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Assassin’s Creed 4 developers are PC fans
After a lot of talk about the fact that developers are unconcerned with PC optimization, Ubisoft has responded with a brief showcase of the design process behind games like Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. Contrary to reports in the media, Ubisoft designers are “PC fans,” according to a new post by Communications Manager Gary Steinman. Steinman, a former editor of PC Gamer, had additional comments from Ubisoft associate producer Sylvain Trottier, who he says was “re-quoted out of context” in the media with regard to the PC version of ACIV. Trottier feels there is some confusion about how and when PCs are pushed to their maximum during the development process. Before any optimization work begins, there is an earlier phase that is all about discovering where the...
Watch Dogs Fan Film
Take a look at this incredibly awesome fan film made by a group called Infectious Designer. The video merely depicts an average day in the life of the Watch Dog’s protagonist. P.S- You will get even more pissed off with the fact that this game is delayed till March next year
Assassin’s Creed series might never take place in present day
Following the release of their tribute to the pirate life, a handful of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag developers took to Reddit and addressed a few burning questions from fans. They avoided addressing where Ubisoft would take the series post-Black Flag, but that didn’t stop them from sharing where they thought the series wasn’t going. Lead Writer Darby McDevitt had a hard time believing Ubisoft would set an entire AC game in the present. “I doubt we would do a modern day AC,” he writes. “There are just too many mechanics we would have to develop to make it believable… vehicles, plausible modern cities, a huge array of ranged weapons, etc. The modern day will most likely remain as a ‘context’ for all future games, something to tie them all together.” McDevitt also ...
Michael Fassbender assigned main role in Assassin’s Creed Movie
Wouldn’t you think that the people making the ‘Assassin’s Creed’ movie would pick an actor who has at the least has played the game. Well, you’d be wrong if you thought so. Cause actor Michael Fassbender is all set to star in the Assassin’s Creed: The Movie, even though he has never played the game. In a recent interview the actor said that the roles in movies such as X-Men and Prometheus have given him the freedom to explore less commercial pieces. When asked about pre-production on the film adaptation of Assassin’s Creed, Fassbender said: “That’s definitely happening. We’re just developing the script at the moment. I’d heard of it but had never played the game. I don’t have a video game player … that’s not what they’re called. [Laughs] I met up with the guy...
Watch Dogs, The Crew to come out in 2014
Ubisoft had announced that two of their top line games- Watch Dogs and The Crew have been delayed. Both these games were scheduled to release in the current fiscal year (which ends on March 31, 2014) but not will be released in the following fiscal year instead. Ubisoft have said that it expects Watch Dogs to come out sometime in the first quarter of its fiscal year (between April 1 and June 30, 2014) and The Crew to be released in the second quarter (between July 1 and September 30, 2014). Ubisoft posted the following statement from the Watch Dogs development team on theUbisoft Blog: “Our ambition from the start with Watch Dogs has been to deliver something that embodies what we wanted to see in the next-generation of gaming. It is with this in mind that we’ve made the tough decisio...
Assassin’s Creed Heritage Collection
Ubisoft has recently announced the release of the Assassin’s Creed Heritage Collection, which is a collection of entries in the series that is set to be featured on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC on November 8. The collection is currently only announced for release in Europe and will contain the original Assassin’s Creed, Assassin’s Creed II (Game of the Year Edition), Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, Assassin’s Creed: Revelations and Assassin’s Creed III. The Heritage Collection is painfully similar to the Assassin’s Creed Anthology released last year. The difference between the two bundles is that the Heritage Collection comes without the extra DLC, pretty packaging and various extras of the Anthology edition. And as a result is for £39.99 / €50, w...
Watch Dogs PC specifications leaked
The PC specifications for Ubisoft’s upcoming open world game Watch Dogs were accidentally revealed on the Uplay store, declaring the title’s PC edition will only support 64-bit operating systems. Since this little mix up, the Uplay page has since been pulled by Ubisoft; however, saved details from the site show its full specifications, starting from minimum requirements to recommended and the slightly more taxing “Ultra” specifications. “For Watch Dogs‘ minimum specs, players will require a DirectX 11 GPU with at least 1GB of VRAM, along with a quad core CPU and at least 4GB of RAM. Example GPUs include NVidia GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD 5770, and an Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 or AMD Phenom X4 9750.” “Users aiming to reach the game’s recommend...
Watch Dogs might run on 30fps on Xbox One, PS4
Creative director Jonathan Morin says “there’s always a balance, especially for open-world, between the simulation and the rest.” Ubisoft’s open-world action game Watch Dogs will run at 30 frames per second on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4, the game’s creative director, Jonathan Morin, told Videogamer today. “Right now the frame-rate we’re focusing on [is] a steady 30[fps],” Morin said. “There’s always a balance, especially for open-world, between the simulation and the rest.” “I think for where we are, the most important thing is the steadiness and [ensuring] that it’s always capped the same so when you play it, it feels right,” he added. Although he did confirm the frame rate, Morin said he is not sure i...
Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag flaunts rampant violence
Too much pirating, not enough assassinating,” is one of the possible reactions to any of Assassin Creed IV: Black Flag’s thirteen bajillion trailers so far. Not from me, of course, because I think high-seas looting sounds great. For those of a more stabby inclination, here’s the video you’ve been waiting for. This multiplayer trailer is packed full of violence. And also the band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, for some inexplicable reason. Those who’ve dipped into the AC games’ surprisingly good multiplayer will recognise much here. That’s not necessarily a bad thing: hunting down prey, while simultaneously trying to make your hunter think you’re an AI NPC, is a pleasant enough way to spend some time. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag is out November 1st. [News Source: PC Gamer]
Assassin’s Creed 4 trailer highlights next-gen features
At last, a new trailer gives a close-up look at all the fancy tech and effects in the open-world murder simulator’s posh versions, for people who like gawping at render passes. The list of pretty includes dynamic foliage, rolling seas and extra-pretty shallow waters, a weather system with oodles of rain particles and shiny dynamic rippling wetness, and global illumination. All versions have similar effects of course, and some like the dynamic navmesh for boarding ships are downright crucial, but they’re all next-gen on next-gen systems, see. AC4 comes to Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii U on October 29, then Xbox One and PS4. News Source: Shacknews
Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD Confirmed for 2014 by Ubisoft
Usbisoft has confirmed that Vita spin-off Assassin’s Creed II: Liberation will come out on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC in 2014. Original Developer Ubisoft Sofia is undertaking the HD re-release and Ubisoft say that the visuals of Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD have been updated to feature new shaders and improved textures and that all the animation has been improved. The touchscreen elements have been taken out and the game will feature 15 new missions. The remaining missions have been done up again based on player feedback an Ubisoft adds that the game’s free-running has been improved. The game’s HD remake was first heard of last week when a screen of Ubisoft logos leaked online. Along with Libertation HD, the company also confirmed Assassin’s Creed: Pirates for iOS and Android device...
Watch Dogs protagonist inspired by Dexter
Ubisoft senior producer Dominic Guay confessed that protagonist in Watch dogs is “not necessarily a good guy,” but is someone gamers can relate to. Aiden Pearce, the main protagonist in Ubisoft’s upcoming open-world action game Watch Dogs, is said to have shades of grey. Senior producer Dominic Guay explained in a new ZoomIn Games video interview that Ubisoft was inspired by Dexter from Showtime’s Dexter. “The way we designed him is that he would not necessarily be a good guy or a bad guy,” Guay said. “So we’re inspired by characters like Dexter, where the main character is not necessarily a good guy, but he’s a person with flaws, with qualities; someone we can relate to and that you will bond with even though he does sometimes things ...