Ezio has been the star of Assassin’s Creed for the last three years, and within the game’s story, he’s been killing Templars for three decades. For better or worse that’s got to come to an end eventually, and it looks like Ezio is about to ride off into that Renaissance …

(opens in new tab) Techland has released a new patch for the console versions of Dead Island, which the developer promises will improve stability and network performance while tweaking the gameplay for an optimal zombie-offing experience. Most of the fixes in the new patch are the same as those introduced …

Plus Alpha is a weekly column that explores life in Japan from the perspective of American expatriate and game-industry veteran Jarik Sikat. Having worked in numerous areas of the game industry since 1994, Sikat relocated to Japan in 2010. OK. I’m going to admit it. There’s a little secret I’m …

Whilst the new suit has inevitably sparked debate (No pants? Sacrilege!), Man Of Steel ’s new Superman Henry Cavill appears to have been met with fairly widespread approval. Cavill himself has been talking about the part whilst promoting new film Immortals , and it sounds as though the appointment is …

Y: The Last Man creator will adapt the Stephen King novel

As promised last week, the first image from the upcoming downloadable Alan Wake game, rumored to be called Alan Wake’s Night Springs, has been revealed. While we typically can’t tell all that much from a single image, this one actually gives us a good amount of material to speculate about. …

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[brightcove]970180872001[/brightcove] After much dithering, Star Trek 2 is finally gathering some pace. And it feels like it’s now shifting up a further gear, with the report that JJ Abrams is about to offer the lead villain role to Benicio Del Toro. The usually reliable Variety has gleaned this info from …

Riot Games is always looking for ways to improve League of Legends, especially as it becomes more and more prevalent on the e-Sports competitive gaming scene. With Season Two fast approaching, it’s prepping a number of big changes to summoner spells – the abilities that players can use in any …

As adorable and stunningly animated the upcoming Rayman Origins is, it’s got the dark specter of death looming over it. No we aren’t talking about the fact that it comes out November 15 when it’ll be overshadowed by a dozen AAA-budgeted titles. We’re talking about all the danger lurking around …