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Ancient Greece to the Roaring ’20s: 10 settings we’d like to see an Assassin’s Creed game

The Assassin’s Creed franchise is built around the concept of exploring a historical setting and mixing fact and fiction. Here are 10 places and times we’d like to see the series explore.

‘World of Warcraft’ looks to its past for its next expansion

The new ‘World of Warcraft’ expansion pack ‘ Warlords of Draenor’ will re-introduce players to the original Warcraft trilogy, with new graphics and plenty of new content.
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Tips and tricks on making it through ‘Call of Duty: Ghosts’ Extinction mode

A guide for surviving the 'Call of Duty: Ghosts' Extinction mode
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‘Madden’ shows some heart, predicts the Texans to rally and the Dolphins to pay

Coming off its worst week yet, ‘Madden 25’ is hoping to start the second half of the season. And while some of the picks are unusual, there is a logic to them.
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GTA 5’s $500K payouts have begun, free DLC should soon follow

In order to make up for problems with 'Grand Theft Auto Online,' Rockstar has begun the promised $500,000 stimulus package payout to players.
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Survive and thrive in ‘Call of Duty: Ghosts’ Safeguard mode

Tips and tricks on how to survive and thrive in Call of Duty: Ghosts' Safeguard mode
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‘Call of Duty: Ghosts’: We answer your questions

You have questions, we have answers. 'Call of Duty: Ghosts' is now available, and we answer some of your biggest questions.
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Your guide to surviving the ‘Call of Duty: Ghosts’ multiplayer

Your guide to surviving the 'Call of Duty: ghosts' multiplayer
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Call of Duty: Ghosts review

This year’s Call of Duty offers a single-player experience filled with thrills and a flawed plot, but the changes to the multiplayer are the best in years.
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Gamed: The PS4 won’t support DLNA, media sharing or external storage

This week in Gamed we examine the other shoe Sony finally dropped, and look at what it recently announced its system can’t – or rather won’t – do, including acting as a media server.
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10 years of Call of Duty in pictures

The arrival of Call of Duty: Ghosts marks the 10th Call of Duty game in the primary series, not counting spin-offs and handheld games. To celebrate, we look back at the history of the series.

PlayStation 4 pre-orders ‘much higher’ than previous Sony consoles

Sony’s CFO Masaru Kato stated that the pre-orders for the PlayStation 4 are “much, much, much higher” than past platforms, and Sony is expecting to move around 5 million consoles by March 2014.

‘Madden’ predicts a good week for all divisional leaders, even though two will lose

In week 9 of our ‘Madden 25’ predictions, the game picks good things to happen for most – but not all – of the divisional leaders.
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Nintendo sold fewer than 500,000 Wii U consoles in six months

Nintendo’s fledgling Wii U console has sold under half a million units in the last six months, and sold under 4 million units since its release in 2012.
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Be the best and bloodiest pirate you can be with our ‘Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag’ guide

'Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag' is a big, big game. We have a few tips on where to get started.

Tiger Woods and EA end their partnership after 15 years

In a statement confirming that Electronic Arts and EA Tiburon’s golf series would continue on the next gen, it was revealed that Tiger Woods will no longer be part of the series.
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Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag review

Ubisoft combats an increasingly stale formula by adding a few new tricks, and setting the bar extremely high on the amount of digital real estate an open-world game can offer.

Check out the glistening, sweaty realism of ‘NBA 2K14’ on the next-gen

2K Sports and Visual Concepts have released a handful of screenshots for the next-gen version of its next-gen launch title, ‘NBA 2K14,' which will appear as a launch title for the PS4 and Xbox One.
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‘Madden 25’ predicts a very, very bad week for the Miami Dolphins

‘Madden 25’ predicts a very, very bad week for the Miami Dolphins
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How fans shaped the unique multiplayer in ‘Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag’

Although the campaign is the main draw of the Assassin’s Creed series, the multiplayer has quietly gained a loyal and passionate fanbase. And it’s for them that the new multiplayer was designed.
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20 gorgeous Xbox One games that will make you wish it was November 22

When the Xbox One hits stores on November 22, 2014, consumers will have 19 options on what games to take home with the console. Here’s a quick look at them all.

Gamed: Everyone can relax, video games are here to save society

The future of education is likely to be built around the application of games designed to teach us a specific task or pass on knowledge. One example is the new Rosetta Stone app.
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‘Madden’ just predicted its bloodiest week yet (Ryan Matthews, watch your back)

‘Madden 25’s’ week seven predictions paint a bleak picture for some of the NFL’s finest, and the Chiefs six game winning streak is simulated to come to an end at the hands of the Texans.
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‘The Fifth Estate’ whitewashes WikiLeaks’ nuance digging for a vanilla villain

Director Bill Condon’s ‘The Fifth Estate’ ignores the fascinating moral grey areas of its source material in favor of a black-and-white approach that portrays Julian Assange as just another bad guy.
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‘Mass Effect 4’ will be Shepard-free

According to BioWare writer Mac Walters, ‘Mass Effect 4’ won’t feature the character of Shepard, protagonist of the original trilogy, and won’t be related to those events.

‘Borderlands 2’ Halloween-themed DLC given a release date

The upcoming Halloween-themed ‘Borderlands 2’ DLC, titled ‘TK Baha’s Bloody Harvest,’ will be available on all platforms to purchase on October 22. It will run just $2.99.
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Following the delay of ‘Watch Dogs,’ Ubisoft’s shares fall 22-percent

The recent news that ‘Watch Dogs’ and ‘the Crew’ have been delayed has caused serious ripples throughout Ubisoft, amounting in a 22-percent drop in the price of Ubisoft stock.

Highlights from the G2 ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops II’ tournament

The second Gfinity ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops II tournament, known as G2 and held in London, England has concluded, and team Complexity has walked away with $30,000.

Marvel preparing four new TV shows and a miniseries

Following the ratings success of 'Agents of S.H.I.EL.D.' on ABC, Marvel Studios is looking at more options on how to expand to the television front with a bundle of programming.

Vice and Assassin’s Creed debut a web series looking at the Golden Age of Pirates

Ubisoft and the magazine-turned-website-turned HBO TV show Vice have teamed up to create a new web series based on pirates, timed to coincide with 'Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag.'

LeBron looks even LeBron-ier in the first next-gen image from ‘NBA 2K14’

The first screenshot for the next-generation 'NBA 2K14' has been released, showing off some incredible detail, improved lighting effects, and a generally upgraded look.

Twitch tries out commercial free viewing

The online streaming platform Twitch is set to introduce a new financial model which will do away with commercials. The first example of this will be done in conjunction with Sony.
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‘Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag’ offers a new world, and a clean slate

We sat down and spoke with Ashraf Ismail, director of Ubisoft Montreal’s ‘Assassins’ Creed IV: Black Flag,’ about the making of the game, and the series’ direction. 
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Gamed: Even if you don’t care about Valve, wish them luck

Over the last few weeks Valve has gone from being platform for PC gaming, to a hardware maker, to one of the biggest players in the gaming industry. And that’s good news for all gamers.