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(The ugly portmanteau in the title is because damnable Uplay’s damnable cloud saves system destroyed and rewound over three hours of my progress, which has kept me from getting as far into Black Flag as I’d hoped. It also meant I lost a bunch of sea shanties, which was upset me the most. Is this is Wot I Think? Is it mere Impressions? It’s both and neither. Isn’t that helpful. PS in the name of all that’s holy, turn off cloud saves in Uplay before you start playing AC4).

It’s the best Assassin’s Creed yet! Which is 90% because Black Flag, a a third-person action adventure about pirates in the Caribbean, isn’t really an Assassin’s Creed game in the traditional sense, and 10% because the lead character is from Swansea.(more…)

Developers for the next installment of Ubisoft's hit historical adventure series talk about what Sony's upcoming console lets them accomplish. The question that they don't answer, of course, are when we'll be able to hold all this next-gen excellence in our hands. Assassin’s Creed 4 on PS4: Conversations with Creators [Official PlayStation Blog]

Action figures? Little desktop statues? Those are for coward collectors. Those who really want to make a statement - and scare off home intruders (particularly British ones) - spend over $3000 on a giant statue of Assassin's Creed III's Connor Kenway. Standing nearly seven feet tall, he's available for preorder from French (I guess that explains the smooching?) company Attakus. You can see a making-of video below, which is actually pretty interesting, as it's got a nice mix of hand-crafted art and hypnotic machine work involved. Connor - Assassin's Creed 3 Preorder DEPOSIT [Attakus, via Toyark]

Assassin's Creed 3 level design director Jamie Stowe recently joined Peter Molyneux's 22Cans studio. Stowe will assume the role of technical director for Godus, the developer's spiritual successor to Populous. Stowe worked at Codemasters as a QA lead and level designer prior to joining Ubisoft Singapore in 2009.

22Cans successfully raised £526,563 ($852K) on Kickstarter in December 2012 to fund Godus' development. Molyneux and his crew posted a new video update to 22Cans' Facebook page, which welcomes Stowe to the team.

We review the entire three-part DLC campaign as a whole.

Watch the final Memory Fragment scene from Assassin's Creed 3: The Tyranny of King Washington: The Redemption.

I’m actually afraid to play Assassin’s Creed III’s Tyranny of King Washington DLC. It’s been on my List Of Vaguely Tantalizing Curiosities for quite some time, but I’m sick with worry that it can’t possibly live up to the madness its trailers boast. I mean, so far we’ve seen ghost eagles, mind-controlled Benjamin Franklin, and Washington sauntering – dual pistols cocked and lips slyly pursed – like he’s on a catwalk at some eeeeeevil fashion show. And now? Now there is a pyramid. In the middle of New York. For those not in the know/possibly from space, that is not a place where pyramids traditionally go. Watch the trailer and join me in wondering what manner of strange, wonderful brain worm has infested Ubisoft after the break.

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Part 4 of IGN's video walkthrough Assassin's Creed 3: The Tyranny of King Washington: The Redemption. Mission: Feeding the Masses.

Part 3 of IGN's video walkthrough for Assassin's Creed 3: The Tyranny of King Washington: The Redemption. Mission: Parting of the Blue Sea.

**SPOILER ALERT** Watch how it all ends in this scene from Assassin's Creed 3: The Tyranny of King Washington: The Redemption.

SAN FRANCISCO — April 23, 2013 —Today, Ubisoft® announces the launch of The Redemption, the third and last episode in the three-part Assassin’s Creed III – The Tyranny of King Washington downloadable content series, on Microsoft’s Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system and Windows PCs. This episode will be available for PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system starting tomorrow, April 24.



Ratonhnhaké:ton’s journey concludes in the third and final episode, The Redemption, taking gamers to New York to discover the power of the bear, allowing them to strike their foes with unimaginable strength. Our hero will call upon all of the abilities tied to his native heritage in order to break into the monarch fortress and put an end to the tyranny of King Washington.



All episodes of the Tyranny of King Washington are available through the Assassin’s Creed III Season Pass, which is available for purchase for 2400 Microsoft Points on Xbox LIVE or $29.99 on the PlayStation Network and Windows PC. Season Pass provides access to all Assassin’s Creed III downloadable content packs. Each episode of The Tyranny of King Washington will be available for purchase separately as a single DLC pack for 640 Microsoft points or $7.99 on the PlayStation Network.



All Assassin’s Creed III downloadable content packs are now available on the Wii UTM through the Nintendo eShop. The Redemption will be available on May 16.



Assassin’s Creed III is now available on PlayStation®3, Xbox 360® and the Nintendo Wii UTM. For Windows PC gamers, the Assassin’s Creed III Deluxe Edition is available as a digital download and includes all future downloadable content.

