2w 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...

9w ago - Just a few days since his previous release, Spanish PlayStation 3 developer MiralaTijera has updated the core to his PS3 4.40 CFW with QA Flag integrated today to version 3.1.0 with details below.

Download: core 3.1.0.rar (3.06 MB)

To quote, roughly translated (via pastie.org/private/gmrhneiqd1elkc9cnlczg):

Update 1: 3.1.0 Core 4.40 CFW MLT

• BDEmu without controller running 4.40 (bdemu flag)
  
• Beta alternative kernel load (flag anotherlv2) (ay to manually copy the kernel to load in / dev_rewrite/lv2ker.self, the console will reboot and when you turn off the usb we extract and load (beta)
  
• ReActPSN functioning, unsigned rif and erasure prevention act.dat
  

Installation: put the package files in root of a pen drive and plug it into the usb right around the console and on, will be installed and if the led from now you is solid yellow is that everything worked properly, also will have in the log before usb etc as before.

9w ago - Ubisoft Community Developer Gabriel Graziani shared an Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag new PS3 gameplay trailer video today!

Below are the details, to quote: We are extremely excited to present the very first Gameplay Trailer for Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag! After years of hard work, we are finally able to unveil a rich world full of adventure, excitement, mystery and a hero unlike any Assassin you have ever met.

Plunge into the exotic world of The West Indies in 1715. During the Golden Age of Pirates, the seas were as lucrative as they were lethal... only the most cunning and ruthless of individuals could survive long enough to achieve wealth and infamy beyond their wildest dreams.





This is the world you will explore as Captain Edward Kenway. A Pirate trained by Assassins, he is fearsome, lethal, brutal, and a loyal captain to his crew. Edward lives in secrecy and battles alongside historical pirate legends such as Blackbeard and Calico Jack. But what truly motivates this dashing rogue and how is he connected to this suddenly sprawling pirate empire?

Join us under the Black Flag of Assassin's Creed IV and find out for yourself!

9w ago - Following up on his initial release, DEX update and PS2 Classics payload, today Spanish PlayStation 3 developer MiralaTijera has released PS3 4.40 CFW by MiralaTijera with QA Flag integrated alongside a 3.0.1 Core.

Download: 440mltjra.rar (47.06 MB) / PS3UPDAT-CFW 4.40 MiralaTijera-Delta.rar (Pre-Patched PUP - 193.63 MB) / IrisManager2.22_animated.pkg (2.72 MB) / IrisManager 2.22 bugfixed.pkg (2.72 MB)

Hash PUP Final (via pastie.org/private/d29apzonxy5hzw2mozpg):

CRC32: BB84E431
MD5: B43BE1DB688FB3A3B06E164DED951FE9
SHA-1: 9D2F46E6B1E7A1D0F5FEDA82F07E8D4389451B82

To quote, roughly translated: CFW 4.40 MiralaTijera:

Specifications:

• sys_init_osd (special LEED)
  
• lv1 peek / poke
  
• lv2 peek / poke

12w ago - Ubisoft Community Developer Gabriel Graziani has shared a video today introducing Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag which is coming to both PS4 and PS3 consoles.

Below are the details, to quote: After an incredible demonstration of support from our community, sharing the news of our newest Assassin's Creed title, we are finally prepared to unveil our new Assassin, Captain Edward Kenway, and the new setting for Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag.

You'll get a chance to dive into Edward's adventure on PS3 on October 29th (and also on PS4, but we'll announce the release date later), but right now we have something we are truly proud to show off.

Watch the new CGI Trailer below and we'll meet back up to make sure you caught all the glorious details.





The first thing you're likely to notice is the narrator of this trailer is none other than one of the most notorious pirates of all time: Edward "Blackbeard" Teach.

But, surprisingly, Blackbeard is not the focus of this trailer, no sir (or madam) - that would be our newest Assassin, Captain Edward Kenway.

You can already see that he's a perfect fit for the life of plunder, adventure...