Assassin’s Creed: Liberation takes place in New Orleans during the Louisiana Rebellion, at the same period of time as the new main title. It doesn’t link to Desmond’s story, but it will link to Connor’s, as apparently he will be making an appearance in the game. Like Connor, the new character is also of two races — this time African American and caucasian. Her name is Aveline, and as you can see from the trailer, she kicks butt, and actually isn’t overly sexualized (although I guess for the time  period, her running around in trousers would have been pretty scandalous). Hurray for awesome women of colour in video games! I mean, obviously that is a Big Deal. There’s also lots of incentives for purchasing the two games together (III and Liberation are both being released on the same day, October 30th): exclusive downloadable content for both games, including character skins, multiplayer characters, a free upgrade on all ammunition pouches, and Aveline will be able to use Connor’s tomahawk. E3 2012: Assassin’s Creed: Liberation will Feature First Female Protagonist | 404.org. Soo excited! It’s kinda lame when people complain about not being represented in various forms of media, but it is a gripe for chicks! But now! Now not only is Aveline not hyper sexualized for once, but she’s also Black! And Creole! Just like me!!! AWESOME!!! But boo for being on Vita…...

China, no friend of the Internet to begin with, is now entertaining provisions that would further restrict free Internet use in the country by making online anonymity virtually impossible. The proposed changes involve updating the country’s “Methods for Governance of Internet Information Services” such that the definition of “Internet information service providers” includes forums and blogs of all kinds. Effectively, this outlaws the use of pseudonyms by forum users or bloggers. China Moving To Force All Bloggers To Use Real Names |...

What is CISPA? CISPA is short for the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (H.R. 3523). U.S Reps. Mike J. Rogers (R-Mich.) and C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.) introduced the bill in the House in November. The bill is designed to bolster cybersecurity by enabling better information sharing between Internet companies and the government. An amended version of the bill passed the House by a 248-168 vote Thursday. What sort of information sharing? CISPA would allow Internet companies, such as Internet service providers, to monitor their networks and to collect, analyze and share information on any user activities that they believe present a threat to their networks. The law would allow companies to share any information “pertaining to the protection” of their networks with the National Security Agency and other federal agencies. In return, federal agencies would share both classified and unclassified cyberthreat information in their possession to help Internet companies bolster their defenses against cyberthreats… FAQ: What you need to know about CISPA –...

So Facebook’s buying Instagram. That might not be such a bad thing, but if you’re one of those who can’t stand any Facebook in her Instagram Cheerios, there’s a solution.Instaport.Me will let you export all your photos right now, to wherever you want. How to Export Your Instagram Photos Before Facebook Ruins...

The Wii U is now expected to launch on November 18. That’s not an official release date from Nintendo, instead a claim made by a Japanese retailer. It is a date that makes sense though, as the Wii launched on Sunday, November 19 in 2006. November 18 this year is also a Sunday, which ties up nicely. It is also expected to be available in the U.S. first with Japan getting it a week later and Europe still to have a confirmed date. Whether you want a Wii U or not is a different matter, and the feedback from developers working with the hardware is anything but positive. The general consensus is that the Wii U isn’t even up to current generation consoles in terms of performance and graphical capabilities. Both the Xbox 360 and PS3 outperform Nintendo’s new machine, which isn’t a great start. Since the Wii U was originally announced (quite poorly I might add) there has been speculation that the final unit would ship with support for only one tablet controller. There have been attempts tosupport two tablets, but apparently that just isn’t going to happen. Multiplayer gaming will require the use of Wiimotes (or possibly a 3DS), or some modified form of those controllers compatible with the Wii U… Wii U launch expected November 18, but hardware is lacking – Video Games Reviews, Cheats |...

Facebook has been the same as adding any other piece of content until now. Tumblr has just announced that it finally has been accepted as anOpen Graph partner and will be publishing feeds to your Timeline, News Feed, and Ticker respectively: Tumblr Gets Facebook Timeline, News Feed, and Ticker...

Kotaku, citing the all-knowing, all-anonymous Sources with a capital “S,” has learned fresh details regarding Sony’s PlayStation 4. The report claims the unit is codenamed “Orbis,” which could be referring to a number of things, and is currently planned for a 2013 holiday release. Though Orbis could mean one of many things, if you combine it with the name for Sony’s new handheld, the PlayStation Vita, you have a common Latin term “Orbis Vitae,” which means “the circle of life.” Seems like something a marketing team would do, right? Also, the address orbis.scedev.net actually leads to a website, which shares a naming convention and site design with the Vita web developer portal. The sources claim the Orbis currently sports an AMD x64 CPU, and an AMD Southern Islands GPU, and the Orbis will be capable of displaying games at a ridiculous resolution of 4096 x 2160, something far higher than what the common HDTV can generally achieve. Additionally, the report claims the Orbis should be able to display 3D games in 1080p, whereas the PlayStation 3 can only display them in 720p without things getting wiggy. Terrible news: The source claims that the Orbis won’t even bother dealing with backwards compatibility… Report: PlayStation 4 Codenamed Orbis, 2013 Holiday Release |...