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E3 2014: Next Gen Is Finally Here Thanks To Ubisoft

Current-gen consoles are in an extraordinarily tricky position. On one hand, they're far more powerful than last-gen's boxes, and equally more capable of delivering innovative experiences -- especially with the newest PlayStation camera and Xbox One's bundled Kinect. However, on the other hand, with the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 still the primary system in most households, and with an -- all considering -- paltry amount of their successors in the hands of gamer's across the world, it's hard for a company to commit to a limited demographic. Ubisoft, the gaming juggernaut behind Far Cry, Assassin's Creed and the recently released Watch Dogs, doesn't give a care about business norms, though.

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ValKilmer3601d ago

I suppose if by "Next Gen" you mean dancing games.

BlakHavoc3601d ago

No he means AC unity, The Division, Rainbow 6, Far Cry 4

zeuanimals3601d ago

Dat next-gen voice chat. LOL, oh well. Actors and scripts do what actors and scripts do. The BF Hardline gameplay was all scripted too.

showtimefolks3601d ago

As high as people are on The Division we have seen very limited footage, WE have seen scripted events

but i disagree everyone is doing their part for next gen not only UBI. EA's dragon age looks stunning, ME will be awesome. The order 1886 is like playing CGI cutscene

MS doing the same with sunset overdrive among others

starchild3601d ago

I feel like Ubisoft's games weren't just pushing incredible visuals but also pushing for new levels of interactivity.

Volkama3601d ago

But it's Ubisoft, and their final products are not typically a match for their E3 reveals. So say Watch-dogs and Farcry 3 anyway.

Of all the big publishers, Ubisoft do seem quickest to embrace the new. It is a good thing, even if the fruit is occassionally poisonous (Fighter Within?).

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HollowedSoul143601d ago

yeah to bad for those games the pc versions will probably not be playable. ive given up on ubi for pc they dont give a crap about us lol still wondering when that watchdogs patch is going to be released same for the ac4 patch that fixes the horrible sttutters at 60fps(benchmarked it didnt go below 45fps yet stuttered like it was 15fps with gsync on sli off/on) no matter how incredible ac unity will look it will still run like garbage on pc and ubi wonder's why we pirate their games, because whats the point of paying for a game that i wont be able to finish or possibly run. such a shame id gladly pay if i didnt think ubi were trash pc devs. ac4 is the last ubi game i buy until i see some effort on the pc platform. pirated watch dogs and what do you know just like ac4 stuttering mess cant play on ultra @1080p with a 5000 dollar pc...bet farcry 4 will have crap sli like farcry 3 as well.

so at valkilmer i can really tell you're not much of a pc gamer when it comes to ubi because if you were you'd be just as bitter as me right now.

bixxel3601d ago

AC Unity almost looks better than the Order 1886.By the way,does anyone know if God Of War 5 is coming or not????

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miyamoto3601d ago

Funny, Farcry 4 looked fantastic but it felt like an Uncharted 2 Among Thieves in first person view in the Nepal levels!

Which leads me to say that Uncharted 4's graphics made it official that next gen has really come upon us!

RonRico3601d ago

I know what you mean. I thought it was Tomb Raider in first person for a second.

Swiggins3601d ago

Funny thing about setting games in similar locales, they look a little bit alike.

Have you ever noticed that all the movies set in New York City look alike?

;)

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Clown_Syndr0me3601d ago

Rainbow 6 stole the whole show for me. Nothing else kept me glued to the screen.

lyvon3601d ago

Agreed. AC Unity is yet another Assassins Creed game I am going to buy and love. But the R6 was amazing.

Clown_Syndr0me3601d ago

Unity looked great, should be feeling fresh with co op.
But my greatest memories from online FPS still come from RB6 Vegas. That casino map I used to play over and over again...

airshiraz3601d ago

assassin unity is truly first next gen title
is farcry4 open world?it seemed it had giant levels like battlefield badcompany 2 and crysis 1

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I Played Assassin’s Creed Unity Almost 10 Years Later. It’s (Kinda) Spectacular

Shaz from GL writes: "Assassin’s Creed Unity is looked at as one of the worst in Ubisoft’s iconic franchise. But playing it nearly 10 years later reveals it may just be the best"

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Skuletor37d ago

Do the NPCs still randomly levitate every now and then? Even years later I noticed they hadn't patched that out

andy8536d ago (Edited 36d ago )

Honestly I loved the PS4 ACs. I'd love next gen ports of Black Flag, Unity and Syndicate

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Five small but brilliant maps in games

Small video game maps that are packed with things to do are better than huge but empty maps. Here are five small but brilliant maps in games.

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leahcim491d ago

I am playing the Batman Vita game, it is amazing really.

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Why Assassin’s Creed Unity remains one of the best games in the series

GF365: "Since the first Assassin’s Creed game, there have been entries up until now. There are more than a few titles that are far from an ideal stealth game. Let’s discuss why 2014’s Assassin’s Creed Unity is one of the best games in the series."

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isarai515d ago

Glitchy as hell and flat story, nah this aint it. AC2, brotherhood and 4 were amazing games in every respective

Furesis515d ago

Yeah i would say brotherhood and 4 were the best for me. I have not played the new ones and Unity was my last one. Seems like i made a good choice.

DarXyde515d ago

I gave up after Revelations. Just couldn't bring myself to care anymore and I got burned out of the gameplay.

Definitely agree on 2 and Brotherhood though. Great games.

YourMommySpoils515d ago

A Ubisoft AC game that's not glitchy? That will be the day.

Knightofelemia515d ago

After constant glitches Arno being boring nah I am good I skipped Unity. I will always like the Ezio trilogy, Black Flag, Rogue, Odyssey, Syndicate. I use to love the franchise but now it feels stale and boring. But my list of favorite entries into the franchise will vary from other players favorite entries.

RaidenBlack515d ago

Odyssey is a really well-made RPG game ... but it ain't a proper AC game, even though its part of the lore

ToddlerBrain515d ago

It’s funny because, at launch, it was universally panned for being unplayable. It’s a great game that holds up today. I’m glad they fixed it.

staticall515d ago

The only good things i remember from Unity are pretty graphics and really good descending mechanics (even though it sometimes didn't make much sense, when your character can drop down from like 10 meter height onto a flagpole perfectly).

Game is glitchy to this day, i was playing in it years after the release date (with all the DLCs) and it's still broken. You had to reload missions too often for my taste (characters do not spawn, you fall through the floor, getting stuck in falling/sitting/aiming animation, hidden blade stop working, assassination target running away at the start of the mission). Story was meh, searching for all the treasures wasn't enjoyable at all. Coop was pretty much useless, i've beaten every coop mission in solo. Helix rifts were awful as well.

Not saying i hate this game or anything, but it got too many problems.

Assassin's Creed (i know it's a controversial opinion) and Assassin's Creed 2 are still great to this day.

anast515d ago

Unity was okay. I prefer Syndicate and Origins.

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