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Posted: Mar 10, 2009
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After experiencing the Third Crusade with Altair, Desmond Miles, a modern day descendant of a long line of assassins delves into the life of Ezio Auditore da Firenze in Renaissance Italy. Assassin's Creed II expands and refines the sandbox assassination adventure as the epic conspiracy story of Assassins and Templars unfolds - "Nothing is true, everything is permitted".
Wrapping things up tonight, the fine folks over at CCP Games have released a new teaser trailer for their upcoming EVE Online: Tyrannis expansion pack. Running just under a minute long, this video asks what type of ruler you'll be once you conquer all the new worlds. Check it out after the jump: Saving us some cash this weekend, Stardock's Impulse digital distribution service is offering discounts on several titles that may be of interest to you. Here's the skinny:
Some pretty sweet deals in there. So don't miss out! :D Pinning down an exact release date for us this afternoon, BioWare has announced that the upcoming Firewalker Pack for Mass Effect 2 will be available through the Cerberus Network on March 23rd. This FREE DLC includes five new missions and a "Hammerhead" heavy assault vehicle. You can learn more about it right here. The studio has also revealed that they'll be releasing an Alternate Appearance Pack on March 23rd, featuring new outfits for Garrus, Subject Zero, and Thane. Unlike the Firewalker Pack, this DLC will run you 160 BioWare Points. Here's a pic of the new costumes:  Sure to upset fans, an Ubisoft representative has confirmed to Big Download that the PC edition of their upcoming Action-Stealth title, Splinter Cell: Conviction, has been delayed by two weeks for unspecified reasons. Previously scheduled for release on April 13th, the game is now expected to hit stores on April 27th in North America (April 30th in Europe). Between this, the whole DRM issue and the lack of a PC demo, Ubisoft is giving us a lot of reasons to be cheesed off lately. :( Kicking things off today, Blue Byte Software has released a new demo for their highly anticipated Strategy title, The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom. Weighing in at 2.6GB, this demo includes a tutorial and the River Town map, which you can play in singleplayer, multiplayer and freeplay mode. You can grab this bad boy from any of the following websites:
Grab it while it's hot! After experiencing the Third Crusade with Altair, Desmond Miles, a modern day descendant of a long line of assassins delves into the life of Ezio Auditore da Firenze in Renaissance Italy. Assassin's Creed II expands and refines the sandbox assassination adventure as the epic conspiracy story of Assassins and Templars unfolds - "Nothing is true, everything is permitted".
Keeping things rollin' tonight, Valve Software has released a new patch for their hit multiplayer shooter, Team Fortress 2. This latest update features some new community-created items and weapons courtesy of their "Contribute!" program. You can learn more about the update right here or just relaunch your Steam client to start downloading. :D Attention bargain shoppers! Valve has announced that Rebellion's recently-released first person shooter, Aliens vs. Predator is currently on sale through Steam for just $33.49 USD (a 33% savings). The deal runs from now until Monday, March 22nd. So if you're looking for something new to play this weekend, you might want to check this one out. :) Wondering if your PC can handle it? Then be sure to give our Game-O-Meter a spin! Also available for download today is a demo for Soldak Entertainment's upcoming Action-RPG, Din's Curse. Weighing in at 100MB, the demo allows you to progress your character up to level five. You can grab this bad boy from any of the following websites: So what are you waiting for? Get downloadin'! Hitting the web today is a brand new teaser trailer for Traveller's Tales' upcoming Action-Adventure title, LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4. Clocking in at just over two and a half minutes long, this video gives us a sneak peek at the game's cinematic intro. Pretty cool stuff! Check it out after the jump: |
