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Witness the Birth of the Brotherhood in new Assassin’s Creed: Origins trailer

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Bayek finally drops the ‘A’-bomb in the latest trailer for Assassin’s Creed Origins. In ‘Birth of the Brotherhood’, Bayek takes centre stage: “There is a new creed now, from darkness we have come and in darkness we shall stay…” I’ve got a feeling after ten years of Assassin’s Creed, we know what follows that kind […]

Assassin’s Creed: Origins high-end headphones will set you back almost £50,000

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Ubisoft is hitting back hard with Assassin’s Creed this year. After a two year hiatus the franchise is returning with its biggest makeover since Black Flag with Assassin’s Creed: Origins. The setting of Ancient Egypt is not only the furthest back the series has ever ventured to, but it also promises to be the biggest Assassin’s […]

Latest trailer for Assassin’s Creed: Origins puts the spotlight on the Order of the Ancients

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Ubisoft have released a brand new trailer for the latest Assassin’s Creed title, Assassin’s Creed: Origins which will be available worldwide on Xbox One, Playstation 4 and PC on the 27th October and the Xbox One X on November 7th.  This latest trailer focuses on the mysterious and sinister Order of the Ancients and can be seen […]

Titan celebrates 10 years of Assassin’s Creed with Assassin’s Creed Reflections

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In October, Titan Comics will celebrate ten years of Assassin’s Creed with the graphic novel Assassin’s Creed Reflections, featuring untold adventures from fan favourite characters of the franchise, including Edward Kenway (Assassin’s Creed Black Flag), Connor (Assassin’s Creed III), and Altaïr (Assassin’s Creed), along with the series’ celebrated Renaissance roof-crawler, Ezio Auditore da Firenze. Check out a […]

Assassin’s Creed Origins Game of Power trailer revealed

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Ubisoft have released a new trailer for Assassin’s Creed Origins entitled ‘The Game of Power’. Witness the power struggles in Ancient Egypt between Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, and the Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII; wars will be fought, alliances made, and founding Assassin Bayek is along for the ride. In the Game of Power, you win or you […]

Explore Ancient Egypt with new Assassin’s Creed Origins cinematic trailer

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During Microsoft’s GamesCom presentation, a new cinematic trailer has arrived online for Assassin’s Creed Origins, which explores the conflict that awaits us as we’re transported back in time to Ancient Egypt. Check it out here… Ancient Egypt, a land of majesty and intrigue, is disappearing in a ruthless fight for power. Unveil dark secrets and […]

Spider-Man: Homecoming to open huge, Paul Walker returning to Fast and Furious, new Batman trilogy and more – Daily News Roundup

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HOMECOMING BRING HOME THE GOLD After a string of incredibly positive reviews, it looks like the opening weekend for Marvel Studios/Sony’s Spider-Man: Homecoming could be huge. The studio has projected a modest $80 million domestically but the film could earn anything between $85-$110 million, and $200 million worldwide. This would best both The Amazing Spider-Man […]

Castlevania’s Adi Shankar developing Assassin’s Creed anime series

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Adi Shankar, producer of the upcoming Castlevania animated series at Netflix, has taken to Facebook to reveal that he’s dipping into the world of video games once again for his next project – an anime based upon the hit franchise Assassin’s Creed. “I’m happy to let you guys know that I’ve selected my next project,” […]

Assassin’s Creed TV series in development

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A TV adaptation of the popular video game franchise Assassin’s Creed is in development according to Ubisoft. With the very recent relative failure, financially and critically, of the big screen adaptation of the video game series Assassin’s Creed, one would think that the franchise is done in terms of live action drama. But apparently this is […]

Lost In Translation: Why Video Game Movies Always Disappoint

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Jordan Jones on video game movies and why they always disappoint… Hollywood doesn’t understand the rules of video games. Can we all agree on that? Unless this changes, there may never be a truly “good” video game movie, and I fear that we will be forever steeped in “bad” (Super Mario Bros.) to “just okay” […]