Gamertell

A week after GameStop’s corporate office authorized some of its stores to break street date on Modern Warfare 2, three New Jersey stores have done the same with Assassin’s Creed II and Left 4 Dead II. The much-anticipated sequels went on sale there November 14, 2009. The actual street date… Continue Reading »

If you’re eagerly anticipating the forthcoming release of Assassin’s Creed 2 and have cable, then you’ll want to watch South Park at 10pm, 9pm Central time on Wednesday, November 11, 2009. Well, technically you don’t want to watch South Park, you want to watch the commercials during South Park. There… Continue Reading »

With the rising success of Ubisoft’s Assassins Creed and Assassins Creed’s 2 (which comes out November 17, 2009 for Xbox 360 and PS3), Spike TV will be premiering in high-definition ,Assassins Creed: Lineage, a live-action and CGI short movie based on the video games. Lineage takes place just before the… Continue Reading »

CBS is turning several of its well-known television properties into games through partnerships with developers including Ludia, Ubisoft, Merscom, Legacy Interactive and Mindscape. Upcoming through these development deals are games based on CBS shows Criminal Minds, The Amazing Race, Survivor and Ghost Whisperer. The company is also delving into older… Continue Reading »

As part of the promotion for the upcoming sequel to Assassin’s Creed, Ubisoft is presenting a short film based on the characters from the game. The film is divided in three chapters and will serve as an introduction for the story in Assassin’s Creed II. The film is called Assassin’s… Continue Reading »

Sam Fisher is poised to go all stealth action on our bank accounts, as Ubisoft has announced a February 23, 2010, release date for Splinter Cell: Conviction. Fans of the series can be forgiven if they’re a little bit skeptical. This game has already been postponed so many times even… Continue Reading »

As I mentioned yesterday in the review of Ener-G Gym Rockets, I happened upon brand new, $3 copies of both Ener-G Dance Squad and Ener-G Gym Rockets while shopping at Goodwill a while back. I decided it would be interesting to purchase and review both games to see what Ubisoft’s… Continue Reading »

While shopping at a Goodwill store near my house, I came across Ener-G Gym Rockets and Ener-G Dance Squad. Both games were brand new, still in the plastic wrapping, and priced at $3. While I normally don’t partake in games that appear to pander to children, I decided that $3… Continue Reading »

One of the big games highlighted by both Ubisoft and Nintendo at this year’s E3 was Red Steel 2, a sequel to the Wii launch title Red Steel. A Wii exclusive, it’s a first-person-action-game where you wield a sword and pistol, blocking bullets with your katana, hacking and slashing opponents… Continue Reading »

They sure dragged that one out. Ubisoft’s press conference lasted two hours with a lot of talking, a couple big-name celebrities and very little actual game footage. The focus was on what they liked to call “confluence,” bringing games together with other media including movies, the WiiMotionPlus, the wireless skate… Continue Reading »