The 
shift to the American Revolution has been a good one for the Assassin’s Creed franchise.
The latest game in the series, which features a new setting and a new Native American protagonist, has sold more than 7 million copies in its first month on shelves, Ubisoft announced on Wednesday.
Been 
sitting on the edge of your nest waiting for that big screen adaptation of Angry Birds? You might want to get comfortable.
The good news is that Rovio has finally announced when the feature film based on its flagship franchise will be released. The bad news? It’s not going to be ready until 2016.
Video 
game violence is starting to take on a whole new meaning.
Syrian rebels have reportedly built a tank to aid them in their fight to overthrow the Assad regime, and it uses a PlayStation controller to aim and fire the vehicle’s machine gun.
Spike’s 
annual video game awards sometimes take a beating from core gamers in forums and chatrooms, but that hasn’t stopped the event from evolving into one of the biggest gaming events of the year. And, for gamers, it often brings an early Christmas present.
Each year, the show offers major game announcements — as well as recognition of some of the year’s best games. This year’s broadcast is scheduled to air live Friday night at 9pm ET (and will be rebroadcast several times over the days to come). Here’s a look at what to expect.
Black 
Friday and the launch of the Wii U weren’t enough to stop the video game industry’s ongoing slide at physical retail stores. For the twelfth month in a row, sales were lower than a year ago.
That said, the numbers were anything but small.
There’s 
already a ton of critical praise for Journey, the soothing — almost meditative — PSN adventure title. But the latest kudo carries a bit more weight.
Austin Wintory has been nominated for a Grammy for his work on the game’s soundtrack. This marks the first time a video game has been nominated for a Grammy.
Will 
Black Ops II be a bigger hit than its predecessor?
Activision announced Wednesday that the latest game in the Call of Duty franchise has hit the $1 billion sales mark after just 15 days on store shelves. That’s one day faster than last year’s Modern Warfare 3, and two days faster than 2009’s “Avatar.”
While
users certainly have their phones and tablets turned on as they watch TV, there hasn’t been a killer second-screen app to gather them all. There are some good contenders, however:
Agent 
47 just can’t seem to avoid trouble.
Just months after the newly released stealth game Hitman: Absolution got into hot water for a risqué game trailer, the game’s publisher is finding itself on the defensive once again for a PR gaffe that some say encourages cyberbullying.
So 
long Om Nom. Thanks for the candy-filled memories.
ZeptoLab, the company behind the runaway mobile hit Cut the Rope, today unveiled their next game. It’s called Pudding Monsters, and while it doesn’t star the candy-munching character who stole player’s hearts, it features … well, pudding. Lots of it.
Chris Morris: Journalist 