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Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – Launch Trailer and 101 Trailer

Ubisoft has released a pair of new trailers for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – the official launch trailer and a ‘101’ trailer detailing everything there is to know about the largest Assassin’s Creed game yet.

Assassin’s Creed will be available on October 29th for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii U, on November 19th for PC, and as day one launch titles for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

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Rocksmith 2014 Edition Ships

Ubisoft today announced that Rocksmith 2014 Edition is now available in stores nationwide for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. Rocksmith 2014 Edition includes new features, new modes, optimized tracking and responsiveness, a completely redesigned interface, new techniques and tunings, and much more.

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BandFuse: Rock Legends is Gold

Realta Entertainment today announced that BandFuse: Rock Legends has gone gold and will be available in stores nationwide on November 19th for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Gamers can now pre-order the BandFuse: Rock Legends’ Artist Pack at GameStop to receive an exclusive retail incentive that includes a free set of orange DR Neon Strings and a coupon for 15 per cent off any Fender or Squier Electric Guitar less than $500 at Guitar Center.

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Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst Ships

Namco Bandai today announced that Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst is now available in stores nationwide for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The game will also be available on PC via Steam very soon. The enhanced edition of the most recent entry in the Ultimate Ninja Storm series marks the first time the series is available via Steam. Existing Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 owners will be able to download the new Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst content as a DLC pack.

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Crusader Kings II: Sons of Abraham Unveiled

Paradox Interactive and Paradox Developement Studio today announced Crusader Kings II: Sons of Abraham. The fifth expansion for the strategy/RPG, Sons of Abraham honors the big three in Medieval Europe: Christianity, Judaism and Islam. Deceit, politics and power are fine as long as they are in the name of one true god.

Crusader Kings II: Sons of Abraham will release on all major digital download portals on November 18th.

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Hometown Story Ships

Natsume today announced that Hometown Story is now available in stores nationwide for the Nintendo 3DS.

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Aksys Announces Hakuoki: Stories of the Shisengumi

Aksys Games today announced that the otome visual novel series Hakuoki is coming to the PlayStation 3 with a new game – Hakuoki: Stories of the Shinsengumi – that tells the tale of Chizuru, a young woman who finds herself fighting alongside the infamous Shinsengumi as competing factions war for control of Japan. In the midst of all this bloodshed and chaos, will Chizuru find love?

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Battlefield 4 – Single Player Story Trailer

DICE has released a new single player story trailer for Battlefield 4, a character-driven campaign that starts with the evacuation of American VIPs from Shanghai and follows your squad’s struggle to find its way home.

Battlefield 4 will be available on October 29th for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC, and for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on November 15th and November 22nd respectively.

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New Virgin Gaming Premium Service Debuts

Virgin Gaming today announced the debut of Virgin Gaming Premium, offering a revamped site interface, all new product features, benefits, guaranteed cash prizes and premium partner offers to its more than 2.7 million members. A free 30-day trial of the Premium service will be on offer to all members who can then stay enrolled for Virgin Gaming Premium for $4.99 per month.

Virgin Gaming Premium members will receive:

All New Leaderboards:

  • Hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and prizes
  • Free-to-enter daily & weekly leaderboards that reward gamers for just playing; win or lose, all your stats count
  • Free tournaments with prizes every single night
  • No buy-in needed, the Virgin Gaming Premium membership is all-inclusive

Custom Friend Leagues:

  • For the first time ever, Virgin Gaming Premium is bringing the feel of fantasy sports to competitive play
  • Gamers can custom create leagues for friends to participate in with complete flexibility
  • Players send out the invites, choose the buy-in, pick the payouts and set the schedule – Virgin Gaming Premium handles the rest
  • Whether playing for cash or playing for free, bragging rights are always on the line in a circle of friends

Gamer Training Institute:

  • Exclusive tips, tricks and strategy lessons from the world’s top gaming pros
  • New and fresh weekly content to turn players from an average Joe to a gaming pro
  • Newbie, seasoned or total pro – Virgin Gaming Premium will have training tips for gamers of all sizes

Partner Benefits:

  • Virgin Gaming has teamed up with top gaming and lifestyle brands to offer exclusive discounts and prizing
  • Need a new headset, controller, eyewear or how about just cheap pizza? Win it on Virgin Gaming Premium
  • New partners will be added monthly to the Virgin Gaming Premium roster because membership has its benefits

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Nomadic Tribes Culture Pack for Total War: Rome II Released

Creative Assembly today announced the release of the Nomadic Tribes Culture Pack for Total War: Rome II. Featuring new playable factions the Royal Scythians, Roxolani and Massagetae, the Nomadic Tribes Culture Pack (normally $7.99) is available now and will be free if downloaded before October 29th.

The Nomadic Tribes favor cavalry, exclusively in some cases, providing for swift hit and run and massed shattering charge tactics on the battlefield. The three playable factions come with new buildings and building chains, technology tree, campaign objectives and new units both unique and for general mercenary use.