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Ubisoft Says No Thank You To No More Heroes PS3, 360

12:00PM Michael McWhertor | The recently announced Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 port of Wii game No More Heroes is now on the hunt for a new North American publisher. Ubisoft says it’s passing. More »
Culture

So, Are The Haystacks Of Assassin’s Creed II Any Bigger?

12:00PM Owen Good | Doesn’t look like Ubisoft learned their physics lesson. Matt, who helped the Kotaku Bureau of Weights & Measures calculate the cushion Altair would need in reality, thinks the haystacks are bigger in ACII. They still look puny to me. More »
Hands On

Frankenreview: Assassin’s Creed II

6:00AM Mike Fahey | Ezio faces off against a squad of game reviewers in the Assassin’s Creed II Frankenreview. Does he triumph, or does he get lost in the crowd? More »
Media

Here’s That Mario Mention In Assassin’s Creed II

2:00PM Owen Good | Earlier today, Stephen Totilo’s review of Assassin’s Creed II referenced the game’s homage to Mario. Here’s video of the fourth wall-breaking inside joke, which is so mainstream it’s not inside. And it doesn’t really break the fourth wall, either. More »
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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 »
News

Do You Want To Demo Avatar?

5:00AM Mike Fahey | PC gamers eager to get their hands on a little bit of James Cameron’s next big blue thing can now do so, with a PC demo for Avatar. More »
Media

Assassin’s Creed II Is Live, Check It Out

4:40AM Brian Crecente | Assassin’s Creed II is officially out in North America. If you’re undecided on whether to pick the game up, maybe you should check out this trailer and then read our review of the game courtesy of Stephen Totilo. More »
Hands On

Assassin’s Creed 2 Review: A Season For Masterpieces

4:00AM Stephen Totilo | Assassin’s Creed 2 is set in an era of history famous for the creation of beautiful art and master inventions, a fitting backdrop for a game that leaps beyond the achievements of both its predecessor and some other vaunted works. More »
Features

What Sort Of Sequel Is Assassin’s Creed II?

9:00AM David Wildgoose | Patrice Desilets is the charming creative director on Assassin’s Creed II. Despite having worked at Ubisoft Montreal for over ten years now, it is the first sequel he’s ever been involved with. Let’s find out how he decided to follow-up one of this console generation’s best-selling games. More »
Media

The Entire Live-Action Assassin’s Creed II Movie

12:30AM Luke Plunkett | Over the past few weeks, Ubisoft have been releasing episodes of their live-action Assassin’s Creed flick, Lineage. Screw that. We don’t have the patience for episodes. Which is why we’re glad the whole thing is now available in one film. More »