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Report: Ubisoft Turning A Valhalla DLC Into Standalone Assassin's Creed Game
9.2.2022
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla got too big for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Following two major expansions for the open-world RPG and forthcoming third one, Ubisoft is turning a planned fourth into its own spinoff, Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier reports.Read more
The Assassin's Creed Expansions Just Keep Coming
14.12.2021
I wrote in January that Assassin’s Creed Valhalla was too damn long, and that was before two whole expansions were released for it over the course of this year. Now the game is getting another one, as well as some missions for its predecessor Assassin’s Creed Odyssey as well.Read more
Yes, Far Cry 6 Has A Transmog Feature
8.10.2021
Far Cry 6, Ubisoft’s cockfighting game that includes a gazillion-hour open-world shooter, has a transmog feature. But you might not know so from the start. In fact, to take it from some players, it’s all too easy to glaze right over it.Read more
Assassin's Creed Infinity Unveiled Immediately After It Gets Leaked
7.7.2021
Earlier today, Bloomberg reported that the next entry in the Assassin’s Creed series will be a live service game. Shortly thereafter, Ubisoft confirmed the existence of a new Assassin’s Creed project.Read more
Assassin's Creed Valhalla Is Being Used To Attract Tourists
21.6.2021
Wrath of the Druids, the first DLC expansion for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, is set in Ireland and features a gorgeous recreation of the island country, complete with famous natural landmarks and centuries-old villages. Is all that enough to entice some digital Vikings to leave their homes...
What To Expect From Ubisoft’s E3 2021 Press Conference
12.6.2021
Today, at 3:00 p.m. ET, Ubisoft will host its E3 press conference, “Ubisoft Forward.” Don’t get your hopes up for updates about the upcoming Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake or The Division. (That goes for both the base game and the recently announced The Division Heartlands.) Earlier this...
Saturday's Best Deals: Samsung 70" 4K TV, Asus Gaming Monitor, Cutlery Brushes, 2L Hydration Bladder, Grepro Jump Starter, and More
10.4.2021
A Samsung 70-inch smart 4K tv and a Grepro jump starter lead Saturday’s best deals.Read more
Sunday's Best Deals: Greenworks Outdoor Power Tools, Corsair Virtuoso Headset, 2-Pack 1080P Webcams, Kitchen Essentials, Garden Seat & Kneeler, and More
21.3.2021
A sale on outdoor power tools and on a 40-pack of KN95 Masks lead Sunday’s best deals.Read more
Thursday's Best Deals: M1 MacBook Air, Newegg PC Games Sale, Tempur-Cloud Mattresses, TaoTronics Massage Gun, Free Paramount+ Trial, and More
18.3.2021
MacBook Air and Newegg PC game sale lead Thursday’s best deals.Read more
Players Aren't Happy About Assassin's Creed Valhalla's Transmog Tax
17.3.2021
A couple months after release, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla finally has transmog, but not as some players had originally envisioned it. The feature falls short of how it’s been implemented in past games, and comes with a 50 silver tax on each transaction to boot, leaving a lot of us, myself included...
I Killed A Dancing Bear In Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Feel Terrible, And Would Do It Again
12.2.2021
Lurking out in the fields and forests of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla are immensely powerful beasts. The kind of animals that people tell stories about. Dangerous, killer monsters that only a hardy, brave, and perhaps foolish warrior could...Oh wait, never mind. It got stuck in the ground like...
Assassin's Creed Valhalla Gets History Right Where It Matters
2.2.2021
If Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is indeed based on historical events like its intro screen says, it is based very loosely. Yet for all its simplification and misrepresentation of the Viking invasions of Britain, there’s one thing the game depicts really well: the idea that England’s history is one...
Fans Finally Crack Made-Up Assassin's Creed Language
13.1.2021
Assassin’s Creed is a neverending series of mysteries and puzzles, the most enduring of which is the Isu language. While it was first introduced in 2009’s Assassin’s Creed II, it wasn’t until last year’s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla provided substantial clues that fans were finally able to crack...
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Gets New Abilities But Only If You Disconnect Your Console From The Internet
6.1.2021
A few weeks back, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla players spotted a handful of new abilities in the game’s elaborate skill tree. Then, those abilities disappeared.Read more
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s Hidden Ones Bureaus Hide A Great Series Callback
31.12.2020
Between One-Punch Man, baseball man, and multiple nods to popular fantasy franchises, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is basically the Metropolitan Museum of Easter Eggs. But the best surprise—or at least the one that’s sure to delight series fans the most—doesn’t show up until late in the game.Read more
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s Drunk Glitch Keeps Making My Game Weirder
29.12.2020
Every time my viking hero Eivor dies in Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, she returns to life drunk. This is a known bug that the developers appear primed to patch, but in trying to just bear with it last night, I somehow made it worse. Though, in this case, “worse” also means “better.” And now...
Zack Zwiezen's Top 10 Games Of 2020
19.12.2020
When I first sat down to put together this list, I wrote down two titles and then sat and thought for a while about what else I played. I think this year has thrown my whole mind into a strange funk, because I couldn’t even name 10 games I had played, let alone loved.Read more
It’s A Very Viking Christmas In Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s Slightly Buggy Yuletide Festival
17.12.2020
‘Tis the season for snowy weather, holiday parties, and drunk vikings. The latest update for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla adds a new holiday-themed event to the game and covers your settlement in snow. But while the new free update is a bit of festive fun, adding new armor and decorations, it’s also...
Ubisoft Waits A Month To Start Selling XP Booster For Assassin's Creed Valhalla
17.12.2020
What do you do when you launch an Assassin’s Creed game, include the option for your customers to pay $10 to level up faster, draw all kinds of negative reactions—many of them suspicious, wary—and then launch a new Assassin’s Creed two years later? Launch with that controversial paid booster again?...
Ubisoft's Game Subscription Service Is Now Available On Stadia
16.12.2020
Ubisoft+, the $15-a-month service that gives subscribers access to premium versions of games like Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Immortals: Fenyx Rising, and Watch Dogs Legion, is now available as part of Google’s Stadia streaming platform. Finally an alternative to streaming Ubisoft games on Amazon...