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Testing Ubisoft’s “Frequent Flyer” Program With Assassin’s Creed II

9:00AM Stephen Totilo | Over the weekend, a dead option offered through my PlayStation 3 copy of Assassin’s Creed II went live. “Uplay” now works, the latest attempt by a publisher to tie its games together. If nothing else, it improved my Assassin’s experience. More »
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R.U.S.E. Gets Touchy-Feely With Windows 7

2:20AM Mike Fahey | Ubisoft’s upcoming strategy game R.U.S.E. craves your touch, announced as one of the first games to fully support the new multitouch capabilities of Windows 7. More »
Hands On

R.U.S.E.: Playing The Subterfuge Card In Normandy

1:00AM Brian Crecente | R.U.S.E., Ubisoft’s upcoming real-time strategy title, is a satisfying combination of trickery and tactics, though it may feel a bit light for hardcore fans of the genre. More »
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R.U.S.E. Beta Coming Later This Y.E.A.R.

10:30PM Luke Plunkett | Ubisoft announced today that, later this year, PC gamers will get a chance to dip their toes into a R.U.S.E. beta, which will offer successful applicants “an extended preview of the multiplayer experience”. More »
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Brink, WET, Red Steel 2 Added To Growing Gamescom List

1:00AM Brian Crecente | With less than two weeks to go before Gamescom kicks off in Cologne, the list of games that will be present and playable continues to grow. More »
Culture

The Most Technically Impressive Thing I’ve Seen All Week

9:40AM Luke Plunkett
This being E3, there’s been a lot of impressive stuff on show. But nothing as impressive as seeing somebody play Ubisoft’s RUSE on Microsoft’s $US20,000 touch-screen “Surface”.
Hands On

R.U.S.E. Tweaks, Slows Real-Time Strategy

5:00AM Brian Crecente | By all appearances, R.U.S.E. is another attempt by Ubisoft to redefine strategy gaming in a way to be more attractive for casual fans, slowing the pace of real-time strategy and adding depth to the genre. More »
Media

R.U.S.E. Cam-Vid Gameplay Spectacular

8:00AM Mike Fahey | If the initial announcement and trailer for Ubisoft’s real-time strategy game R.U.S.E. left you confused, four videos worth of gameplay should clear things up quite nicely. More »
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R.U.S.E. Trailer Calls Ubisoft’s Bluff

10:00AM Mike Fahey | The announcement trailer for Ubisoft’s real-time strategy title R.U.S.E. demonstrates exactly how bluffing works in the deception-fuelled game. More »