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Assassin's Creed 3 director would tear up the game's opening now

Hay!

Spurred by last week's announcement of an Assassin's Creed 3 remaster, the game's director Alex Hutchinson has reflected on what he would change - and keep the same - if he made the game now. One of the biggest changes? That six-hour opening prologue.

Assassin's Creed's comics just delivered a moment fans have waited nearly a decade for

Juno what we're talking about.

The Assassin's Creed comic series has just reached a moment in the franchise's overall story which fans have long awaited - a point the series' plot arc has been building to for nearly a decade.

Assassin's Creed 3 will be free on PC in December

As the final title in Ubisoft's 30th anniversary giveaway.

Ubisoft is giving away the PC version of Assassin's Creed 3 for a month beginning on 7th December.

Assassin's Creed movie mostly set in modern times

Only 35 per cent in 15th century Spain.

Roughly two-thirds of the upcoming Assassin's Creed movie will be set in modern times.

Assassin's Creed Heritage Collection bundles five Assassin's Creed games

For PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.

Have there really been five Assassin's Creed games? All on just one generation of consoles? How time flies.

Assassin's Creed 3 free on PlayStation Plus in September

Jak and Daxter Trilogy! Little King's Story! More!

September's free game offerings for PlayStation Plus subscribers will be headlined by Assassin's Creed 3, Sony has announced.

Ubisoft forecasts lower Assassin's Creed 4 sales than AC3 managed this past financial year

Thinks Watch Dogs can match or better AC1's first-year tally of ~6 million.

Ubisoft thinks the Golden Age of Piracy is a stronger theme globally than the American Revolution, but for the sake of being "prudent" has forecast lower sales for Assassin's Creed 4 than AC3 managed this past financial year.

Ubisoft did similar for new cross-generational IP Watch Dogs, with CEO Yves Guillemot forecasting that, "We believe the game can perform as well or even better than Assassin's Creed 1 back in financial year '07." Assassin's Creed 1 managed greater than 6 million sales that year. "However," he added, "our target reflects more conservative expectations," although he didn't say what that was.

Assassin's Creed 3 broke the magical 10 million mark during the financial year ended 31st March 2013, shifting 12.5 million copies - a number comprised of shipped boxes and digital sales.

And Ghost Recon Anthology.

Ubisoft is planning to release the Assassin's Creed 3 Washington Edition, its annual Game of the Year version which traditionally includes all of the game's DLC.

Ubisoft is adding titles from other publishers onto UPlay

The service currently has 50 million users.

Ubisoft is expanding its distribution portal Uplay to include games from various other developers such a EA and Warner Bros.

Assassin's Creed 3 patch kills save-wipe bug, readies your game for Tyranny

But will it fix Achilles' heel?

Ubisoft has squashed a serious Assassin's Creed 3 bug that was deleting users' saved games.

A new patch, detailed on Ubisoft's forum, is filled with bugfixes and also adds support for the game's upcoming Tyranny of King Washington DLC storyline.

The bug occurred when players downloaded any Assassin's Creed 3 DLC while simultaneously playing the game.

As AC3 sails past 12 million copies.

This year's Assassin's Creed game will feature an all-new setting and main character, publisher Ubisoft has announced.

Assassin's Creed 3: The Tyranny of King Washington episodes 2 and 3 dated for March, April

The madness of King George.

We knew the first part of Ubisoft's insane Assassin's Creed 3 alternate reality DLC, The Tyranny of King Washington, would debut on 19th February, but now the remaining episodes have been dated as well.

Assassin's Creed dev cut a "huge" co-op mode

"It just became too hard to do."

Assassin's Creed developer Ubisoft has revealed it binned a "huge" co-op mode that was originally planned for Assassin's Creed 1.

Assassin's Creed 3: The Tyranny of King Washington DLC release date

New episodic storyline begins next month.

The Tyranny of King Washington, a new episodic storyline for Assassin's Creed 3, is set to begin on 19th February, publisher Ubisoft has announced.

