I Am Alive - Announced

Ubisoft played smarts with Assassin’s Creed, hype a title with a pretty face next to it and you’re sure to get attention even if the game itself was mediocre. Putting that aside, Ubisoft (or Jade Raymond) has announced their latest project; I Am Alive. Even though the title is NOT being developed by Ubisoft, it’s a project of Jade Raymond. Her involvement in the title is unknown at this point, though we’d reckon it’s limited to giving to 1,000 interviews and doing PR work. More details in E3 2008.

Set after an earthquake hits Chicago, I Am Alive is being labelled a “survival game”, with a few major differences from the typical “survival-horror” titles we’ve been seeing waves of recently. You won’t be trapped in the dark, beating up masses of scary things with great big weapons - instead, it’s more like a first-person adventure title, with a low emphasis on weapons.

Velvet Assassin - Pre-E3 Media Galore

E3 is around the corner, Gamecock has released brand new media/artwork for their upcoming title; Velvet Assassin. Check out the E3 fact sheet, 13 new screenshots and artwork below:

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Factsheet (PDF, 950kB)

Steam Gets Erected with GameCock

Valve’s ever increase Steam titles library will now feature games from Gamecock Media Group. Valve and Gamecock have tied up to provide games such as Legendary, Insecticide, Stronghold: Crusade on Steam.

Gamecock Media Group and Valve today announced an agreement to launch Gamecock titles on Steam. The first Gamecock titles available on Steam will be Firefly Studios’ Stronghold Crusader Extreme and Insecticide Part 1.

Additional Gamecock titles - including Insecticide Parts 2, Velvet Assassin, and Legendary - will be made available via Steam later this year.

Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction delayed till 2009/2010? [Updated]

According to the Xbox World 360 magazine, Ubisoft Montreal’s upcoming stealth-action title has supposedly gone “back to the drawing board”.

The reason behind it is Ubisoft’s own Assassin’s Creed title; since the company feels the design & gameplay of Assassin’s Creed outdate Splinter Cell: Conviction’s design. Read more

Assassin’s Creed Patch Details

Ubisoft has released details on the upcoming Assassin’s Creed patch. Check them out below:

In addition to addressing reported glitches, the patch will remove support for DX10.1 in order to rework its implementation.

We don’t have an exact date for the release of this patch but we’re hard at work and hope to have further updates soon.

Patch’s release date is TBA.

Steam Client Update Released

A Steam client update is now available. To apply the update, click the File menu inside of Steam and then select “Check for Steam Client Updates…”. The specific changes include:

Steam Client

• Fixed corrupt backup creation for certain games
• Updated game overlay to support Assassin’s Creed

Ubisoft Launches More Than 40 titles on Steam

Ubisoft has teamed with Valve’s Steam to distribute more than 40 of their titles. The library includes Tom Clancy games as well as FarCry and the upcoming PC port of Assassin’s Creed.

Ubisoft is delivering a slate of more than 40 action-packed games to Steam, including Assassin’s Creed and the Tom Clancy series. Two fan favorites are now available to customers in Canada and the United States: the acclaimed action shooter, Far Cry, and the debut game in the groundbreaking stealth action series, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell. Save 10% on either game when you buy before Tuesday, April 8th.

Starting today, the PC version of Assassin’s Creed is available for pre-purchase. Be one of the first to play the highly-awaited PC adaptation of the console hit—complete with four bonus missions unique to the PC release—when it releases on April 9th.

Over the coming weeks, Ubisoft will bring many of its award-winning brands to Steam, including games from the Tom Clancy series, the Heroes of Might & Magic series, the IL-2 Sturmovik collection, and many more. The Ubisoft line-up on Steam will be the largest library of titles available from any single publisher or developer.

Yves Guillemot QnA

GameDaily scored 10 questions with Ubisoft’s CEO Yves Guillemot. The QnA focuses on everything from upcoming DS/Wii games to future projects as well as Ubisoft’s hot producer Jade Raymond. Here’s a bit that should interest you:

I view Jade as a very skilled and creative producer, the success of Assassin’s Creed leaves no doubt about that and the attention she received from the media is due to the anticipation, buzz and quality of the game. She’s currently working on a new project but it’s a little too early to share more about it.

Check out the full interview here

Spring 2008 Upcoming Games Preview

FiringSquad has a preview of all the upcoming spring games that are just few weeks away from release. The list includes both PC and console (arrgh!) titles. Some of the titles they selected, include Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas 2, PC version of Assassin’s Creed and many more. Interestingly, the PC version of Mass Effect is missing from the list. Read the feature here

Assassin’s Creed - Delayed

Ubisoft Montreal’s upcoming PC port of Assassin’s Creed has been pushed back to April 8th from the original March 28th. From the official site:

New release date information has been released for Assassin’s Creed on PC! The game will be on store shelves beginning April 8, 2008. PC gamers, mark your calendars!

No info regarding the delay has been released by Ubisoft.

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