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Assassins Creed Flashcards

1
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Who publishes Assassin’s Creed?

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Ubisoft

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2
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What does being apart of a franchise increase?

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Economic viability and establishes a brand identity for the audience

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What advances in technology have shaped video games?

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More complex gameplay, developed graphics and advanced CGI

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4
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How much was the global video game market worth in 2022?

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$182.9 billion

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5
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Is ubisfot vertically and horizontally integrated?

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Yes, owns both development studios, publishing capabilities and many in house studios

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What do Ubisoft produce?

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Video games
Filmed entertainment
Books, music and podcasts
Education and events

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7
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Developer definition

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People and companies who conceive, designs and programs games

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Publisher definiton

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Right holders for the games
Responsible for the manufacturing process

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Retailers definition

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The institutions that sell the product to the consumers

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Distributors definition

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Response for the physical storage and delivery of the product

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11
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How many games are there in the franchise?

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13 games

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12
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How many films are there?

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1

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13
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How many books are there?

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17+

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14
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What doe PEGI stand for?

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Pan European game information

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15
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What does PEGI do?

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Provides age classifications for video games

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16
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How do they judge classification

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Considers the age suitability, not the level of difficulty

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Why do they do this?

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Helps provide guidance to consumers and parents to help them decide whether or not to buy the product

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18
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What did Assassin’s Creed recieve?

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18 for violence

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19
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What does IARC stand for?

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International age rating coalition

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20
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What is IARC?

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Initiative that provides global content ratings for video games to help you determine whether a game is appropriate or not

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21
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How does this streamline the process?

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Has developers complete questionnaires
Features more countries
Quicker and more up to date

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22
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What ensures financial success?

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Marketing campaign
Pre-existing fan base
Digital convergence
Branding, sponsorship and merchandise

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23
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Ubisfot cost reduction plan

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700 people lost their jobs
Cut global workforce to below 20,000 people

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Outcome

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Workforce in France went on strike as they were paid less than other developers in other countries

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25
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How much revenue has the game accumalated?

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$250 million in revenue

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26
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How has Ubisoft tried to make money?

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Long lasting live games

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27
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When was Assassin’s Creed Valhalla released?

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10 November 2020

28
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Where is it set?

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873 Ad

29
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What is the story?

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The game recounts a fictional story during the Viking invasion of Britain

30
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Where does Vahalla fit within the franchise?

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12 major instalment and the 22nd release in the franchise

31
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How popular was it?

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Sold more copies during its first week than any other Assassin’s Creed game

32
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What was the budget?

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$100 million

33
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What did the launch coincide with?

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Launch of new consoles PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X

34
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How does this allow Ubisoft to target hardcore players?

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Players will want the added graphics and performance

35
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How much has it made?

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Over $1 billion

36
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What was the Vahalla website?

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Launch trailer for dawn or Ragnorok, Black friday promos, photomode, prime membership advertisment

37
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What was the collaboration with Reebok?

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Made a choice of three pairs of shoes to promote the game

38
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What have new games in the Assassin’s Creed franchise introduced?

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Cross generational gaming enabling data to be transferred from earlier generation consoles

39
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What does this mean for Vahalla?

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Crossover stories with popular characters from earlier in the franchise: Assassin’s creed Odyssey (character of Cassandra)

40
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How does Vahalla appeal to fans?

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Historical accuracy
Gives players the option to ignore the gorey action and go around just exploring

41
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Who regulates video games now?

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Video Standards council, they apply the PEGI system

42
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What was Assassin’s Creed mirage released on?

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Amazon Luna, Microsoft windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbob seres X and series 5

43
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When was it releaseed?

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5th October 2023

44
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What number is it in the franchise?

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13th

45
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How did it drawn in fans

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Take control of a character from a previous game, Assassin’s Creed Vahalla

46
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When was its existence confirmed?

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1 September

47
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Was it single or multi player?

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Single

48
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How much was it for the normal edition?

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$50

49
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How much was it for the delux edition?

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$59.99

50
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How much was it for the collectors case?

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$149.99

51
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What did this include?

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Deluxe edition, eagle and mount skins, a digital art-book, a digital soundtrack, figurine of Basim, a physical map of Baghad and a life-size replica of his brooch

52
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How did it capture nostalgia of long-time fans?

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Tapped into the demand for a more old-school experience
The game was shorted and more concentrated storyline

53
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How did it expand the games avaliability?

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Released on IOS devices launched on June 6th 2023

54
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What is Ubisoft+

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A prescirption service

55
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What do you get?

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New released and 100+ PC games
Play games from the cloud
Extended catalogue
Expansion packs + premium editions
Monthly rewards

56
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Why did Ubisoft partner with X-box

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Consumers don’t have to buy a whole game that they may only pay once, subscription is better value

57
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What is cloud gaming?

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Play across different devices and keep your progress
Game with your friends

58
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What is backward compatibility?

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When a newer game can be compatible with an older game and say PS5 can play PS4 games

59
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What is Ubisoft connect?

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Fan hub on their site and can monitor what they are talking about

60
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What rating did the ESRB give it (US)

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M17

61
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Why?

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Blood and gore
Drug references
Intense violence
Strong language
In-game purchases

62
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What was Assassin’s Creed 3 Liberation released on?

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Playstation 3, Playstation, 4, PlayStation Vitam Nintendo switch, Xbox 360, Xbox One, GeForce Now, Microsoft windows and Amazon Luna

63
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When was it released?

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2012

64
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What was it released alongside?

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Assassin’s Creed 3

65
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Was it multi or single player?

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Multieplayer

66
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What rating did it recieve?

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18

67
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Why did it appeal to audiences?

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Black female protagonist

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