Assassin's Creed, Fight Night R3 earn effects honors

  • By , GameSpot
  • Posted Jan 8, 2007 5:30 pm PT

Ubisoft's stealth actioner, EA's punch party nominated for Visual Effects Society Awards; Hellgate: London, Warhammer: Mark of Chaos also nominated.

Though it won't be out until later this year, Assassin's Creed is already being honored. The game has been nominated for an award by the Visual Effects Society, the nation's preeminent organizations of effects artists.

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Check out the VES-award-nominated trailer

Developed by Ubisoft Montreal, Assassin's Creed--or, more appropriately, its trailer--is in the running for two awards: Outstanding Real Time Visuals in a Video Game and Outstanding Pre-Rendered Visuals (such as cinematics) in a Video Game. Ubi Montreal staffers Jade Raymond, Nicolas Cantin, Raphael Lacoste, Christophe Martin, Thomas Giroux, and Anne Mai Le Bouyonnec were mentioned by name as potential honorees.

Assassin's Creed's sole competition for the Outstanding Real Time Visuals Award is the PlayStation 3 version of Fight Night Round 3, developed by Electronic Arts' cryptically named Chicago studio, EA Chicago. Sjoholm Christopher, Kat Kelly Hayduk, Hilson Rob, and Jepson Celia were credited with the effects for the punchfest.

In the Pre-Rendered Visuals category, Assassin's Creed is up against the 2006 E3 trailers for Hellgate: London and Warhammer: Mark of Chaos (referred to by the working title "Warhammer Fantasy"). Both games are being published by Namco Bandai Games, and the trailers for both were crafted by Tim Miller and Jerome Denjean.

The VES Awards will be handed out at the Kodak Grand Ballroom in Hollywood, California, site of the Academy Awards and Nintendo's E3 2006 press conference. It is the fifth year the awards, the majority of which are for television and film work, have been handed out.

133 Comments

  • meaty24

    Posted Jun 4, 2007 2:29 pm PT

    damn i agree with EVERY word Akex4 says...she does really look good...and i mean how often do u see hott girls..who like vedio games. but i cant wait for the game its gonna be freaking sweeeeet!!!!

  • Alex4

    Posted May 29, 2007 8:15 pm PT

    Assassin's Creed should easily achieve a 9.2 on GameSpot... and man!!!
    Jade Raymond is so fine. I'm quite sure the guys working at Ubisoft Montreal studios have hit on her at least once. I know I would, but of course with respect for her craft. There's something special about an attractive female video game producer.

  • FlashCharge

    Posted Apr 10, 2007 7:40 am PT

    This may be one cool game, only time will tell!

  • jami11

    Posted Mar 24, 2007 3:56 am PT

    i can't wait for Assassin's Creed the trailers look Ace and also i heard that the trailers are actual game play i hope so

  • Nacho_5378

    Posted Mar 2, 2007 9:55 pm PT

    why do they change the release time so many times?!

  • chenmastercm

    Posted Feb 27, 2007 9:49 pm PT

    yes, splinter cell and shadow of the colossus combined. except no giants. awesomeness to come

  • powerbutton

    Posted Feb 14, 2007 4:21 pm PT

    i think he's expressing his love for microsoft. oh yah GO ASSASSINS CREED

  • WaylandC

    Posted Feb 13, 2007 2:30 pm PT

    Does anyone understand what DADA_007 typed? Smart monkeys should not be allowed near keyboards when semi-intellectual conversations may be present.

  • Evanrocknuma

    Posted Feb 9, 2007 5:29 pm PT

    ACESandEIGHTS you took the words right outta my mouth!!
    Im sort of mad assassins creed got delayed though
    Oh well thres plenty of oblivion I have yet to play through and with that new expansion YESS!!

    Anyway before I start ranting about the Ps3 Ill stop myself because the idiots who play Runescape have flagged my comments that were making fun of them twice and ive lost Gamespot points because of those Dumb A**** that think they can get past any thing by snitching just goes to show what runescape teaches....RETARDS!