That's the PC and Xbox 360 date, anyway. European PlayStation 3 players have to wait until 20th February, and there's no date at all for the Wii U version.

Each part will cost 800 Microsoft Points/Ł7.99, or it all comes free with the Assassin's Creed 3 Season Pass (2400MP/Ł23.99). The Pass also includes all pre-order DLC and an expansion for the game's multiplayer - they become essentially free when you tot up the cost of each King Washington episode.

Animus be good.

Assassin's Creed publisher Ubisoft has picked a writer to adapt its best-selling game franchise for the big screen.

Assassin's Creed 3 multiplayer DLC now available

Yes, that's the mode on disc two.

Assassin's Creed 3's multiplayer mode has been expanded in a new DLC, available today on Xbox Live Marketplace.

Assassin's Creed 3 sells over 7 million units

Ubisoft's fastest-selling game to date. We've spent 82 centuries of gaming time playing it.

Assassin's Creed 3 has sold a whopping 7 million units since it launched at the tail end of October, Ubisoft has announced. This makes it the publisher's fastest selling game ever.

Half of these sales were made during the game's first week on store shelves, as it had sold a whopping 3.5 million only seven days after its release.

Ubisoft also noted some amusing statistic like people have spent a cumulative total of 82 centuries of gaming time in the single player alone, where they've committed more than 3 billion assassinations. The publisher also noted that more than twice as many players have joined the multiplayer mode relative to that of last year's Assassin's Creed: Revelations. Over 250 million assassinations have been performed in over 5 billion multiplayer sessions.

Nintendo confirms German law to blame for Europe-wide Wii U eShop 18+ content restrictions

"We always aim to provide a safe gaming experience for fans of all ages."

Nintendo has explained the restrictions on Wii U eShop 18+ content.

Last week Eurogamer confirmed that Nintendo of Europe blocks access to 18+ content on the Wii U eShop at certain times of day.

We were unable to buy 18-rated content, such as ZombiU and Assassin's Creed 3, during the day time. This, it emerged, was because access to content Nintendo deems unsuitable to minors is restricted to the 11pm to 3am time window on these shores.

Ubisoft advises how to avoid.

Ubisoft has acknowledged a serious Assassin's Creed 3 bug which is wiping users' save data.

Buy OTT gaming guff to help charity GamesAid this Christmas

Chicken costume signed by David Hasselhoff anyone?

Which angle to go for? The one about you being able to buy a Burnout Crash chicken, cheerleader or karate suit signed by David Hasselhoff? Or the one about you spending a bit of money this Christmas to help the GamesAid charity that helps disabled or disadvantaged young people in the UK? Appeal to the kleptomaniac or tug on the heartstrings?

Would you like co-op in the next Assassin's Creed?

Oh, and what do you think of Uncharted 3, Ubisoft survey asks.

Would you like co-op in the next Assassin's Creed game?

Ubisoft in talks with Valve to get Assassin's Creed 3 and Far Cry 3 on Steam in the UK

Suggests buying from Uplay and other digital shops while you wait.

Ubisoft is in talks with Valve to get Assassin's Creed 3 and Far Cry 3 on Steam in the UK.

Wii U GamePad is 3D capable in Assassin's Creed 3

You'll need glasses though.

The Wii U GamePad can display 3D images in Assassin's Creed 3, a new report has revealed.

Ubisoft details huge Assassin's Creed 3 patch

Around a hundred bugs stabbed.

Ubisoft has unveiled an enormous new patch for Assassin's Creed 3 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

The update is scheduled to go live "by the end of next week", the developer wrote on the game's official forum. Around a hundred fixes are included, encompassing the game's main story quests, side missions and multiplayer modes.

A personal bugbear was the fact that the game's Xbox 360 version still showed the icon for Benedict Arnold missions - a feature exclusive to the PlayStation 3 version.

Be rewarded just for taking a stab.

Ubisoft has launched its first Assassin's Creed 3 multiplayer event, Revolution.

Assassin's Creed 3 PC "will be less buggy than the console versions" at launch

Devs "depressed" at fan fears game would be anti-British.

