With such a strong lineup of games set for this fall, game developers face stiff competition as they seek to build hype for their games and hopefully turn that into strong sales. Unfortunately for Ubisoft, this is more of an uphill battle than in past years, at least for the upcoming open-world Assassin’s Creed Syndicate. After last year’s Assassin’s Creed Unity launch debacle, Ubisoft has to work diligently to rebuild trust with gamers in preparation for the Assassin’s Creed Syndicate relea...

Assassin’s Creed Syndicate uses sibling protagonists and a gang of English street toughs to put the stealth-action series back on the right track. It’s no secret that Assassin’s Creed Unity left a lot to be desired. From the lack of playable female characters to the poorly received multiplayer online co-op mode, the game seemed to be a step back for the franchise. Fans had big expectations after the surprise hit Black Flag, but Unity’s buggy launch and other problems didn’t quite take the se...

Ubisoft reveals in its latest earnings report that Assassin’s Creed Syndicate failed to beat the sales of Assassin’s Creed Unity in its first week, but the title rebounded in its second week. Details over Assassin’s Creed Syndicate’s launch performance have been released by Ubisoft during its latest earning report. While specific sales numbers were not revealed, Ubisoft did confirm that first week sales were down compared to last year’s title, Assassin’s Creed Unity. Sales for Assassin’s Cr...

As everybody knows by now, Assassin’s Creed Unity has some problems. Many, many problems. Recently, Ubisoft released a patch that was supposed to fix those problems, but guess what? The patch had problems too. The Assassin’s Creed Initiates website, which Ubisoft created as a hub for the Assassin’s Creed community, also suffered some issues. And that’s not even counting the French politicians who called Unity “propaganda against the people” or the game’s mediocre reviews. While at this poi...

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2‘s solo quests, hub world, and robust split-screen options make it a significant improvement over its predecessor. It seems safe to say that no one really expected PopCap Games to take the 2D tower defense Plants vs. Zombies franchise and create a third-person shooter called Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare. Despite being such a departure from the franchise’s roots, the first Garden Warfare managed to provide a solid gameplay foundation, but many felt as...

Updated 2/24/2017 Here is everything you need to know about the launch of Nintendo’s upcoming Nintendo Switch console, including its price, release date, launch lineup of games, and more. On January 12th, Nintendo held a special presentation where it revealed more details about the Nintendo Switch, its next video game console. At the event, fans around the world learned the price, release date, and launch lineup for the Nintendo Switch, and were also given a glimpse into what the future of the...

One Street Fighter 5 player is working on a mod that will finally add arcade mode to the game, saying that they hope it convinces Capcom to introduce the mode officially. When Street Fighter 5 was released in early 2016, many criticized the game for feeling unfinished, saying that it was incredibly lacking in terms of gameplay content. Although Capcom has said that it is working hard to address these concerns, with the Street Fighter 5 story mode being a prime example, fans still aren’t satis...

The Game Rant staff counts down its choices for the 10 best games of 2016, an especially hard task given how great the year was for gaming of all types. While 2016 will likely be remembered for completely different reasons than the success of its entertainment, it’s hard to deny this wasn’t a good year for video games. From sequels to reboots to new IPs, there was a lot to enjoy and a lot to talk about, which makes picking 10 favorites all the more difficult. This was also the year that VR ga...