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The Perfect Protagonist: Edward Kenway | TheOnesWhoCameBefore

When Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag released in October of 2013, the game was a huge success and many fans pointed to the cast as a key aspect in the game being a huge hit for Ubisoft. Many loved the main protagonist, Edward Kenway, partially due to his major difference to past main characters and also his connection to the same bloodline that Ubisoft had created for several games in a row. The connection to past installments and an overall satisfaction for Edward was a huge factor into why the...
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The Time-Defying Assassin's Creed II | TheOnesWhoCameBefore

Assassin’s Creed II was released by Ubisoft in November of 2009 and became an instant classic that redefined the standards of video game sequels. The original Assassin’s Creed game was already a fan-favorite and a huge success when it launched in 2007, but many can point to its sequel as being the major turning point of the early days of the franchise. When a usual sequel to a game comes out, fans expect much of the same with minor improvements and story changes, but Assassin’s Creed II showed t...
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The Potential Of Assassin's Creed Netflix | TheOnesWhoCameBefore

Ubisoft announced a partnership with Netflix back in October of 2020 to bring an Assassin’s Creed series to its platform, and has plans to create a live-action TV show, an animated series and potential future projects under further consideration based on the deep lore of the franchise. It has been a long awaited and heavily anticipated project that has mostly stalled since its announcement, but according to recent reports, the show is very much in active development and getting closer to fruitio...
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Importance of Assassin's Creed Mirage's Upcoming DLC | TheOnesWhoCameBefore

Announced recently back in late August of this year, one of the more recent Assassin’s Creed games, Assassin’s Creed Mirage, got a surprise announcement that the game, which was released back in October of 2023, would be getting a free DLC, which stands for downloadable content, that is in development and will be available to gamers across the globe in the near future. This news is an unexpected treat for fans of the series as originally Assassin’s Creed Mirage was set to be a game without any m...
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Why Assassin's Creed Shadows Succeeded | TheOnesWhoCameBefore

Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the long-awaited newest major instalment of the Assassin’s Creed franchise is off to a hot start now several months since launch. It has exceeded Ubisoft's expectations both financially and critically. It became the second biggest launch of a game in franchise history, only behind 2020’s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, but that was a much different time when the Covid-19 Pandemic was in full effect and gaming consoles and games themselves were highly in demand as most people...
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Assassin's Creed Movie and its Importance | TheOnesWhoCameBefore

Leading up to the announcement and release of the Assassin’s Creed Movie (2016), fans were eager to see a film adaptation of the franchise, and hoped to follow an original storyline in a unique historical setting. The movie, created by 20th Century Fox and New Regency, did exactly that. It excited fans of gaming who enjoyed seeing popular games adapted to the big screen. This strategy used widely by film companies who tried to expand the universe of several major video game franchises, worked at...
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Assassin's Creed Odyssey: Greek Glory | TheOnesWhoCameBefore

When Assassin’s Creed Odyssey launched worldwide in October of 2018, many fans and gamers alike were eager to see how the developers at Ubisoft would take the franchise next after a major series reboot began with the previous game, Origins. 2017’s Assassin’s Creed Origins was a major success for Ubisoft and served as a solid and necessary rethinking of the overall franchise. The series was in dire need of something new after the financial disappointment of 2015’s Assassin’s Creed Syndicate which...
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Assassin's Creed Brotherhood: Roman Resistance | TheOnesWhoCameBefore

When Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood launched in November of 2010, it instantly captivated audiences who were anticipating a story follow up to the mysterious ending that the previous game, Assassin’s Creed II, offered. The game, quite literally, takes place mere moments after the conclusion of its predecessor. Fans were eager for clarity and to see where the story would head next. Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood was an excellent follow-up to a masterful game. It properly continued the story of fan-fa...
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Assassin's Creed III: Revolution Reborn | TheOnesWhoCameBefore

When Assassin’s Creed III launched worldwide in October of 2012, it marked a new era of the Assassin’s Creed series we know and love today. It became the first game in the series since 2009’s Assassin’s Creed II to not feature main protagonist Ezio Auditore, who was and always has been very well received by fans, so the attempt at creating a new story to succeed the renowned “Ezio Trilogy’ would be a tricky one for Ubisoft as they had to find a story that properly followed such a strong trifecta...
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The Bright Future of Assassin's Creed | TheOnesWhoCameBefore

After the very successful launch of the highly anticipated Assassin’s Creed Shadows last month, Ubisoft has renewed serious momentum in the franchise, and has potential to take the series in several different directions. First, it is obvious Ubisoft is currently focused on post-launch content for Shadows and consistently updating the game so that it remains in the great technical state it is today. Ubisoft still has a lot of potential to explore in Shadows itself, but there's no doubt after the...
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Assassin's Creed Revelations: a Fitting Finale | TheOnesWhoCameBefore

When Assassin’s Creed Revelations released worldwide back in 2011, it made an impact on the series as a great conclusion to the “Ezio Trilogy”, which is a collection of three games released in a row featuring the fan-favorite protagonist, Ezio Auditore, who had his entire story told throughout three mainline entry games. Gamers follow Ezio from birth, literally, until his older age. His story began in 2009’s Assassin's Creed II and continued with Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood in 2010 and ended hi...
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Assassin's Creed Shadows: One Week Later | TheOnesWhoCameBefore

Assassin’s Creed Shadows has now been released worldwide for a week, and gamers across the globe finally have had their chances to experience this long awaited and heavily anticipated journey into Feudal Japan, a location that has been long requested for years, and now the gaming world finally gets the opportunity to experience Japan in the style of what any new Assassin’s Creed game offers. After two significant delays, first from its original release date in November of 2024, then to February...
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What to Expect in Assassin's Creed Shadows | TheOnesWhoCameBefore

