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Assassin’s Creed 3 DLC is almost an education in American history
0By: Musa Afridi | October 24th, 2012 | Uncategorized
The scriptwriter for the game, Matt Turner, explains that the Benedict Arnold DLC is as accurate as “history books would allow” although there were a few creative liberties that were taken. The Assassin’s Creed games have a reputation of being set in some of the most rich periods in human history, albeit rich with violence, war and struggle, but rich none the less. That t...
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Benedict Arnold story “flowed really well” with Assassin’s Creed 3
By: Musa Afridi | October 24th, 2012 | Uncategorized
Matt Turner, the scriptwriter for Ubisoft’s upcoming game, explained how the idea of including the notorious traitor came about and how it fit in so well with the existing story that they just could not pass up the chance to include it. It should be noted at the start that the Benedict Arnold DLC is a PlayStati...
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PlayStation 3 users get exclusive Assassin’s Creed 3 missions for free
By: Musa Afridi | October 24th, 2012 | Uncategorized
Ubisoft has confirmed that their PS3 version of the game has an extra four-mission story arc exclusive to the console as the momentum building up to its release reaches fever pitch. Assassin’s Creed always turns heads when it is mentioned in the game-isphere, as the IP from Ubisoft has built the series up into one of the biggest name in the world of video games. From its humb...
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Medal of Honor Warfighter 1- hour trial added to PlayStation Plus
By: Musa Afridi | October 24th, 2012 | Uncategorized
The PS+ Update brings EA’s first-person shooter to subscribers as well as a 10% discount on Need for Speed: Most Wanted. No free games this week, but there is still plenty to keep PlayStation Plus subscribers happy and snobby at the same time, as Sony is giving subscribers to their premium service the chance to try out Medal of Honor: Warfighter for free before they purchase ...
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Investors assure Mob Rules Games head of their support for development of the Kickstarter project
By: Jason McCarthy | October 23rd, 2012 | Uncategorized
When developer Mob Rules Games head Rick Dakan revealed in an update on Haunts: The Manse Macabre project page that the Kickstarted project had come across some serious complications, it seemed that the backers who had invested in the project would become furious. Keeping this in mind and taking responsibility for not being able to fulfil his obligations towards those who had p...
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Kickstarted Haunts: The Manse Macabre in a hitch as programmers quit
By: Jason McCarthy | October 23rd, 2012 | Uncategorized
The Kickstarter projects were always going to have a significant amount of risk attached to them and thus the halt of Haunts: The Manse Macabre’s development hardly comes as a surprise. Mob Rules Games head Rick Dakan has admitted that the project is going through a pretty rough patch right now and he is not completely certain about its fate as two of the programmers working ...
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League of Legends Season 2 World Championships breaks eSports viewership record
By: Jason McCarthy | October 23rd, 2012 | Uncategorized
A few weeks back, Riot Games was aiming to make the League of Legends Season 2 World Championships the biggest eSports event in history. As per the stats revealed by the company recently, this particular objective was accomplished and that too with a pretty convincing margin, shattering all previous records of online viewership. “It was obviously an honor to be asked to co...
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Far Cry 3 can compete with Halo 4, Black Ops 2 – Ubisoft
By: Musa Afridi | October 23rd, 2012 | Uncategorized
The publisher is not worried about the competition from other titles as it defends its decision to delay the game as it is now set to release between two of the most eagerly anticipated shooters of the year. Ubisoft has made a habit of surprising everyone over the past few years as they did with the mind blowing trailer for Watch Dogs at E3 this year, and also the year before w...
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Preview: The Nintendo Wii U summed up in 423 words – the Bad
By: Moses Abaortae | October 23rd, 2012 | Uncategorized
Nintendo is set to launch its new console during the holiday season and although the sold out pre-orders may suggest otherwise, the Wii U still has a lot of convincing to do, especially for the core gamers that Nintendo is hoping to attract. Games: On the games front Nintendo has expanded its scope in terms of what it plans on offering consumers this time ar...
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Ubisoft secures deal for Assassin’s Creed movie
By: Musa Afridi | October 23rd, 2012 | Uncategorized
Prometheus star, Michael Fassbender, confirmed for the film and Ubisoft maintain creative control of the project as the deal with New Regency is finalized. Hollywood’s lack of originality is apparent. Drawing inspiration from everything that has already proven to be a success, the risk averse industry doesn’t seem to like taking chances. This is probably the reason why the ...
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