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New Retail Releases: Team Sonic Racing, More
Sonic the Hedgehog is stepping out of his famous red sneakers this week and strapping on a racing helmet in Team Sonic Racing, which will be available for the PS4, Switch, and Xbox One (and as a digital download for the PC).
The Blue Blur’s latest automotive aspirations will be joined on store shelves this week by a slew of pair of less-speedy new releases. Sony and Clap Hanz will tee it up in virtual reality in Everybody’s Golf VR for the PS4. And Koei Tecmo will begin writing the next chapter in the Atelier series with the launch of Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland for the PS4 and Switch.
Elsewhere on store shelves, publishers and developers continue to fill out the Switch’s library with seemingly every game ever released. During the next seven days, Ubisoft will bring Assassin’s Creed III Remastered (which contains the original game and the Liberation spinoff) to the Switch, while Capcom will package together a Resident Evil Origins Collection (Resident Evil and Resident Evil 0) for the platform, and 11 Bit Studios will do the same for This War of Mine: Complete Edition.
And speaking of expansions, Bethesda will release The Elder Scrolls Online: Elsweyr for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One (UPDATE: The release of the Elsweyr expansion was delayed to June 4).
Finally this week, Oculus will expand their product line with a pair of standalone VR headsets (the Oculus Quest 64GB and the Oculus Quest 128GB), as well as the PC-powered Oculus Rift S.
You can find even more new releases after the break. (more…)
Posted in News, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One
Tagged Assassin's Creed III, Assassin's Creed III: Liberation, Resident Evil, Resident Evil 0, Team Sonic Racing
Assassin’s Creed III Remastered will come to the PC, PS4, Xbox One on March 29
Ubisoft will continue to remaster the earlier entries in the Assassin’s Creed franchise this Spring with the release of Assassin’s Creed III Remastered on March 29.
The compilation will include a graphically-enhanced remaster of the original Assassin’s Creed III, as well as the Tyranny of King Washington expansion, and the handheld spinoff Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation:
Assassin’s Creed III Remastered – Players will embody Connor, a master Assassin born of the beauty and brutality of 18th-century America. As a bloody revolution draws near, your tribe is threatened by a powerful group seeking to crush the American Revolution and control the thirteen colonies. Shocked into action by the devastation of your village, you pledge your life to the cause of freedom and embark on a decades-long quest to achieve it.
Assassin’s Creed III: Tyranny of King Washington – Explore an alternate history where one of America’s greatest heroes, George Washington, succumbs to the temptation of infinite power. The new King is born and his reign leaves no one untouched. Players must return freedom to the land by dethroning the tyrant our hero once called a friend.
Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation Remastered – Follow Aveline’s story as she battles Spanish forces in the American south to win freedom for her land and people. A woman of conviction, Aveline fights for freedom in 18th-century New Orleans, a city on the brink of a rebellion as the Spanish Empire imposes its new rule. Embark on an epic journey that will take her from the crowded streets of New Orleans to voodoo-haunted swamps and ancient Mayan ruins.
If you own the Season Pass for Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey, you’ll receive Assassin’s Creed III Remastered for free. And everyone else will be able to purchase it as a standalone game for $39.99 for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
Assassin’s Creed III Remastered will feature 4K and HDR support on the PC, PS4 Pro, and Xbox One X, along with “higher resolution textures, a new graphics engine, and several other graphical enhancements” on all platforms. A new Comparison Trailer that contrasts the visuals from the original release with the upcoming Remastered version has been embedded above.
Posted in News, PC, PS4, Xbox One
Tagged Assassin's Creed III, Assassin's Creed III: Liberation, Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
XBL Store Today: Assassin’s Creed: Liberation HD
Aveline de Grandpre, the first female Assassin to star in Ubisoft’s long-running Assassin’s Creed series, will make the leap from Sony’s Vita handheld to the PC and consoles this week in Assassin’s Creed: Liberation HD.
The remake is now available to download from the Xbox Live Game Store for $19.99 and features improved high definition graphics and new missions for the main character.
