Published on Mar 21, 2014

Qu'ils mangent de la brioche [Let them eat cake]! We have been working on the new Assassin's Creed for more than three years and although we weren't quite ready to show you our full vision for a next-gen only AC, it seems Abstergo are trying to force our hand! So here's a true first look at in-game footage from Assassin's Creed Unity. Stay tuned - we'll have many more exciting details for you in the months ahead!

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:
Also what the hell is Assassins Creed Unity lol?

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:Ah Comet probably is the PSP version, if its called that.

Gamespot.com wrote:Microsoft’s Phil Spencer thinks real-time strategy games will see a resurgence on this generation of consoles

Head of Xbox Phil Spencer answered questions from fans on his Twitter last night and revealed some interesting clues as to what Microsoft is preparing for this year’s E3 and beyond.

One fan asked him “which now-marginalized genres do you think might see a resurgence this gen?” To which Spencer responded “RTS on console.” This is particularly interesting since we recently learned via a job listing on Microsoft’s careers page that Microsoft Studios is looking for someone "to help build and lead the team for a new AAA title within an established and well-loved strategy game franchise."

As we noted when we first learned the news, Age of Empires and Halo Wars are two RTS franchises that fit that description well. Spencer also told IGN earlier this year that he thought the original Halo Wars, which was exclusive to Xbox 360, was fun and expressed interest in seeing a new one. He also suggested it was possible that such a game could be developed internally due to there not being many "great RTS developers out there anymore."

Some other interesting things Spencer said:

He’s interested in bringing back some of FASA’s IP, which includes games like MechAssault 2: Lone Wolf, Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge, and Shadowrun. Microsoft shuttered FASA in 2007.

His favorite Halo game is Halo 2.

Microsoft is making progress on an Xbox One controller for PC.

Regarding PC-related announcements at E3, he said that he’s “very focused on PC right now,” but that we’ll probably not hear anything until after E3.

Spencer said we can also expect a few more announcements prior to E3. He explained that this is so he’ll have time to focus on other things during the show.

Regarding “core” gamers’ expectations about Microsoft’s E3 press conference, Spencer said: “I know we'll never please everyone. Having some new partners on stage, some old friends and knowing XBOX gamers are watching is fun.”

And also: “The lineup at E3 looks good. A couple of things we are still trying to land but it's coming together.”

The Witcher 3 to Get 45 Minute E3 Gameplay Preview

CD Projekt RED will be showing off a big chunk of the RPG to E3 attendees.

CD Projekt RED will be hosting a 45 minute long preview for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt at E3 between June 10th and 12th.

Dark Side of Gaming was sent an invite to the event which the developer says will be a "an all-new exclusive 45 minute gameplay preview" event.

It's unknown if footage of the event will be made available online for those not lucky enough to attend but we can expect plenty of interviews with the development team.

Studio co-founder Marcin Iwinski recently commented that the game will "hopefully" be shown on stage at one of the platform holders' press conferences but he wouldn't reveal which one and given that E3 is just three weeks away it's almost certain Sony and Microsoft have a pretty good idea of what they'll have on show.

Iwinski, who said the game won't have platform specific content, teased a "marketing cooperation" campaign with one of the platform holders.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will be released in February 2015 on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.

Polygon.com wrote:A stream shown today on the official PlayStation Twitch channel revealed new gameplay for developer Ready at Dawn Studios' The Order: 1886.

Sony teased a "sneak peek" at the gameplay this morning on the PlayStation Blog. The brief gameplay snippet, which streamed at 4 p.m. ET today, begins at the start of the game's third chapter, "Inequalities." For next few minutes, it showed off The Order: 1886's cover-based, third-person shooting with weapons like the M86/FL, which fires "rounds of thermite-grit that burst into clouds of flammable dust" when players hit the R2 button. The gameplay was bookended by seamless transitions into cinematic cutscenes, all of which took place on Oct. 15, 1886.

Sony revealed The Order: 1886, a PlayStation 4 exclusive, at its E3 2013 press conference. Set in neo-Victorian London, players will battle deadly humans and supernatural creatures in the game.

A seven minute video of Battlefield Hardline (now removed) has leaked online, showing off gameplay footage and new details surrounding both single-player and multiplayer modes.

The video, which appears to be designed for internal briefings rather than general distribution, refers to the game by its presumed codename--Omaha--rather than Battlefield Hardline, the title which EA and developer Visceral Games officially confirmed yesterday.

Battlefield Hardline is all about battles between cops and robbers, and the multiplayer modes detailed in the trailer are:

Heist features the robbers breaking into a bank vault to secure as much loot as possible before staging a getaway.

Rescue has SWAT teams work to save hostages, in a mode that looks similar a a round of Counter-Strike.

Hotwire is all about vehicle chases.

Bloodmoney has the two forces fighting to secure a massive pile of cash and return it to their respective safehouse.

The single-player campaign revolves around young Miami detective Nick Mendoza, and features an episodic structure designed to mimic a TV drama, following a campaign where Mendoza chases his old partners across the country, who appears to go rogue after stumbling upon a stash of cocaine worth $9.9 million.

The narrated video also mentions that the enemy AI has been completely redesigned, and that the levels are more open than in Battlefield 4. Destruction is said to be even more prominent--the word leveloution is used--and there's a big emphasis on gadgets across the campaign and multiplayer. Yes, there are tasers, as well as zip lines and grappling hooks.

Battlefield Hardline will be released later this in 2014, and will feature as part of EA's E3 2014 press conference on June 9.