What We Learned This Week: Assassin's Creed, Bro!

Every week, I like to reflect on the things I've learned from video games, and this week was no exception. The biggest game of the pre-Thanksgiving week was clearly Assassin's Creed Brotherhood. It dominated two of our five web shows.

"Five web shows? I thought G4tv.com only featured four web shows," you may be saying.  Well, we've launched a new one. Every Monday we'll be bringing you a new G4tv.comedy, a punchy, hilarious weekly comedy video guaranteed to help you start the week right.

• G4tv.comedy: It's an 8-bit rampage, people!
• Feedback: Took a look at Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.
• Sessler's Soapbox: Adam Sessler was very impressed with AssCreed: Bro.
• The MMO Report: Casey took a look at Final Fantasy XIV.
• Fresh Ink: Blair Butler reviewed the biggest comic book releases of the week.

And now, the news...

Monday

• According to Microsoft, Kinect is not watching for you for ad purposes.
• Lionhead Studio will release the new Understone Quest Pack DLC for Fable 3 on November 23.
• Check out the details on the fixes Treyarch is working on for Call of Duty: Black Ops for the PC.
• Check our new releases list to find out what games are hitting your platforms of choice this week.
• Here's how to unlock the Nuketown easter egg in Call of Duty: Black Ops.
• Director Darren Aronofsky has revealed the title of the upcoming second Wolverine film. What do you think of it?
• Does the Kinect censor nudity?
• Get a good Assassin's Creed Brotherhood deal and more in this week in game deals.
• Check out 8-Bit news in-depth report on gigantic monsters on a Rampage!
• Marvel vs. Capcom 3 gets She-Hulk and Zero
• Official pictures have been revealed for the upcoming Spider-Man musical.
• According to Ubisoft's CEO Yves Guillemot, a new Assassin's Creed product is coming in 2011.
• The second round of Videogame Deathmatch has begun. Vote, don't sleep.
• According to Ubisoft, Driver and Ghost Recon have both been delayed.
• Marvel Pinball is coming to Xbox Live and The PlayStation Network.
• Gran Turismo 5 will feature over 1,000 cars
• Microsoft has confirmed that over 1 million Kinect units have been sold.

Tuesday

• MMO crime game APB is expected to relaunch in early 2011.
• The Witcher 2 will be out in May 2011!
• Sony and Polyphony Digital announced today that they are bringing the GT Academy competition to the U.S. starting in December.
• Capcom just announced a date for Marvel Vs. Capcom 3.
• Amazon is having a huge sale on some of their four star games. Everything is under $20. Jump in and save!
• The most popular console in Japan is the PlayStation 2.
• Check out our review of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood..
• Check out the first 15 minutes of gameplay for AC: Brotherhoodand discover the truth about the single player experience
• Epic Games' Cliff Bleszinski has confirmed that there will "No Kinect in Gears of War 3."
• VIDEO: Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Vs. Red Dead Redemption: A Horses Ass-Off
• According to many sources in the gaming industry, developer Bizarre Creations has been closed.
• Director Guillermo del Toro will co-create the new Hulk TV show with Battlestar Galactica producer David Eick.
• Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit is out today and we've got the first 15 minutes of Hot Pursuit gameplay for you to watch!
• Learn the ins and outs of Call of Duty: Black Ops in our Multiplayer Map Guide.
• Around the Net with Sara Underwood and Kevin Pereira!
• A launch day update for Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit adds an unskippable trailer for Shift 2 Unleashed.
• Adam discusses his love for Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood and it's intelligent, adult themes.
• According to a report, Warner is planning to launch a new Batman TV series sometime after The Dark Knight Rises.
• Kevin and Chris take a look at the Panasonic TC-P42GT25 3D Plasma TV.
• Conspiracy theorists rejoice: the Supreme Court of the United States makes a surprise appearance in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood.
• The most recent video games sales report show NBA 2K11 and Fallout New Vegas as big winners of October.