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The final chapter of Assassin’s Creed III‘s three-part Tyranny of King Washington single-player DLC series is nearly upon us! The mad King George Washington has retreated within his New York stronghold and Ratonhnhaké:ton must prepare an assault against Washington’s incredible fortress.

As the stakes continue to rise in Ratonhnhaké:ton’s pursuit of Washington, so too must his strength and ferocity. Calling on an ancient source of might, Ratonhnhaké:ton must once again risk his sanity to embark on a mysterious and dangerous Sky Journey in order to release the Power of the Bear.

The Power of the Bear enables Ratonhnhaké:ton to strike the ground with such immeasurable force that all nearby enemies will be hurled into the air or crushed into the ground. Even more remote enemies will be staggered by the concentration of will and raw power, making the Power of the Bear an effective method of crowd control.

Like Ratonhnhaké:ton’s other abilities (Eagle and Wolf), the Power of the Bear can even be used from rooftops, unleashing a devastating surprise aerial attack that will leave his foes nothing but broken heaps on the ground.

The Tyranny of King Washington – Episode 3: The Redemption will be available for Season Pass-holders or for $7.99 on Tuesday, April 23rd! For more information please visit www.assassinscreed.com/dlc.

Remember, you can save on all downloadable content for Assassin’s Creed III by purchasing a Season Pass. You can learn more about the Assassin’s Creed III Season Pass at: www.assassinscreed.com/seasonpass.

Release the bear to stop the tyranny, Assassins!

SINGLE-PLAYER
[*]Added support for DLC The Tyranny of King Washington: The Redemption.
[*]Guards will no longer be equipped with Washingtons sword.
[*]Tyranny of King Washington intro videos now pause if controller is unplugged.
[*]Fixed incorrectly displayed stealth icon sometimes appearing when leaving Wolf Cloak.
[*]Increased Wolf Pack effectiveness versus firing lines.
[*]Wolf Pack no longer interrupts counter-kills.
[*]Eagle Flight will no longer generate reactions when taking-off/landing in The Betrayal.
[*]Fixed remaining known issues (lockpicking, Memory Fragments, locked items) in The Betrayal.

MULTIPLAYER
ABILITIES

[*]Boost Cooldown now works as intended.


MODE SPECIFIC

[*]The Artifact is no longer reset to its base while carried by a player under certain circumstances.


PC SPECIFIC

[*]Anti-cheating measures against specific techniques have been put into place.
[*]Issues that could lead the Abstergo Store to become unavailable have been fixed.

During a panel at GDC today, Ubisoft writer Corey May and lead mission designer Philippe Bergeron discussed their "balancing act" in crafting the stories of Assassin's Creed. May is focused on building up the story, making the characters and their relationships important to the player, while Bergeron and his colleagues aim to deliver fun mission gameplay, and stay within the various technical and developmental limitations shared by the entire team.

May and Bergeron both focus on research at the outset of the process. For each Assassin's Creed game, the team has picked an era first, and then looked for potential locations, specific events to portray, major characters, "potential Templar targets," and possible protagonists. While May picks characters, Bergeron's team brainstorms various mission ideas for the game.

May said Ubisoft has an internal document containing "101 gameplay ideas." It has been pillaged and refilled since the first Assassin's Creed game, as designers sample previously unused ideas or add more when concepts don't make the cut during development of the latest game.

Finally, May said, once all the mission plans are completed and his early script scenes are done, he takes the mission design documents and pastes them directly into a file that eventually becomes his finished script for the game. May said this process was "the ultimate expression of our collaboration," and that mission designs created by Bergeron's team are then used as "the skeleton and the backbone that I work off of."

Once the script and designs are all completed, the real work of coding and testing the game begins. May and Bergeron's teams cycle down (or, most likely, move on to the next game in the process).

The talk was a simple look at an undoubtedly complex process, but it did offer some good insight into the marriage of story and mission design in the Assassin's Creed franchise.

George Washington? More like Jerk Washingtonsofbutts. I’m sorry. I haven’t slept much lately, and any time that’s the case, my ability to cleverly insult implausibly mad re-envisionings of cherished historical figures is always the first thing to go. But I’m pressing on regardless, just like our tree-toothed, grumpyfaced bizarro pal Georgie Scourgie in Assassin’s Creed III: The Tyranny Of King Washington Episode II: Betrayal (And Counting!). So then, what nefarious deeds is he up to this time? Rescuing kittens from exceedingly high buildings for the sole purpose of frightening them back up again? Chopping down every cherry tree in the nation and lying about it just because he can? Nope. But he is making Benjamin Franklin all kinds of sad, which is just the most heartbreaking thing ever. See for yourself after the break.

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The Betrayal, the second chapter in Assassin’s Creed III‘s The Tyranny of King Washington single-player DLC series, comes out today on PSN. Trapped in captivity by the vicious King Washington, Ratonhnhaké:ton must free himself and seek aid to overthrow Washington’s ruthless machinations. Check out the video below for a run-down on what to expect.

