PC gamers will not have to wait for months this time around, and will no longer have to step lightly around the forums avoiding spoilers. Assassin’s Creed: Revelations is now available in the United States for PC. The title marks the peak of master assassin Ezio Auditore’s role in the age-old war between Assassins and Templars. Here, Ezio walks in the footsteps of the legendary assassin Altair on a journey of revelation that will take him to Constantinople where a growing army of Templars threatens to destabilize the region.

And for those left still wanting more, Assassin’s Creed Embers™, a new computer-generated animated short movie, has also arrived. It expands on the final chapter of the life Ezio Auditore and his four-decade long adventure.

345 Games announced today that GameStop customers who pre-order Deadliest Warrior: Ancient Combat, will receive two full episodes of the Spike TV series, Deadliest Warrior. This bonus content will include one episode, never previously released, on either Blu-Ray or DVD.

Pre-orders for both PS3 and Xbox 360 copies of Deadliest Warrior: Ancient Combat are available through January 9. Only customers who pre-order the game will receive the bonus episodes.

PC and console drivers alike can get ready to put the pedal to the metal as Digital Reality revs its engine with Bang Bang Racing, their upcoming family-friendly, racing title for the PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade and PC. It features multiple exotic racing locations from all around the world, nine reversible circuits varied with unique shortcuts, and 20 vehicles spread across four racing classes (muscle, stock, Enduro and Formula One) wrapped in colorful skins. It also allows players to take on up to three friends via local split screen multiplayer, and share global bragging rights through both Friends and Global leaderboards. The release date and pricing for Bang Bang Racing will be announced at a later date.

Today, Ubisoft released a new trailer for the 3DS version of The Adventures of Tintin: The Game. The title is an adventure that takes gamers on a journey through the world of Tintin, the intrepid reporter and hero from Herge’s original comic books. It provides players the opportunity to rediscover the movie’s environments, including Captain Haddock’s ship “the Karaboudjan,” Omar Ben Salaad’s Palace and the exotic city of Bagghar.

With various elements adapted from the Tintin comic books The Crab with the Golden Claws and The Secret of the Unicorn and Red Rackham’s Treasure, gamers are able to continue the adventure from the movie solo or with friends in one of three gameplay modes. The single-player campaign offers a blend of exploration, puzzles and combat. It also includes such gameplay elements as sword fighting, aerial combat and driving.

The game will be available at retailers across North America December 6 for the Xbox 360 with Kinect compatibility, PS3 with Move compatibility, Wii, 3DS and PC.

Sega has just released this Sonic Generations launch trailer for the 3DS to celebrate its nationwide availability. The game has a completely unique set of levels, exclusive to the handheld edition, and the video shows off the gameplay for both Classic and Modern Sonic that players will get to experience.

Sonic the Hedgehog will lead the balloons tomorrow at the 85th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

In celebration of Thanksgiving, Trendy Entertainment has released some new DLC for the Steam version of Dungeon Defenders. This content includes: The Great Turkey Hunt (free until 12/2), Dungeon Defenders Hero Pack, and The Warping Core Challenge Pack.

With The Great Turkey Hunt, hunt humongous herds of Turkeys for their delicious Thanksgiving meat. Tread carefully, however, as the dangerous Dark Elf Warriors and the gigantic Mega Turkey Boss will stop at nothing to protect them. Victory will unlock a brand new set of holiday costumes which includes a pilgrim for the Apprentice, a turkey outfit for the Squire, Pocahontas for the Huntress, and a Conquistador for the Huntress.

Want to get in on the action but don’t have a copy of the core game? No worries. Dungeon Defenders is on sale via Steam for 50% off during this time period.

Paradox Interactive and Neocore Games today revealed two developer diaries for King Arthur II: The Role-playing Wargame, their forthcoming RTS releasing for PC which arrives after the first of the year.

Gather round for a tale of a king’s rise from obscurity to near immortality. The legend of Uther Pendragon and his heir to the throne, young Arthur, may be a familiar one, but there’s always more to uncover. With Arthur’s legacy reshaping the landscape of Britannia forever, residents must ready themselves for a world of magic, mystery and betrayal. Click here for Part II.

Harmonix today announced that on November 22, a five pack of hits from the platinum selling Canadian rock group Nickelback will hit the Rock Band 3 Music Store. The Nickelback Then and Now pack features some of the band’s biggest hits, and lands just in time for their newest album, Here and Now, which hits stores November 21.

How You Remind Me, from 2001’s Silver Side Up, leads the pack. It’s followed by Someday, the lead single off 2003′s The Long Road, and Animals from 2005’s All the Right Reasons. If Today Was Your Last Day from 2008’s Dark Horse, fleshes out the catalog of classics with This Means War. The pack will be available for $8.49.