The upcoming PC version of Assassin's Creed 3 will launch with fewer bugs than the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions, Ubisoft has reassured.

A new patch is in the works to squash glitches on all versions. It will be the second title update for the game following a meaty patch available day-one.

The PC will launch with both of these patches included, Assassin's Creed 3 community man Gabe Graziani said during a Reddit developer Q&A.

But how does it compare to other hardware launches?

The boss of Assassin's Creed and Splinter Cell publisher Ubisoft has criticised the Wii U's launch price, suggesting it is too expensive.

GAME claims it's “in good shape” and will make Ł20m this year

Has 35% market share, but still no credit insurance.

UK video game shop chain GAME has claimed it's “in good shape” despite the collapse of Comet, also owned by OpCapita.

Assassin's Creed Anthology costs Ł119.99, out this month

First Assassin's Creed 3 DLC due mid-December.

You'll soon be able to own every Assassin's Creed console game and DLC add-on for Ł119.99, publisher Ubisoft has announced.

Assassin's Creed 3 sales estimated at over 3.5 million units

More than doubles AC: Revelations' first week sales last year.

Ubisoft has estimated that Assassin's Creed 3 has sold over 3.5 million units in its first week out, more than doubling that of Assassin's Creed: Revelations during the same time frame last year.

Unfortunately for the publisher, these figures aren't included in its recent financial report for the six month period ending on 30th September, which ended in a €32.3 million loss. This is par for the course during the spring/summer seasons as all the big money makers come out in Q4 - or get delayed into Q1.

Looking ahead, the developer has several big releases during this time frame. In addition to the aforementioned Assassin's Creed 3, there's Far Cry 3 - which "has achieved among the best playtest scores in Ubisoft's history," according to Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot - as well as Wii U launch titles Rayman Legends and ZombieU.

UPDATE: Ubisoft confirms. 100 hours of content included.

UPDATE: A Ubisoft representative has confirmed the existence of the Assassin's Creed Anthology to Eurogamer. Full details will be announced later this week.

UK chart: Assassin's Creed 3 top, second biggest launch of the year

Ubisoft's leap of faith rewarded with best sales of the series.

Assassin's Creed 3 has topped the UK charts with the best sales of the series to date. It was the biggest launch in publisher Ubisoft's history and the second biggest launch of any game in the UK this year (behind FIFA 13).

It doubled the launch week sales of Assassin's Creed 2, and beat last year's Revelations by over 117,000 copies.

Wow.

Ubisoft advises you download Assassin's Creed 3 day-one patch

"Optimises player experience and is highly recommended".

Ubisoft has recommended all players download the Assassin's Creed 3 day-one patch, which addresses numerous bugs and crash scenarios.

Be warned, Ubisoft's full patch notes contain spoilers. There are none below.

"This day one update is designed to optimise your player experience," the developer wrote. It is "highly recommended" you download it.

UPDATE: Ubisoft explains paid-for currency, reassures fans who don't pay won't miss out.

UPDATE: Ubisoft has given Eurogamer an official explanation of the multiplayer Erudito Credits currency, which players will be able to buy using real world money.

Assassins' Creed 3 is Ubisoft's most pre-ordered game ever

190 GAME stores to open for midnight launch.

Assassin's Creed 3 is the most pre-ordered Ubisoft game of all time, according to Ubisoft.

Take a look at Assassin's Creed 3's PS3-exclusive content

Four missions you won't find on any other platform.

It's long been known that PlayStation 3 owners will get an extra hour of Assassin's Creed 3 game time, with a side-campaign featuring famous traitor Benedict Arnold.

The PS3-exclusive storyline adds an extra four missions to the game and charts Arnold's betrayal of Revolutionary forces.

Assassin's Creed 3 hero Connor will meet Arnold and attempt to stop the treachery, with dialogue taken from written recordings of the actual events.

Will be faithful to game elements, character designs.

Ubisoft has announced plans for its Assassin's Creed film to begin shooting next summer, after the recent signing of X-Men and Prometheus star Michael Fassbender.

