Assassin’s Creed 2 is now free as part of a giveaway by Ubisoft. Players can download the game any time between now and May 5, at which point the download window will close at 7pm local time, regardless of regional disparity. It’s noted that, unfortunately, the game is not available in Russian. In order to install Assassin’s Creed 2 for free, you’ll also have to install the UPLAY PC app....

“As stated in our support article, only DLCs and online features will be affected by the upcoming decommissioning. Current owners of those games will still be able to access, play or redownload them,” the publisher said in a statement to VG247. “Our teams are working with our partners to update this information across all storefronts and are also assessing all available options for players who will be impacted when these games’ online services are decommissioned on September 1st, 2022....

Today, the company announced Assassin’s Creed Valhalla sold-through more units in its first week than any other Assassin’s Creed game sold during the same period. It is also the top-selling Ubisoft PC launch ever, driven by all-time record Ubisoft Store sales performance. Alongside the news, Ubisoft shared some player stats. Since its release, players have covered more than 4 million kilometers, and have unlocked more than 55 million buildings since launch....

Maybe you’d prefer to see Persona 2: Innocent Sin or Persona 2: Eternal Punishment’s protagonists once again shunted into the spotlight instead – after all, other than a release on the PS Vita a few years back, many gamers haven’t had the chance to experience that story at all. Well, fret not. Atlus knows Persona fans would very much like to see some of the old games revisited and given the remake treatment....

The British Academy Television Craft Awards (BAFTA) announced today that because nominees are due to travel from overseas, it made the decision to change the format to an online live stream. It will be broadcast globally on the same day the live awards were scheduled, Thursday, April 2. “The health and wellbeing of our guests and our staff remain our top priority, so there will be no live audience and we are now in the process of informing all our nominees, guests, partners, and suppliers of the change,” reads the official statement....

Season 3 comes with a new Assault Specialist, Battle Pass, new hardware, a new event, experiences, and more with Battlefield Portal, alongside more improvements, fixes, and quality-of-life enhancements with each update. Reworks for both Manifest and Breakaway are on the docket, along with the return of classes. New Vault Weapons will include Bad Company 2’s XM8 for the LMG pool, alongside Battlefield 3’s A-91. More Vault Weapons will arrive in further updates during the Season....

As part of its Q3 FY2022 earnings call - the three months ended December 31 - EA shed some light on the sales of Battlefield 2042, as well as many of its other heavy-hitters. The publisher actually made no mention of DICE’s shooter in its earnings highlights or press release. It wasn’t until the actual call that EA executives confirmed what everyone had suspected. “We did have a challenge in Q3 as the launch of Battlefield 2042 did not meet expectations,” said Wilson....

While the patch notes will go live at the start of next week, community manager Kevin Johnson shared a bit of what to expect on Twitter. For one, Rao and Paik will have their traits updated. Also, Sundance has received fixes to their Grenade Belt, which will allow for better Anti-Armor Grenade target acquisition within their immediate vicinity rather than “football fields away.” Ribbons have been tweaked in order to allow easier unlocking across modes such as Rush, and XP for Support Actions and Teamplay within the game have also been balanced to ensure teamwork “remains king....

EA has added more games to Steam following last week’s release of Burnout Paradise Remastered, Dragon Age 2, Need for Speed Rivals, and others. The latest games to be added to Steam are as follows: Battlefield 1 Battlefield 3 Battlefield 4 Battlefield 5 Battlefield Hardline Mass Effect 3 Mass Effect: Andromeda Star Wars Battlefront Star Wars Battlefront 2 DLC for Mass Effect: Andromeda, Battlefield 4, Battlefield 3, Battlefield 5 starter packs, and Mass Effect 3 are also available....

DICE’s first Twitter post of the year, seemingly teasing a new map, didn’t help, either. The main Battlefield 2042 subreddit nearly shutdown because it got so toxic, with some shifting from criticising the game’s design to mocking its developers. But there’s been another trend you could clearly see take shape in the background: players’ tracking of the game’s player numbers, to a point that makes it seem like they want it to fail....

