Here’s a very cool montage of some of gaming’s best moments from 2013. Though a landmark year in terms of heralding in the next generation, the actual quality of games this year was a sharp dip from the previous few. That’s in large part due to the generation switch and from the odd lack of blockbuster launch titles on either the Xbox One or Playstation 4. To me, Bioshock Infinite is Game of the Year, hands down. It’s not only one of the best games of 2013; it’s one of the best games I’ve ever played. Here’s some thoughts from the video’s creator: Malcolm Klock. What was your favorite game this year? Continue reading Best Video Games of 2013 Montage→
Fresh look at the fourth (really sixth) Assassin’s Creed game: Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag with a new Gamescom trailer. As a longtime fan of the series, I was mostly disappointed by Assassin’s Creed III. It was such a cool idea, setting it in the American Revolution, but the amount of hand-holding and needless trekking between interesting plot points got exhaustingly boring after hours of waiting for pace to quicken. Assassin’s Creed IV keeps the familial thread running by moving backward in time for the first time; two generations before the Revolution to Connor‘s grandfather, Edward Kennaway – notorious pirate and roguish gentleman. The naval aspect was one of ACIII‘s strongest additions, and I’m interested to see how that will mesh in a much more prominent way as Kennaway plunders the Caribbean. This new trailer focuses on the high seas action. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag hits stores on October 29th for this generation’s consoles and for Xbox One and Playstation 4 at a later date.
As a longtime fan of the series, I was mostly disappointed by Assassin’s Creed III. It was such a cool idea, setting it in the American Revolution, but the amount of hand-holding and needless trekking between interesting plot points got exhaustingly boring after hours of waiting for pace to quicken. Assassin’s Creed IV keeps the familial thread running by moving backward in time for the first time; two generations before the Revolution to Connor’s grandfather, Edward Kennaway – notorious pirate and roguish gentleman. The naval aspect was one of ACIII’s strongest additions, and I’m interested to see how that will mesh in a much more prominent way as Kennaway plunders the Caribbean. This new trailer focuses on the high seas action. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag hits stores on October 29th for this generation’s consoles and for Xbox One and Playstation 4 at a later date.
In addition to the trailer, we have a few more details on AC4 (which is really AC6 but, fine Ubisoft, call it what you want). We’re actually going back down the timeline a bit from Assassin’s Creed III, which takes place during the American Revolution. ACIV will feature Capt. Edward Canaway, who is the grandfather of Connor (the assassin featured in ACIII). It will take place in 1715 in and around the Caribbean Islands. This looks like the most unpredictable AC to date. Given that I just got past the Boston Tea Party in the third game (cough fifth game cough), I need to get cracking before Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag hits stores on October 29th.
Ubisoft today announced that this fall we’ll be getting another annual dose of Assassin’s Creed. The newest entry, Assassin’s Creed IV: Blag Flag clearly looks piracy-centric but no other details than the box art were released today. Ubisoft will hold an official press conference with more details next Monday (March 4th).
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