Watch the beginning of Assassin's Creed 3

Altair! Ezio! Desmond! See the story so far.

Ubisoft has revealed the first thing players will see when starting Assassin's Creed 3: a recap of the series so far.

Assassin's Creed 3 multiplayer lets you turn invisible

New abilities and perks detailed!

A new ability in Assassin's Creed 3's multiplayer mode will allow characters to become invisible for a short time.

Assassin's Creed 3 trailer details Connor backstory

Revelations?

The latest Assassin Creed 3 trailer gives us our best look yet at the origins of new half-Native American, half-British hero Connor.

The assassin-in-training's origins have, so far, remained very much under wraps. But the new footage, shown below, includes glimpses of Connor's life from an early age.

These sections are reminiscent of the early stages from Assassin's Creed 2, when players were getting to know Rennaisance-era dreamboat Ezio for the first time. There's glimpses of several younger versions of Connor, although it is unclear if these sections are playable.

"You will never guess what it will be."

Assassin's Creed 3's DLC will contain a wacky extra slice of narrative best described as a "what the f***" side-story, the developer has revealed.

EGXPre-order Assassin's Creed 3, Far Cry 3 at Eurogamer Expo for exclusive bonus

Numbered lithographic prints available while stocks last.

Pre-order Assassin's Creed 3 or Far Cry 3 at the Eurogamer Expo and you'll get a numbered, limited edition print you'll find nowhere else.

Both will only be available while supplies last (there are 500 for Assassin's Creed 3 and 750 for Far Cry 3).

The stunning Assassin's Creed 3 artwork comes courtesy of digital artist Russ Mills. I would totally have this on my wall.

Requiescat in PC.

Historical stabathon Assassin's Creed 3 is the latest game to drop Windows XP support for its upcoming version.

Ubisoft: Assassin's Creed 3 sequels depend on reaction to new hero Connor

"We made three games with Ezio because people loved Ezio."

Ubisoft has said that further Assassin's Creed games featuring new hero Connor could be in the pipeline should gamers warm to the character.

Assassin's Creed 3 will follow a trilogy of titles featuring Renaissance hunk Ezio Auditore, which ended in the slightly lacklustre Assassin's Creed: Revelations.

"We made three games with Ezio because people loved Ezio," Assassin's Creed 3 associate producer Julien Laferričre told Eurogamer. But could he see the same pattern repeating itself for the series' new American Revolution setting?

Sony shocks world and announces PS3 super duper Slim

Enough to undermine Wii U sales this Christmas?

Sony's early-morning (UK time) Tokyo Game Conference kicked off with the abrupt announcement of the heavily rumoured PS3 super duper slim.

The console weighs only 2.1kg; it's half as heavy as the fatty pants original PS3, and 25 per cent smaller and 20 per cent lighter than the PS3 Slim. And it's got a sliding disc cover.

UK shoppers will have two buying options: a 500GB model that arrives on 28th September, or a 12GB flash memory model that arrives on 12th October.

Story clues, new features and the usual multiplayer awards.

Assassin's Creed 3's Achievements list has been outed online, spilling information on the game's past and present day storylines, as well as a couple of new game features.

EGXUbisoft brings top talent to Eurogamer Expo developer sessions

Far Cry 3, Assassin's Creed 3 and Splinter Cell: Blacklist developers all in the house.

Here we go! I'm very happy to shade in a few of the remaining blocks on this year's Eurogamer Expo developer sessions page by revealing that Far Cry 3, Assassin's Creed 3 and Splinter Cell: Blacklist are all on the schedule for this year's event!

Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed tomahawk is a foamy

Connor bargain?

Another game-inspired tomahawk, only this time it's for Assassin's Creed 3 and, unlike the Medal of Honor tomahawk, couldn't cut a cucumber.

Ubisoft clarifies "93-95%" PC piracy rate comments

"That number often varies."

Ubisoft has clarified comments made last month by boss Yves Guillemot, which suggested the company endured a piracy rate of "93 to 95 per cent" on its PC titles.

