If you ever saw someone wearing your exact clothes and face, you’d probably notice. Why, then, do video games think they can get away with artificially inflating large quantities of people with repeat after repeat? It happens often – citizens in open worlds springing from a perilously shallow gene pool, …
Read More »Syndicates Steampunk Pack includes goggles and a… Wallop Enhancifier
While Ms Frye now has a new free electricity themed outfit to download free today for Assassin’s Creed Syndicate (opens in new tab) there’s also a new Steampunk Pack for £3.99/$4.99. The Pack includes a dapper new outfit for Jacob (complete with goggles), three new weapons and two pieces of …
Read More »Assassins Creed is making me miss Desmond for all the wrong reasons
My worst fears about Assassin’s Creed have come to pass: ever since killing off Desmond in Assassin’s Creed 3, the modern day narrative that connects each game in the series has been spinning its wheels, all while the Ubisoft machine continues to churn out new adventures in the ages-long conflict …
Read More »Assassins Creed Syndicate Secrets of London guide
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate (opens in new tab) takes us on a whirlwind tour of Victorian London – or at least a version of it where everyone has fluoride white teeth and looks like they’ve managed to have a wash within the last 24 hours. Hidden away in the boroughs are …
Read More »Why Assassins Creed Syndicate had to be in London
This year’s addition to Ubisoft’s annual stab simulator, Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, not only sees a new approach to combat, but also the long awaited appearance of Victorian London as a setting. In the latest issue of Official Xbox Magazine, creative director Marc-Alexis Côté explains the decision to modernise the AC …
Read More »Assassins Creed Syndicates Evie is even more violent than Jacob
She’s been noticeable in her distinct absence – *gives Ubisoft stern glare* – but Assassin’s Creed Syndicate (opens in new tab)’s Evie Frye got her own trailer at the Sony’s E3 conference (opens in new tab) last night and it turns out she’s even more violent than her twin brother. …
Read More »