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Assassin's Creed freezes and crashes; Gamers fired up

GamerNode reports that recent posts over on the Ubisoft forums have gamers all fired up over reported freezing issues with the PS3 version of Assassin's Creed (as well as the Xbox 360 version - see Notes below.)

Some PS3 gamers are indicating that the bug is occurring with the new 2.00 firmware release while others have reported that their AC game froze up with firmware version 1.94.

Notes: Other websites and forums are also reporting freezing and other technical issues with the PS3 as well as Xbox 360 versions. Problems include system crashes, failures to record objectives and achievements, and lengthy load times. See alternative sources for details.

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gamesR4fun6008d ago

once so far been playing a little more than 8/h had to reboot to get out tho.

radzy6008d ago

"the next generation doesnt start until we say so"(ps3 launch)

sony bluraystation 3 "the real name"

radzy6008d ago

"the next generation doesnt start until we say so"(ps3 launch)

sony bluraystation 3 "the real name"

Real Gambler6008d ago

Got about 2 seconds of tearing after 15 minutes, and saw a line across the screen maybe twice while I was playing my third session (about 3 hours sessions). Line could have been a tearing trying to creep up. So after 8 hours, no freeze at all, and just awesome. (I will never complaint for one tearing and a few lines every 8 hours if the rest of the game is just awesome...).

I'm playing in 1080 by the way. I find the smoke, fog, dust (when walking) just a tidbit better in 1080 instead of 720p. You may want to try it. And it does look sharper on my tv. Who knows, maybe the freezing happen more in 720p? If it's the case, I'll stick with a weebit of tearing : )

The Snake6008d ago

Freezing wouldn't happen more on 720p. In fact it says in the manual (at least in the PS3 version's manual)that the game was optimized for 720p.

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sanderFVCKINcohen6008d ago

Mynes on the 360 plays good, except for the long loads. Its not that long, just kinda too long.

Snukadaman6007d ago

but owning the xbox version I have seen no game ending bugs or tearing people are talking about....theres talk of people playing for hours...that would be the problem considering the xbox can fry a egg with the hours it accumulates...you play for more then 5 hours you got too experience something...and on the ps3 side..you people just had a firmware update...we all know thats your problem...well supposedly some of you....

macsto6008d ago

Got the 360 version, no problems here.

ktchong6008d ago

Welcome to the gaming reality of the PC.

fermcr6008d ago

Games for PC only have problems if you are a noob ... or people with shi**y PC's.

SlippyMadFrog6007d ago

Tell that to the people that bought Hellgate London.

Juevani6008d ago

Have mine on the PS3 it never happend to me, been playin for like 8 hours now already.. i think the firmware 2.00 is the problem.. fix it Sony.. but hey add least the ps3 is not dien' *lol* like some other consoles..

va_bank6008d ago

It's amazing, no matter how many times it's said that it happens with 1.94 firmware (including in this article) people are still blaming Sony.

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PureArts & Ubisoft Announce Assassin’s Creed Hunt for the Nine 1/6 Scale Diorama

This should make fans and collectors very happy. PureArts & Ubisoft Announce Assassin’s Creed Hunt for the Nine 1/6 Scale Diorama Assassin's Creed Hunt for the Nine 1/6 Scale Diorama available for pre-order on January 25.

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Can We Finally Admit Assassin's Creed 3 Deserves an Apology?

AC3 was released during a turbulent transition period for Ubisoft and the Assassin's Creed series. It ventured into uncharted territory, narratively and mechanically, which caused it to receive mixed reviews. At its core, though, it's a damn good stealth game.

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isarai200d ago

Nope, I hated 3, connar was bland, literally the most flat character in the entire game. Not to mention to myriad of bugs, camera issues, and that annoying thing where he automatically ditches his weapon you payed for for the sake of a cool finishing move forcing you to trek back to your base after almost every encounter just to re-equip your own weapon. It just didn't work as fluidly as the others like 2 and 4

Samonuske200d ago

The series peaked at AC3 for me. It’s been my favourite in the series. Connor will always be one of my favourite video game protagonists.

Becuzisaid200d ago

No. Game was BORING. Connor was really dull. Environments, while impressive, because of the geographic location and time period were not really exciting to be in. I would love some kind of game set in there colonial American time period, but a game like AC that back then centered around parkour and vertical traversal really didn't fit those environments.

-Foxtrot200d ago

Nope

There was a lot of issues but mine is how they handled the war

They told us Connor was not going to get involved, that the war was more of a background setting for the real story and it wasn’t going to be one sided

They lied, even the cinematic E3 trailer showed Connor emerge from the Colonist side and slaughter the red coats to get to his target, inspiring the Colonists to fight back

I just thought it would have made more sense lore wise that the red coats were mostly compiled of Assassins fighting the Colonist templars who wanted to take the new world for themselves.

