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Assassin’s Creed Producer Jean-François Boivin Also Fired by Ubisoft, Says Patrice Desilets
According to Patrice Desilets, he wasn’t the only one terminated by Ubisoft yesterday—Assassin’s Creed producer Jean-François Boivin was also fired. “Thinking of my good friend and producer [Jean-François Boivin'] who also got fired yesterday,” Desilets tweeted. “I’m sharing your support with him…” After acting as production manager and associate producer on Assassin’s Creed, Assassin’s Creed ... Read More»
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Assassin’s Creed Creator Once Again Departs Ubisoft
Assassin’s Creed creator Patrice Désilets has once again left Ubisoft, Game Informer reports. Désilets originally left Ubisoft in 2010, then joined THQ in 2011. In the wake of THQ’s bankruptcy and Ubisoft’s acquisition of their Montreal studio, Désilets was brought back into the fold. But according to Game Informer’s sources, the relationship between the designer ... Read More»
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The 2.5D Assassin’s Creed Fighter That Could Have Been
NeoGAF user Mama Robotnik stumbled upon the online portfolio of a now former Ubisoft employee who was apparently toying around with the idea of an Assassin’s Creed fighting game. Titled Assassin’s Creed: Duel, former UI designer/artist Benoit Perreault’s online portfolio contains mockups of the 2.5D fighting game, which by his design included other Ubisoft heavy ... Read More»
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Ubisoft Montreal CEO: Players are Happy With Annual Assassin’s Creed
It appears that Assassin’s Creed‘s annual releases are set to continue for some time, if a statement by Ubisoft Montreal CEO Yannis Mallat is anything to go by. “The players will tell us,” Mallat said in response to Eurogamer‘s concerns about the fanbase getting tired. ”Right now there are more and more coming into the franchise, so I don’t ... Read More»
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Ubisoft Toronto Working on Future Game in Assassin’s Creed Series
Ubisoft Toronto has started collaborating with Ubisoft Montreal on the next Assassin’s Creed title, the one after Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, according to studio managing director Jade Raymond. With the team’s work on Rainbow Six: Patriots’ multiplayer maps and Splinter Cell: Blacklist almost complete, Raymond discussed the developer’s future with Polygon. The studio has five ... Read More»
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Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag Collector’s Editions Are €20 Cheaper On PC
Gamesta.com gets details from Ubisoft about their collector’s editions for Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag. A series of different figurines are available, but even better than that, PC owners will pay less for their content... Read More»
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First Assassin’s Creed game is “the purest one” – Patrice Desilets
Assassin's Creed 2 is still the highest rated game in the series... Read More»
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Assassin’s Creed Creator Returns to Ubisoft, Publisher Confirms
RealGamerNewz brings breaking news that the creator of Assassin’s Creed intellectual property and franchise (who was formerly absent from the team at Ubisoft) has now made his return to the company which still houses the fan-loved series... Read More»
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Patrice Désilets, Creator of Assassin’s Creed, Returns to Ubisoft
Patrice Désilets, the creative mind behind Assassin’s Creed, has returned to Ubisoft, Polygon reports. “We are very pleased to welcome Patrice to Ubisoft again and anticipate that this renewed partnership will produce new ideas and high-quality titles for Ubisoft’s customers,” a spokesperson told Polygon. Désilets left Ubisoft in 2010, then went to work for THQ ... Read More»
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Assassin’s Creed: female lead “wouldn’t be surprising”
Assassin’s Creed 4 Black Flag’s director has said he won’t be shocked if a future flagship game features a female protagonist. “I would say it wouldn’t be surprising to see a female assassin coming up in a mainline Assassin’s Creed,” Black Flag director Ashraf Ismail told IGN. Assassin’s Creed 4 was not the right place, ... Read More»
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Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag announced
Ubisoft has officially announced the next Assassin’s Creed game called Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. The game has supposedly been in development for the last two years and is slated to be released in North America on October 23, ... Read More»
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XBL Game Sale Day #2: Assassin’s Creed
Following yesterday’s Halo series discounts, today marks 50% off most Assassin’s Creed titles on Xbox Live. Unlike yesterday’s deal which included the latest entry into the Halo series, today’s sale does not include Assassin’s Creed III. For anyone who hasn’t played an AC title yet ... Read More»
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Assassin’s Creed Games Discounted in Xbox Live Sale
The second day of Microsoft’s massive Xbox Live sale sees game’s from the Assassin’s Creed series discounted. The sale will run from today until March 4 and will offer discounts for more than 60 games. Yesterday the Halo series was heavily discounted. Today’s deals can be found below: Assassin’s Creed – $9.99 Assassin’s Creed 2 – ... Read More»
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Assassin’s Creed series discounted heavily on Xbox Live
Assassin’s Creed is the focus of Microsoft’s ‘Games on Demand’ Ultimate sale. Each game in the series has been discounted, except for Assassin’s Creed 3. Major Nelson gave up the details in a blog post this morning: Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood: Was $19.99 – Now $10.00 Assassin’s Creed Revelations: Was $29.99 – $15.00 Assassin’s Creed: Was ... Read More»
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Xbox Live Ultimate Game Sale Discounting Over 60 Titles
Starting next week on February 26 and lasting through March 4, Microsoft will be discounting over 60 Xbox 360 Games on Demand titles during the Xbox Ultimate Game Sale. Discounts will run up to 75% off. A few titles will even be marked down 85 percent. Larry Hyrb will reveal each day’s special offer via ... Read More»