Wednesday

• Check out Adam Sessler's Kinect Comedy masterpiece -- The Kinect is watching you.
• The first DLC for Fallout: New Vegas has been announced. It's called Dead Money.
• The release date for Homefront has been announced. It's coming on March 8.
• On this edition of Feedback, Adam, Abbie, Matt, and Jake discuss the week's biggest news, and Assasin's Creed: Brotherhood.
• Lionhead Studios says the PC version of Fable 3 is "still in development."
• Kevin Pereira and special guest co-host Alessandra Torresani brings you Around the Net!
• The first official trailer for Green Lantern has made its debut. What did you think?
• Want a little taste of the upcoming gameplay trailer for Deus Ex: Human Revolution? This screenshot should do the trick.
• A rumor from fan site Batman-News suggests that Tom Hardy will play villain Hugo Strange in The Dark Knight Rises.
• Upcoming SW: The Force Unleashed 2 DLC will feature Ewoks
• Both Sony and Microsoft are trumpeting strong sales numbers in October.
• id Software confirms Rage mobile has been approved by Apple.
• BioWare has uploaded a mysterious new screenshot for a new unannounced title.
• We check out the latest downloadable pinball game for the Marvel Universe.
• We go frame by frame to delve into the secrets of the newly released trailer for L.A. Noire.
• We're heading up to NorCal Regionals this weekend to catch all the sick Street Fighter action.

Thursday

• The Wii is finally getting demos through WiiWare.
• OnLive, the console-less gaming system will be available for pre-order tomorrow.
• Find out the latest about Rockstar Games' detective drama our first look preview of L.A. Noire.
• Square Enix's new gameplay trailer for Deus Ex: Human Revolution shows off the game's mix of stealth, action, and tech.
• Call of Duty: Black Ops for the Xbox 360 is being patched.
• Call of Duty: Black Ops has set a new five-day record.
• Alan Wake will be available on Xbox Live On Demand starting November 23.
• Actor/Comedian Denis Leary has joined the cast of the Spider-Man reboot as the character Captain George Stacy.
• Morgan Webb and Kevin Pereira take you Around the Net...and inside Bristol Palin's womb.
• The trailer for the genre-mashing Cowboys & Aliens has hit. What's your verdict?
• Adam Sessler sat down with Bella Meyer, an actual child, to play Kinect.
• Valve has pushed back Portal 2's release date two months to April 19.
• We're entitled to complain about the biggest game launch of the year with our Black Ops problems feature.
• Sony's VP Kevin Butler wants you to play Gran Turismo 5.
• We go hands on with the latest add-on for Enslaved. But is it a perfect 10?
• Rumors are swirling about what BioWare's big Mass Effect reveal will be. Could it be Mass Effect Online?
• Casey tells you how APB was saved from the grave, why Final Fantasy XIV is still free, and digs into Uncle Casey's Mail Bag!
• We have trailers for the following:
• id Software unleashed Rage for the iPhone/iPad today. Here's a gameplay video to melt your eyes.

Friday

• According to Industry Analyst Doug Creutz, Tony Hawk Shred sold only 3000 copies since it launched.
• Amazon is offering more pre-Black Friday deals today. See which titles could be yours for just $20.
• We've got details on Lord Of The Rings: Rise of Isengard expansion.
• Desert Bus For Hope is gearing up for its fourth ride.
• This weekend G4 is heading north to cover the North California Regionals fighting game tournament, and you're invited!
• It's time for Chris Gore and Carrie Keagan to take you Around the Net!
• Kingdom Hearts 3D would be connected with Kingdom Hearts 3.
• Bungie's blog asking their community to "officially put your name on the list"
• Disney has announced LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game
• The casting process has begun for the new Superman who will star in Zack Snyder's upcoming reboot film.
• Wouldn't an 8-bit Harry Potter game for your GameBoy Color be awesome?
• Old-school laserdisc game Dragon's Lair is coming to the PlayStation Network next week.
• The second round of Videogame Deathmatch is ending. Vote now!
• Alan Moore and The Walking Dead on Fresh Ink Online
• BioWare has released another binary code image