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The representational shake-up in Assassin’s Creed Origins

October 18, 2017

by Noelle Adams

11 Comments

The hero of Assassin’s Creed Origins is a departure for Ubisoft’s historical action-adventure franchise. He’s a mature, mould-breaking character fronting a game for grown-ups. See...

Opinion

Let’s talk about Cosplay and Consent

October 17, 2017

by Tracy Benson

72 Comments

Cosplay is not Consent. It’s a phrase we’ve all heard and seen on expo and con floors. So why do we STILL have issues at...

Entertainment Tabletop

Sony negotiating for the film rights to Settlers of Catan

October 13, 2017

by Tracy Benson

1 Comment

Sony Pictures has plans to turn the tabletop game Settlers of Catan into a movie because… reasons.

Features Gaming

Balancing history and gameplay in Assassin’s Creed Origins

October 13, 2017

by Noelle Adams

5 Comments

We speak to the game director of Assassins Creed Origins about the challenge of balancing historical fidelity and compelling gameplay. Turns out the Ubisoft Montreal...

Features Gaming

Why Cleopatra’s Egypt is the historical setting of Assassin’s Creed Origins

October 4, 2017

by Noelle Adams

3 Comments

Critical Hit sat down with Assassin’s Creed Origins director Ashraf Ismail to discuss the game’s historical setting in Ancient Egypt. How did the developers settle...

Features Gaming

Hands-on: Assassin’s Creed Origins is a jaw-dropping showcase for the Xbox One X

October 4, 2017

by Noelle Adams

7 Comments

As Assassin’s Creed Origins nears release later this month, we get hands-on again with the third-person action adventure. This time we experienced new content with...

Gaming

A purrfect new feature comes to Assassin’s Creed Origins – You can pet cats

October 4, 2017

by Noelle Adams

2 Comments

Introducing the most crucial new feature of Assassins Creed Origins: The game lets you pet cats. Now why isn’t this Instant Sell information fronting the...

Gaming

Assassin’s Creed Origins is getting an educational mode for history nerds

September 27, 2017

by Noelle Adams

4 Comments

History nerds and Archaeogamers rejoice! Assassin’s Creed: Origins is embracing the franchise’s popularity as a “virtual history tour,” by introducing a new educational game mode...

Entertainment Reviews

Victoria & Abdul review – A sweet but sticky slice of royal history

September 27, 2017

by Noelle Adams

2 Comments

Judi Dench sets her sights on a Best Actress Oscar with this little-known true story. Such a pity about the film’s imbalanced depiction of interracial...

Tabletop

Retire the replicant in Blade Runner 2049: Nexus Protocol

September 27, 2017

by Tracy Benson

2 Comments

In conjunction with the Blade Runner sequel that will be in cinemas next week, WizKids will be bringing a deduction game to tabletops in 2018....