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Conan practices his fruit-stealing skills in Assassin’s Creed: Unity

Every deadly assassin has to start somewhere. 

On Nov 11, 2014 by Dennis Scimeca

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Assassin’s Creed: Unity ends the 18th century on a whimper

The French Revolution provides a stunning backdrop to a lackluster play experience. 

On Nov 11, 2014 by Miguel Concepcion

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Apple’s racism problem is about more than diverse emoji

It might not be on the same level as segregating schools. But whitewashed emoji are still a serious problem.

On Nov 6, 2014 by Nico Lang

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Microsoft slashes Xbox One price ahead of the holidays

If you waited to get an Xbox One, you're gonna save a bunch of money. 

On Oct 27, 2014 by Dennis Scimeca

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Ubisoft caps vid quality for latest Assassin’s Creed

The message from the company to fans boils down to this: It's your fault for arguing so much.

On Oct 7, 2014 by Imad Khan

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A town in Germany is terrified of an ‘Assassin’s Creed’ cosplayer

An "Assassin" is giving children nightmares and putting parents on edge.

On Jul 5, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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The number of female video game developers has doubled since 2009

Increasing number of female workers could bring about better representations of women in games.

On Jun 26, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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The real reason women were left out of ‘Assassin’s Creed Unity’

Ubisoft Montreal’s choice is a symptom, not a cause.

On Jun 23, 2014 by Dennis Scimeca

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At E3, we saw the same male protagonists—but women’s representation is still lacking

Women make up half of all gamers. So why aren't they being represented onscreen?

On Jun 15, 2014 by Lisa Granshaw

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E3 supercut video highlights the sorry state of video game diversity

Meet John Gamename, the face of nearly all video games. 

On Jun 13, 2014 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Gamers angry over lack of women in the new ‘Assassin’s Creed’ game

Ubisoft claim that including women in the game would have "doubled the work."

On Jun 11, 2014 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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With Michael Fassbender in a leading role, this video game movie might not suck

It will have to be better than Tomb Raider, at any rate.

On May 1, 2014 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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This glitch in ‘Assassin’s Creed IV’ is freakish, mesmerizing

When the pieces of a virtual world stop working together, the results are pure poetry.

On Nov 25, 2013 by Miles Klee

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Clip art and Comic Sans ruin all the things

From Jay Gatsby to Harry Styles, no one is safe from this trend.

On Apr 26, 2013 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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The top 10 most important fandoms of 2012

These communities shaped the way we thought about all fandoms in 2012—largely for the better.

On Dec 26, 2012 by Aja Romano