The Assassin's Creed video game series -- beyond its trademark murderous historical fiction -- is known for arriving in annual installments. 2013 is no exception, with French publisher Ubisoft recently revealing Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, a pirate-centric next entry in the long-running franchise.
There will also be exclusive titles for the Vita, like "Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified" and "Assassin's Creed III: Liberation, " featuring a female lead assassin.
Ubisoft is developing the Assassin's Creed film by itself, after talks with Sony disintegrated last year.
Among the high-performance games that will be shown are "Assassin's Creed III" by Ubisoft.
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Nintendo's Wii U also launched that month and Assassin's Creed 3 had just gone on sale.
Much of Nathan's movement occurs along the sides and rooftops of buildings, like the "Assassin's Creed" games.
The next game up is Assassin's Creed 3, which looks similarly impressive on the Shield's 5-inch screen.
However, the games company, which is now seeking a director, may still partner with a major studio to distribute Assassin's Creed.
This conceit lead Desmond through a variety of eras in previous games, ending with the American Revolution in Assassin's Creed 3.
In addition Sony spotlighted the previously announced Assassin's Creed and Call of Duty games, which have already proved hugely successful on other formats.
Steven Masters, lead game designer for "Assassin's Creed III, " said there was a lot of pressure to make sure they got the history right.
Other video games making a strong showing include Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed 3 - which shifted 886, 198 copies - and Microsoft's Halo 4, with 753, 489.
From "Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" to "Epic Mickey" and "DC Universe Online, " many titles offer special collector's editions brimming with such extras as action figures, bonus DVDs and even remote-controlled toy vehicles.
Instead of rehashing what has already happened in a simulation-type game, "Assassin's Creed III" aims for the gray areas of history and focuses on events that may not have a clear-cut explanation.
" In recent years, the old-school "Thief" games have been eclipsed by other titles that have improved upon the genre, including Ubisoft's "Assassin's Creed" and "Splinter Cell" series and Arkane Studios' "Dishonored.
OnLive's getting Driver: San Francisco, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, FEAR 3, Duke Nukem Forever and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, to name a few, and it's actually planning a Netflix-like flat rate pricing plan for back-catalog and indie games as well.
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More exciting and attractive new titles are to be released from third party developers and publishers as well as SCE Worldwide Studios, including Assassin's Creed III (Ubisoft Entertainment.), Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (Activision, Inc), PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale (Sony Computer Entertainment), towards the holiday season.
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