ActionTrip Tags http://www.actiontrip.com en-us Copyright 1999-2012, ActionTrip.com All Rights Reserved http://www.actiontrip.com/gfx4/atlogoxml.gif http://www.actiontrip.com http://www.actiontrip.com/news/assassins-creed-3-ww-2-setting-might-work/101110_3 Ubisoft already discussed the possibility of Assassin's Creed 3 being set during World War 2 era. First time they mention it, they regarded the idea as pointless. Now, it looks as thought they're changing their stance. Assassin's Creed Brotherhood producer, Vincent Pontbriand told GamesMaster mag that the setting might work... Mon, 11 Oct 2010 10:55:00 GMT http://www.actiontrip.com/news/assassins-creed-brotherhood-info-trailer-screens/051210_2 Ubisoft released the official fact sheet for Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, giving us a better idea of what the new AC 2 spin-off is gonna include. Ubisoft Montreal pointed out that gamers will be able to experience "never-before-seen multiplayer layer that allows you to choose from a wide range of unique characters... Wed, 12 May 2010 06:50:00 GMT http://www.actiontrip.com/news/mornin-10/042310_1 This whole business with Ubisoft's PC DRM for Assassin's Creed II has got me thinking. Legit players were pissed off because the protection system turned out to be a shambles - the game kept crashing for many users and other issues were noted. Sat, 24 Apr 2010 00:48:00 GMT http://www.actiontrip.com/news/ubisofts-pc-drm-hacked-ac-2-cracked/042210_2 As most of you probably know, Ubisoft's new PC DRM, currently included in the company's recent releases such as Silent Hunter V and Assassin's Creed II, requires players to have a constant Internet connection so the game can be experienced. The protection system caused a lot of problems for a majority of legit users... Thu, 22 Apr 2010 06:44:00 GMT http://www.actiontrip.com/news/assassins-creed-ii-makes-guinness-world-record/041510_4 Assassin's Creed II officially holds the Gamer’s Edition Guinness World Record for being the most cover-featured video game. Why oh why am I not surprised? Assassin’s Creed II has been used as a lead cover story on 127 different publications in 32 countries, between April 2009 and April 2010, according to the accolade... Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:09:00 GMT http://www.actiontrip.com/news/ubisoft-compensates-for-drm-downtime/032610_5 According to a post over at the Ubisoft Forums, the France-based publisher will be compensating Assassin's Creed 2 owners who experienced recent server outages. There was a similar compensation offered to Silent Hunter V players recently. Ubi said: "we would like to reward your patience if you have experienced any problems by offerring you some additional content – previously only available with special editions." Thanks, GI. Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:08:00 GMT http://www.actiontrip.com/news/steam-dumping-ubisoft-drm-titles-uk-updated/031910_4 Valve's popular PC digital distribution service Steam seems to have removed Ubisoft titles Assassin's Creed 2 and Silent Hunter V from its service in the UK. The first obvious reason for this would be because of Ubisoft's new strict DRM measures of both titles... Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:34:00 GMT http://www.actiontrip.com/news/ubis-assassins-creed-ii-drm-server-crashes/030810_3 Yesterday there have been reports on the official Assassin's Creed II forums about Ubisoft's DRM authentication servers crashing, with players having to endure lengthy login periods when booting up the game. For many people the game just locks entirely... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:42:00 GMT http://www.actiontrip.com/news/ubisoft-says-their-drm-wasnt-cracked/030410_8 Here's what Ubisoft has to say regarding claims that Silent Hunter 5 and Assassin's Creed II (Russian version) were cracked and are already playable: “You have probably seen rumors on the web that Assassin’s Creed II and Silent Hunter 5 have been cracked,” Ubisoft told us in a statement this morning... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:50:00 GMT http://www.actiontrip.com/news/assassins-creed-ii-pc-drm-patch/030410_2 Ubisoft did not make its fans happy with recent news of their new PC DRM for future games. They didn't make things any better by talking about it on the matter. Now, the company attempts to soften the blow a bit by releasing the Assassin's Creed II PC patch v1... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:33:00 GMT http://www.actiontrip.com/news/ubis-new-pc-drm-will-cause-headaches-big-headaches/021810_6 PC Gamer reports on the status of the PC edition of Assassin's Creed II, which relies on Ubisoft's brand new DRM system, which we've reported about earlier. According to the report, this particular brand of DRM is one of the worst you're about to lay your hands on... Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:10:00 GMT http://www.actiontrip.com/news/assassins-creed-ii-new-dlc-trailer/021810_2 Ubisoft reveals another round of DLC for Assassin's Creed II, called Bonfire of the Vanities. Get this, it comes in two variants - the "vanilla" variant, which will cost 320 Microsoft Points ($4) and offers a continuation of the main story set in a new district of Florence... Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:19:00 GMT http://www.actiontrip.com/news/next-assassins-creed-set-in-rome/021010_5 We've already been told that the next AC will pack a multiplayer mode. Today Ubi CEO confirms the game will also be set in Rome. "There has been a lot of excitement around the next installment of [the] Assassin's Creed franchise," Ubisoft CEO Yves Guilletmot told investors... Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:55:00 GMT http://www.actiontrip.com/news/assassins-creed-ii-dlc-trailer/012710_9 Scheduled to arrive tomorrow, Battle of Forli, the DLC for Assassin's Creed II is heading towards PS3 and Xbox 360 platforms. It's good news if you plan to grab it and continue playing the game (personally, I still cannot get used to all this DLC crap). Check out the AC II DLC trailer: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:59:00 GMT http://www.actiontrip.com/news/assassins-creed-ii-pc-system-requirements-release-date/012510_6 Ubisoft finally sets a release date for the long-awaited PC version of Assassin's Creed II, in addition to revealing, in detail, the games system requirements and pricing. Here's the word: Minimum Configuration: Supported OS: Windows® XP (32-64 bits) /Windows Vista®(32-64 bits)/Windows 7® (32-64 bits) Processor: Intel Core® 2 Duo 1... Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:59:00 GMT