5w ago - Activision Community Manager Dan Amrich announced that Black Ops II Uprising is out today alongside 4 new Mob of the Dead maps with details and a video trailer below.

To quote: How often in life do you get a second chance? If you're an online Call of Duty player, well, that's pretty simple - you get one every time you press Square to respawn.

But the concepts of return, reinvigoration, and redemption all play into Uprising, the second map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops II, which is available today on PlayStation Network.

To start, Uprising features four new maps for Black Ops II multiplayer matches:

Vertigo, the top of a Tacitus mega-structure that's so tall, it breaks the cloud layer; Magma, a small Japanese village that has been engulfed by the lava of a nearby erupting volcano; Encore, the performance stage and surrounding grounds following a London music festival; and Studio, a re-imagining of the Call of Duty: Black Ops Firing Range, offering chaotic combat over several movie sets on a Hollywood backlot.

Studio is a particular point of pride here, as it's a re-imagining of Firing Range, which fans of the original Black Ops still eagerly choose in multiplayer lobbies. Its compact design and varied lines of sight - sniper perches, blind corners, tight...

5w ago - Ubisoft Community Developer Gabriel Graziani has made available a new Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag gameplay trailer video today which takes it to the high seas!

Below are the details, to quote: Edward Kenway set out to earn his fortune in the West Indies, but you'll see first-hand how he (like so many other sailors of his day) turned to a much more brutal, ruthless and lucrative life in Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag.

We're very pleased to deliver yet another glimpse into this world and further define our vision of The Golden Age of Pirates with this new gameplay trailer!

Captain Edward Kenway is a complicated guy with simple objectives: get money, honor the crew and live a life unbound by the laws of remote sovereigns. His story will take you all around the Caribbean, plundering, pillaging and generally leaving a wake of mayhem behind you.

But there is also a larger tale involving Edward's contemporaries, and despite their commonly-known roles as thieves and brigands of the sea, there were pirates of the age who worked to create a truly free society. Edward will become embroiled in their struggle, and that of a much more inconspicuous and clandestine group...





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5w ago - Ubisoft Community Developer Gabriel Graziani posted up a new video trailer today spotlighting Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag and the golden age of piracy below.

To quote: Every Assassin's Creed game is based in an actual historical setting, with a sense of place and time that provides the backdrop to amazing adventure fraught with peril and political intrigue.

The setting for Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag is no different! Contrary to popular belief, pirates didn't suddenly decide to become a scourge of the seas out of the clear blue sky.

The emergence of piracy was the result of decades of violent and brutal privateering that was not only sanctioned, but also bankrolled by warring naval powers of a size and scope never known before. All of this will have already happened in AC4, so we thought it would be a good idea to bring you up to speed.

The wild, nearly lawless and verdant islands of the West Indies and the towering ships that ruled them present some of the most unique and exciting stories we'd ever encountered, so we couldn't wait to show them to you in AC4.





Behind the tales you've heard, lurking in the shadows of history, the Assassins are always working to ensure that people...

6w ago - Today the XCM Team have made available a demonstration video showcasing their new XCM FPS Black PCB for the Nintendo Wii U gamepad with details below.

To quote: XCM FPS Black PCB for Wii U - Installation Manual (English)

The XCM FPS Black PCB for Wii U, equip all the specific modes for the Wii U tablet controller.

• Drop shot mod: prone and rapid fire.
  
• Fast reload mod: quickly reloads the gun, change gun/weapon, gives you a plenty of time to shoot your opponent.
  
• Burst mod: changes from single shot to rapid fire.
  
• Sniper breath mod: Automatically hold on to breath.
  
• Turbo Melee: Melee and shoot.
  
• Auto Zoom Zombie: Zoom and locks down the enemy.
  
• Akimbo: When the mode is activated, gamer only need to press the RT button and it will automatically press the LT button simultaneously as well for shooting with 2 guns
  
• Quick scope: aim then quick shot.
  
• Jitter Mod: After shooting, it rapidly auto reload the bullets, this mode is to reload a small amount of bullets for rapid respond in combat (best for shotgun weapon)
  
• Jump shot: You are able to jump and throw the grenade more...

6w ago - Ubisoft Community Developer Gabriel Graziani posted up a video today spotlighting conversations from the creators of Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag on PS4.

To quote: We're always trying to push the envelope with the Assassin's Creed series, but with Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, we have new, advanced technology to help us accomplish our lofty goals.

PlayStation 4 is enabling our teams to deliver more graphical detail, a new dimension of social connection and the kind of seamless gaming experience we've always dreamed of offering.

Join Creative Director Jean Guesdon and Associate Producer Sylvain Trottier as they discuss advancements we've been able to harness for AC4 on PS4.

It's a new generation of gaming on PlayStation 4, and the AC4 team is dedicated to pushing these new boundaries beyond anything fans have seen before!





Join us under the Black Flag of Assassin's Creed IV!