Building on the popular naval missions featured in AC III, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is set in the 1700s during the Golden Age of Piracy, letting you roam the Caribbean islands as Edward Kenway, grandfather of AC III's main character Ratonhnhaké:ton, aka Connor.

Set in 1962 at the height of the Cold War, The Bureau tells the origin story of the clandestine XCOM organization first encounter with a mysterious and devastating enemy.

Pokémon X and Pokémon Y features new Pokémon, a new storyline set in a spectacular 3D world, and dynamic battles.

Another day, another batch of games shipped to stores. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are announcements for:

• Air Conflicts: Vietnam (PC)
• A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda EX (XBLA)
• Emergency 2014: Meteor Rescue Mission Pack DLC (PC)
• Girl Fight (PSN)
• Painkiller Hell and Damnation (XBLA)

We will update this throughout the day when new announcements become available. Read more for details ...

Bethesda Softworks has established a new publishing office in Sydney, Australia. ZeniMax Australia Pty Ltd will directly oversee sales, marketing, and distribution for all Bethesda titles in Australia and New Zealand.

Set in the world of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, the new game makes use of the 3D abilities of the 3DS, and allows Link to become a drawing and move along walls.

Best-selling author Tom Clancy, known for political thrillers such as The Hunt For Red October and Patriot Games, has passed away in a Baltimore hospital yesterday at the age of 66.

Super Smash Bros. is unlike regular fighting games, instead of winning by depleting an opponent's life bar, Smash Bros players seek to knock opposing characters off the stage.

Starting just after the ending of the original Killzone, and revisiting many of the events from the Killzone trilogy, the game puts players in the rugged combat boots of a mercenary named Arran Danner.

Work together with your friends or compete for the crown in the first multiplayer 3D Mario game for the Wii U console. In the Super Mario 3D World game, players can choose to play as Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach or Toad.

With a completely redesigned interface and all-new features, Rocksmith 2014 Edition is tailored to better teach the key elements of guitar playing, and to make learning faster and more fun than any other method.