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November 20th, 2009 at 03:30pm
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Some of those eager to immerse themselves in Altair’s portable crusade in Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines have allegedly been denied entry into the Animus. This has, in turn, led to animosity being expressed on Sony’s message boards and our tips line. According to complaints, the downloadable version (the game is also available on UMD) freezes during its initial loading screen, regardless of PSP model.
Based on user comments, the hobbled file originated from the European PlayStation Store and has since been bumped off — to be replaced with a working version soon, hopefully. We’ll keep an eye on things (and your comments below) while we await a response from Ubisoft.
Update: Sony has replaced the faulty download and offered replacement codes to those affected.
Source — Official PlayStation Forums
Source — EU PlayStation Blog comments
Source — Youtube video [Thanks, Gian]
Users report faulty digital copies of Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 17th, 2009 at 06:20pm
Under Xbox 360
Joystiq has confirmed that the blurry video and NeoGAF forum member’s claims of a Splinter Cell Conviction demo voucher shipping inside Xbox 360 versions of Assassin’s Creed II were nothing more than an enticing balloon full of hot air. As the picture you see above reveals, copies of ACII sold by GameStop included a Splinter Cell Conviction leaflet meant to solicit pre-orders of Ubisoft’s next big game, while a similar leaflet (included in our Amazon.com copy) contains a URL and code (”CONV1C71ON”) for … ringtones and wallpapers? Yes, sad, but true. Looks like we got our hopes up for nothing, folks.
[Thanks Eric!]
Rumorong: No Splinter Cell Conviction demo with Assassin’s Creed 2 originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 12th, 2009 at 12:15pm
Under Xbox 360
You know what would make becoming the “chosen one” in your late night 1 vs. 100 bouts a whole lot easier? Just imagine: The camera pans up to your seat — but you’re nowhere to be found. You’re a white-garbed shadow, slipping through the crowd, silently executing other would-be contestants. It’s a beautiful dream that could be realized if you pick up one of the new Assassin’s Creed 2 Avatar costumes — a set which includes Ezio and Altair’s respective get-ups (400
), Da Vinci’s Flying Machine (240) and a whole mess of other items that no hitman (or hitwoman) should go without.
Also, there’s a whole slew of DJ Hero content, including a few turntables (240), a “Ghetto Blaster” (160) and some virtual vinyl (160). While the DJ lifestyle isn’t nearly as attractive as that of an assassin, we suppose these accouterments are still pretty sharp.
DJ Hero and Assassin’s Creed 2 Avatar items added to Marketplace originally appeared on Joystiq Xbox on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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November 3rd, 2009 at 03:00am
Under Xbox 360
Judging by one analyst’s estimation,
Assassin’s Creed 2 is set to escape from store shelves faster than its protagonist can outrun his pursuers. According to Mike Hickey of Janco Partners, pre-orders for the game are running 10 to 20 percent more than those of the original
Assassin’s Creed, which, as the firm pointed out to
Gamasutra, greatly exceeded its initial sales forecast of 3 million units. (It sold 8 million.)
In other words, it looks like Ubisoft’s going to make a killing off an assassin.
Assassin’s Creed 2 pre-orders up 10 to 20% over original originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 27th, 2009 at 11:27am
Under Xbox 360
We weren’t surprised when the first of three episodes in the Assassin’s Creed: Lineage miniseries, created by Hybride Studios, exceeded our expectations. These folks did the effects for 300 and Sin City — so of course we knew it would look great. Our surprise simply came from the fact that Lineage is a promotional, game-based short film; and nearly all of the words in that phrase seem contrary to high quality. Share in our surprise by watching the first Lineage installment after the jump.
If you’d like a bit of behind-the-scenes info into how the film was created, check out this GamesIndustry.biz interview with Ubisoft UK marketing director Murray Pannel. He does a good job of clearly explaining the game and movie industry synergy — you know, what James Cameron alluded to during his fateful, four-week-long E3 2009 speech.