Ubisoft ditches controversial always-on DRM for PC games

"We have listened to feedback."

Ubisoft has discarded its much-derided always-on DRM for PC games, the company has announced.

Talented Assassin's Creed free-runner dresses as Altaďr, takes a leap of faith

Holy landings.

One talented free-runner has been captured on camera doing a mighty fine impression of original assassin Altaďr, star of the first Assassin's Creed.

Assassin's Creed 3 multiplayer storyline to continue long after launch

The Templar trap.

Assassin's Creed 3's multiplayer mode will offer new story content long after launch, Ubisoft has revealed.

Players will be treated to new challenges every month. Completing these will unlock more of the game's Abstergo-based storyline.

"The multiplayer is so big today that it's already a game on its own," Ubisoft Annecy director Damien Keiken told CVG. "We've been given the right to develop the Abstergo storyline since the beginning, which is a big responsibility."

Using F2P on PC to guarantee revenue.

Ubisoft has endured a 93 to 95 per cent piracy rate on PC.

Assassin's Creed exec: Japan devs' stories criticised less because of journalists' "subtle racism"

"I'll take Gears of War over Bayonetta any time."

"Subtle racism" within the games industry means Japanese developers aren't criticised as much for storytelling in video games as their Western competitors are.

Assassin's Creed 3 naval battles detailed

There's a whole side-quest full of them.

Assassin's Creed 3's naval battles will fill an entire side-quest in the game, Ubisoft has told Eurogamer in a preview of the mode at Gamescom.

Witcher 2, Battlefield 3, Minecraft dominate European Games Awards

Euro visionaries.

Yesterday evening was the European Games Awards, voted for by a record 230,000 European people online.

Assassin's Creed annual release argument all about quality, Ubisoft says

"If Radiohead put out an album every month, I'd buy it."

The argument over whether blockbuster games like Assassin's Creed should be released on an annual basis is "strange", the series' creative director has said.

Ubisoft confirms Assassin's Creed 3 PC release date

For the first time less than a month after consoles.

Assassin's Creed 3 will arrive for PC on 23rd November 2012, publisher Ubisoft announced.

That's the date prophesised by Eurogamer in June, when word of the always-delayed PC version reached our ears.

23rd November is less than a month after its PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 brethren. It continues a steady improvement in the amount of time that PC users have had to wait for Assassin Creed titles.

And it was all yellow. And blue.

Online retailer Amazon has posted what appear to be the first examples of Wii U box art.

Assassin's Creed 3 PS3-exclusive content is an hour long

Multiplayer beta plans off the table.

We've known for a while that owners of Assassin's Creed 3 on PlayStation 3 will receive exclusive content. Now, box art and trailers for the game have confirmed the content will weigh in at an hour long.

Ubisoft has yet to confirm exactly what the extra gameplay will entail. The company previously announced it would comprise four missions, and arrive as day-one DLC.

It's not the first time that Ubisoft has showered PS3 fans with more gameplay. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood included the Copernicus Conspiracy mission on PS3, which Xbox 360 and PC players missed out on.

Assassin's Creed 3 multiplayer story hinted at in trailer

Ready, set, Abstergo.

Information on Assassin's Creed 3's multiplayer story has been fleshed out in a new in-universe trailer.

The footage first popped up on GameTrailers last night, although has since been taken offline. It's still available to view on YouTube, however.

The Assassin's Creed series' multiplayer offering has been explained as a training exercise within Templar-backed research company Abstergo, creator of the history-delving animus device. Abstergo has now begun selling animus devices for commercial use, allowing anyone to join in the stabbing.

"We know you're familiar with the 'Season Pass' concept."

Ubisoft is creating a "complementary development team" devoted to pumping out Assassin's Creed 3 DLC, a new report suggests.

Ubisoft intends to rid Assassin's Creed of Desmond... eventually

"I think Desmond needs to end."

Assassin's Creed 3 creative lead Alex Hutchinson said at a recent Ubisoft press event that the series needs to move on from its protracted modern day storyline about aggressively ordinary everyman Desmond Miles.