Oh ho ho, no, I’m not talking about Fallout 76 retconning its entire storyline to reanimate long-dead characters in what must be one of the biggest gaming u-turns ever. What? No NPCs? Nah, you’re thinking of Fallout 75; there’s always been a dive bar there. Fetch our robot a new butt, please. What do you mean the entire main quest used to be stoically listening to audio logs left behind by the Overseer?...

I think it’s a mixture of things actually, and if I’m very honest and I’m sure you’ll agree, this wasn’t the best year for games for so many different reasons. What that’s left us with is the best of the bunch being very close together as Game of the Year contenders. The gaps between the games I’m about to mention are marginal for all different reasons. Monster Hunter Rise - Nintendo Switch When I thought about my GOTY, Monster Hunter Rise wasn’t the first game that came to mind....

What is the best starter Pokemon in Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet? A lot is often made of the choice of starter Pokemon, but in truth the starter you pick in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet doesn’t matter all that much. For one, it’s not as if you’re going to be battling every battle throghout the whole game with this one Pokemon, and two, saying one is better than another is like saying still water is better than sparkling; it’s a matter of personal choice....

Infinity Ward has made it possible once again for players to pre-load Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare’s next update. In this case, patch 1.29 will officially launch tomorrow at the usual time. The update comes in at 33GB for the download, but the pre-load is only available on PS4. So far, no patch notes have been made available, though those will likely be published after the patch has gone live, as has been standard with Modern Warfare....

The release of Outbreak, the large-scale Zombies mode, at the start of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s second season was one of the season’s highlights. Outbreak repurposes parts of the Fireteam maps for a Zombies experience unlike anything seen before. Rounds contain any one of several objectives, such as escorting a research specimen and defending it from zombies, eliminating a high-value target, holding out in a small building and more....

Since its release, many players and Diablo fans have voiced distaste over the number of microtransactions along with the cost of fully upgrading a character leaving many to compare Diablo Immortal to a pay-to-win mobile title. The game itself reportedly skipped release in the Netherlands and Belgium due to the game’s loot boxes which run afoul of laws against RNGs in both countries. Ybarra told the paper the studio is aware of the complaints, and that despite this, the game has a high rating and over 110,000 user reviews on Apple’s App Store....

Quick bit of news for you: the Epic Games Store’s latest free title is Borderlands: The Handsome Collection. The collection, which includes Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, will be free on the store until June 4. Epic lists the next game as a mystery, but thanks to the leak we expect it to be Ark Survival Evolved. Last week’s free game was Civilization 6, which was preceded by GTA 5....

Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen Borderlands 3 steadily continue to trickle down in price on console – from $30 to $25 and now this all-new low. If you’ve been tempted by its silly mix of out-there gunplay and bonkers weaponry but have been holding off for a more tempting price then now is likely the time to bite. It’s not entirely clear how long this offer will be around for so I wouldn’t hold out for too long just in case....

Bounty of Blood: A Fistful of Redemption is the third DLC to be released for Borderlands 3, and it’s coming June 25. But before then, you have Takedown at the Guardian Breach to look forward to on June 4. Bounty of Blood: A Fistful of Redemption features an all-new setting with a new cast of characters such as the warrior Rose, and a brawler named Juno. There is also an unseen narrator commentating while you’re out adventuring the desert planet of Gehenna....

The Borderlands 3 Ultimate Edition includes the base game, all add-ons, and the Multiverse Final Form cosmetics pack. This also includes both seasons passes, as the second one includes Designer’s Cut and Director’s Cut. Designer’s Cut add-on includes Arms Races which can also be purchased separately from the Season Pass. Arms Race offers a roguelike experience that’s “fast-paced, challenging, and consistently remixed” by randomized elements. In it, you are stripped of all your gear, passive abilities, and Actions Skills and dropped into a new zone where you’ll have to get loot or die....