Assassin’s Creed Origins is in line for a 60 FPS update, letting console players explore Egypt in silky smooth motion. Ubisoft dropped the news on Twitter, in a casual followup to its post celebrating the arrival of Assassin’s Creed Day – which, if you weren’t aware, is a yearly celebration …
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Given that the Assassin’s Creed timeline has been on the go since the release of the first game 13 years ago, there’s quite a bit to catch up on. You’d be forgiven for thinking that this is just a series about popping up your hood and stabbing people, but the …
Read More »A flawed game with accidental origins, Assassins Creed nonetheless changed the whole direction of open-world gaming
The biggest franchises often have the humblest of beginnings. For Ubisoft, the road to establishing a billion-dollar brand began in 2003. Production had wrapped on Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and a team of aspiring developers, engineers and programmers were immediately tasked with taking the beloved action-platformer to …
Read More »5 ways Assassin’s Creed Origins Discovery Tour makes learning fun
After more than 100 hours in Assassin’s Creed Origins, arriving in Ubisoft’s history-focused Discovery Tour is a strange experience. Everything looks the same but is somehow different. The sand still swirls around Bayek’s feet, hippos wallow in the murky waters on the banks of the Nile, and the golden tips …
Read More »How modern game collectibles have failed us (and how they can do better)
Collectibles and video games have a long, shared history, one that stretches back to the earliest days of the arcade. In those ancient days of antiquity (way back in the 1980s), players huddled in the dim glow of garish games cabinets, guiding a little yellow sector named Pac-Man as he …
Read More »Assassins Creed, Zelda, Horizon or PUBG? Have your say on the Golden Joystick Awards Ultimate Game of the Year
This weekend, a host of phenomenal new games join the race for the Golden Joystick Awards (opens in new tab)‘ most prestigious category. The winner will join an elite band of previous GOTYs (opens in new tab)including The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, GTA5 and – way back in 1983 – …
Read More »Assassins Creed Origins recreates Ancient Egypts most famous landmark “almost 100%”
With history as its playground, Assassin’s Creed has always revelled in the perfect recreations of time periods long lost. From the spires of the Italian Renaissance to the grim gargoyles of Notre Dame, Ubi loves its true slices of history and Assassin’s Creed Origins (opens in new tab) is no …
Read More »Quests, combat, and everything else thats changed in Assassins Creed Origins
Assassin’s Creed’s yearly entries were admirable, but by Unity it was clear that the formula had gotten a bit stale. The series took a year off to collect its bearings, and the result is the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Origins (opens in new tab), and the Egyptian setting isn’t the only …
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