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Ubisoft must be having a grand ol' time this year because they just announced that they're opening another new studio, this time in Winnipeg. This...

I don't remember history being this buggy. If there is one area that video games come up short in, it's when they attempt to tackle real-life history. Specifically, games come up well short in being historically accurate without also including a healthy dose of embellishment or suspension of disbelief. In nearly all of the games that focus on real-world history, you almost always play as some overpowered jack-of-all-trades. Yes, this includes games and franchises such as ...

I don't remember history being this buggy.
If there is one area that video games come up short in, it's when they attempt to tackle real-life...

Ubisoft released a new gameplay preview today for the third upcoming expansion for Assassin's Creed Origins. It's called The Curse of the Pharaohs and Ubisoft provides a some story background in addition to the new gameplay footage.
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Ubisoft released a new gameplay preview today for the third upcoming expansion for Assassin's Creed Origins. It's called The Curse of the Phar...

Ubisoft announced that The Hidden Ones DLC for Assassin's Creed Origins will be released next week on January 23. This announcement also comes alongside word that the educational tour of ancient Egypt, appropriately called Discovery Tour by Assassin's Creed: Ancient Egypt, will be released on February 20. Finally, we also learned that the last major DLC release, The Curse of the Pharaohs, will be out on March 6....

Ubisoft announced that The Hidden Ones DLC for Assassin's Creed Origins will be released next week on January 23. This announcement also comes...

You can pick up Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag for free between now and December 18 at 5AM. This is part of Ubisoft's ongoing free game promotion that seems to pop up a new game here and there.

All you need to do is hit up the free Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag promotional page, log in with your Ubisoft account, and it'll be added. It's yours to keep provided you actually add it to your Uplay account during this window of opportunity....

You can pick up Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag for free between now and December 18 at 5AM. This is part of Ubisoft's ongoing free game promotion...

If you have played Assassin's Creed Origins for the PC, chances are pretty high you're seeing some extremely high CPU usage. Many of the people complaining, myself included, have high-end CPUs that are at, or very near, to 100% CPU usage on every core. I have seen people reporting max CPU usage that have overclocked 7700K (and better) CPUs. My 6700K at 4.5GHz also sits near completely maxed out, making the additional toll of trying to stream with OBS almost impossible at framerates sitting at ...

If you have played Assassin's Creed Origins for the PC, chances are pretty high you're seeing some extremely high CPU usage. Many of the people...

Today is a great day to play games if, you know, you like those sorts of things. Since you're here, the chances are pretty high that you are such a person. Today, October 27, 2017, there are three great games out for a variety of platforms, so there's bound to be something that strikes your fancy.

First up is the release of Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. PS4, XB1, and PC owners get the game today. Switch owners will get the game in 2018. Wolfenstein II has an average score...

Today is a great day to play games if, you know, you like those sorts of things. Since you're here, the chances are pretty high that you are such...

The first batch of original Xbox games to get the Xbox One backwards compatibility treatment were announced today. There are 13 games to kick things off, which are announced below along with some new Xbox 360 games plus visual comparisons.

When you think about it, it makes sense that the Xbox One can play Xbox 1 games.
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The first batch of original Xbox games to get the Xbox One backwards compatibility treatment were announced today. There are 13 games to kick...