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Ubisoft DRM servers stressed out. Past life synchronizations delayed.

Having trouble playing the PC version of Assassin’s Creed 2 or Silent Hunter 5 today? You’re not the only one. Joystiq notes that the Assassin’s Creed 2 forum has a thread filled with angry users that suddenly find they can’t … Continue reading

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Ubisoft Online

Tom Francis over at PC Gamer has a blog entry spelling out his experience with Assassin’s Creed 2 on the PC. It’s also one of the first titles to roll off the assembly line equipped with Ubisoft’s new online-only service … Continue reading

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Ubisoft goes online-only for PC players

Last week, Ubisoft made waves when they announced how they were going to use a new DRM (digital rights management) scheme for most of their upcoming PC games. PC players will now need to sign onto Ubisoft’s online service in … Continue reading

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Review: Assassin’s Creed 2

History and the fantastic tales surrounding it have always been a playground for entertainment. But no game gives you as many historical seesaws and jungle gyms quite like Assassin’s Creed 2, a sci-fi period piece that amazingly manages to mix … Continue reading

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Review: Call of Juarez – Bound in Blood

Polish developer Techland’s Call of Juarez was a western-styled shooter filled with plenty of spaghetti-styled trappings and action that told of a story between outlaw-turned-preacher, Reverend McCall, and Billy Candle whose mixed Native American ancestry had made him something of … Continue reading

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E3: Ubisoft press briefing decompression

James Cameron and Pele showed up to this thing, which gives you an idea of the kind of mojo Ubisoft was rolling with on the eve of E3. I don’t have an exact time down, but this had to be … Continue reading

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Assassin’s Creed 2 Site Teases Fans

Assassin’s Creed fans will remember the Animus project and Ubisoft has put together a teaser site for the sequel based around the name, providing tantalizing hints as to what is going to be revealed later this month on the 16th … Continue reading

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