When Ubisoft initially announced the existence of a new Assassin’s Creed, it was given a codename, which was referred to as just ‘Codename Red’ for quite some time, leading fans into excitement for what the future had in store. It had gamers across the world excited for the next chapter in the beloved and long-running ‘Assassin’s Creed’ series, which has gained a huge following since its creation in 2007. The series is loved for many reasons, including its classic parkour, storytelling, and char...
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Why Assassin's Creed Remakes Will Succeed | TheOnesWhoCameBefore

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot announced recently that some of the classic original Assassin’s Creed games would be getting remakes, which means completely rebuilding and overhauling the original games in the series to hold up better against modern gaming years later since the beginning days of the series. Given the technology in the gaming industry has rapidly advanced since the start of this franchise, it makes sense for Ubisoft to use this modern tech to their advantage. The Assassin’s Creed seri...
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Pitching an Assassins' Creed Game: Building the Perfect Game | TheOnesWhoCameBefore

For any fan of the ‘Assassin’s Creed’ game series, there will always be a personal wishlist, whether it be hopes for new parkour elements, combat techniques, or a new story direction. I always found it fun to brainstorm ideas for a potential new game in the series with a list of additions I would love to see. I think fans can all agree that each and every ‘Assassin’s Creed’ game could have different features that could slightly impact the quality of the game. Ubisoft does an excellent job alread...
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“Hogwarts Legacy” Sequel to Coordinate Storylines with Upcoming TV Adaptation

According to David Haddad, president of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, in a new interview with Variety, the upcoming sequel to the hit video game Hogwarts Legacy will include plot elements that coincide with the upcoming Harry Potter HBO TV series. The TV adaptation is projected to air in late 2026 or early 2027 and will retell the stories from the Harry Potter books.
Hogwarts Legacy was the bestselling game of 2023 in the US and worldwide, which is impressive given the bestselling game...
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The Impact of Assassin's Creed Origins | TheOnesWhoCameBefore

When ‘Assassin’s Creed Origins’ released back in October 2017, it made an immediate impact both for fans of the series, and those who were unfamiliar with the series. ‘Origins’ introduced many new aspects to its arsenal that had fans uncertain of the ‘Assassin’s Creed’ games suddenly interested in the game for once. Fans loved the new and improved look that the ‘Assassin’s Creed’ series had badly needed. By doing this, Ubisoft saved the briefly tarnished reputation that previous titles in the se...
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Why We Needed Assassin's Creed Valhalla | TheOnesWhoCameBefore

‘Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’ was released November 10, 2020, and was praised by both fans and critics. It was a big step forward in the franchise as fans for years had hoped to explore the Norse era of history and what Scandinavia had to offer. It was heavily anticipated upon release, and gathered a large following after its incredible cinematic reveal trailer in late April of 2020. The trailer excited many fans as it showed the return of the famous Hidden Blade, and also revealed some of what to...
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Why Pirate Assassin's Creed Worked | TheOnesWhoCameBefore

When ‘Assassin’s Creed’ visited the Golden Age of Piracy back in October 2013, it was an entirely different genre the series had ever touched on. They were facing a hefty challenge in creating an ‘Assassin’s Creed’ game that stayed faithful to both their franchise, and the history of the pirate era in history, and thankfully, Ubisoft quite literally struck gold with this game. Many fans were initially skeptical of this historical setting, as they weren’t sure a pirate ‘Assassin’s Creed’ game cou...
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The Importance of Assassin's Creed Rogue | TheOnesWhoCameBefore

When Ubisoft released ‘Assassin’s Creed Rogue’ on November 11 2014, it was overlooked for several reasons, mainly because it was a simultaneous release with the more anticipated game, ‘Assassin’s Creed Unity’, which was also released on November 11 of that year. ‘Unity’ gathered more hype from fans since it was the first new ‘Assassin’s Creed’ game to be released exclusively on the next-generation PlayStation 4 and Xbox One gaming consoles, while ‘Rogue’ was seen as more of a filler for the fina...
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The Bold Assassin's Creed Syndicate | TheOnesWhoCameBefore

‘Assassin’s Creed Syndicate’ was released by Ubisoft in October 2015, and was immediately greeted with fan love and appreciation. This game was the next title in the long-running ‘Assassin’s Creed’ franchise, and it had fans excited because the historical setting of this game would be the most “modern” game yet in the series, meaning it is the closest time period yet to modern day, set during the year 1868 in London, England during the famous Industrial Revolution. This era in history was a grea...
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The Evolution of Assassin's Creed | TheOnesWhoCameBefore

The ‘Assassin’s Creed’ series has come a long way since its creation way back in 2007. The games have been forced to adapt to coexist with the rapid evolution of technology. The technology that game developers had in 2007 is extremely different from what gaming companies have access to now. Having a game series that started in the late 2000’s to the present day means a lot of change over time, both with the games and with the world as it is today. Ubisoft had a challenge given to them in trying...
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"Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" to Be Performed at High Schools in 2024

Get ready, Potterheads! Since Harry Potter and the Cursed Child opened in London in 2016, the play has evolved to be shown in new locations for fans to enjoy in different parts of the world. Now, Cursed Child is set to begin production by high school students in both the United Kingdom and the United States, starting in spring 2024. Shortly after, Cursed Child will be opened up to schools across the globe, and after that, it will be available for amateur productions. 
 

 
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