Assassin's Creed 3 Freedom Edition swag detailed

First footage of Lost Mayan Ruins mission.

How much Assassin's Creed 3 swag can you get for Ł79.97? Ubisoft has the answer, in a new video detailing the special Freedom Edition of the game.

Assassin's Creed 3 co-op mode Wolf Pack revealed

UPDATE: First screenshots inside show howl it work.

UPDATE: Ubisoft has just sent Eurogamer the first screenshots of Wolf Pack mode. See the co-operative multiplayer offering in action below.

Assassin's Creed 3 live-action trailer rises for Independence Day

Live gameplay at select GAME stores today.

Ubisoft has released another Assassin's Creed 3 trailer to tie into the US Independence Day holiday.

This time we're treated to a live-action affair, where a number of ungrateful US colonists rise up and decide to rid themselves of British rule.

True, young soldiers are dying, people are being locked up and farmers are being forced to ship their produce back to Blighty.

Hidden Blade accessory sold separately.

An Assassin's Creed 3 Limited Edition has been announced by Ubisoft for Xbox 360 and PS3.

EGXAssassin's Creed 3 playable at Eurogamer Expo

Ubisoft announces line-up for September show, also including Just Dance 4.

With E3 finally out of the way, we're getting the point where we can start to announce some of the games and developers who will be making their way to this year's epic, four-day Eurogamer Expo, taking place at Earls Court from 27th-30th September 2012.

Assassin's Creed 3 PC delayed

History repeats itself.

Following a pattern established by previous Assassin's Creed launches, the PC version of Assassin's Creed 3 has been delayed.

Assassin's Creed: Utopia won't link with AC3 beyond story

So why buy it? Ubisoft answers.

The Assassin's Creed: Utopia smartphone game won't link to or affect your Assassin's Creed 3 game, Eurogamer has discovered.

Assassin's Creed 3 Gold Edition pre-order price Ł109.99

Contains Liberation on Vita plus series' first DLC Season Pass.

A new digital version of Assassin's Creed 3 is available to pre-order from the EU PlayStation Store, priced Ł109.99.

Peter Serafinowicz lending voice to new Assassin's Creed

UPDATE: Serafinowicz to voice marketing only, Ubisoft says.

UPDATE: Serafinowicz's role is limited to Assassin's Creed 3's marketing campaign only, Ubisoft has just clarified.

Assassin's Creed 3's "big jump" made possible by annualised releases

This year's ambitious sequel funded by Brotherhood and Revelations.

The big creative leap promised by Assassin's Creed 3 would have been impossible had Ubisoft not annualised the franchise, according to the sequel's creative director Alex Hutchinson.

Was E3 2012 the grisliest games show ever?

Assassin's Creed creative director: "We're reinforcing a stereotype that I don't think is actually true."

One of the big takeaways from E3 this year was the sheer brutality - and frequency - of the violence on display in trailers and demos during the big publisher press conferences.

Assassin's Creed 3 getting PS3-exclusive DLC

Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation Vita link-up bonuses detailed.

Assassin's Creed 3 will get PlayStation 3-exclusive DLC at the game's release, Ubisoft has announced, after demoing an impressive new naval warfare section of the game.

The deal is similar to how Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood on PS3 got the Copernicus Conspiracy mission on day-one, too.

Freshly-leaked PlayStation Vita title Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation has also been revealed by Ubisoft, live on stage at Sony's E3 press conference.

Assassin's Creed 3: UbiWorkshop Edition announced

Deluxe set includes graphic novel, encyclopedia.

Another Assassin's Creed 3 special edition has just been made public.

The UbiWorkshop Edition includes either the PS3 or Xbox 360 version of the game, the second edition of the Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia and a graphic novel titled Assassin's Creed: Subject 4.

The book covers the entire Daniel Cross/Nikolaď Orelov narrative arc, merging the Assassin's Creed: The Fall and Assassin's Creed: The Chain stories.

No sign of Illuminati involvement.

American author John L. Beiswenger has dropped his lawsuit with Ubisoft after he claimed the Assassin's Creed series stole ideas from his book, Link.

