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In case you missed it, the trailer for Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag has been released ahead of its intended debut. It looks pretty good and I have to admit I am loving the pirate theme. Very Pirates of the Caribbean-ish if you ask me. Anyway if you’re interested in seeing how the game might look like in terms of gameplay, you’re in luck as screenshots from the game have since been released. Just like the trailer, the screenshots from the game look pretty impressive, and it seems to incorporate a lot of outdoor elements in them. As you can see, your character will be able to explore the town, the jungle and even hop onto a ship (is that a whale we see there?!). Pretty cool stuff. The game is expected to be released on the 31^st of October (according to the trailer) and will be available on current gen consoles and the PC, but it will support next-gen consoles as well, such as the PlayStation 4 and presumably Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox.

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Just yesterday Ubisoft officially announced the next installment in the Assassin’s Creed series, but details were quite scarce; we merely got a look at the box art and that was it. However, a screen capture of a landing page on Ubisoft’s website (which has since been taken down), says that Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag will be launching on October 29 on “next-gen consoles.”

The game has already been confirmed for the PS3, Xbox 360, PC and Wii U, so we should now see it arrive for the PlayStation 4 and the rumored Xbox 720. Of course, this isn’t too surprising, as the release date for the game will hit around the same time that the next-gen consoles should launch. However, the screen capture suggest that the game will be releasing on October 29 for next-gen consoles, suggesting that the PS4 and Xbox 720 will be out by then.

The landing page where the release date was leaked is now replaced by a countdown for the Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag “world premiere trailer,” which is set to launch in four days and 12 hours from the time of this writing. At that point, we should know more details about the upcoming installment.

The leaked screenshot also means that pre-orders will be available for the game, and those who pre-order the title will receive a collectible Todd McFarlane poster, a cartoonist who used to draw Spider-Man comics for Marvel. Since the release date was pulled and replaced with the trailer, it seems like Ubisoft will announce the release date for the game early next week when the trailer launches. Stay tuned!

[via Gaming Everything]

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag reportedly launching October 29 is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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The Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag posters that were leaked yesterday turned out to be promotional materials for the next Assassin’s Creed game now that Ubisoft has confirmed the game by releasing its official box art.

The box art image released by Ubisoft shows the new Assassin that we could expect to be featured in the game on the front and is equipped with a ton of weaponry. We can see he has three guns attached to him, a cutlass and, of course, the iconic Assassin’s Creed hidden dagger located on his right forearm. In the background, we can see the Assassin is aboard a pirate ship, which would lead us to believe he is, indeed, a pirate assassin. Take that, ninjas! (more…)

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Want to know just who’s developing for the PlayStation 4? Sony just gave is a very good peek: it’s promising worldwide support for the console, and quickly flashed just which companies that entails. The cursory look shows us many familiar heavyweights, such as 2K, Activision, Capcom, EA, Konami and Ubisoft. We’ve also spotted Rockstar, Square Enix and other names that most would have hoped for with the new PlayStation. Suffice it to say that Sony hasn’t had any problems attracting the support it needs for a decent early lineup, although we don’t know how many of these developers will have something ready for launch day.

Update: A few exist that aren’t (directly) mentioned in the graphic above: Blizzard is porting Diablo III to the PS4, and Bungie will put its future MMO-like shooter, Destiny, on the game machine.

Check out our liveblog of Sony’s event to get the latest news as it happens!

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It looks like Electronic Arts and Ubisoft are taking the whole “embrace the competition” phrase to a new level. the two companies have announced that they will be offering each others’ games on UPlay and Origin, meaning that you’ll be able grab EA games on UPlay and Ubisoft games on Origin, something that we don’t see happen very often.

UPlay will now offer a handful of games from Electronic Arts, Warner Bros., Bohemia Interactive, Telltale Games, Robot Entertainment, and more. This includes titles like Batman: Arkham City, Crysis 3, Orcs Must Die 2, The Walking Dead, and To the Moon. To celebrate the expanded library, Ubisoft is offering gamers a free game download if they purchase a game for $19.90 or more.

In return, EA is listing a handful of Ubisoft games on Origin, including Assassin’s Creed III and Far Cry 3. EA has been offering third-party games on Origin for a couple of years now, but that doesn’t lessen the excitement of even more games becoming available on the service, and this will no doubt instill a bit more confidence in gamers that game publishers don’t have to be complete DRM fanatics.

In total, Ubisoft’s UPlay will gain 25 games from 12 different publishers, and it’ll allow the smaller indie games to get more exposure through Ubisoft’s store, while also helping out Ubisoft itself grow its library of games. Of course, no other digital distribution service is quite up to par with Steam, so both EA and Ubisoft have a lot of catching up to do.

[via Ars Technica]

EA and Ubisoft team up to share games on UPlay and Origin is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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