Assassin’s Creed Mirage is a dream for stealth kings. People who loved Sam Fisher in Splinter Cell or simply the old Assassin’s Creeds will have a tremendous fun in beautiful 9th century Baghdad, our recent hands-on with the game revealed. We throw coins, briefly distract a guard, dart around corners. We duck into dark corners, because in the evening even our shadow in a candle could betray us. It’s a completely different feeling from Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. In that game, we are a bear of a man, with arms like tree trunks as we swing the axe and make the English army tremble. Valhalla also had its moments, but in Mirage there is much more of a hand-built feel. Look at the finely crafted vase, the decorations on the walls. Every single house, every room has that attention to detail that is only possible in a smaller Assassin’s Creed. IDG In Assassin’s Creed Mirage we have to be quite careful, because our character Basim doesn’t last much, especially at the beginning with his thief gear, i.e. a simple shirt. And interestingly enough he doesn’t have any weapons at all in the first missions. Ubisoft really wants to prepare us to proceed slowly, deliberately and quietly, to use haystacks, to hide in the crowd, to perfect pickpocketing as a small event. We are supposed to steal the key of a captain of the Baghdad Guard and the commander is pretty well protected – three or four men right next to him, but also on towers and at the gate three grim-looking... Continue reading at 'PC World'
[ PC World | 2023-09-29 19:00:00 UTC ]
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The columnist and podcaster’s How to Live When You Could Be Dead is out in August heads the bestsellers listPre-orders of Deborah James’s second book have soared within days of it becoming available. The podcast host’s memoir-cum-self-help volume is topping the Amazon UK bestsellers list, ahead... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2022-05-19 11:47:24 UTC ]
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After hitting a record high of $204.6 million in the fiscal year ended February 28, 2021, revenue at Educational Development Corp. fell 30.3% in fiscal 2022, dropping to $142.2 million. Net earnings declined 34.1%, to $8.3 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-05-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Lingering Micro-USB ports are the bane of consumer electronics. Every time I see an allegedly “new” gadget with one of those fragile, asymmetrical charging tips I cringe. Following in the footsteps of its Kindle e-readers, Amazon is updating its phenomenally popular base model Fire Android... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2022-05-18 14:09:54 UTC ]
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The iPod's death has been a long time coming. Somehow, it's already been eight years since Apple discontinued the iconic iPod classic. Nonetheless, the news this week that Apple is discontinuing its last iPod, the touch is significant: This officially marks the official end of a product that set... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2022-05-13 13:00:47 UTC ]
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Welcome, and welcome back! Here’s an overview of this year’s virtual panels and presentations. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-05-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Journalist Justin Tinsley revisits the life and times of a hip-hop star gone too soon. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-05-11 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Kim Stanley Robinson, one of the most acclaimed living science fiction writers, is done with deep space narratives. His focus now is on solving real problems — like climate change. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2022-05-11 09:00:20 UTC ]
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Look, The Joshua Tree was the first album I ever bought with my own money. I have a soft spot for U2, up to and including Achtung Baby (I guess). And I suppose a memoir by one of the biggest rock stars of a generation is to be expected, particularly one who’s assumed an often […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-05-10 13:35:33 UTC ]
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Amazon might be feeling the competition in the e-reader market for the first time since…well, ever. Kindle e-readers use their own proprietary Amazon format to display e-books, AZW3, which keeps most users from loading up a bunch of copyright-free books in the most common ePub format. But... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2022-05-03 17:38:37 UTC ]
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It only took about 15 years, but Amazon’s Kindle will finally support the ePub format. First spotted by Good E-Reader, Amazon updated its Kindle section with the news that the Send to Kindle function will convert ePub files to a format that can be opened on the e-reader. The update is scheduled... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2022-05-03 00:25:01 UTC ]
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The Dalai Lama expounds on emptiness, and environmentalist Bill McKibben reflects on faith, patriotism and social change, are among the upcoming titles from religion and spirituality publishers in May. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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At the April 11 gala for the NYC-based literacy nonprofit, attendees included Simon & Schuster senior v-p and publisher Dana Canedy and author Ta-Nehisi Coates. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble finally has a direct answer to Amazon's purchase of Audible. The bookseller has launched a B&N Audiobooks service in the US that lets you either buy recordings or pay $15 per month for a subscription that offers one recurring monthly credit. You'll have access to more than... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2022-04-07 16:21:47 UTC ]
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The MoCCA Art Fest, an indie comics and graphic novel festival held April 2-3, returned after a two year hiatus due to the pandemic, attracting nearly 6,000 fans to a new venue in Manhattan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Edmund Richardson’s latest book revisits the tale of Charles Masson, a runaway British soldier who reinvented himself as an archaeologist and a spy. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2022-04-05 15:57:24 UTC ]
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As Maud Newton uncovers her ancestors' disturbing past, she also looks for ways to heal the damage. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-04-01 12:00:54 UTC ]
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Sasha LaPointe escaped a difficult childhood on a reservation by diving into Seattle punk. Her memoir, "Red Paint," finds solace in her Native roots. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-03-17 13:00:46 UTC ]
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Hachette Book Group employees will begin their return to working from company offices this April, CEO Michael Pietsch has announced to staff. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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In 1997, Square Enix released one of the finest games of the original PlayStation era in Final Fantasy Tactics. Outside of a handful of remasters and spinoffs, however, the company has been reluctant to return to the genre in a meaningful way. And while we may never get a proper sequel to... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2022-03-09 23:19:51 UTC ]
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In the first event of ABA's Snow Days conference, game designer Jane McGonigal led more than 500 participants in a few rounds of “mental time travel,” in which she asked listeners, among other things, to peer 10 years ahead to everyone's collective future in bookselling, Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
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