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0  Ubisoft Hiring Oscar Winners For Ghost Recon Short Wed, Mar 10th, 2010, 2:01 pm (EST) BY JAMIE COURTS According to an article from Reuters, Ubisoft has hired directors Francois Alaux and Herve de Crecy, Oscar winners for the short film "Logorama", for a short film about the latest Ghost Recon title. More »

1  Ubisoft Reveals Details About Next Assassin's Creed Title Tue, Feb 9th, 2010, 2:40 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS Ubisoft has today announced that the next Assassin's Creed installment will feature multiplayer. The company, in a call to investors, also revealed that the game would be set in Rome, continuing the story of Assassin's Creed 2 protagonist Ezio. This new game, Ubisoft confirmed, is not connected to the downloadable content for Assassin's Creed 2. More »

0  Assassin's Creed 2 PC Launch Date Announced Mon, Jan 25th, 2010, 6:00 pm (EST) BY DARRYL Ubisoft have announced the release date for the PC version of Assassin's Creed 2, which was released last November on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and went on to post commendable sales figures. More »

0  First Assassin's Creed 2 DLC Next Week Fri, Jan 22nd, 2010, 5:49 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS Fans of Ubisoft Montreal's critically acclaimed Assassin's Creed 2 will be pleased to know the first pack of downloadable content (DLC) has a firm date and price. You'll be able to take Ezio through the "Battle of Forli" on January 28th and it will cost $3.99 USD on PSN and 320 Microsoft points on Xbox Live. More »

	1  Next Assassin's Creed To Feature Ezio Fri, Jan 15th, 2010, 9:44 am (EST) BY DARRYL Ubisoft have disclosed that the next Assassin's Creed title, which is scheduled to be released in approximately the next 12 months, will once again feature the protagonist from Assassin's Creed 2, Ezio. More »

1  New Assassin's Creed Animated Fan Video Looks Great Mon, Dec 28th, 2009, 3:57 pm (EST) BY JAMIE COURTS Fans of the Assassin's Creed series may be excited to hear that The Duo Group, a team of video makers who work on trailers and teasers, have made a fan video of Altair of the first title in the series. The ten minute video follows Altair's initiation into the brotherhood of Assassins. It has some really nice art direction and voice work and is worth checking out for any followers of the series. The video can be seen right here. More »

0  Modern Warfare 2 Christmas #1 In The UK, Assassin's Creed 2 Falters Mon, Dec 21st, 2009, 8:21 am (EST) BY DARRYL Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has been confirmed as the Christmas Number One in the UK, after maintaining its top position since it was released over a month ago. It has managed to fight off some late charges from FIFA 10, Wii Fit Plus and Wii Sports Resort, which all rose in the rankings. More »

0  Modern Warfare 2 Continues Its UK Sales Dominance Mon, Dec 14th, 2009, 11:51 am (EST) BY DARRYL Activision's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 continues to sit pretty at the top of the UK video game sales charts, which are compiled by Chart Track. It's also quite difficult to see anything knocking it off its perch any time soon. More »

0  Reviews Round-Up: Assassin's Creed 2, Avatar, Tekken 6 and More Sat, Dec 12th, 2009, 10:50 am (EST) BY DARRYL This week has been a pretty solid week for reviews on Gaming Union, with there being six in total, spanning the three major home consoles. Ubisoft take the spotlight this week though, with the releases of Assassin's Creed II and James Cameron's Avatar: The Game. More »

0  Assassin's Creed II Review Mon, Dec 7th, 2009, 9:44 pm (EST) BY DARRYL The original Assassin's Creed was quite the breakthrough title, considering it immediately became the fastest selling new IP, a record it still holds. It's been two years since then and the highly anticipated sequel has arrive to continue the original's cliffhanger plot, and deliver more content and refined gameplay on top of that. Does Assassin's Creed II actually deliver on these aspects? More »

	5  *CLOSED* Win Assassin's Creed 2 Merchandise Mon, Dec 7th, 2009, 10:00 am (EST) BY DARRYL To celebrate the successful launch of Assassin's Creed 2 on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, we've teamed up with Ubisoft to give away some merchandise just in time for Christmas! Although this competition is unfortunately only open to UK Residents (sorry North Americans!). More »

