PAX 2009 will play host to demonstrations of quite a few big-name titles coming out. Among them is Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed II (PS3, Xbox 360, and PC), the follow-up to last year's Jade Raymond-advertised original. This time, Altair's out of the picture and stepping out of the shadows is another of Desmond Miles' uniquely skilled ancestors, Ezio.
On the scene at PAX 09 were the merry band of men called Left4Friends, and they've let us in on the goings-on that happened in the Assassin's Creed II live demo. Read on for their thoughts on it.

PAX 2009 will play host to demonstrations of quite a few big-name titles coming out. Among them is Ubisoft's Splinter Cell: Conviction (Xbox 360, PC), the oft-delayed continuation of Sam Fisher's stealthy saga. On the scene at PAX 09 were the merry band of men called Left4Friends, and they've let us in on the goings-on that happened in the Conviction live demo. Read on for their thoughts on it.

Just the other day, Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman? What Did I do to Deserve This? got dated for North America. Wondering why they didn't say anything for other regions? Not worry, cos NIS America has confirmed that European and PAL gamers will soon get their hands on the game as well.

The Palazzo Medici is a Renaissance palace located in Florence, Italy. It's famous. It's also one of Ezio's playgrounds in Assassin's Creed 2, provided you pre-order either the PS3 or Xbox 360 version of the game.

All-new character, all-new setting - what did it take Ubisoft to jump from Assassin's Creed to its sequel? Patrice Desilets had to call the shots in terms of creative direction for Assassin's Creed 2, and from what we learn in this video interview, the switch from Altair to Ezio and the setting of the Third Crusade to the Italian Renaissance took a lot of research. They even went for some tours in Italy! (Maan, being in video development is so cool, huh?)

Nintendo Italy has revealed their upcoming WIi game Punch Out!! will be featuring the Balance Board support. Seeing as how Punch Out!!! is an arcade boxing title originally from the NES and SNES, having this new peripheral should be interesting, to say the least. Details and screenshots after the jump.

An Italian 13 year-old boy was rushed to the hospital after his father found him in a shocked stupor. The kid, one Lorenzo Amato, didn't seem to respond to anything around him - initially, they though he suffered from stroke. Cue panicked father, sound the sirens. You know what they say about having too much of a good thing... For Lorenzo, it seems he just had too much of his PlayStation that he now feels like throwing up just thinking about it.

Most of us think that people suffering from total blindness are treated only with either drugs, surgery, or laser therapy. For the most part, that's true. However, desperate times call for unconventional measures so doctors in England used human teeth to snatch a blind man back from the darkness of visual loss. A remarkable story of recovery follows after the jump.

Gears of War 2 by Epic Games for the Microsoft Xbox 360 has been confirmed in Italy. Or has it? We are on the verge of finding out as GDC 2007 awaits word on this in Microsoft's keynote. Will we lay witness to the sequel of this masterpiece? Let's all see together in the full article.

**THIRD UPDATE**: Gears of War 2 is finally a reality. Check out a few details as well as the debut trailer at the full article.

Do you remember the swarm of robots that attack Zion in the third Matrix movie? Remember how awesome they look in motion? Well, that sort of thing will probably become a reality as scientists have found the secret behind the aerial maneuvering of the starling flock.

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