Evie Fry being the hero of Assassin’s Creed Syndicate’s Jack The Ripper DLC shouldn’t be a huge surprise. She’s a far more interesting and entertaining character than lunkish cover star and brother Jacob. What is interesting here, though, is that this is a woman of a certain age playing the …
Read More »Ubis planning a next-generation theme park in … Malaysia
So it looks like everyone is getting in on this theme park lark. After Nintendo announcing its plans with Universal Studios (opens in new tab), Ubisoft has announced that a ‘next-generation’ theme park is being planned for a 2020 opening in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. “Ubisoft’s intention for this park …
Read More »Assassins Creed Syndicates producer talks twins, Thames and trains
Much like every other game this year, Assassin’s Creed Syndicate will be pounding the cobbled streets of Victorian London. The decision to modernise the latest entry has brought with it both challenges and new avenues of freedom (hello, rope launcher), but that hasn’t stopped Ubisoft Quebec from including the series’ …
Read More »Assassins Creed Syndicate wont have totally random side quests this time
When it comes to the side-missions of Assassin’s Creed, well, they can be a mixed bag at best. From eavesdropping and fetch quests to solving murders on the streets of Paris, each year’s Creed has come with some memorable (and downright frustrating) extras, but the same old templates have certainly …
Read More »Jacobs cane in Assassins Creed Syndicate is a sword and a scythe blade
While it’s a lovely fashion accessory that tells us exactly which gang he belongs to, of course that Rook topped cane that Assassin’s Creed Syndicate (opens in new tab)’s Jacob Frye has been swinging about is actually a sword. Ubi wasn’t terribly forthcoming about the cane but Amazon (opens in …
Read More »Who is Evie Frye? Meet Assassins Creed Syndicates female hero
With Assassin’s Creed Syndicate (opens in new tab)’s Evie, we’ve finally got the first female assassin to feature in a main Assassin’s Creed game. Aveline de Grandpre and Shao Jun have led spin off titles previously but Evie Frye will be the first female hero to join the ranks of …
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