By Marty Sliva, IGN

Assassin’s Creed: Unity is a game of impossible peaks and disappointing valleys. Its highs of movement, customization options, and just the city of Paris itself pierce the sky like the spire of Notre Dame. On a purely technical level, Unity is a marvel to walk through and admire. But at the same time, a lot of my journey through the French Revolution felt as cold and heartless as the darkest depths of the catacombs. I was never given a real reason to care about new Assassin Arno, or the events that transpired. Instead, I had to find my own fun throughout my 30 hours in Unity, which was generally easy to do in its large sandbox assassination scenarios. However, it’s a bit disappointing to see how few of the long-standing problems with the series have been solved by the upgrade to the new generation of gaming hardware.

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Source: Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Community

Since the launch of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare last week, our team has been working hard on improvements to the game. We’ve also had our ears to the ground, listening to your feedback. Our commitment to continuing to support the game and community is as strong as ever, and our team is focused on making the experience the best it can be on all platforms.

This week we will be rolling out multiple title updates on all platforms, beginning today with the PC version. Console players on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 should expect two updates this week, the first being live within the next 48 hours. We will update you on the deployment shortly, pending 1st party approvals.

Full patch notes on the list of key items included in today’s update to the PC Version of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, and reflected on all console platforms shortly, can be found HERE.

Ubisoft has announced the launch of  Assassin’s Creed: Unity, the latest installment of the award-winning franchise set against the backdrop of the chaos and brutality of the French Revolution, for the Xbox One games and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and Windows PC.

Set in a once-magnificent Paris, Assassin’s Creed: Unity plunges players into the terror of the 1789 French Revolution and features the most dense and immersive Assassin’s Creed city ever created. In this time of chaos and brutality, a young man named Arno, wounded by the loss of those he loved, sets out on a deadly path of redemption. Arno’s pursuit throws him into the middle of a ruthless struggle for the fate of a nation, and transforms him into a true Master Assassin.

Assassin’s Creed: Unity reinvents the franchise, starting with the core gameplay pillars that have defined the series from the beginning: navigation, stealth and combat. Players will carve their way through a stunning, full-scale open-world Paris, thanks to the power of the new Anvil engine, rebuilt from the ground up for new generation consoles. Players can channel their inner Assassin, customising weapons, equipment, outfits and specialised skills to match their play style.

In addition to the sprawling single-player campaign, players can join with up to three friends and take part in story-driven online co-op missions designed specifically for Assassins to play together. Skills and unique gear acquired in the single-player missions will be accessible in co-op and will define a player’s personalised Assassin’s style, whether emphasizing brute force, agility or stealth. Players will also select a unique co-op skill that will help the team survive, evade or fight more effectively to the benefit of the team.

More game information is available at the official Assassin’s Creed: Unity website.

Latest entry in the critically-acclaimed series takes open world freedom to new heights

Square Enix and Avalanche Studios today unveiled Just Cause 3, a vast open-world action adventure, and the latest instalment in the much-loved Just Cause series. Just Cause 3 will be available in 2015 for PlayStation 4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One and Windows PC.

“We’ve been waiting for this moment ever since Just Cause 2 was released,” said Christofer Sundberg, founder and Chief Creative Officer at Avalanche Studios. “This is the culmination of a decade’s worth of open-world evolution and innovation. In Just Cause 3, we’ve sent Rico to a beautiful Mediterranean archipelago. He is of course bringing his Grapple and Parachute, both with game-changing upgrades, as well as the brand new Wingsuit. Just Cause 3 truly represents the next generation of chaotic sandbox fun, and we can’t wait to show you more next year.”

Find out more at the Avalanche Studios website.

By David Yee @ Legit Reviews

Today, we’re giving our attention to a reasonably priced gaming keyboard from Thermaltake’s gaming division. The Tt eSPORTS Challenger Prime costs $29.99 plus $1.99 shipping at Newegg, but packs features normally expected from more expensive gaming keyboards including tri-color backlighting, dedicated macro keys, and dedicated media keys. Already, the Challenger Prime is looking like the keyboard to beat at this price.

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By Stuart Davidson @ Hardware Heaven

Past experience with Mad Catz products tells us that they are happy to step away from the norm when it comes to product design. The S.T.R.I.K.E. keyboards for example are pretty unique in their design. And of course the R.A.T. mice with movable parts isn’t a design you see every day. So we always look forward to seeing what they have to offer and today we cover one of their latest mice in our Mad Catz M.M.O. TE review.

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By Ian Cutress @ AnandTech

There are many ways to do something different in the motherboard space, especially with respect to functionality and design. In terms of the design element, we have seen many motherboards recently go for a black and red theme, but in the past we had yellow, pink, and all sorts of interesting combinations. Upon popular request, ASUS is releasing the ASUS Z97 Mark S, an arctic camouflage special edition version of the TUF Z97 Sabertooth Mark 1. We were lucky to get motherboard number #0001 for review.

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Source: techPowerUp!

In what is NVIDIA’s third Game Ready driver release in the past three months, the new GeForce 344.65 WHQL is launched specifically for the week’s hottest game release, Assassin’s Creed Unity. The driver comes with optimizations for the game, its SLI profile, and optimal settings for GeForce Experience. The driver also tags along improvements to the optimizations of the past two “Game Ready” releases, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, and Civilization: Beyond Earth.

You can download the GeForce 344.65 WHQL drivers from the GeForce website.

Check out these latest hardware announcements for today from around the web. Also included are some hardware news bits, and on some days, a few rumors tossed in for good measure. Click on the links below to read the official press release, visit the products web page, or to an independent news source.

• Noctua Presents Three New 92 mm Premium Coolers
• Speedlink Intros the Decus Limited Edition Gaming Mouse
• Inno3D Teasing Accelero Hybrid S, New Cooler for iChill GTX 900 Series
• GIGABYTE Announces GeForce GTX 980 WaterForce Tri-SLI AIO Cooler
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN II Detailed
• EK Introduces Short Type GeForce GTX 970 Water Block
• ASUS GeForce GTX 980 Poseidon Pictured – VIDEO
• NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan II Reportedly Detailed Alongside GTX 960
• DeepCool Introduces the Smarter Line of Cases
• Cooler Master Silencio 652S & 352 Coming to North America
• Zalman Denies Bankruptcy Rumors
• ASUS Announces Limited-Edition TUF Sabertooth Z97 Mark S

Source: CVG

Ubisoft has released the Assassin’s Creed: Unity launch trailer. Primarily set during the French Revolution, the series’ first new-gen outing sees players embark on a quest for redemption in the violent and anarchic 18th century Paris. For a more detailed overview of the game’s key features, check out this seven minute Assassin’s Creed: Unity 101 trailer.

The Assassin’s Creed: Unity release date is November 11 in North America, November 13 in Europe and November 14 in the UK. The game will be available on Xbox One, PS4 and PC.