Assassin's Creed II News

Assassin's Creed 3 creative director Alex Hutchinson believes aiming for graphical fidelity and scale will make AAA games "nothing more than the last of the dinosaurs."

French publisher picks up pair of portable-related URLs; company has no comment on the matter.

French publisher posts 19% revenue growth during fiscal 2011 to $1.87 billion; reveal of online title in "top gamer franchise" coming in days.

Following January order, Canada court grants French publisher's additional request to prevent further poaching after Assassin's Creed creative director's departure.

Ubisoft confirms it is readying another entry in its award-winning action adventure series; more details due in May.

DICE 2011: Toronto studio managing director Jade Raymond explains what she'd like to see from Ubisoft's next game.

Publisher pulls permanently online requirement from PC versions of Splinter Cell: Conviction and Assassin's Creed II; restrictions being removed on case-by-case basis.

Online poll distributor GMI Survey soliciting gamers' opinions for next installment in popular franchise; new leading character, setting, game mechanics offered up as questions.

BioWare's action RPG takes the RPG and Ultimate Game of the Year awards at London ceremony; Call of Duty series picks up Shooter and One to Watch gongs.

Patrice Désilets to oversee new Quebecois developer starting next summer; shop's focus will be on new intellectual property.

E3 2010: On-demand game-streaming service offering chance to get first year on the house; 23 titles slated for June 17 launch; Japanese pubs sign on.

Publisher posts image showing a new take on its open-world action franchise tied to efforts to expand its brands beyond games.

Buyers of Sony's latest handheld offering will get 10 games free from June 9, including GTA: Vice City Stories and 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.

$1 billion in sales can't keep French publisher out of red ink; stealth actioner hits new milestone as Just Dance approaches 3 million.

BioWare RPG named best 2009 game developed in Great White North; Assassin's Creed II wins four categories, including best console game.

Activision locks down Web addresses for two potential James Bond games; Ubisoft registers domains, which may hint at titles for spin-offs, sequels of stealth-action, driving franchises.

MI6 2010: Marketing reps explain the speed bumps and benefits when taking projects like Dead Space, Assassin's Creed, and Halo from the small screen to the big screen and beyond.

GDC 2010: Sequel designer discusses core gameplay pillars, mission repetitiveness, using play tests as a mirror.

GDC 2010: Naughty Dog's acclaimed shooter nets record number of statuettes, including Game of the Year; Batman: Arkham Asylum upsets in Game Design category; Scribblenauts top handheld; Flower and Farmville also win; Deus Ex 3 trailer debuts.