Grave Gamer News & Views — ubisoft

Is This the New Face of Assassin’s Creed?

Whispers of a Colonial American backdrop were heard as soon as Ubisoft confirmed Assassin’s Creed III for the tail-end of this year, but no visual confirmation has poked us in the oculars until now.  Kotaku, studiously analyzing the protagonist’s garb from a Best Buy tipster’s snap shot, places this Native American assassin smack dab in the Revolutionary War time period.

Social up-rise and war are nothing new to the Assassin’s series, but taking the action away from Europe is a marked shift in direction, and personally I’m excited to see the games strive for such an interesting change of pace after rinse and repeating the formula that put Assassin’s Creed II on the map for two games now.

The tipster – who I’m sure Ubisoft would love to sue into a little human-shaped hole in the ground – also provided the information that a true blue unveiling will hit March 5th.  We’ll get to the bottom of this conspiracy then.

Watch Far Cry 3 in Action

Another addition to the Far Cry universe mildly stirred my fancy.  And that’s a meager “mildly” at that after the wishy-washy way Far Cry 2 performed (due in no small part to Far Cry creators Crytek having already moved on to bigger fish by then).

Ubisoft Montreal is back with another full-fledged sequel and it’s got my attention with this decent chunk of campaign...

Far Cry 3 Will Leave You ‘Stranded’

Bringing the series back to a tropical setting once more, Far Cry 3 pits you as unfortunate vacationer Jason Brody in an attempt to heroically save his girlfriend from the clutches of the less than emotionally stable locals while somehow avoiding his own unceremoniously savage end.

Even though you’ll spend plenty of time holding the gun instead of looking down...

I Am Alive (PSN/XBLA)

A calamity now called the Event has wiped most of the world’s population clean and left your city in shambles. A venomous cloud coats the ground floor of the city, making elevation as important as breathing. Societal norms and morality are luxuries you can’t afford. Survival is all it means to live anymore. Also, you better be a pretty solid climber or else there’s nothing...