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: Assassin's Creed III's Final Chase Sequence Was The Worst Thing I Played All Year

#assassinscreed As I leapt into the fire, dying for the 28th time, I didn't feel anger or frustration; I felt resignation and a little bit of wonder. How, I asked aloud, to no one in particular. How on eart...

kotaku.com posted by Kotaku Dec 11 2012 19:00 GMT

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: Ubisoft and Toys'R'Us Team for an Incredibly Complicated Way to Earn Coupons

#toysrustowers Why spend hours maintaining a virtual business for no real reward when you can spend hours building a virtual Toys'R'Us and earn valuable coupons? More »

kotaku.com posted by Kotaku Dec 11 2012 17:55 GMT

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: Assassin’s Creed III DLC Gives Both Connor and George Washington Alternate Histories

#assassinscreed Unveiled at Friday night's VGAs, the trailer for Assassin's Creed III's next big DLC throws players into a world where George Washington became a malevolent despot instead of America's fi...

kotaku.com posted by Kotaku Dec 10 2012 14:30 GMT

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: Assassin's Creed 3's 'Tyranny of King Washington' VGA trailer

Assassin's Creed 3's "Tyranny of King Washington," is a three-part DLC series exploring the history of George Washington seeking unlimited power, foregoing the silly notion of presidency and ruling with painful benevolence.The Assassin's Creed 3 Season ...

joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Dec 10 2012 15:00 GMT

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: Flying Around Far Cry 3 With Wings Strapped To Your Arms

#farcry Since you can't charter a joyflight to give you a leisurely look at Far Cry 3 in its entirety, you'll just have to do the next best thing: watch someone jump off a roof wearing a wingsuit and film ...

pcgamer.com posted by Kotaku Dec 10 2012 13:30 GMT

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: The Next Assassin's Creed Game Will Be Set In...Brazil?

#rumor Ubisoft Brazil managing director Bertrand Chaverot has reportedly told local site techtudo that the next game in the publisher's blockbuster series will be taking place in the South American nation. ...

gamespot.com posted by Kotaku Dec 10 2012 01:30 GMT

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: ZombiU's Marketing Team: Sure, Why Not. Let's Make An Ad With A Half-Naked Woman.

#zombiu ZombiU's got plenty going for it—it's Demon Souls meets FPS, for one. That's pretty great. You shoot zombies in it; people love that. Really, there's no shortage of possible ways to sell this...

kotaku.com posted by Kotaku Dec 07 2012 18:00 GMT

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: Far Cry 3 Patch Will Let Us Remove Annoying Pop-Ups

#farcry And the tigers wept, and the tapirs sang: Ubisoft has confirmed that they're working on a patch for Far Cry 3 that will let players adjust or remove the game's clutter-y user interface. More » ...

kotaku.com posted by Kotaku Dec 07 2012 18:15 GMT

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: Don't load Assassin's Creed 3 while 'Hidden Secrets' DLC is downloading

Downloading the Hidden Secrets DLC pack for Assassin's Creed 3 caused "a very small number of players" to lose their save data, Ubisoft wrote on its forums. One player began a thread describing the issue and a few others joined in to share their own tale...

gameinformer.com posted by Joystiq Dec 07 2012 16:00 GMT

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: Don't load Assassin's Creed 3 while Hidden Secrets DLC is downloading

Downloading the Hidden Secrets DLC pack for Assassin's Creed 3 caused "a very small number of players" to lose their save data, Ubisoft wrote on its forums. One player began a thread describing the issue and a few others joined in to share their own tale...

gameinformer.com posted by Joystiq Dec 07 2012 16:00 GMT

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: Beware, An Assassin's Creed III Bug is Wiping Save Data

#assassinscreed There's a bug - thankfully, a relatively rare one - that's wiping people's save data under certain circumstances when downloading the game's new DLC. More »

forums.ubi.com posted by Kotaku Dec 07 2012 04:30 GMT

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: The New Best Way To Play Far Cry 3: HUD-Free And Loving It

#farcry Far Cry 3 is a very good game. So good that, even after beating the main story, all of the radio towers and a good percentage of the outposts, I've started a new game and am still playing. More �...

reddit.com posted by Kotaku Dec 07 2012 00:00 GMT

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: Shooters, Let Me Play As A Rookie Moron, Please

#farcry3 Far Cry 3 does something interesting with its protagonist Jason, presenting him not as a bloodthirsty killer with military training, but as some kid, thrust into a situation well outside his abilit...

kotaku.com posted by Kotaku Dec 06 2012 05:30 GMT

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: Assassin's Creed III Used to Have Scalping

#assassinscreed Thomas Deer is a cultural liaison officer at the Kahnawake Language and Cultural Centre. He helped Ubisoft out on Assassin's Creed III, and did one hell of a job making sure it became easily...

montrealgazette.com posted by Kotaku Dec 06 2012 04:00 GMT

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: Dude Gets Wood-Chippered By A Jeep In This Gory Far Cry 3 Glitch

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kotaku.com posted by Kotaku Dec 05 2012 21:30 GMT

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: Yep. McLovin Is In Far Cry 3. Here's How To Find Him.

