Ubisoft tapping into the power of the DS with Brothers in Arms

It would seem that Ubisoft has really gotten comfy with Nintendo's behemoth of a handheld, and has found out how to get the most out of it's visuals. It begs the question though, where was this Ubisoft at the Wii launch? This game honestly looks better than Call of Duty 3 on the Wii. I didn't think I'd ever see destructable environments on the DS, but it happened. Aaron Linde at Destructoid points out that the game looks like it belongs on the PSP and states that Wii games will eventually start looking good- lets hope.

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An Unexpected port...

I think the title may be a bit of an understatement... IGN claims that Assassin's Creed is coming to the DS. An odd choice...considering the game hasn't been announced for Wii, PS2, or PSP (and as far as I know PC). It seems odd that Ubisoft would want to downscale a game that much and not drop a few more off on the way. You know that it would probably sell better on the Wii and PS2 than it will on the PS3, it's the user base. If they're into making money- and they are, it just seems odd that they'd skip the two most popular home consoles and go straight to a handheld, even when considering the DS' strong sales.

Heres hoping for a little more multi-platforming from Ubisoft (never thought I'd hear myself say that again)

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Amazing new Rayman 2 teaser

Here is the beginning of my post.

As much as most of you probably hate Ubisoft for turning the Wii into a port box early on in it's life, you have to admit that Rayman: Raving Rabbids was a pretty entertaining game. The humour is some of the strongest in the industry (most in game humour comes off as cheesey or lame to me)and a sequel is definitely welcome, so long as they keep it fresh. Enjoy the Transformers spoof.

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