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Assassin's Creed: Liberation HD launch trailer welcomes Aveline back
In the launch trailer for Assassin's Creed: Liberation HD, players are invited to get reacquainted with Aveline, the game's powerful hero. Liberation HD is now available on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC.
Ubisoft has no plans to bring Sony-exclusive AC4 DLC to other platforms
Though Sony's PlayStation 4 promotional video may have plainly stated otherwise (pictured), Ubisoft claims it has no intention of bringing the Sony-exclusive Assassin's Creed 4 DLC to other consoles. The addition focuses on Aveline, heroine of Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation, and is said to add an hour of play time to Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag. While it was initially announced as exclusive to the PlayStation 3 and PS4, the aforementioned promotional video stated that the exclusivity agreement between Ubisoft and Sony was only valid for six months. A Eurogamer report today stated Ubisoft had confirmed the DLC would never appear on systems outside of the Sony umbrella. We reached out to Ubisoft for comment, and the company explained that the DLC could potentially reach other platforms in the future, but that currently the publisher had no plans to do so. "I can confirm that at the current stage the PS exclusive DLC isn't planned for Xbox 360/Xbox One," Ubisoft told Joystiq. The key word here is "current." Ubisoft appears to be keeping its options open for the future, while also adhering to the spirit (if not the letter) of its agreement with Sony. This addition may appear on other consoles at some point, or it may not - either way these PR vagueries absolve Ubisoft of having to commit to anything.
These are the PlayStation-only goodies for Assassin's Creed 4
Aveline, star of last year's Vita tangent Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation, returns for about an hour's worth of PlayStation 3/4-exclusive content in Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag. She and her machete will chop people up over three missions, according to this latest trailer from Ubisoft.
Assassin's Creed Liberation HD scampers to PS3, Xbox 360, PC
PlayStation Vita game Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation is coming to Xbox 360, PS3 and PC as Assassin's Creed Liberation HD. The download-only release will not only benefit from updated graphics, but new missions and other enhancements as well. An extensive Q&A from Ubisoft, available past the break, sums the improvements made to Liberation HD, touching on the new tutorial system, new combat (protagonist Aveline can dual-wield weapons now), polished free-running and improved facial animations and cutscenes. In addition to this, each mission has been "reworked" to provide better "pacing and challenge" for players. "And one more thing; we have worked heavily to improve the frame rate. The game will be smooth," says producer Momchil Valentinov Gindyanov. AI and crowd behavior will also behave like Assassin's Creed Liberation HD's console brethren. "Using the AnvilNext engine and existing Assassin's Creed technology has really allowed us to push the crowd and AI behaviour," Gindyanov writes. "Liberation features all the crowd behaviour you've come to expect from an Assassin's Creed game, tailored to our own specific locations, so you can expect to see all sorts of activities unique to New Orleans, including Mardi Gras!" Assassin's Creed Liberation HD is due on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC from developer Ubisoft Sofia. Neither timetable nor price has been announced.
Rumor: Assassin's Creed Liberation HD resurfaces
Alleged promotional material featuring an upgraded HD version of Ubisoft's PS Vita Assassin's Creed spinoff Liberation has surfaced, hinting at an upcoming release for Xbox Live Arcade, the PlayStation Network, and PC platforms. Reputable Xbox Live Marketplace watchdog @lifelower corroborates the discovery, noting that a console version of Liberation was submitted for a Brazilian classification rating back in July. The image above, which first appeared at Chinese forum A9VG and was later discovered by a NeoGAF forums member, also outs a number of previously unannounced Ubisoft games, including Assassin's Creed Pirates, Autodance II, Endwar Online, Rabbids: Big Bang and Valiant Hearts: The Great War. The promotional material additionally features a logo for Rayman: Fiesta Run, a likely follow-up to last year's mobile platformer Rayman: Jungle Run.
Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation picks up writing award
Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation won an award for "Outstanding Achievement in Video Game Writing" from the Writers Guild of America. Richard Farrese and Jill Murray are credited with the script.Liberation beat out 007 Legends, Assassin's Creed 3, Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two, Halo 4 and Uncharted: Golden Abyss. The Writers Guild of America has defended its nominations process in years past, which requires potential nominees be (at a minimum) part of the Video Game Writers Caucus.
Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation moves 'close to 600,000' units [Update!]
Assassin's Creed 3's PlayStation Vita companion piece, Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation, has either shipped or sold "close to 600,000" units, Ubisoft announced during a financial investors conference call this morning. We say "or" because, while the word "sold" was used, this terminology was also used to refer to Assassin's Creed 3's 12 million shipped units, and therefore the true nature of the statistic is unknown.It's also unknown what percentage of Liberation's volume is accounted for by its PlayStation Vita bundle. We've reached out to Ubisoft for clarification and further information and will update when either is received.Update: Ubisoft has confirmed with us that Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation has shipped nearly 600,000 units. For clarification, the term "sell-in" refers to units shipped to retailers, while the term "sell-through" refers to units purchased from retailers by customers. Thus, Ubisoft (or anyone else, for that matter) can say units have been "sold" when referring to either statistic.
Assassin's Creed 3 Gold Edition and Liberation flash sale on PSN this weekend
PlayStation Network is hosting a flash sale for Assassin's Creed 3 and Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation this weekend. The sale discounts the games by 35%, and also includes a bundle for both games at 50% off.This weekend, Assassin's Creed 3 can be bought for $38.99, with the Gold Edition on sale for $58.49. Liberation costs $23.39, while a bundle including both Liberation and Assassin's Creed 3 Gold Edition is $59.99. The Gold Edition of the game includes a season pass for the game's DLC offerings.
Amazon selling $180 Vita bundles with Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation, PS All-Stars
There's no telling how many minutes or seconds remain on this deal, as we're sure it's flying off of shelves, so you'll have to make your mind up about this Vita deal post haste.Amazon is selling the Crystal White Assassin's Creed 3 Liberation bundle – with extras including a copy of PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, $10 off Assassin's Creed 3 for PS3 or Xbox 360, and 3 months of PlayStation Plus – for a special price of $179.99, $70 cheaper than the base Vita bundle.The bundle is offered as a Deal of the Day, but we doubt it'll last all day.
Special Vita, PS3 bundles drop to $200 for Black Friday
If you're willing to put your life on the line and shop on November 23 or 24, you could get a wi-fi Vita for $50 off its normal MSRP, and a free game for your trouble.The Assassin's Creed 3 Liberation bundle, containing a Crystal White Vita, a copy of the game, and a 4GB memory card, is discounted to $199.99 across US retail for those days, as are special Call of Duty Black Ops Declassified (black Vita, the game, 4GB memory card) and Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (black Vita, the game) bundles.Sony is also offering a special $200 PS3 bundle, with a 250GB system, the Uncharted Dual Pack, the Infamous Collection, and 30 days of PlayStation Plus. Dualshock 3 controllers will be discounted $15, to a temporary price of $39.99.
Check out the touch controls in this Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation trailer
This trailer for Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation shows off some of the game's touch controls, which allow players to pick-pocket and perform chain kills with the swipe of a finger. Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation is coming to Vita on October 30.
Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation story trailer runs free
Not since Final Fantasy X-2 has a character had so many in-game costume changes. Observe as Aveline de Grandpré narrates her reason for fighting against the Spanish and her excuse for putting on different outfits whenever possible.
In Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation, Aveline will run into Connor
Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation may be a prequel to Assassin's Creed 3, but that doesn't mean Aveline can't mingle for a bit of cross-game chit-chat and co-operative stabbing with Connor. Because that's a thing that happens.
