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This is, actually, good news for Windows 11 users.

Microsoft is officially blocking the release of Windows 11 24H2 for computers that have a couple different Ubisoft titles installed. Ubisoft titles that include Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Assassin's Creed Origins, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Star Wars Outlaws, and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora are on the short list of games that, if installed on your Windows 11 machine, prevent the 24H2 update from downloading.

These titles...

The next Assassin's Creed game was apparently leaked via a key chain (seen above). It looks like it will be called Assassin's Creed Odyssey and will take place in ancient Greece. A new report from JeuxVideoLive, and confirmed by Kotaku's own sources, says that Odyssey will serve as a sequel to last year's Assassin's Creed Origins. According to Kotaku's sources, the game is indeed set in Greece. It will add in dialogue options for the first time in the franchise, making the game a bit ...

The next Assassin's Creed game was apparently leaked via a key chain (seen above). It looks like it will be called Assassin's Creed Odyssey and...

What Remains of Edith Finch has won for "Best Game" at the 2018 British Academy Games Awards. Other big winners tonight include Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Cuphead, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and more.

The full list of winners, broken down by category, can be found below. The full list of nominees can be found in our earlier posting or directly on the BAFTA website.

I'll also note here that many of the games that were nominated are on sale through...

What Remains of Edith Finch has won for "Best Game" at the 2018 British Academy Games Awards. Other big winners tonight include Hellblade:...

Today, a total of 45 games have been nominated by BAFTA in a variety of categories for the British Academy Games Awards for 2018. While the winners won't be announced until April 12, you can still take some time to see what games were nominated and maybe play through some of the best games of the past year.

Just from the looks of it, games like Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and Horizon Zero Dawn received a generous portion of the nominations...

Today, a total of 45 games have been nominated by BAFTA in a variety of categories for the British Academy Games Awards for 2018. While the winners...

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...

So uh, the Steam Winter Sale is here for 2017. I guess? I mean, it kind of arrived without any fanfare. Valve didn't even send out a press release or email about this thing, but it's here.

You can save money on games like, uh, let's see here...

• Vanquish for 50% off, now $9.99 (USD)
• Insurgency for 85% off, now $1.49
• Shark Attack for 60% off, now $1.19
• Divinity Original Sin II for 10% off, now $40.49
• Grand Theft Auto V for 60% off, now $23.99
• Cuphead for

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So uh, the Steam Winter Sale is here for 2017. I guess? I mean, it kind of arrived without any fanfare. Valve didn't even send out a press release...