  • al

    Posted Feb 6, 2007 3:31 pm PT

    regardless of which console it is coming out for. i am eagerly anticipating this game. it reminds me of splinter cell, but it has evolved.

  • eliasnaruto

    Posted Jan 27, 2007 11:00 am PT

    WONDERFUL!!!

  • Mistacoon

    Posted Jan 25, 2007 6:16 am PT

    Assassins creed would be a great add on to all the great xbox games like itself ex. Splinter cell and Rainbow six series.

  • JRGPayne

    Posted Jan 21, 2007 8:22 am PT

    Interesting enough is that out of all the divisions for Ubisoft Montreal is the most successful. Splinter Cell: PT which in my opinion is the worst in the series was made by Shanghai as was Double Agent for the 360. Playing the original Xbox version of Double Agent is a completely different game. I have not been this hyped about a game for along time and as much as I want to play it I hope they take that little bit extra to make it the best it can be.

    Jade has to be one of my favourite producers as well

  • pinkfloyd47

    Posted Jan 17, 2007 1:24 pm PT

    Yeah! Ubisoft Montreal: splinter cell, rainbow six vegas, prince of Persia, assassin creed.

  • Alcotamaysees

    Posted Jan 12, 2007 4:50 pm PT

    VES? That's some obscure stuff right there.

  • theKSMM

    Posted Jan 11, 2007 8:59 pm PT

    Why only the PlayStation 3 version of Fight Night, I wonder.

  • soldier1993

    Posted Jan 10, 2007 3:43 pm PT

    I NEED TO GET A PS3

  • soldier1993

    Posted Jan 10, 2007 3:37 pm PT

    PS3 version of Assassin's Creed will be the Best for sure!

  • soldier1993

    Posted Jan 10, 2007 3:34 pm PT

    PS3 version, wait for me

  • soldier1993

    Posted Jan 10, 2007 3:18 pm PT

    points for Sony and it's PS3

  • Jebril

    Posted Jan 10, 2007 6:47 am PT

    It's coming out of Ubisoft Montreal everything this Devolper touches is great they were the ones who made GRAW and Rainbow Six Vegas.

  • GrimBee

    Posted Jan 10, 2007 5:50 am PT

    oh.. wait... Playstation 3 version of fight night? If I remember correctly all they added to that was inferior lighting, slightly less quality backgrounds, a few new bruising and a first person view... Hardly a winner, especially as the game has been out for AGES now.

    Resistance and Motorstorm should be up for the realism awards, if you ask me. Even though its highly implausable that vehicles explode at literally every bump, or aliens ruining the fun for the germans in resistance.. alot of effects are based on real-life physics, like the actual RACING IN MUD of Motorstorm looks quite realistic.

    But please, an award for a game already extremely similar on another platform? Someones been handing out some wads of cash, if you ask me..

  • GrimBee

    Posted Jan 10, 2007 5:46 am PT

    Im on my last belt in fight night round 3! Its a great game. However, the way the fighters fall down looks quite terrible. When they hit the ground, they can comedically land sideways, but then tilt so they are landing right on their forehead, with their butt sticking in the air, and their toes pointed on the ground, making them look like the letter A.
    Its like freakin sesame street or something, heh heh.

    If they sorted out the way the fighters fell, I think it would be a perfect candidate for the whole "effects" thing, but with this flaw its certainly not a winner. I would say gears of war was more of a winner than fight night with the whole chainsaw death thing, slicing people in half, literally in half.

    But you know, awards are all clean...

  • razqoonz

    Posted Jan 10, 2007 4:49 am PT

    Last year, Ubi launched many games but many of them were disappointing the gamer, I wish the " Assasin's Creed" will not be like that.

