Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins is heading for iOS and Android on March 19th and I’ve found myself looking forward to it very much. The connection to Blink, one of my favourite episodes of Doctor Who since the series returned in 2005, plus Kaigan Games’ involvement sounds incredibly promising on …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Update Adds New River Raids Mode And Other Improvements
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla ended up being one of the best games of 2020 thanks to its immersive world, satisfying combat, and compelling narrative that propelled the Assassin’s Creed lore forward in meaningful ways. Despite coming out of the gates strong, Ubisoft has continued to update the experience through patches and in-game …
Read More »13 Years of Assassin’s Creed
Who would have guessed that stealthily scaling a building with a trusty hidden blade would become an annual tradition, but back in 2007, the exploits of Altair in Assassin’s Creed were practically revolutionary. Thirteen years later, Assassin’s Creed has developed into a franchise that transcends gaming, expanding into movies, novels, …
Read More »Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins, the found phone game from the developer of Simulacra, will release for iOS and Android in March
Following the announcement back in October, Maze Theory and BBC Studios have announced that their found phone game, Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins will release for iOS, Android and Steam on March 19th. While it’s easy to be sceptical of a ‘found phone’ Doctor Who game, it’s worth noting that …
Read More »Exclusive First Look At Two New Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Soundtracks Coming Soon
The music of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla was nothing short of stunning and now there is even more to enjoy with two new soundtracks from musical geniuses Jesper Kyd and Sarah Schachner. With a total of 61 new tracks to enjoy between the two options alongside new art as well, the …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s Successes, Surprises, And Post-Launch Priorities
Ubisoft Montreal has many years of experience working on the Assassin’s Creed franchise, but the studio isn’t known for taking small steps. From reimagining exploration with Black Flag to formalizing the series’ RPG status with Origins, we’ve come to expect more than incremental improvements from this team. That trend continues …
Read More »This Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Mod Allows You To Completely Customize Your Eivor
As you play through Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, there are ways to customize the way your Eivor looks. That being said, what if you had even more freedom tailoring how your hero looks throughout their journey? Luckily, there is a way! At least for PC players, because this fan-made Valhalla mod …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Sells XP Boosts Now
When Assassin’s Creed Valhalla first launched, I was happy to see that it did not include XP boosts among things players could buy with real money. However, a recent update to Valhalla’s in-game store has changed that, and players are now able to purchase a multiplier to the XP they …
Read More »Game Of The Year Countdown – #7 Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
As a long-running franchise, the Assassin’s Creed games all build on the entries before them. However, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla doesn’t just iterate; this Viking adventure takes all the right lessons from its predecessors while also bringing new twists to Ubisoft’s open-world formula, resulting in one of the series’ best installments …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Update Paves The Way For The Yule Festival
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s first seasonal event of its post-launch DLC roadmap, the Yule Festival, kicks off this month. To prepare, Ubisoft is launching update 1.1.0 tomorrow which lays the groundwork for the holiday event while squashing a ton of bugs along the way. The update adds in-game support for Yule Festival, a …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Has A Cool Dungeons & Dragons Nod
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is a massive game that has so much more than just its incredible main story to enjoy. Strategic building, meaningful romance, hilarious and intriguing sidequests; the new game has it all. It also has a pretty nifty Dungeons & Dragons reference, though not by that name. As …
Read More »The Children In Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Are Terrifying
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla offers a stunning open-world for players to live out those Viking fantasies in. It even houses some pretty stellar references, including a Dungeons & Dragons game. That being said, there is one aspect that is far from beauty and grace, and it’s these children that OH MY …
Read More »Missile Reversal Is A Game-Changing Skill In Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla mixes up its RPG elements a bit in how it plays with the concept of a skill tree. Rather than give up the goods from the start, you reveal chunks of it from the fog as you go. I guess it technically adds a bit of mystery …
Read More »Why Did Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Bring Back Those Awful Paper Chases?
I’ve been playing a lot of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla over the past few weeks and have had a pretty good time tracking down targets, finding secrets in the vast open world, and calling over my friends to help me open chests of supplies because sometimes those lids are really heavy, …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s Orlog Is Getting A Physical Game In 2021
I’m honored. It’s as if Ubisoft clicked on the Orlog piece that I wrote last week and decided to grant my wish. But in all seriousness, it’s exciting to see that Orlog is getting a physical release next year. Board game-enthusiast site Dicebreaker sat down with Ubisoft co-development game director Benoit …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s Orlog Is Almost As Good As Gwent
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt got a lot of things right: It had visceral action sequences, evocative characters, dynamic environments, and Gwent – an unexpectedly gripping tabletop game that served as the perfect pastime for anyone who grew tired of incinerating alghouls or chasing after Ciri. I fondly remember committing …
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