All articles tagged with #parkour
Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Shadows roadmap through late March adds a major Feb 17 update with a new detailed stats page, sharper critical-hit visuals, and a manual jump option via an 'advanced parkour' mode; a Parkour Challenge invites 60-second video submissions with prizes. The Switch 2 version will receive the DLC Claws of Awaji on March 10, introducing a new area and missions for Yasuke and Naoe.
Ubisoft reveals Assassin's Creed Shadows' Winter Roadmap, adding a community parkour challenge, a detailed stats page, and a manual jump option (enabled via Advanced Parkour Options) arriving Feb 17; the Switch 2 version will receive Claws of Awaji on March 10 with a new region, gear, enemies, and over 10 hours of content, plus anniversary livestreams on March 20.
Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Shadows update 1.1.4, launching on October 28, introduces new activities like Corrupted Castles, an 'Advanced Parkour' toggle for more freedom, bug fixes, and new gold weapons, enhancing gameplay and replayability.
Techland previewed 'Dying Light: The Beast,' showcasing its open-world gameplay set in Castor Peaks, with improved parkour, combat, and a focus on Kyle Crane's transformation into a beast, launching on August 22, 2025, for multiple platforms.
Fortnite Chapter 6 introduces significant gameplay changes with new parkour movement abilities, including wall-running, bouncing, boost jumping, and ground rolls, enhancing mobility in the Zero Build mode. These updates align with the Japanese-inspired theme of the new season, launching on December 1, and position Fortnite alongside other movement-focused Battle Royale games like Apex Legends and Warzone.
Researchers at ETH Zurich have enhanced the capabilities of the quadrupedal robot ANYmal, enabling it to perform rudimentary parkour moves and navigate rubble and tricky terrain. The robot's upgrades include improved proprioception, reinforcement learning, and model-based control, allowing it to jump across gaps, climb obstacles, and maneuver under obstacles. While ANYmal's advancements are impressive, challenges remain in scaling its capabilities to diverse and unstructured scenarios. Nonetheless, the research aims to increase the agility and capabilities of legged robots for applications such as search-and-rescue missions in challenging environments.
Scientists have used AI to train a four-legged robot, ANYmal, to navigate a basic parkour course, showcasing agility and skills that could be useful in search and rescue missions. By employing neural networks, the robot learned to walk, crouch, climb, and jump, resembling the agility of free runners. The training methods, described in a study, aim to enhance the capabilities of robot dogs for various applications. The robot's successful navigation of the real course demonstrates the potential for deployment in disaster environments, with plans for further improvements to its agility.
Ubisoft Bordeaux surprises fans of Assassin's Creed Mirage by introducing a patch that improves the parkour mechanics, based on a fan-made mod. The move is praised by the community, highlighting the studio's responsiveness and care for fans. Fans now hope for a Roman Empire location in future games, while enjoying the improved parkour experience in the current version.
Critics have generally positive reviews for Ghostrunner 2, praising its expansion on the original game's strengths such as vivid visuals, an exciting soundtrack, and amazing parkour-style traversal. However, some critics have criticized the game's pacing, feeling that it was longer than necessary with sections that felt like unnecessary filler. The game has an aggregated score of 80 on Metacritic for both PS5 and PC versions.
Assassin's Creed Nexus is a captivating first-person VR game that successfully incorporates stealth, combat, and parkour, capturing the essence of the Assassin's Creed franchise. The game features a lengthy story mode with three iconic protagonists from the series' history. Sneaking around and engaging in stealth mechanics in VR is thrilling and nerve-wracking, while parkour feels natural and immersive. Combat is the weakest aspect, but still offers danger and strategy. Assassin's Creed Nexus releases next month, providing a compelling reason to try out VR gaming.
A leaked "dev diary" of Assassin's Creed Mirage has surfaced online hours before its official release. The video showcases the game's new parkour and stealth mechanics, including never-before-seen killing animations and set-piece-focused assassinations. The developers have taken extra care to make the game a faithful recreation of Baghdad, with open-ended contracts and hubs for players to explore. The game is set to launch on October 12th, 2023.
The first gameplay trailer for Assassin’s Creed Mirage has been released, showing that the game is taking the series back to its roots. Set in ninth-century Baghdad, the game provides an urban city map with a design philosophy drawn directly from the original games. The trailer shows a huge emphasis on stealth, with Basim employing several techniques that have not been seen in the series for several years. The game also promises to serve up plenty of parkour, with classic moves making their return, as well as new additions to the environmental toolkit.
The new trailer for Assassin's Creed Mirage showcases the game's parkour elements, which resemble those of Assassin's Creed Unity. The trailer also confirms the return of black box missions and classic Assassin's Creed weapons and strategies. The game's world is smaller in scope than recent entries in the series, and it will be released on October 12 for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, and PC.
Dying Light's Enhanced Edition, featuring the base game and post-launch DLC, is free on the Epic Games Store for a week. The game combines parkour and zombie-slaying action and has sold over 20 million copies. The offer ends on April 13th and will be replaced by Mordhau and Second Extinction.
Sludge Life 2, the sequel to the popular game Sludge Life, offers more of the same inventive, colorful, and cynical gameplay with new gadgets, secrets, and locations to explore. The game's intricate environments, parkour mechanics, and graffiti spots are all well-crafted and provide a sense of speed and movement. Sludge Life 2 is a thoughtful response to the vacuum left by Zelda before Breath of the Wild and is a brilliantly silly world that feels like a crumpled-up ball of scrap paper.