It's hard to know what to make of Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, the first cross generation Assassin's Creed. On the one hand, this is one of the most luxuriantly outfitted, exotic and inviting open worlds we've encountered. On the other, the under-loved Assassin's Creed 3 was also one of the most luxuriantly outfitted, exotic and inviting open worlds we'd encountered. Alas, experience has shown that while Assassin's Creed titles tend to be composed of attractive ingredients, those ingredients aren't always combined in a convincing way.



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TechnaBob - HardOCP forum member CrazyLefty modded his gaming PCs tower to make a legendary item. He and his wife made it look like it came straight out of Borderlands 2. Its brightly colored, filled with dents and grime and even has a cel-shaded look.



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Remember Me, the upcoming mind and memory bender from Dontnod Entertainment,has you kicking and punching your way through several enemies across its lengthy campaign. VG247.com got exclusive access to an early preview build, so weve captured some ass-kicking gameplay to keep you excited until it launches in June.



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"Time to Play the Game!" As wrestler Triple-H would say; and maybe he wasn't referring to DC Universe when he coined that now famous phrase. Although, there has to be so some correlation between spandex wearing wrestlers, and, well, spandex wearing super hero's. However unfashionable it may seem. Maybe they shop at the same store? Now that I've got your attention, you've most likely heard of the little MMO based on the DC Universe; aptly titled: DC Universe. What if you haven't heard of DC Universe, or just want more information on the game but don't know where to point your browser, dear reader? Well sit back, relax, and catch all of this: DC Universe just so happens to be a massively multiplayer online game for the PlayStation 3 and PC. Developed by Sony Online Entertainment in conjunction with DC Comics, the universe is at your hero's (or villain's) disposal, and its free to play. Although, in actuality, there are three tier levels of players within the game: Free, Premium, and L...



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GodisaGeek: "The best way to describe Zeno Clash II is to say that its like a strange dream one of those vivid, memorable dreams where you end up in a strange land and left to your own devices. Just as youre exploring, waiting for things to get interesting, you awaken back to reality via a smack to the face. Which is precisely what Zeno Clash II is like: being punched. Right in the face."



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Gi - World of Warcrafts latest expansion, Mists of Pandaria, took the world by storm and sold record numbers of copies only to see a gigantic dip in subscriptions months later. Gamers, fed up with Cataclysm, were eager to finally get it out of the way, shoving it onto the back burner like every predecessor expansion the record-breaking MMO has released in favor of new content.



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"How we gonna get in there? I got two words for you: Im-possible." We've been showering acclaim (or disapproval) on video game franchises such as Tomb Raider, Super Mario Bros, Resident Evil, Far Cry, and Max Payne for decades now. These franchises have been synonymous with the video games industry, and have also been household names for years. Video game franchises that have been entrenched in media ranging from video games, television, music, comic books, and movies. Even your grandmother knows who the legendary plumbers Mario and Luigi are, doesn't she? And if she doesn't, someone will probably remind her after I've published this article. But is legendary really the right adjective? As you may also remember these franchises as hilariously dreadful video game movie spin-offs. Yes! Who could forget how much of an abomination a movie Super Mario Bros was? Awful movies like these have in a span of two hours tarnished franchises that have deep-rooted legacies decades in the making....



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Telltale Games are developing a reputation for adapting existing franchises into interactive experiences that offer an obvious juxtaposition to the source material. Their latest release, Poker Night 2, does exactly this with a number of beloved characters, and is both respectful and humorous with it. This isnt a po-faced poker experience, this is poker with the best friends you never had.



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Baden of WGB writes: "While the show is off to a good start with cheesy yet highly entertaining writing and amusing characters the game is facing rockier going as it battles numerous problems to deliver a rare thing: a console MMO, one that also happens to be a third-person shooter rather than an RPG. What is the world coming to?"



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It was about time to see some brand new shiny gameplay for Grid 2. This time well going to watch a Ford Mustang Boss 302 demonstration and a kick-ass Overtake gameplay. Watch it below, and enjoy!



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Bracken Lee-Rudolph from ITF Gaming writes: I can hear you already: Oh no, more bait for a console war, why would you do this? Well, the answer to that is: Because it is on the list. So because of that, we will be finding out which of our writers loves Sonys PlayStation 3, who subscribes to Microsofts range of Xbox 360 consoles, who considers themselves a part of the PC Master Race and who is (gasp) a Nintendo fanboy.



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GodisaGeek: "Deep Silver must be jumping for joy, as Dead Island Riptide is the top dog in the UK video game charts for a third week. The only new entry inside the top 20 is Persona 4 Arena, entering in 11th place, showing that the UK community has bided its time and gone and purchased it, nearly a year after it was released everywhere else."



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2P writes: Last week I made a basic guide for PvP Domination of Neverwinter, and today I would like to introduce you a special strategy for ranged classes especially for Devoted Cleric. And this guide only applies to the Hotenow Domination. I am so exciting when I found that I can fight like this and cant wait to share it with you.



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Hey reader. Yes. You. Just a foreword; so put the corona bottle down, end the late night gaming session and open up your cerebral cortex to this. I don't know if you've noticed, but we do things a bit differently here. Our review of Spec Ops: The Line will be disintegrated with laser precise accuracy into three divided reviews; and they include reviews of the single player, multiplayer, and co-op portions of Spec Ops: The Line. As an avid fan and participant in the video game industry -- as a writer and gamer, I realize how much online multiplayer (not so much local multiplayer) modes have blossomed over the years. Obviously, we can draw a lot of the present traditions from PC games -- an industry that glued us to online multiplayer in the first place. Anyone remember a little game called Counter Strike by Valve? So fast forward to 2013 and consoles have adopted all sorts of implementations to better integrate online services; from DLC, to multiplayer, co-op, commerce, and apps.



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Among The Sleep, the endearingly ungrammatical horror game from Krillbite, has announced that from tomorrow (May 14^th) its alpha will be free, in a bid to garner more funding for its nearly-completed Kickstarter.

We have a soft spot for any game that gives you a different perspective – after all, that’s one of the magical tricks of gaming, implanting empathy through the direct experience – and we’ve already expressed our delight at this simulation of a baby’s experience in a haunted house.

Yet it looks like the developers are going to make the game even more to Edge’s taste. Since we wrote about it, they’ve announced Oculus Rift support which is looking very good indeed.

We’ll update this story with the link to the public alpha when it goes live.

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