Yesterday, Apple named Arthur D. Levinson, Ph.D. as the Company’s non-executive Chairman of the Board. Levinson has been a co-lead director of Apple’s board since 2005, has served on all three board committees (audit and finance, nominating and corporate governance, and compensation), and will continue to serve on the audit committee. Apple also announced that Robert A. Iger, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company, will join Apple’s board and will serve on the audit committee.

Levinson is chairman of Genentech, and a member of the Roche Board of Directors. He joined Genentech as a research scientist in 1980, and served as Genentech’s Chief Executive Officer from 1995 to 2009. He is also a director of Amyris, NGM Biopharmaceuticals, and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. Levinson currently serves on the Board of Scientific Consultants of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and the Advisory Council for the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics. He has authored or co-authored more than 80 scientific articles and has been a named inventor on 11 United States patents. In 2008, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Levinson received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Washington and earned a doctorate in Biochemical Sciences from Princeton University.

No, it’s not a new social networking game. Many Facebook users were subjected to pornographic and violent images that infiltrated news feeds across the globe as part of a coordinated spam attack.

Many of the pornographic posts spread just by clicking them, so apparently some were just too curious to resist the urge. The technique employed is called clickjacking. These fake links pose as regular Facebook posts, often coming from friends we would normally trust to only post good links. When clicked, a JavaScript command is executed, causing a user’s computer to perform a program that spreads the link even farther, potentially depositing malware along the way.

If it looks odd, don’t click it. Let your friend know via a separate message, and report all clickjacking to Facebook.

Afterfall: InSanity has gone gold. According to Nicolas Games and Intoxicate Studios, the production has lasted 583 days, but the game will finally hit store shelves November 25.

Prospective players can still place pre-orders for either for the standard edition or the special Collector’s Edition, and those looking to get into Afterfall‘s post-apocalyptic world won’t have to wait, as a downloadable demo is now available. Through it, folks will have the chance to check out its dark, dreary world for the first time, teaming up with the main character, Albert Tokaj, as they visit sections of the second and ninth levels of the game. From what I’ve heard so far, it’s a mere taste of the madness that’s yet to come later this month.

Matrix Games, Slitherine and Code Force have just released this extended gameplay and features preview video for Distant Worlds – Legends. The video details the long list of new features and improvements coming with Legends, in addition to showing off some of the battles that players can wage across the galaxy.

Distant Worlds: Legends is the second expansion to the 4X space strategy Distant Worlds, that adds a new character system which includes Leaders, Admirals, Generals, Governors, Ambassadors, Scientists and Agents, each with defined abilities and traits and opportunities to advance and grow over time. Expanded gameplay for all existing races includes new race-specific events, technologies and victory conditions that can create a completely different game depending on a player’s choices. An expanded tech tree also awaits, with dedicated carriers, cutting lasers, rail guns, new planetary facilities and wonders, and a new hidden faction.

Soon, fans will have the opportunity to play Rayman Origins and rediscover the magical universe and 2D gameplay. The Glade of Dreams has been overrun by “nefurrious” Darktoons, so the Fairy Council hastily invokes Rayman to save the day. Together with his best friend, Globox, and two crafty wizards, the Teensies, they must restore peace to the Glade or watch as their beloved home vanishes like a bad dream.

Rayman Origins ships November 15 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii™. A demo is available now on PSN, and arrives tomorrow via Xbox Live.

Atari’s The Kore Gang is now available exclusively for the Nintendo Wii. The title is an action platformer, developed by Pixonauts, that follows the exploits of three adventurers: Pixie (an acrobatic thrill-seeker who craves excitement), the not-so-agile MadBoy (has a big heart and even bigger fists), and their pal Rex (a tiny and fast chihuahua with a big bark). When Manhattan is attacked by the evil subterranean Krank Brothers and their Krank Tank, it is up to Pixie, Madboy and Rex to save the city and ultimately the world. With the help of the Kore Suit (developed by Dr. Samuelson, robotic armor which greatly enhances the wearer’s natural abilities), they set out on an adventure to confront the Kranks and end their reign of nastiness.

Today sees the release of two new DLC packs for Dead Rising 2: Off the Record.

First, it’s your chance to become a true hero of Fortune City with the Fire Fighter Skills Pack ($1.99). Save survivors faster than before, kick doors down, walk through fire and wield the fire axe with an overall upgrade in manliness (moustache included).

Next up, ever wanted to create indestructible combo weapons, have access to infinite ammo, and manipulate the in game clock? Well these are just a few of the things you will be able to do thanks to the Gamebreaker Pack ($4.99). This DLC pack also includes God Mode, Super Damage, Super Speed, Body Builder Mode, Dumb Zombies and Big Head Mode.