In Real Life

The Renaissance Art Of David Alvarez

David Alvarez is a 2D and 3D artist employed at Ubisoft, who has worked on games like Assassin’s Creed II, Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, Assassin’s Creed Revelations and Test Drive Unlimited.


July 1, 2011
News

Ubisoft Unveils ‘Ubicollectibles’ For The Discriminating Assassin’s Creed And Might & Magic Fan

Publisher Ubisoft is continuing its pursuit into higher end, limited edition merch with the arrival of Ubicollectibles, things you may want to invest in if you’re a die hard Assassin’s Creed or Ghost Recon fan. And you live in Europe.


June 24, 2011
News

This Assassin’s Creed Statue Is Not A Cheap Date

How much do you love Assassin’s Creed’s Ezio Auditore da Firenze? Enough to spend $US600 on a statue of the smooth-talking killer?


May 12, 2011
PC

Assassin’s Creed: Revelations Includes Surprise, Major Revelations

To hear the creative director of Assassin’s Creed Revelations put it in a recent interview with Game Informer, the next Assassin’s Creed will actually merit its subtitle. Questions will be answered. What kind of questions?


March 25, 2011
News

You Could Help Write The Assassin’s Creed Encyclopaedia

For those of us who would like to read an Assassin’s Creed encyclopaedia, please consider that the people who are making an official one are looking for contributors. Submission rules are detailed at the Ubisoft Workship.


February 1, 2011
In Real Life

Games That Make You Want To Go Places

Video games are meant to be an escape from the real world. Yet sometimes, escape be damned, they do such a good job of depicting real locations that the player can’t help but want to pack their bags and go travelling.


September 2, 2010
News

Assassin’s Creed II Action Figure Emerges From The Crowd

It’s a little late for Assassin’s Creed II, we know, but just in time for Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood come these Ezio figures by NECA.


September 1, 2010
News

MythBusters Looking To Tackle The Science Of Video Games

MythBusters, the science-fact television show that started life on the Discovery Channel, has put hundreds of rumours, myths and adages to the test. In the future, they will be tackling the fact and fiction of video games.


August 9, 2010
In Real Life

Middle-Aged Writer Finally Tries Gaming

Nicholas Baker, author of Double Fold and a self-described “nontheistic Quaker”, is not a gamer. Before this past fall, he had never touched a video game controller until this past fall.


July 11, 2010
News

Assassin’s Creed Designer ‘Did Everything He Needed To Do’ Before Leaving

When Patrice Désilets, the former creative director of Assassin’s Creed, abruptly left the game, it left the impression that he was unhappy with Ubisoft’s plans to pump out another sequel so soon. Not true, says a friend and colleague.