Ghost Recon: Final Mission, Assassin's Creed 3 Vita spotted

Unnanounced Vita games leaked by GAME, Zavvi.

Unannounced Vita titles Ghost Recon: Final Mission and Assassin's Creed 3 have been spotted on retailer websites, both listed for launch later this year.

Ubisoft discusses next-generation game budgets

And supports Microsoft's $99 Xbox 360 deal.

How will Ubisoft afford to make even bigger and even prettier games on even more powerful next-generation machinery? By squeezing more money out of you - a metric known as ARPU (average revenue per user).

Author behind Assassin's Creed copyright lawsuit defends his position

Beiswenger's lawyer shrugs off Amazon 'bombing'.

The novelist suing Ubisoft for allegedly infringing his copyright in the plot of the original Assassin's Creed has defended his lawsuit following an angry response from many fans of the series.

Assassin's Creed 3 Special Edition is GAME exclusive

UPDATE: Gamestop gets Freedom Edition, meanwhile.

UPDATE: The Freedom Edition of Assassin's Creed 3 is a Gamestop exclusive, Ubisoft has confirmed to Eurogamer. It features two different exclusive missions: the Templar-fighting Ghost of War level and Lost Mayan Ruins adventure, which award The Pontiac's War Club weapon and Captain Kidd's cutlass, among other bonuses.

ORIGINAL STORY: Assassin's Creed 3's already-announced Special Edition will be exclusively available at GAME, the recently revived retailer has revealed.

The Assassin's Creed 3 GAME Exclusive Edition, as it is now named, boasts the exclusive in-game campaign mission "A Dangerous Secret" and flintlock musket weapon.

Novelist wants AC3's release halted and millions in damages.

A US novelist has sued publisher Ubisoft for alleged similarities between his 2003 novel Link and the Assassin's Creed series.

Nielsen poll ranks most anticipated games of 2012

Battleship makes Wii top three.

Assassin's Creed 3 and Halo 4 are the most keenly anticipated games of 2012 according to a new Nielsen poll.

Nintendo responds to Wii U power reports

"The experience of playing will always be more important than raw numbers."

Nintendo has responded to recent reports about the power of the Wii U.

Ubisoft: WW2, Japan and Egypt would make dismal Assassin's Creed locations

"People on the internet suggest the most boring settings."

World War 2, feudal Japan and ancient Egypt would make dismal Assassin's Creed backdrops, so says series creative director Alex Hutchinson.

Ubisoft, Ghost Recon Online and gamers' "day parts"

The future of gaming in a connected world.

Once upon a time gaming required a single disc, or cartridge, or, going back further, a cassette tape, and a gamer.

Ubisoft: Assassin's Creed 3 PC works better with a controller

"I don't see us investing hugely in a mouse and keyboard setup."

Ubisoft has advised anyone hoping to play Assassin's Creed 3 on PC to invest in a control pad.

Ubisoft ready to take advantage of Wii U digital strategy

Will "adapt" to disc-less Xbox, should it happen.

Ubisoft is ready to take advantage of Nintendo's Wii U digital strategy - and will use the lessons learned from the PS Vita to do so.

Assassin's Creed 3 special editions announced

Three exclusive single player missions spread over three releases.

Three exclusive Assassin's Creed 3 single player missions will be spread across three special editions of the game, publisher Ubisoft has announced.

The most lavish of the three releases is The Freedom Edition which includes the following swag:

A 24-cm high-quality figurine of Connor

Assassin's Creed 3 Wii U details revealed

Touch screen controller acts as a link to the Animus.

The first details have emerged on how Assassins' Creed 3 will work on Wii U.

The latest issue of Nintendo Power, via Nintengen.com, reports that the Wii U touch screen controller acts as a link to the Assassin's Creed Animus. In this way, it works as a persistent on-screen map and navigation tool.

Animus Database entries pop up from time to time on the touch screen controller so as not to interrupt the flow of the game. The Animus also acts as an encyclopaedia of information, including character biographies.

Story takes place over 30 years.