Sony: Vita won't repeat PSP's port-heavy lineup
The Vita's sales pitch – "console-like" games in a mobile device – mirrors that of the PSP when it first launched, admits John Koller, Sony Marketing VP for handhelds and consoles. The Vita, however, has learned from the PSP's failures."The issue that happened with PSP is we got overrun with ports," Koller tells Gamasutra. "It became very difficult for us to define what made PSP unique. The content development became a bit unstructured or decentralized, in that we got a lot of content that was on PlayStation 2 and got thrown over to the handheld."Sony is recommending publishers create unique content for the Vita, citing Ubisoft with Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation or Activision with Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified, rather than ports."The messaging is similar [between PSP and PS Vita], but I think the output is going to be quite different," Koller says.
Sony Gamescom media megapost: The Last of Us, Assassins Creed: Liberation and more
Welcome friend, to Joystiq's Sony Trailer and Gallery Wildlife Preserve. Here, you will find trailers for upcoming Sony games and/or games exclusive to Sony systems, cohabiting in a forced amalgamation of their natural habitats.Take for instance, The Last of Us' Gamescom trailer, chilling majestically above like a panther stalking its pray. Or perhaps, take a trip through the reserve's front gates and take a gander at LittleBigPlanet Vita and LittleBigPlanet Karting, Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation, Tokyo Jungle, Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time and the Vita's suite of AR card games, all from the safety of your own virtual Jeep.
Ubisoft bringing AC3, Liberation, Far Cry 3, Zombi U and more to Gamescom
There are plenty of reasons to visit Germany, but for gamers looking to sample some stuff still in development, Ubisoft is making a strong claim for Primary Reason. The publisher is throwing everything at Gamescom this year, an event that saw 275,000 attendees in 2011.Assassin's Creed 3 and its PS Vita spinoff, Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation, will both be on hand at Ubisoft's booth. They'll be joined by Far Cry 3, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Online and Shootmania. Ubisoft is also going to truck out all of its Wii U games: Zombi U, Rayman Legends, Rabbids Land, Sports Connection and Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2013. And if you decide to skip that last game, don't sweat it – you'll get all the exercise you need running around the Koelnmesse.
Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation trailer documents Aveline's murderous rampage through New Orleans
Launching alongside this year's big Assassin's Creed sequel, Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation follows a new hero (a heroine, rather) and has its own unique location: New Orleans. Like her forebear, Aveline wastes no time in violently staking a claim on the region.
Assassin's Creed Utopia coming to mobile from GREE and Ubisoft
Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation won't be the only way to get your assassination/conspiracy theory/fashionable hood fix on the go, as Ubisoft and GREE have announced Assassin's Creed Utopia for unknown mobile devices.The game, which is set to launch sometime later this year, will see players building their own "Assassin's Creed utopian colonial city," producer Andreane Meunier told Pocket Gamer. Unlike Liberation on the Vita, Utopia will not be directly linked to Assassin's Creed 3's continuity, though the game does take place in the early days of American colonization.GREE's trademark social inclinations will be present in some form or another, but Meunier insists Utopia won't abandon AC's "hardcore" roots.
Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation trailer shows off Aveline's arsenal
Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation has only officially existed for a few minutes, but that doesn't mean we can't start ogling our new female assassin's impressive arsenal of assassination armaments.
Rumor: Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation headed to Vita
We may have just learned a little bit more about that Assassin's Creed game Ubisoft announced for the Vita last August. The game, Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation, is said to take place in New Orleans and "across the Gulf of Mexico" during the end of the French/Indian War, according to neoGAF user ImLibo, who supposedly received the July issue of Game Informer ahead of time.These two tweeted pictures appear to corroborate the thread's claims that the game will star a female French assassin of African descent named Aveline. The thread also mentions a multiplayer mode "specifically tailored to the Vita experience," as well as alligators and the ability to "explore the entirety of New Orleans without loading a new area."We've reached out to Ubisoft for comment.