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First Assassin’s Creed: Lineage episode is surprisingly great originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 22nd, 2009 at 08:55pm
Under Xbox 360
Assassin’s Creed 2 head Patrice Désilets and MGS: Peace Walker head Hideo Kojima had a war of compliments in the most recent issue of Famitsu. It seems that the two gentlemen have a bit of a game industry bromance going on, lauding the other’s current project in a back and forth translated by 1UP. “I think there are three games that stand out above the rest of the pack in the remainder of this year. One is Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, one is Uncharted 2, and the third is Assassin’s Creed II,” said Kojima.
“If I had to give my impression of Peace Walker, I’d have to say that I want to play more,” Désilets responded. “It was great fun; I can’t wait for the retail version.” Kojima expanded a bit on his appreciation for Désilets’ “focus on game design” over style, and said that he’s currently considering the possibility of them “maybe, kinda” going steady. Okay, we made up that last part.
Kojima and Desilets trade praise over Assassin’s Creed 2 and Peace Walker originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 22nd, 2009 at 06:30pm
Under Xbox 360
Ezio Auditore da Firenze (we hear saying that five times fast unlocks an Achievement / Trophy!) isn’t going to be the same character at the end of Assassin’s Creed 2’s 30-year narrative as he is at its outset. Sure, he’ll be the same person — but, as various members of the game’s development team point out in this latest video diary, his repertoire of moves and the weapons / gear available to him will evolve the way you play as the character.
Considerably more time, though, is spent pointing out how all of this will make the game less repetitive, clearly meant to reaffirm that, yes, Ubisoft Montreal is addressing one of the chief criticisms of the first game. But, wow, do they try their best to work this fact into the script. Watching the video, we half expected creative director Patrice Desilets to claim that Ezio will be able to groom his facial hair in various ways, thus adding more variety to the game. Kidding (or is it?) aside, the game is looking absolutely fab, and we can’t wait to play through it in a variety of ways when it hits next month.
Watch Ezio grow up in this Assassin’s Creed 2 dev diary originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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October 13th, 2009 at 10:00pm
Under PC+ Xbox 360
When asked whether or not the Assassin’s Creed series would be getting a third installment, Assassin’s Creed 2 producer Sébastien Puel thinks the answer almost goes without saying. “I’m often asked if we’re doing a third game after ACII… I mean, we could do 35 of these,” he (hopefully) exaggerates to Xbox World 360 in the mag’s latest issue (via CVG). When the game’s creative director told us the second game would be ending with a cliffhanger, we didn’t know he meant we’d have to play 35 games to resolve it — that’s approximately 35,000 assassinated fools, by our estimations.
Explaining his hyperbole further, Puel admits that a female assassin isn’t out of the question, even confirming “We’ve had discussions on that very topic.” Still, the Ubisoft producer doesn’t want to switch the protagonist’s gender without a good reason. “World War II, the economies in England and France were run by women because the men were off fighting … we don’t want to just decide we want to change and have a female hero, as the first inspiration is always the time period.” To read the full interview in its original context, pick up the latest issue of Xbox World 360 (if you’re in the UK, that is).
Assassin’s Creed 2 producer sees franchise expanding beyond a trilogy, maybe into WWII originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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September 25th, 2009 at 03:05pm
Under Xbox 360
Ever wonder what makes someone become an assassin? It’s really not the kind of job one finds at a career fair. No, it’s really more of a vocation that one is compelled to do. For one Ezio Auditore di Firenze, lead character of Assassin’s Creed II, the reasons are very, very personal. We’d hate to spoil it for you, so go ahead and watch the latest trailer, fresh from the Tokyo Game Show.
Find out what Ezio’s deal is in this Assassin’s Creed II trailer originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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September 24th, 2009 at 05:29pm
Under Wii / Nintendo
Seeing how the game was already rated by the ESRB and shown in playable form on iPhone, today’s announcement via press release of Assassin’s Creed II: Discovery for Nintendo DS/DSi is hardly a surprise — at least not as much as a guy in white popping out of a haystack and stabbing someone.
Slated for a November 17 release, the game is a side-scroller that supports the DSi’s built-in cameras for placing photos of yourself (or, well, anything really) onto “wanted” posters plastered across Spain, where it takes place — just as can be done in the iPhone version. Griptonite Games is developing AC2: Discovery, which is a very good thing, given how impressed we were recently with its other portable AC title, Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines for PSP.
Assassin’s Creed II: Discovery confirmed for DS, will use DSi camera originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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