0  Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines Review Thu, Dec 3rd, 2009, 10:23 pm (EST) BY DARRYL Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines is the PSP sequel to the third person action-adventure title, Assassin's Creed, that first landed in 2007. Releasing alongside Assassin's Creed 2 for the holiday season, Bloodlines is set to tie together the loose ends of the first game, which ended rather abruptly and did nothing more but set the stage for its predecessor. Developed by Ubisoft Montreal in conjunction with developer Griptonite Games, Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines hopes to offer the same non-linear gameplay and open world environments as the first game, but does it hold up to the reputation set by its predecessor? More »

2  Film the Future of Ubisoft? Tue, Dec 1st, 2009, 8:44 pm (EST) BY ADAM MA During a keynote presentation at DIG London 2009- a video game developers conference in London, Ontario - Yannis Mallat gave an inside look at the inner workings of Ubisoft Montreal.  The speech covered both the past and the future of the gaming company, and how they will continue to shape the industry, but one point in particular went towards how Ubisoft may be shaping the future of film as well.  Using Assassins Creed: Lineage as the flagship for their success Mallat spoke of the breakthrough of convergence - the next step in reaching a truly immerse gaming experience. More »

0  Assassin's Creed 2 Receiving Multiple DLC Packs Tue, Dec 1st, 2009, 8:02 pm (EST) BY KYLE WYNEN Ubisoft Montreal has announced that Assassin's Creed 2 will be receiving the downloadable content treatment, with two upcoming DLC installments. Both DLC packs are for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The first DLC pack, called "Battle of Forli", will release sometime in January., but a specific date was not divulged by Ubisoft. The second DLC pack, called "Bonfire of the Vanities", will follow a month later in February. More »

0  Modern Warfare 2, Assassin's Creed 2, Mario Retain Their UK Dominance Mon, Nov 30th, 2009, 10:37 am (EST) BY DARRYL Not massively surprising, but Modern Warfare 2, Assassin's Creed 2 and New Super Mario Bros. Wii have continued to hold the top three spots in this week's UK video game sales charts. It wouldn't be hard to see them retaining the three spots up until the new year either, as the amount of new releases slows down. More »

0  Assassin's Creed 2 Sells 1.6 Million In One Week Posted on 2009/11/24 BY DARRYL Ubisoft have announced that preliminary reports are suggesting that Assassin's Creed II, which was launched in North American and Europe last week, has sold over 1.6 million copies in that time. More »

	2  Modern Warfare 2 Holds Off Super Mario, Assassin's Creed 2 Posted on 2009/11/23 BY DARRYL Modern Warfare 2 had a massive week following its launch, but sales in the UK have declined considerably since with a reported 86 percent decrease. It wasn't the only high-profile launch around that time though and some of the others have started to register. More »

	1  Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines Freezing At Launch Posted on 2009/11/20 BY KYLE WYNEN For those anticipating Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines for the PSP, joy was temporarily shot down when the PSN download version of the title simply didn't work when played. The game that continues Altair's adventures would launch fine, but when the initial load would begin, the game would simply freeze. More »

0  Assassin's Creed 2 Launch Trailer Posted on 2009/11/18 BY DARRYL Assassin's Creed 2 was launched yesterday in North America, but it's still not out in Europe yet. To celebrate the launch of the game and its impending launch, Ubisoft have put together a launch trailer for the game which shows off some of the best parts. More »

0  Like Assassin's Creed: Lineage? You'll Love This Fan Movie Posted on 2009/11/12 BY KYLE WYNEN Is anticipation for Assassin's Creed 2 killing you, or to a lesser extent, making you grind your teeth? While the game is due out in only a matter of days and promotion for it is almost ridiculously high, Ubisoft has also hosted a short film contest themed around Assassin's Creed that just might ease the wait. Assassin's Creed: Generations, a name that could easily fit into the series, is one of the contest entries, and an astounding one at that. Ubisoft created their own Assassin's Creed: Lineage short film series, and if you liked those, Assassin's Creed: Generations will be right up your alley. The winners will be revealed tomorrow, but don't be surprised if Assassin's Creed: Generations takes the $10,000 grand prize. We caught up with the director of the short film, Tom Quigley. More »