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Assassin's Creed 3 Hidden Secrets, Battle Hardened DLC now on Wii U
The first two DLC packs for Assassin's Creed 3, Hidden Secrets and Battle Hardened, hit the Wii U today; Hidden Secrets costs $5 and Battle Hardened is $10. Both packs are already available on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.Hidden Secrets includes three new missions (Lost Mayan Ruins, Ghost of War and A Dangerous Secret), two single-player costumes and two multiplayer characters, the Redcoat and the Sharpshooter. Battle Hardened is all about the multiplayer, adding the Governor, Highlander and Coyote Man characters, and three multiplayer maps, Charlestown, Fort St-Mathieu and Saint Pierre.The next DLC pack for Assassin's Creed 3 is The Tyranny of King Washington, a three-episode trek through George Washington's alternate history.
Don't load Assassin's Creed 3 while 'Hidden Secrets' DLC is downloading
Downloading the Hidden Secrets DLC pack for Assassin's Creed 3 caused "a very small number of players" to lose their save data, Ubisoft wrote on its forums. One player began a thread describing the issue and a few others joined in to share their own tales of woe. Ubisoft responded with the following message:"Just a quick heads up, we're able to reproduce this issue at the studio and are working on a fix/workaround. From what we can tell, this problem seems to be rare and should generally only affect a very small number of players. That said, we're taking the speedy and complete resolution of this very seriously."Barring a complete fix, Ubisoft offered a tip to avoid the glitch:"Do not load your saved AC3 game while the DLC is downloading in the background. This appears to be the key trigger for this bug. You can do anything else you want to do, just don't load up your saved game and play it while the DLC is downloading."Hidden Secrets launched for Assassin's Creed 3 Season Pass holders on December 4 and drops for the public on December 11.
The Daily Grind: What's your favorite MMO Easter egg?
Easter eggs have always struck me as weird. On one hand, the bunny keeps hiding them, so I guess he doesn't want you to find them. But then he makes them brilliantly colored, which blends in with nature not at all. So which is it, Easter bunny? Do you want us to find your eggs or not? In a similar fashion, some MMO Easter eggs are cleverly hidden, undiscovered by most who run on by. Those eggs tend to reward the observant, the meticulous and the just plain lucky. Then there are the eggs that the developers all but shove in your face as if to say, "Hey! Look at this! It is wacky and out of place and breaks the fourth wall!" Those eggs are available to all, usually whether you want them or not. So what are your favorite Easter eggs in MMOs? Are they oblique references to pop culture hidden in item description text? A remote area that's almost inaccessible unless you know the exact trick to getting there? A secret buried inside a quest that unveils itself if you know just where to look? What makes you gurgle with delight when discovered?
