Yesterday, the authentication servers for Ubisoft’s oppressive new DRM crashed – rendering the recently released Pc version of Assassin’s Creed II unplayable. The official forums have been filled with prospective players complaining about the game taking excessively long times to authorise, if at all. Those that have their games saved to Ubisoft’s cloud can’t even access them. They are, quite …
Oh Ubisoft! Have we not learnt of the nerdrage that results from draconian DRM? Apparently not, as CVG has confirmed that Assassin’s Creed 2 for the PC – and in fact all future games from the French publisher will feature what must be one of the worst ideas in Digital Right Management ever conceived. The game will require PC gamers …
Yesterday I posted that very confusing comic up from Pfangirl which apparently is really easy to understand as long as you are a MMO player… or more specifically a WoW player. However it was quickly pointed out that we have another gaming comic in the community, J E Donaldson who posts up his stuff on his personal site TheMouseTrap.co.za Last …
Ubisoft have confirmed that the next game in the Assassin’s Creed series will once again feature Ezio, the smooth talking double bladed Italian bringer of death. The game will also still be set in Italy, this time taking place in Rome. According to an Ubisoft financially focused conference call, the game will focus on Ezio as he tries to destroy …
If you’ve got a few gaping holes in your animus timeline, you’ll be happy to know that Ubisoft have gotten around to giving out a few more details on the Assassin’s Creed II DLC they announced recently. If you haven’t played the game – and thus aren’t excited about additional content – you really ought to. It’s much, much better …
If you were on of the the gamers out there affected by the very nasty “hideout” glitch then now is the time to break into song. The glitch that kept people from returning to the Animus after leaving the game while in Desmond area will now finally be fixed, meaning that you can hop back into the Animus and catch …
Common Sense Media is a somewhat right wing, religious group who dole out parental advice to people who probably shouldn’t have had children in the first place. Displaying a complete lack of their namesake, they’ve compiled a list of games to avoid buying kids for Christmas, as well as suitable replacements. While their goal is a noble one, and …
Time Magazine is probably the most respected mass circulation magazine in the world and as such whenever they post a Top 10 of some sort people generally pay attention. When it comes to videogames though I am not sure they have the same clout. But whether we like it or not they have put together a Top 10 list and …
Cloud gaming removed hardware barriers, but it replaced them with something less visible and …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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