  • hikari33

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 5:57 pm PT

    watching and reading Assassin's creed previews was like having a wet dream

  • GIJesse77

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 3:41 pm PT

    man that was tight, i am starting to feel anxiety for this game.

  • HyperMetaDragon

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 2:55 pm PT

    Me too, majestikk. Me too.

  • majestikk

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 2:30 pm PT

    I can't wait for Assassin's Creed to hit. Game looks simply amazing, and I love the concept.

  • comthitnuong

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 2:17 pm PT

    not really suprised aobut that. assasins creed looks great

  • AbstractTerror

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 2:12 pm PT

    Assassin's Creed is going to be great

  • Kai_88

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 1:23 pm PT

    Assasin's Creed, Halo 3, Halo Wars, GTA. These are the games i'm waiting for before i buy my 360.

  • okassar

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 1:14 pm PT

    Assassin Creed is so good and I want to buy it,but why does it have to come around the same time as Halo 3,that's a bummer.I like to go from one game to another,not 2 at the same time,but I like to own the games when the first come out.....

  • princeofgames90

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 12:45 pm PT

    nice

  • mike_baks

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 12:32 pm PT

    Visual Effects Society Awards should give an award to Relic for their absolute fantastic particle effects in "Company of Heroes"...IMO some of the best explosions and bullet impacts ever in a game!

  • OfficialBed

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 11:38 am PT

    neato

  • danwhittle123

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 10:08 am PT

    CaptainLunchbox, how can u say AC will win on gamplay, have you ever played the game? AC might be overly hyped, o and what are 'graph's'? ret@rd

  • TryDaBeardON

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 10:04 am PT

    Come on now, these guys don't even mention Crysis. Laughable. Some "society."

    Also, I don't see how you can even compare Assassin's Creed 30-second trailer to something like Hellgate, which is like 5 minutes long.

  • CaptainLunchbox

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 10:01 am PT

    The graph's are great, but AC will won awards because of its gameplay for sure.

  • Cerberussian

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 9:56 am PT

    Way to go for Assassin's Creed!... 's trailer

  • Artemis_D

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 9:53 am PT

    Assassins Creed was nominated for a trailer... not for the game, itself.

  • Euanp

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 9:42 am PT

    Yar, assasins creed looks yummy. PS3 fanboys, the reason le 360 version is not up there is 'cause it came out last year... I think correct me if i'm wrong

  • goddessakasha

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 9:33 am PT

    lol.... awards for games that aren't out yet? Are consoles next? Can we give an award for innovation to the apple/macintosh console while it's still in concept???

  • Riverwolf007

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 8:56 am PT

    Hell yeah! Lets just start giving out awards to every game thats not released yet. I say game of the year should go to FF 43 the way that it interacts with our cyber-neuron implants is incredible.

  • makemeweak

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 7:41 am PT

    How could fight night possibly stand a chance against AC?

  • JimmyChalice

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 7:34 am PT

    Well, as far as i know "Assasin's Creed" looks to me like a new "Prince of Persia" game only that instead of the prince its another character, and it is set in the crusades era..

    Since "Prince of Persia" series came to an end with the "Two Thrones" (or so it looks like), they couldn't make a new "Prince of Persia"game for next-gen (which would sweet as hell) so they changed the character and called it "Assasin's Creed".

    Thats how i feel. !!!

    Dont you think so ?

  • BrianC6234

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 7:22 am PT

    After Assassin's Creed got this award they better not blow it. So far it's not a game. I don't understand awarding a game that doesn't exist. Killzone had a great demo. It should get the award too. Who cares if it ever looks like that. Give it an award.

    Come on people who give these awards. At least wait until a game is finished before you do this. Assassin's Creed should be great but we've all seen games have features cut at the end because of time constraints or it just wasn't possible.

  • Warlypwnage

    Posted Jan 9, 2007 7:03 am PT

    the visual effects society is a joke. how can they award a game that hasnt even released yet. what if the game is canceled or something?

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