Stab club Assassin’s Creed has become a staple of the gaming calendar. It’s November, which means we get a new game featuring a man (or woman) in a cowl, who loves to stab bad people. And good people. And anyone else who gets in the way. As such, the series …
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What’re ya selling? Evil corporations are everywhere in games. Behind most virtual villains, there’s a sprawling business carrying out their dastardly schemes. These companies are pros at screwing up life for anyone who opposes them, or stands in the way of their own unique brand of “progress.” Progress that usually …
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A change for the better Sometimes, it’s the little things we remember most. Oh sure, that game you played might’ve had intense cutscenes, an epic overarching story, or a staggeringly large world. But at the end of the year, the thing you remember most is what made it different from …
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In May, I was ready to give up on Assassin’s Creed. I’m one of the few people who were genuinely captivated by the original game, back in 2007, and one of the many utterly delighted by the sequel in 2009. While Brotherhood and Revelations offered diminishing satisfaction, AC3 was flat-out …
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Assassin and pirate captain Edward Kenway will take any port in a storm. Take as in conquer. And storm as in “of cannonfire.” Watch the bloodthirsty scoundrel and his crew of scallawags siege a naval base and read on for details on Assassin Creed IV: Black Flag’s Limited Edition. Historical …
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