Ubisoft is reportedly shaking up Assassin’s Creed with new live-service game

Ubisoft is reportedly shaking up Assassin’s Creed with new live-service game

Ubisoft has officially confirmed the existence of a new Assassin’s Creed game codenamed “Infinity,” after a report from Bloomberg detailed the new online service-based game. While Ubisoft’s announcement doesn’t shed much light on what form the new game will take, Bloomberg reports that it will be an evolving online game similar to the likes of Fortnite or GTA Online. Infinity marks what is likely to be the biggest change in the franchise’s history since its debut in 2007. Until now,

A new Pandemic board game is the adaption of World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King is the inspiration for the next iteration of Pandemic, the hit cooperative board game series. Publisher Z-Man Games made the announcement Wednesday with a splashy teaser trailer on YouTube. Wrath of the Lich King is the second expansion for World of Warcraft, and it was released in 2008. In it, players advanced from level 68 to 80 while exploring the frozen region of Northrend and doing

PlayStation Bluepoint Games acquisition will reportedly be announced at its next show

PlayStation Bluepoint Games acquisition will reportedly be announced at its next show

The PlayStation Bluepoint Games acquisition is reportedly due to be announced at a rumored upcoming State of Play showcase.In a tweet last month, XboxEra co-founder Nick Baker said that Sony’s as yet unannounced show would feature “one big surprise” that was not yet known to the public. In a follow-up message yesterday, however, Baker revealed that the announcement had already been leaked by Sony itself, as he claims “the surprise

Black Geyser: Couriers Of Darkness is a potential Bio-war game

Black Geyser: Couriers Of Darkness

Black Geyser: Couriers Of Darkness sure looks like a BioWare game. It isn’t, because BioWare hasn’t made BioWare games for centuries. This is in fact made by a small team, yet when it goes into Early Access next month, will apparently boast real-time combat, a set of companions, and over 300,000 words of storytelling. Successfully funded on Kickstarter in 2018, it’s fair to say Black Geyser has somewhat missed its August 2019 release

Nintendo Switch OLED Announced, Coming October 8

Nintendo's new OLED

After months of rumors, Nintendo has surprise-announced a new Nintendo Switch model. The Nintendo Switch OLED sports a 7-inch screen and a wider adjustable stand. It’s coming on October 8 alongside Metroid Dread and will cost $350.The announcement notes it includes 64 GB of internal storage, enhanced audio, and a wired LAN port built into the dock. Aside from the HD support in the dock, the debut trailer makes no

TIE Fighter Has Been Remade With More Modern Visuals

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Dan Houser, the co-founder of Rockstar Games who played a central role in the GTA and Red Dead franchises, is setting the stage to create some kind of new company. After leaving Rockstar in 2020, Houser appears to be starting some kind of new company called Absurd Ventures in Games. The UK’s registrar of companies said in a filing (via VGC) that Absurd Ventures in Games will work in the

Rockstar Co-Founder And Former GTA Boss Dan Houser Is Apparently Starting A New Company

Rockstar Co-Founder And Former GTA Boss Dan Houser Is Apparently Starting A New Company

Dan Houser, the co-founder of Rockstar Games who played a central role in the GTA and Red Dead franchises, is apparently setting the stage to create some kind of new company. After leaving Rockstar in 2020, Houser appears to be starting some kind of new company called Absurd Ventures in Games. The UK’s registrar of companies said in a filing (via VGC) that Absurd Ventures in Games will work in

Apex Legends hacked to protest Titanfall server hacks

Broad reports from players across social media outlined a hacking attack on Apex Legends servers that left the game unplayable, instead of replacing server playlists with a message about Titanfall, Respawn’s previous game series. “SAVETITANFALL.COM, TF1 is being attacked so is Apex,” said the message. Players also received an “Important Message” popup after matches reading “Visit and repost savetitanfall.com”.  The “savetitanfall.com” website has a message indicating that the site, and

Grand Theft Auto 6 still early in development and may not release until 2025

Grand Theft Auto 6 still 'early in development' and may not release until 2025

It’s looking more and more likely that Grand Theft Auto 6 won’t be released until 2025 after Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier recently corroborated a leaker’s video. Battlefield and Call of Duty leaker Tom Henderson posted a video to YouTube last week, detailing various rumors and predictions for Grand Theft Auto 6. Henderson claimed that the game will take place in a modern setting that includes Vice City in some capacity,

Sony makes clear it will still sell PSP games on the PS3 and Vita stores

Sony makes clear it will still sell PSP games on the PS3 and Vita stores

In March, Sony received widespread backlash for announcing plans to shut down the PS3 and Vita stores and remove the ability to purchase PSP games from both storefronts. The criticism led Sony to reverse course in part, promising to keep the PS3 and Vita stores open, but the company stayed committed to ending “PSP commerce functionality” on July 2nd. While it was unclear exactly what that meant at the time,