So sail the high seas and read all about it here:
Assassin’s Creed: Liberation HD, is the remastered striking chapter of the pre-American Revolution Assassin’s Creed saga . The year is 1765. As the events leading up to the American Revolution heat up in the north, Spanish forces plan to take control of Louisiana in the south – but they have yet to reckon with Aveline, an Assassin with a French and African mixed heritage, who finds herself on an unforgettable journey that will take her from the crowded streets of New Orleans to voodoo-haunted swamps and ancient Mayan ruins. Taking full advantage of its new hardware, Assassin’s Creed: Liberation HD introduces graphical improvements and new missions that dive deeper into Aveline’s story.
Posted in News, Xbox 360
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Assassin’s Creed: Liberation HD, Double Dragon PSone fighter, more added to PS Store
Sony has performed their weekly update of the PlayStation Update and added a quintet of new games to the digital download service.
This week’s biggest release is Assassin’s Creed: Liberation HD. Ubisoft is giving the Vita title a second lease on life as a downloadable title on the PS3. In addition to the HD makeover, the first female Assassin will be able to undertake new missions and new adventures.
Also available this week is Double Dragon, a one-on-one fighter originally released exclusively for the PSone in Japan. Best of all, it’s based on the 1994 film that starred Scott Wolf, Robert Patrick, and Alyssa Milano.
Hit the break for more details on both of these titles as well as The Raven: Legacy of a Master Thief, a PS3 adventure game, and a pair of Vita games: Age of Zombies!, a comedy adventure, and Doodle Devil, a puzzle game with a sinister twist.
A complete list of this week’s new game add-ons and PlayStation Plus additions can be found at the PlayStation Blog. (more…)
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Assassin’s Creed: Liberation HD launches in January 2014
Instead of its originally planned Fall 2013 release date, Ubisoft has snuck Assassin’s Creed: Liberation HD into 2014.
The downloadable remake of last year’s Vita exclusive has been priced at $19.99 by Ubisoft. It will be released through PC download services and the PlayStation Store on January 15. The Xbox Live Arcade edition doesn’t have a confirmed release date yet, but it too will be released in January 2014.
Ubisoft has also revealed that if you plan on purchasing the Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Season Pass for the PS3 or Xbox 360, you’ll receive $5 off Liberation HD.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Assassin's Creed III: Liberation, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Assassin’s Creed: Liberation HD coming to PC, PSN, XBLA this Fall
Depending on who you asked, many gamers preferred the Vita-exclusive Assassin’s Creed: Liberation to last year’s “main” AssCreed game, Assassin’s Creed III. Ubisoft heard your cries and the company has announced plans to release Assassin’s Creed: Liberation HD for the PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade, and PC download platforms this Fall.
More than a mere port, Liberation HD will include “a complete graphical overhaul, re-mastered music and sound effects, a revamped gameplay experience, and new missions that dive deeper into Aveline’s story.”
If you missed Aveline de Grandpre’s first adventure last year, you should definitely watch the trailer above to catch up.
[Source: Ubisoft’s UbiBlog]
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Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation wins 2013 Writers Guild Award
Some people out there still love the Vita as the Writers Guild of America has bestowed the 2013 Writers Guild Award for Outstanding Achievement in Videogame Writing on the scribes who penned Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation. So congratulations need to go out to scriptwriters Richard Farrese and Jill Murray.
Liberation triumphed over several higher-profile nominees including its console big brother, Assassin’s Creed III, as well as 007 Legends, Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two, Halo 4, and Uncharted: Golden Abyss.
This is the second Writers Guild Award for the Assassin’s Creed series, Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood won in 2011.
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2013 Writers Guild Award for Videogame Writing nominees announced
The Writers Guild of America has announced the nominees for their 2013 Writers Guild Awards, and with them, the nominees for “Outstanding Achievement in Videogame Writing.”
To be eligible for consideration, this year’s nominees include games that were released between December 1, 2011 and November 30, 2012 on featured on-screen writing credits. This year, the Guild has continued their love affair with Ubisoft and the Uncharted series by bestowing nominations on Assassin’s Creed III, Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation, and Uncharted: Golden Abyss. Other nominated games for 2013 include Halo 4, 007 Legends, and Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two.
The 2013 Writers Guild Awards will take place on Sunday, February 17, 2013. A complete list of the nominated writers and editors can be found after the break. (more…)
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Vita, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360
Tagged 007 Legends, Assassin's Creed III, Assassin's Creed III: Liberation, Epic Mickey 2, Halo 4, Uncharted: Golden Abyss