Similar to the Power of the Wolf, Power of the Eagle has two different uses. First, it enables Ratonhnhaké:ton to soar from one location to another quickly and invisibly as a ghostly eagle. You activate this ability by looking in the direction you want to go… if the Power of the Eagle is available to use, you will see a reticle appear with two wings. Once you press the button to activate the ability, Raton will transform into an eagle and streak towards the new location completely unseen! Best of all, you can use this ability while running or jumping to dramatically increase the distance of your jumps or even save yourself from a nasty fall.

Of course, the Power of the Eagle would not be complete if it didn’t include some kind of offensive component as well. Consequently, we’ve included the Eagle Strike, which will enable you to power dive into a foe, ending their life with the swiftness of a deadly raptor. Will this extraordinary ability be enough to ensure that Ratonhnhaké:ton can stand against King Washington and his remaining lackeys Israel Putnam and Benjamin Franklin?

The Tyranny of King Washington – Episode 2: The Betrayal will be available for Season Pass-holders, or for $9.99 separately. For more information about Assassin’s Creed III’s DLC, click here.

Embrace the eagle to stop the tyranny, Assassins!

In The Tyranny of King Washington: The Betrayal, Assassin's Creed 3's Ratonhnhaké:ton can turn into an eagle. This follows his previous invisibility cloak ability. Just saying, super-human feats are what make people stand out in a crowd, not sneak quietly through it with arm-blades.

Assassin's Creed 3's "The Tyranny of King Washington" is weird y'all. Not only does it propose Native Americans as a hyperthermic people, but apparently Ratonhnhaké:ton is also descended from the Predator race. Assassin's Creed 5: Predator vs. Templar shipping in 2014.

Seems that Assassin's Creed III let down some of the Podcast Beyond crew; so should they be pumped for Black Flag?

#foxnews Mainstream news outlets often get games wrong. This has been discussed. And discussed. And discussed, again, this week. More »

#assassinscreed The developers behind the Assassin's Creed series have always been proud of how much effort they put into maintaining a thin veil of historical accuracy. That's most evident in the settings, from Revolution-era Boston to the Holy Land during the Crusades, where that veneer of accuracy goes much deeper. But it's there in the plot, as well, despite the presence of deific holograms and a secret order of superhero Assassins. More »

A few German websites spotted an Assassin's Creed 3: Washington Edition lurking in a digital hay pile. If legitimate, it'll be a bundle that includes all of the DLC launched so far, along with the game itself, due out on March 28 for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.

The Washington Edition comes with the Hidden Secrets, Battle Hardened and Tyranny of George Washington packs. Hidden Secrets has three extra missions, two costumes for solo play and two characters for multiplayer, while Battle Hardened has three new maps and three fresh multiplayer characters. The Tyranny of George Washington pack comes in three single-player installments, the first of which is out now, and explores an alternate reality where Washington is a power-hungry dictator.

The German listings put Assassin's Creed 3: Washington Edition out in Europe on March 28 for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, for €70 for consoles and €55 for PC. Though the complete Tyranny DLC won't be out by March 28, the Assassin's Creed Season Pass unlocks those installments as they drop.

Ubisoft had no comment regarding a potential US launch for the Washington Edition. Previously, the Assassin's Creed Anthology launched in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and skipped North America.

Because – haha – there are pirates in it. Hahah. But you thought – haha – that I was saying the next Assassin’s Creed game had leaked to Bittorrent. Haha. Hah. Heh. Huh.

I am neither funny or clever. You know it, I know it, the tiny baby Jesus knows it.

Let’s just talk about the leaked reveal of Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag instead. It’s nothing to do with Henry Rollins, I’m afraid.(more…)

Screw waiting until the 21st to get your Assassin's Creed III 'Tyranny of King Washington' DLC. You can hop on the Wii U eShop and download the content right now! Thanks to NintendoDad for the heads up!

#assassinscreed Did you know that there's a video game where George Washington is evil? And that it's made by the French? More »

I think that was my country’s first President’s name. Something like that. Honestly, I’m fuzzy on the details, because history was never my strong suit, and I secretly pledge my allegiance to the vengeful, cursed spirit of Mummy King Ramses II. But yes, Assassin’s Creed III: The Tyranny of King Washingface episode one has officially ridden a star-spangled, single-tear-propelled eagle onto Steam, Uplay, and the like. You may tomahawk your way to its historically inaccurate heart as you please. But first, you must watch a trailer. Otherwise, you won’t get a proper preview of Connor’s fancy new clothes. They’re quite spiffy. I bet he even gave them a thorough rinse in one of those – argh, what do you call ‘em? – oh, right: Washingtons.

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