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Assassin’s Creedis just a few days away from hitting store shelves, much to the delight of many a gamer (myself included). Ubisoft was kind enough to whet our appetite with a preview of a few songs from Jesper Kyd’s magnificent score. The songs are called“City of Jerusalem”and“Jerusalem Horse Ride”and can be streamed or saved for your aural pleasure. The songs really made me reflect on how far game music has come — these are lush, expansive compositions that match the atmospheric excellence of full feature film scores....

While there’s probably a fair amount of you not even done withAssassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, Ubisoft is already likely hard at work at the next installment of the franchise. What would you like to see in the game? That’s what the publisher/developer is reportedly asking gamers in anonline survey. While the survey only poses the question “What would you like to see?”, it gives a good idea of what Ubisoft might be considering for the future of the series....

If there is one thing the world has a lot of it’s Batman action figures. The Caped Crusader has become a minature plastic figure so many times, over so many years and in so many forms that it’s hard to justify doing it again. Consider it justified. MagazineToyfarehas announcedthat they will be revealingBatman Arkham Asylumaction figures in the June 2010 issue. The line will be made by DC Comic’s DC Direct and will most likely feature at least one action figure of Batman (that’s just an educated guess)....

After a slight hold up due to the evils of Adobe Premiere (a pain I know all too well), the first episode of the new season ofPure Pwnageis online and ready for viewing. The internet premiere was scheduled for yesterday (there has already been a tour of cinemas in the U.S. and the show’s native Canada), but technical issues pushed it back to this morning. A small delay, granted, but a horribly frustrating one for those of us ravenously perched over our computers waiting at one o’ clock this morning....

BioWare’s Greg Zeschuk has been addressing criticism ofDragon Age: Origins‘ advertising campaign, defending against claims that the marketing may have been misleading by focusing on the action and not letting consumers know much about the RPG elements. According to Zeschuk, everything shown in the marketing was part of the game. “I mean, it’s interesting to me obviously because of the controversy [surrounding the ads],” claims Zeschuk. “I think we were trying, and we’ve always said that certainly, what the real objective for us was, was to show what was in the game....

Majesco has announced today that it’s bringingBloodRayneback from the grave for a 2D side-scroller game this year. CalledBloodRayne: Betrayal, the title sees Rayne being recruited by the Brimstone Society. While not confirmed, co-op is being hinted at by Majesco — they say she’ll team up with a mystery partner to stop “an evil vampire massacre.” Typical. Here’s the best part for fans of side-scrolling goodness: it’s being developed by WayForward Technologies....

I’ve always enjoyed the leisurely pace of turn-based strategy games like theCivilizationseries. Being an enthusiastic (if not overly competent) chess player for most of my life, I like being able to deliberate and mull over my moves. It’s a great palate cleanser between bouts of twitch shooting, precision platform timing, or survival horror gaming where your awareness and reflexes must constantly be at the ready to win. That being said, when you add other players into the mix, the time it takes to complete a game ofCivilizationcan be downright agonizing if you are forced to wait for each player to take their turn....

Of all the things I thought for sure we’d see in response to the call for entries in ourCivilization Revolutioncontest, I thought bra-burning was a sure thing. Come on, guys — the sixties? You might not have been there, but you likely had at least one parent than revolted against the iron fist of authority. Thankfully, our own Conrad Zimmerman supplied us with what we had in mind, just for the hell of it....

I’d watch that for a dollar. Comments of the Week is a feature where we scour the front page, community blogs, forums, social media and the back of shampoo bottles picking out comments. The ones that make you think, the ones that make you laugh and the ones that make you cry (but also laugh), and consolidate them into an entertaining package for the viewing pleasure of you, the Destructoid community....

I’m not home at the moment, rather blogging from the road. Normally, this would not matter, as a netbook is really all I need to do this job in short spurts. Then I see a trailer like the one above and suddenly I feel the immense lack of an Xbox 360 in my immediate vicinity. As soon as I get back home, I’m firing up the 360 to download this Indie Game....

Electronic Arts has announced today that famed composer Hans Zimmer has contributed music to the upcoming shooter,Crysis 2. “I was drawn toCrysis 2because of Crytek’s passion for the project and the world they created,” said Hans Zimmer. Something tells me he was also drawn to the paycheck which — considering his rates, from what I understand — was probably massive. Zimmer and his team worked alongside Borislav Slavov and Tilman Sillescu, who had already been contributing music to the title....

Oh hey, check it out! In addition to the announcement of brand new songs forDance Central, Harmonix sent over a positive slurry of brand new screenshots and character art for the game. There’s a little something for everyone, and you may see some of the 650 different moves performable in the game. Ok, I lie. Maybe it’s not for everyone. Okay. Fine, it’scertainlynot for everyone. However, I can attest,Dance Centralis a whole lot of fun to play in the right environment....

David Jaffe doesn’t waste time. It’s just over two weeks since heleft Sonyto set up his Eat, Sleep, Play studio with Incognito founder Scott Campbell, and already he has four games lined up for his previous employer’s machines. The PlayStation 2 port of the PSP’sTwisted Metal: Head Onwe already knew about, but in an interview withGamePro, Kratos’ dad has confirmed that the studio’s three game deal with Sony relates entirely to exclusive PlayStation 3 titles, with the first one to hit in 2008....