#mclovin It's cool that Christopher "McLovin" Mintz-Plasse is in Far Cry 3, though perhaps funnier that the poor kid is doomed to be called "McLovin" for the rest of his life. I mean I still call Sean Will...

gamefront.com posted by Kotaku Dec 05 2012 02:00 GMT

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: Metareview: Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3 concludes the 2012 holiday review season for big budget games on a high note. Beyond explaining the game's excellence, our review of Far Cry 3 also held a valuable life lesson: "Goats ... are not to be trusted." Eurogamer (100/100): "Far Cry 3...

joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Dec 04 2012 22:20 GMT

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: Rayman Jungle Run adds 10 free levels

The excellent Rayman Jungle Run has been updated with new content on both iOS and Android. The update includes a new world called Potpourri, which features 9 levels. It also includes a new Land of the Livid Dead level. Potpourri features new mechanics, n...

joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Dec 04 2012 21:00 GMT

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: Free Far Cry 3 'High Tides' co-op DLC reaches PS3's shores in January

Two additional Far Cry 3 co-op chapters will be available for download on PS3 starting in January and you won't even have to break out the metal detector. Titled Jailbreak and Redemption, these free DLC chapters will be exclusive to Sony's platform and d...

blog.us.playstation.com posted by Joystiq Dec 04 2012 20:30 GMT

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: Before You Start: Tips For Playing Far Cry 3 The Best Way

#farcry Ubisoft's tropical action game Far Cry 3 comes out today. It's massive, it's open-world, and it's a hell of a lot of fun. And while it ain't exactly as deep as Skyrim (despite Ubisoft's hilarious ma...

kotaku.com posted by Kotaku Dec 04 2012 19:00 GMT

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: Far Cry 3 review: The slippery corpse

Far Cry 3 likes holding your hand, but not in the clingy, clammy way committed by worrywart games. A more pedantic guide would have dragged you through a clockwork jungle, crushing the chaos that lies beneath brilliant moments of discovery and sudden war...

joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Dec 04 2012 15:00 GMT

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: A More Immersive Way To Run Around Assassin's Creed III

#assassinscreed I love open-world games, and I'm always looking for ways to change up how they look and feel, to pull myself into the world more fully. I have a whole involved way of playing GTA IV that in...

kotaku.com posted by Kotaku Dec 03 2012 22:30 GMT

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: Splinter Cell: Blacklist video showcases non-lethal abilities

From the art of the choke, to the art of the non-lethal kidney poke, this latest trailer for Splinter Cell: Blacklist shows how Sam Fisher takes 'em out without making much noise. Ignore the fact that Fisher has a silencer on his pistol, that'll just co...

joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Nov 30 2012 21:45 GMT

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: Save Me From Assassin's Creed III's Nightmarish Hell-Children

#assassinscreed The Assassin's Creed series has always been full of weird ambient dialogue. People on the street mutter the same few lines, and the mix never sounds quite right. Most of us have less-than-fo...

kotaku.com posted by Kotaku Nov 30 2012 21:00 GMT

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: Confused about Far Cry 3? Watch this

If there's anything, just about anything that you still need to know about Far Cry 3, this incredibly long video should get you up to speed.

joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Nov 30 2012 02:45 GMT

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: Assassin's Creed Anthology detailed in trailer, still EMEA only

Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Anthology for PS3 and Xbox 360 will launch in the UK tomorrow, bundling all the stabby series' games in one package. Ubi used fancy PR speak like "exclusive for now" to the EMEA territory to describe Anthology, so a stateside ...

joystiq.com posted by Joystiq Nov 29 2012 17:00 GMT

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: Ubisoft Considering Co-op For Assassins Creed III Sequels

#rumor A report on website TGL claims to have screengrabs of a survey currently being conducted by Ubisoft, sounding out people's thoughts on the future of the Assassin's Creed franchise. More » ...

thegamingliberty.com posted by Kotaku Nov 29 2012 05:30 GMT

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: Far Cry 3's Intro Embodies Its Best And Worst Writing

#farcry As a game, Far Cry 3 shines quite brightly. As a story, it's a little bit more of a mixed bag. It has some excellent moments, some fantastic characters, and some really funny writing. It's also du...

kotaku.com posted by Kotaku Nov 29 2012 02:00 GMT

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