Alex Hutchinson, creative director of Assassin's Creed 3, has told an audience at the Game Developers Conference that the game aims to strip back the ballooning complexity of the series' mechanics and story.

Assassin's Creed 3 has online co-op

Take a stab at playing together.

Ubisoft's newly-revealed Assassin's Creed 3 will feature online co-operative play for up to four players.

Assassin's Creed 3 "most ambitious" Ubisoft game ever

New engine, twice the development capacity of any other Ubi title.

Assassin's Creed 3 will be Ubisoft's "most ambitious" video game ever, the company has claimed as it released the first trailer for the game.

First Assassin's Creed 3 details - report

Locations and main character detailed, screens leak.

Assassin's Creed 3 mainly centers around the North American cities of Boston and New York in the 18th Century and features historical figures such as Benjamin Franklin, George Washington and Charles Lee, according to information gleaned from the latest issue of GameInformer.

The US magazine's reveal, summarised on NeoGAF, adds that the game's lead character is called Connor. He's half English, half Mohawk and was raised by native Americans on the US frontier.

Exact details of the game's plot were not disclosed but some of the scenarios include the great fire of New York and Washington's winter at Valley Forge.

Official Assassin's Creed 3 box art confirms American Revolution setting

Ubisoft to announce "all the details" at 5pm, Monday, 5th March.

Ubisoft has released Assassin's Creed 3's official box art, which confirms the game's American Revolution setting.

The company said it will announce "all the details" at 5pm on Monday, 5th March.

Additionally, Game Informer has revealed its latest cover feature which includes more artwork of the game's new main character.

Tomahawk-wielding hero spotted.

Assassin's Creed 3 will be set during the American Revolution, leaked artwork for the game suggests.

New Assassin's Creed mobile game exclusive to Gree

Out from December for iOS and Android.

Ubisoft has announced a new Assassin's Creed game that will launch exclusively on the Gree platform.

Ubisoft and Gree said they are "committing to delivering a new and innovative social gaming experience" to the popular franchise on the Gree platform through iOS and Android devices. No gameplay details were revealed.

What is Gree? It's a Japanese mobile and social gaming platform designed to connect gamers with high quality content. For developers, it offers a "fully borderless" cross-platform network of iOS and Android players.

Assassin's Creed 3 release date announced

Out in October. Has been in development for 3 years.

Assassin's Creed 3 launches on Tuesday, 30th October 2012, Ubisoft has announced.

Confirmation comes from an on-going investor call. No other details were announced, but Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot said the development team had been working on the game for three years.

"We will push the title a lot because it's a fantastic product that the team has been working on for three years," he said. "What we have seen is just fabulous."

UPDATE: Ubisoft says report "inaccurate" but "we're thrilled and kind of amused".

UPDATE: Ubisoft's unverified list of 2012 release dates is "inaccurate", the publisher has told Eurogamer.

Assassin's Creed creative director jumps ship

Alexandre Amancio joins marketing firm.

Assassin's Creed: Revelations' creative director Alexandre Amancio has left Ubisoft.

Ubisoft surveys public on future Assassin's Creed locations

Victorian England? Ancient Egypt? American revolution?

Assassin's Creed developer Ubisoft has asked the public for help choosing where the historical series will be set in a future installment.

Assassin's Creed 3 location Egypt?

We wouldn't be in denial.

Assassin's Creed 3 is rumoured to be set in Egypt, according to a new report printed in PSM3 magazine.

"Major" Assassin's Creed title confirmed for 2012

"Full-fledged" new title to be revealed soon.

There will be a "major" new entry in the Assassin's Creed franchise in 2012, Ubisoft has confirmed.

CEO Yves Guillemot made the announcement during an investor call earlier today, but didn't offer any more precise details as to what to expect.

"There will be another great, full-fledged Assassin's Creed title next year," he said. "It will be another major release and we will be communicating more about it in the coming months."

Director: fast turnaround halts "indecision".

The Assassin's Creed series' 12 month production cycle is "ideal", so says Revelations' mission design director.