Please indulge us as we go all Perez Hilton for a brief moment! On Tuesday night Ubisoft, Maxim and PS3 hosted a party at the LA Nightclub Opera for the launch of Assassin’s Creed. The game’s star Kristen Bell was there, as were other Heroes cast members Greg Grunberg (the voice of Timeshift and Condemned), and Masi Oka. My favourite moment of the party: Seeing Masi passionately talk to an Ubisoft executive for 20 minutes about his vision for the Heroes videogame. Hey, the guy’s smart: He used to work at Industrial Light + Magic before he started bending space and time. More »
As if Jade Raymond doesn’t already add enough sex appeal to Assassin’s Creed, Heroes and Veronica Mars star Kristen Bell will have a featured role in the game. Ubisoft just sent us this exclusive image of what virtual Kristen looks like in the game.
Bell’s involvement was first leaked last December when the blonde starlet started to mouth off about some of the game’s top-secret sci-fi elements. (Let’s just say you’re in for a shock when you start playing Assassin’s next week). But if you’re looking for more details on Bell’s character, you won’t find any in the press release. Jade does say she’s a big fan of Bell’s “professionalism, “dynamic personality,” “emotional range,” and “talent.” Do I sense a little crush? We’ll have to see if Jade follows in Bell’s footsteps and appears on the cover of Maxim like this thread suggests. Knowing Jade I’m guessing not. More »
