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VirginMedia: Assassins Creed 2 Preview

There are dozens of nice touches that help to make combat a gratifying experience. Arrows that find their mark will visibly protrude from their target; guards swear in Italian as they circle and swipe at you, while melee combat is pleasingly heavy and solid in its sound and animation. But there's a similar level of detail in your more subtle actions, too. AC1's Altair had the ability to hide within groups of scholars, but Ezio can blend into any group of people that are heading in the same direction - just move slowly within the gaggle of bodies, and his outline will turn white, indicate his near-invisibility.

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6 Friendliest Characters in Games

GF365: "Oftentimes, video games have characters who are antagonistic and really not very pleasant. Here are some of the friendliest characters in games where you might not otherwise expect to find them."

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thorstein272d ago

Dogmeat: *bark!*

Translation: you are dead to me.

JSONEHUNDRED272d ago

You can probably add Karlach to this from BG3

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Don't let the Assassin's Creed Free Weekend Sneak up on You

This weekend from August 10-14, players can play for free Assassin’s Creed II, Brotherhood, Revelations, Black Flag and Valhalla on Xbox, PlayStation and PC (availability dependent on platform).

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dumahim286d ago

Thanks for the warning. I sure would have hated to have been surprised by installing a ubisoft game on accident.

Profchaos286d ago

Because you can't play all the games on every subscription already

KillBill285d ago

Valhalla is not on GamePass.

anast285d ago (Edited 285d ago )

I like Valhalla. The others haven't aged well.

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10 Mediocre Bosses in Great Games

GF365: "Most games are not perfect and that may be because of a character or an enemy. Here are 10 mediocre bosses in great games."

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Chriswheeler22470d ago

The Pursuer from Dark Spuls 2 was great, I think the author just sucks at games.

philm87469d ago

The Godskin Duo is a great fight