chief executive officer at Ubisoft. “We plan for the upcoming years to be just as exciting and full of innovation, and the wide range of creative, fun and unique titles we’re demonstrating at E3 illustrate the stellar talent of our development teams and Ubisoft’s ongoing investment in delivering entertaining and innovative products to consumers.”

Ubisoft will hold their 2011 E3 Press Conference on Monday, June 6 at 5:30 PM (Eastern Time). The publisher plans to broadcast a live stream of the presentation at UPlay.com and YouTube.com/ubisoft.

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Ubisoft announces free-to-play Ghost Recon Online, closed beta this summer

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Mike Gutierrez

At Warp Zoned, we’re expecting more info to be released on Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier at E3, but today Ubisoft has detailed another upcoming game in the franchise. Ghost Recon Online will be a third-person, cover-based, free-to-play online multiplayer PC shooter, with features aiming to “rival the quality of those traditionally seen only in retail games.”

On paper, it’s looking like the game will do just that. With three classes, customizable weapons, persistent progression features, lobbies, live support, and “rich graphical environments and maps,” Ghost Recon Online could be a heavy hitter in emerging online markets. Taking a cue from the recent success of Champions Online, the game will offer premium content to purchase while the core experience remains free.

Between this and Battlefield Play4Free, the landscape of online shooters sure is evolving. No date was specified, but Ghost Recon Online will go into closed beta sometime this summer.

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Max Payne 3, Agent, Spec Ops: The Line delayed

Posted on May 25, 2011 by John Scalzo

After 14 years in development, Duke Nukem Forever will finally be released next month after countless delays. But three other games in Take-Two’s development slate weren’t so lucky as they’ve been hit by Duke’s delay stick.

Spec Ops: The Line, which debuted in an amazing trailer at last year’s Spike TV Video Game Awards, will now be released sometime in the Spring/Summer of 2012. It had previously been scheduled for release this Fall.

A pair of Rockstar titles were also delayed as Max Payne 3 and Agent have been pushed back to release date unknown.

But don’t worry, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has assured us, “Max Payne 3 and Agent are still in development.” Let’s just hope we don’t have to wait another 14 years.

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Rockstar head honchos re-sign with Take-Two

Posted on May 25, 2011 by John Scalzo

Sam Houser, Dan Houser and Leslie Benzies, the brain trust behind Rockstar Games’ creative success, have agreed to renew their employment contracts with Take-Two Interactive. According to Take-Two, the deal featured “substantially similar economic terms” to their current contract.

This is great news for Take-Two as Rockstar has released an unprecendented string of critically acclaimed and bestselling titles over the last few years. And with L.A. Noire practically redefining what a video game can be, locking them up for a sequel was a smart thing to do.

Rockstar Games currently has several titles in development including Max Payne 3 and the PS3-exclusive Agent. Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has also very strongly implied that the developer will release Grand Theft Auto V in 2012.

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BlizzCon 2011 tickets go on sale tomorrow

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Mark Casino

BlizzCon, Blizzard’s premiere convention, will be taking place in the Anaheim Convention Center from October 21-22. This second batch of tickets will go on sale on May 25 at 7 PM Pacific Time (the initial batch sold out quickly on May 21st). Take note that these tickets get Zerg rushed pretty fast so you best be ready to purchase them at a moment’s notice.

If you miss out on tomorrow, your only other chance at securing a ticket is by purchasing a benefit dinner ticket. All proceeds of this benefit dinner will go to the Children’s Hospital of Orange County. During this dinner, guests will have the opportunity to chat it up with Blizzard developers, executives, and other higher-ups. These tickets will go on sale on Saturday, May 28 at 10 AM Pacific Time and this includes BlizzCon admission.

Normal tickets cost $175 while the benefit dinner tickets cost $500. Blizzard did say that they are working on a completely new MMO. Thus, this year’s Blizzcon may showcase that new MMO… Which will probably be released in 2020.

In order to garner these tickets, head on over to the BlizzCon site.

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Dungeons & Dragons Daggerdale coming May 25 on PC/XBLA, May 31 on PSN

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Mike Gutierrez

The latest in the influential line of Dungeons & Dragons video games has gone gold and will be available for purchase in the coming days. Dungeons & Dragons Daggerdale will be available at retail for PC and for download on Xbox Live Arcade on May 25. The PlayStation Network will get the game a few days later, on May 31.

Daggerdale has players looking to save the default campaign setting, the Nentir Vale, from the impending invasion from the evil Rezlus. Sporting single player and co-op for up to four players, Daggerdale brings an action-packed RPG adventure through the current 4th Edition ruleset.

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Dragon Age III is looking for environment artists

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Mark Casino

So the announcement that Dragon Age III is in development isn’t exactly shocking, but it is good to see that BioWare is starting to work on the game. The company’s Senior Director of Creative Development, Alistair McNally, recently tweeted that he’s looking for environment artists:

I’m looking for exceptional environment artists to join me at #BioWare Edmonton, Canada to work on #DragonAge3 #gamejobs #jobs #3D #artists

Does this sound like something that’s up your alley? If so, head on over to the BioWare website to apply.

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