Since the Red coats lost the war, it would then explain how the Templars started to gain the upper hand and how on the future the assassins were mostly killed off and the Templar’s had pretty much taken over everything.

Instead it just felt like they didn’t want to p*** off the American audience

Even Haytham was cool, he should have been an Assassin through and through and should have been the main lead.

toxic-inferno200d ago

The game even seems to lack the humour of the other games. It almost seems as though the idea of even slightly making fun of American history wouldn't be acceptable.

-Foxtrot200d ago

Exactly

It just felt super safe

“Better not make the colonists look super bad incase people boycott our game”

jeromeface199d ago

someone missed the whole point

-Foxtrot199d ago

There was literally no point

What I've just said above would at least make sense lore wise and why the Assassins start to loose their war, die off and how the Templars are in control in the future of almost everything....what they did was just, pointless

CrimsonWing69200d ago

I’m one one of those weird people that liked Ass Creed 3, but to be fair I never got around to finishing it.

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5 Of the Most Unlikeable Video Game Protagonists

There are good video game protagonists, and there are bad video game protagonists.

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GhostScholar211d ago (Edited 211d ago )

I disagree that max is unlikable. Chloe is infinitely more unlikable in my opinion.

gold_drake211d ago

omg chloe was awful. i really hated her at the end haha

Cacabunga210d ago

Abby was absolute trash protagonist in every way..
Tidus was so meh to me..
On villain side, the one i didn’t like wa Micah, because they wanted him to be that way and it was brilliant👍🏽

Rancegamerx210d ago

I agree, I liked Max, Chloe was a horrible friend and a bad influence.

Cacabunga210d ago

Everyone agrees on chloe, I’m sure even ND do.

H9210d ago

Both are horrible, granted Chloe is infinitely worse, it feels like Chloe is just fanservice for people who too over the edge and wasn't written to be a character that makes sense

GooGobbler211d ago

What about that Forspoken Tw*t

MrChow666210d ago

exactly I was expecting it to be a the top of the list

ravens52210d ago

Ye I was expecting her too. Guess they actually played the game. Unlike you and whoever agrees.

gpimlott210d ago

I played through the whole game and think she is one of the worst character Ive ever played as

ravens52209d ago (Edited 209d ago )

gpimlott. How?

Stanjara200d ago

Why would I payed and played the game if the whole internet is making fun of a character?

-Im here to kill Chaos...are you Chaos?

Yeah, I didn't play that game either.

Christopher210d ago (Edited 210d ago )

She's actually not bad. It's the writing itself that is bad overall, but she's fine overall. She's no worse than Miles Morales IMHO. Both thrust into a spotlight and receiving both praise and blame and dealing with it.

Forspoken is a bland game because it's 75% bland, boring, repetitive going through the motions and diversions that add nothing of the value with purposefully gated memory moments that don't feel organic or like you're discovering things but waiting for others to reveal things.

ravens52210d ago

Exactly Chris. Even though I liked the game. I kno u played it. People who actually played it and went thru her dream saw she was a good likeable person who really just acted out due to being alone and unloved. I think your problem is it was open world, I think if it was more linear you may have liked it better.

savedsynner210d ago

Oh no she's bad. Very unlikable even before you add on the bad dialogue. The game could have been quite good with a good protagonist

ravens52210d ago

For all the people like synner. Shes actually half white lol. Inferior complexity is a hell of a thing. You'll be ok.

Nerdmaster211d ago

Most of these aren't even that bad. Especially comparing to others like Squall "Whatever" Leonhart, Forspoken's Frey, and the guy from Atomic Heart.

-Foxtrot210d ago

Squall is one of the best developed main FF characters so...

People talk about his "whatever" thing thats at the start of the game, not the character he eventually becomes in the end.

Nerdmaster210d ago

No amount of "character development", (especially the ones that for me feels sudden and undeserved like Squall's), will justify him being a d**k to my girl Quistis. Even if he found the cure for cancer, from that moment on, I would never like him.
The article is about being unlikeable, and he was indeed unlikeable for at least half of the game.

BrainSyphoned210d ago

Squall is the best protagonists in FF so you can go whatever yourself.

H9210d ago

My good sir, I need to steal that "you can go whatever yourself" because it's gold

BlaqMagiq1210d ago

Except Squall has actual character development.

gold_drake210d ago (Edited 210d ago )

the "watever" is only present in the english localisation.
so your argument doesnt rly ... stand imo.

Nerdmaster210d ago

Good for you that you could enjoy the japanese version. That's not the case for me and the majority of people here, though.

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gold_drake211d ago (Edited 211d ago )

i had to stop reading after the "blatant misogyny" in the Dantes inferno section.

i actually liked Max haha.

the forspoken chick is missing tho

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