It is that time. Time for us to announce the final three PS3 Attitude Awards; the Editor’s Choice, Developer’s Choice and Game of the Year. Are you ready? Strap yourself in…

It doesn’t feel long ago at all that Assassin’s Creed III came out – maybe because it only released October 2012 – and now Ubisoft are prepping for the latest addition to the series dubbed Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag.

Is Assassin’s Creed fatigue setting in or can this new, pirate themed installment refresh the series?

Ubisoft today confirmed that the next title in the Assassin’s Creed franchise will be called Assassin’s Creed IV: black Flag and revealed the first piece of promotional artwork from the game. It features a new assassin dressed in the familiar white hood brandishing a flintlock pistol and cutlass.

And so it’s all come down to this; the nominees for PS3 Attitude’s ‘PS3 Game of the Year 2013’!

Although 2012 was a relatively quiet year for big releases, it still gave us plenty to play. From blockbuster retail titles to independent downloadable games, they’re all represented below.

This year’s nominations for PS3 GAME OF THE YEAR are…

If you think that audio design isn’t a major part of most videogames, try playing one with the volume all the way down and you’ll see just how much of a game’s atmosphere relies on music and sound.

This year’s nominations for BEST MUSIC OR SOUND are…

There are at least a dozen titles for 5 Games That articles floating around PS3 Attitude at any one time, so this week we thought we’d dig out one of our more obscure (read: crazy) ideas. Specifically, with winter very nearly upon us, we’ve been discussing five videogame characters’ coats we’d like to wear during this coldest of seasons (yeah, told you it was obscure).

With Assassin’s Creed III just hitting retail shelves, Ubisoft has announced the Assassin’s Creed Anthology for gamers who have yet to jump on the templar bandwagon. The collection will include all five games in the franchise as well as their respective DLC and will be available only in the UK. Sorry North America, this collection isn’t for you.

Ubisoft has announced a new downloadable content pack for Assassin’s Creed III entitled “The Tyranny of King Washington” which explores an alternate reality in which George Washington becomes the king of America. God Save the King!

Contrary to popular opinion, voice acting can be an extremely stressful job, and painfully difficult to sustain a livelihood from. However, a handful of talented people make the job look (and sound) easy, and their extensive portfolios are a testament to their skills. This week, PS3 Attitude is paying tribute to five of our favourite voice actors, and taking a look at their established careers.

Throughout Gamescom week our inbox gets barraged by publishers pushing trailers. We can’t complain. We love them, and we know you do too.

That’s why we decided to collect our favourites and put them together in an article. It turned out we couldn’t narrow them down to 10, so we thought we might as well give you 37.

Any lingering worries that you may have about AC III: Liberation not being a full-fat Assassin’s Creed game can definitely be put firmly to bed, as the new trailer shows that the title will be very much sticking to the franchise’s stealthy and stabby roots.

Ubisoft has released a new trailer for Assassin’s Creed 3 that focuses on Abstergo and the powerful capabilities of the Animus.

It also focuses on the multiplayer aspects of the game and gives us a look at the customisation options, maps, characters and game modes.

Top developers have a lot in common with championship winning F1 teams: they both know the value of a good engine.

The F1 team may have great drivers but this means nothing if they’re sent out in a heavy, unreliable car. Likewise, the most creative game devs will always struggle if they’re asked to work with a shoddy game engine.

This new Assassin’s Creed 3 trailer shows off Ubisoft’s new engine, AnvilNext, and its confident tone suggests they think they have a winner.

With all the different editions available to you when Assassin’s Creed 3 releases, you might be thinking “How am I going to hold all these AC3′s!?” but the simple solution to that is you don’t.

Instead, you should go for the best edition available, which is courteous enough to be from on-line only stores to save you the hassle of carrying it home, and that is the Freedom Edition if this video is anything to go by.

I’m not usually one for predictions, but I believe Assassin’s Creed 3 will not only be one of the best games of the series but also one of the best of the year.

Today Ubisoft dropped an awesome developer walkthrough that takes you through one of the game’s newest locales: Boston.

Assassin’s Creed is the next series to be given the big screen treatment as revealed by Variety.

Michael Fassbender, best known for his portrayal as Magneto in X-Men: First Class, may be donning the AC trademark hood as Altaïr.

PS Vita was tragically undersold by Sony during their E3 keynote speech. An early leak spoiled the Assassin’s Creed 3: Liberation announcement, so our only “surprise” came when we got a title for an already announced Call of Duty game. Oh, we got a logo too.

We’ve scanned the list of confirmed upcoming games. Here are some of the most noteworthy

It has to said that Ubisoft had a terrific conference at E3. This was partly because it was presented by comedienne Aisha Tyler, but mainly because the company has arguably the strongest lineup of games of all third-party publishers.

With blockbuster titles like Assassin’s Creed III, Far Cry 3, and the newly announced Watch Dogs, Ubisoft fans have a lot to look forward to over the next year and beyond. So, let’s get cracking with the trailers, shall we?

If you’re like us, and you think that the Assassin’s Creed franchise was in dire need of shaking up, then you’ll no doubt be keeping beady eyes on the recently announced Assassin’s Creed 3, not …