Assassin’s Creed Underworld Novel Announced
A new Assassin's Creed novel and an official Assassin's Creed Syndicate art book will be released later this year, Ubisoft announced today.
Assassin's Creed Underworld, the eighth novel in the Assassin's Creed universe by Oliver Bowden, explores the series' ongoing battle between the Assassins and Templars in 1862 London. Underworld follows Henry "The Ghost" Green, an assassin and mentor to Assassin's Creed Syndicate's twin protagonists, Jacob and Evie Frye.
The novel will be released December 1 in the US and November 5 in the UK.
Additionally, The Art of Assassin's Creed Syndicate will be released shortly after the game on October 27. The art book features 192 pages of previously unreleased concept art with commentary from artists and developers. 500 copies of a "special slipcase edition" will also be released, including signed Assassin’s Creed Syndicate concept art prints.
Destiny Adds Elimination Playlist as Crucible Activity
A new Destiny update adds an Elimination playlist to the line-up of standard Crucible activities, meaning you can now play the 3v3 mode during the next week.
According to Bungie's news blog, the standard Crucible version of the playlist has a few differences outside the weekly Trials of Osiris events.
Skill-matching, teammate matchmaking, and map cycling have all been enabled, while power advantages have been disabled. Finally, rewards are standard, meaning more marks and legendary items.
A recent leak suggests Destiny's next expansion, The Taken King, is arriving in September. Next week is E3, so we could hear more very soon.
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The Three Stooges Get Animated
Those beloved icons of slapstick comedy, the Three Stooges, will soon have an animated adaptation.
According to The Hollywod Reporter, Superjail co-creator Christy Karacas created the animatic for a pilot episode and will direct it. Larry, Moe, and Curly will make their animated debut in the intended form of 52 11-minute-long segments filled with slapstick humor and limited dialogue. The eventual goal of the series will be to have different creators direct in order to provide a large array of takes on the characters.
The studio Titmouse will be responsible for animating these segments.
Disney Shares Details About New Frozen Ride
Disney has shared new details about its plans to construct the previously-announced Frozen ride.
Frozen Ever After is the new ride adaptation of the 2013 film Frozen, which The Wall Street Journal reports will replace the Norse mythology ride Maelstrom at the Epcot Center.
Like Maelstrom, the four-minute ride is a guided canoe trip through a Frozen-themed scene. Taking place during Arendelle's Winter Festival, Frozen Ever After will feature Wandering Oaken's trading post, Anna, Olaf, Sven, Kristof, and -of course - Elsa in Frozen's pivotal "Let it Go" scene.
Fantastic Beasts: Rowling Hints at US Wizarding School
J.K. Rowling's Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them will reportedly take the magical world of Harry Potter to America. At least, that what the series' creator is apparently teasing on social media.
In response to questions from fans on Twitter (via THR), Rowling all but confirmed the existence of a wizarding school based in America.
@jk_rowling @MrBanankartong IS NEWT GOING TO VISIT A SCHOOL IN NEW YORK OMG YES
Meet The XCOM 2 Ranger
In Firaxis Games' XCOM universe, a lot has changed in the 20 years since the alien invasion of 2015. After Earth’s swift defeat and unconditional surrender in XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the role of the soldiers who went underground to continue fighting this war changed to suit a more guerrilla style of combat.
XCOM 2 introduces five new soldier classes. Here’s your first look at the Ranger, the evolution of Enemy Unknown’s Assault class.
The Ranger is largely built for close-range combat, hefting a shotgun or assault rifle as a primary weapon. But the Ranger's signature tool will obviously be the machete sword, which introduces melee combat to XCOM. These weapons allow you to upgrade your Ranger for either pure damage dealing or as a fast-moving, agile scout who can move quickly and quietly through rough terrain – and even scale walls.
Limited Edition Metal Gear Solid 5 PS4 Coming to Europe
Sony has confirmed the Limited Edition Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain PS4 console, previously only announced for Asia, will be released in Europe on September 1.
The console comes with a 500GB hard drive and one wireless controller, while the bundle also includes the Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Day 1 Edition. We've reached out for information on whether North America and Australia will see the bundle and will update this story when we hear back.
It's a pretty spectacular looking creation. Made in collaboration with Konami, the console is coloured the same way as Snake's red Bionic Arm, while its golden connector has been similarly reimagined. The accompanying DualShock 4, meanwhile, is the colour of Snake's right-hand gun and bears his unit logo.
Microsoft Reveals New 1TB Xbox One Console and Controller
Microsoft has unveiled a new Xbox One console that comes with a matte finish and 1TB hard drive.
The new console, which has been rumoured for some time, has also been revealed alongside the redesigned controller we've heard so much about.
The new version of the console will be sent to retailers starting June 16 in North America and immediately in Europe. As it'll cost $399 USD / £350, Microsoft is cutting the price of all 500GB Xbox One consoles to $349 USD / £300 effective immediately.
The Witcher 3 Sells Over 4 Million Copies in 2 Weeks
CD Projekt Red's co-founder has thanked fans after announcing the open-world RPG has sold over 4 million copies.
Marcin Iwiński explained the figure was achieved in the first two weeks after launch, and adds that such demand has given the studio a fresh wave of commitment to making the upcoming expansions the best they can be.
"Since day one, you have given us tons of positive feedback and support -- the sheer volume of emails we’ve gotten since launch simply congratulating us for our efforts is both epic and heartwarming, and I wish every developer comes to have such a fantastic community," he writes. "In terms of media reception, we’re really humbled by the scores the game has received all around the world. With an average of 90+ on every platform, Wild Hunt is our dream coming true.