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Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood Launch trailer

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Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

Ubisoft has released an Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood launch trailer ahead of its release next week, and boy does it look impressive.

The Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood launch trailer begins with a siege on what looks like Monteriggioni, the home of the Villa Auditore, and protagonist Ezio. Things look bad for Auditore, but he arises from the devastation determined to bring vengeance to those responsible – the Borgia Family.

This is of course the background behind the Brotherhood of Assassin’s, each one apparently ‘an enemy of the state ’ A red headed woman tells Ezio he is the leader of the assassin’s and it’s his responsibility to take back Rome, with Ezio saying that from the ashes of Vengence, a new Rome will rise.

The Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood trailer then launches into a mix of gameplay footage and moments of dialogue. We get to see the return of Leonardo Di Vinci, Ezio in a tank, using new weapons and…what looks like some ‘quality time’ with an attractive lady. Of course the Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood launch trailer is backed by an impressive musical score.

You can watch the trailer for yourself below.

If the Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood trailer hasn’t satisfied your stabbing quota for the day, you can also watch Assassins’ Creed: Brotherhood gameplay trailer. Brotherhood is also introducing a siginificant new feature to the Assassin’s Creed series, with the upcoming title featuring the inclusion of a multiplayer mode.

Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood is released for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on November 19th. That’s next week!

So Train2Game, what are your thoughts on the Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood trailer? Are you a fan of the series? Are you looking forward to its next instalment? And how do you feel about the introduction of a multiplayer mode?

You can leave your thoughts about Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood here on the Train2Game blog, or on the Train2Game forum.

Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood multiplayer beta details revealed

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Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Courtesan Ubisoft have revealed more details about the Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood multiplayer beta.

Those PlayStation 3 owners who pre-ordered Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood – be it standard, Auditore or Codex edition – will be able to access the multiplayer beta from October 4th.

The Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood multiplayer beta is exclusive to the PlayStation 3

The beta will give PlayStation 3 owners a taste of what to expect from The Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood multiplayer mode, allowing them to play as nine different characters. The characters include a doctor, an executioner, a priest and a courtesan which all offer alternative and unique ways for players to kill each other in the Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood multiplayer beta.

Up to eight Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood players will be able to simultaneously use new ways to assassinate their targets in two different modes:

Wanted – challenges Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood players to get the higher score by killing their assigned targets and escaping their hunters in clever ways.

Alliance – allows Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood players to compete cooperatively in teams of two, fulfil contracts and confuse enemies in tandem.

Both multiplayer modes take place different maps located in Rome and Castel Gandolfo, both new locations for Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood.

The bad news for PC gamers is that Ubisoft have confirmed that Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood will be delayed and won’t be on that particular system until the first quarter of next year. The PC version was originally scheduled to for release alongside its console brothers.

Whether you have an Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood multiplayer beta key or not, you can get yourself in the mood for some Renaissance era action by watching the first Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood developer diary.

Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood is scheduled for release on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on November 19th this year

So Train2Game, has anyone pre-ordered Assassins Creed: Brotherhood? If so, how much are you looking forward to the multiplayer beta? Perhaps you’re a PC gamer, if so let us know what you think about the delay.

You can leave your thoughts on Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood here on the Train2Game blog, or on the Train2Game forum.

UK Charts: Mafia II is still the boss

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Mafia IIGangster shooter Mafia II holds its position as Kingpin of the UK Software charts for the second week in a row.  It may have suffered a drop in sales compared to its first week of release, but Mafia II isn’t sleeping with the fishes yet.

Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days still remains the biggest threat to Mafia II, with the Square Enix title at number two for the second consecutive week. Nintendo Wii Sports Resort takes third place, securing its highest chart position since December 2009.

Toy Story 3 and Red Dead Redemption continue their gradual declines in the UK sales charts, dropping one place each to fourth and fifth respectively. Meanwhile, there are no changes in sixth or seventh with Ubisoft’s Just Dance and Nintendo’s Super Mario Galaxy both non-movers in this week’s chart.

Somehow Sniper: Ghost Warrior moves up one to eighth place, while Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands also rises one position into ninth. The only new entry into the top ten this week is another Ubisoft game, Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X 2 which claims tenth position in its debut week.

The only other new entries to enter the charts this week were Metroid: Other M in 12th place, while Tetris Party Deluxe on the Nintendo DS enters in 23rd.

The full top ten of the UK Software chart for the week ending September 4th is as follows:

1. Mafia II (2K Games)
2. Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days (Square Enix)
3. Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo)
4. Toy Story 3 (Disney)
5. Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar)
6. Just Dance (Ubisoft)
7. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)
8. Sniper: Ghost Warrior (City Interactive)
9. Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (Ubisoft)
10. Tom Clancy’s HAWX 2 (Ubisoft)

So Train2Game students, do you think Mafia II is deserving of holding onto top spot? And will it do it again next week? Why on earth is Sniper: Ghost Warrior climbing the charts? And is can Metroid: Other M only entering the charts in 12th place be seen as a failure?

Leave your thoughts on Mafia II, Kane & Lynch 2 or any of the other games in the UK Software charts here on the Train2Game blog, or on the Train2Game forum.

Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood First Developer Diary

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Ubisoft have released the first of a series of Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood developer diaries. In this first one titled Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood ‘The Birth’; the Ubisoft team explain the history behind the story which may be useful for those not familiar with Assassin’s Creed or Assassin’s Creed 2.

The video also tells us a bit about new features in Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood including the recruitment system, a little bit about multiplayer and the fact that the game starts exactly where Assassin’s Creed 2 left off. You can check out the first Assassins’ Creed: Brotherhood Developer Diary below.


Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood game is scheduled for release in Europe on November 19th. Despite this being just one year after the release of Assassin’s Creed 2, Ubisoft are keen to stress that Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood isn’t a rushed sequel and is a full part of their planned story.

So Train2Game, What do you think of the Assassin’s Creed Developer Diary? Are you a fan of the franchise and if so, are you looking forward to Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood? And how important do you feel pre-planning a storyline across multiple games is for franchise titles?

You can leave your comments about Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood here or on the Train2Game forum.

Xbox Live & PSN the ‘perfect platform’ for risky games

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The PlayStation Network and Xbox Live are the ideal platforms for publishing creative or risky games, according to Another World creator Eric Chahi.  Speaking  to GamesIndustry.biz about the decision to release upcoming game Project Dust by digital means only, he said:

“There’s no distribution or retail to worry about – no manufacture or production costs, so it’s less risky for a publisher to sign an original game. I think it’s the perfect platform for this kind of game that’s not really mainstream.”

Chaci also added that the lower price of digitally distributed games is also an advantage “At retail games are more expensive, whereas on XBLA and PSN they’re cheaper, so you can reach more people.”

Recent Indie hits such as Joe Danger and Limbo seem to support the theory that the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live are great platforms for smaller developers – like Train2Game students – to publish games. This is even if a recent report suggests that most games are bought on discs.

So Train2Game, do you think it releasing a game on the PlayStation Network or Xbox Live is the way forward? Or are you looking at other ways to publish games? Also, what do you think of Project Dust? The trailer is below.

As usual, leave your thoughts here or on the Train2Game forums.

Virgin & Ubisoft form tag-team

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Virgin Gaming has partnered with Ubisoft to be the online tournament provider for some of the publisher’s most anticipated multiplayer console releases. Upcoming titles include Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. CEO of Virgin Gaming, Rob Segal, is pleased with the new deal.

“Ubisoft is one of the leading video game publishers in the world and we are thrilled to offer our members the opportunity to compete in some of their best multiplayer console games,”

“Virgin Gaming is a unique convergence of social networking, video games and competitive gaming, and we are excited that Ubisoft shares our vision for the platform and its potential.”

Ubisoft President of North America, Laurent Detoc, also spoke positively of the partnership.

“Ubisoft is thrilled to be partnering with Virgin Gaming on its new venture. We have an exciting line-up of multiplayer titles this year that we believe will be a perfect fit for gamers to play and compete against each other in a tournament setting.”

Sir Richard Branson unveiled Virgin Gaming to at E3 with an announcement that they would give away over $1 million in cash and prizes over its first 12 months.

Apparently we’ll get more information about Virgin Gaming’s other partnerships in the coming months.

So Train2Game, what do you think of this new partnership? Will it work? And do you think you’ll try and enter any of their online competitions?

As usual, leave your thoughts here or on the Train2Game forum.

Crackdown 2 retains chart lead

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Crackdown 2: Still top gun.

Microsoft’s title Crackdown 2 has claimed top place in the UK sales charts for the second week running.  The sandbox action title fended off competition including Disney’s Toy Story 3 which debuted at Number 5 – and is the only new entry to break into the Top 40 this week.

The biggest mover in the Top 10 this week is Ubisofts’ Dance on Broadway which jived up from forth to second place.

Hit titles including Super Mario Galaxy, Red Dead Redemption and FIFA World Cup South Africa all dropped one place, while UFC 2010: Undisputed has been knocked out of the Top 10. The full top ten reads:

01. Crackdown 2 (Microsoft)
02. Dance On Broadway (Ubisoft)
03. Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Warner)
04. Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar)
05. Toy Story 3 (Disney)
06. 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa (EA)
07. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)
08. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 (EA)
09. Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision)
10. Just Dance (Ubisoft)

Have you bought any of these titles this week? What do you think? As usual, leave your comments here or on the Train2Game forum.

Ubisoft eye up 3D games

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As recently as six months ago, not a lot of people had an interest in 3D television. Then, on December 17 2009 a certain film called Avatar was released and suddenly 3D became the next big thing in the world of looking at screens.

Now it seems most big films that are released come with an option of seeing them in 3D and now you can even watch football in 3D if your local is one of the handful of pubs that are equipped to do this. As of last month, 3D televisions are now available to the average consumer…if they have £1,799 to spare that is.

Of course, the games industry was never going to pass up this growing opportunity, and now Ubisoft chief executive officer Yves Guillemot predicts that between 15 and 20 per cent of Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 games will support 3D in the next year. Ubisoft have already committed themselves to 3D with their release of Avatar: The Game which included optional 3D support. Other games including Batman: Arkham Asylum have had a 3D release, and even the upcoming 3DS will have a 3D function so it does indeed look like 3D will be the next ‘big thing’ Why, even just last week, Sony announced they’ll be releasing 3D patches for several PlayStation 3 games.

This makes the games industry an exciting place to be working right now and Train2Game student’s must be rubbing their hands with glee at all of the exciting gaming innovations, such as 3D,  they’ll be working on in the future. Perhaps one of them could go onto produce 4D games? Well, maybe …but the point is that the games industry is always changing, adapting and the prospect of entering it now as a Games Designer, Games Developer or Games Artist must be mouth-watering. Are you interested in going onto produce 3D games? Or would you rather stick to the conventional ‘2D’ versions?

Someone do me a favour though would you, and figure out a way to play 3D games without the need for the 3D glasses. I already have big enough spectacles of my own thanks.