GameSpy writes: "Gamers can be forgiven for being a little confused by this game's title: Anno 1404 is the sequel to the game Anno 1701, which itself was the followup to Anno 1602. When Ubisoft unveiled the new title at the Leipzig Games Convention, we were scratching our head wondering if the game had already been released. When asked about the strange naming convention, Executive Producer Chris Schmitz let us in on a little secret: Adding up the four digits of any of the titles always equals nine. Assuming you can keep the title straight, 1404 is to be the newest game in the franchise, and it's the best-looking and most ambitious to date."
Spiffy:
+Huge sprawling cities
+Graphically gorgeous medieval towns
+Deep economic model
+New culture
Iffy:
-Gameplay looks to be more of the same, which can be good or bad depending on what you thought of the previous titles

Ubisoft has updated their Online Services Masterlist with 8 older titles that will be losing online features as of May 22nd, 2021.

Slowly shuffle over here; it's the top five video games to play during the horrors of a prolonged, and totally unjustified, hangover
The last thing I want to be doing when having is hangover is playing video games.
It's a sure-fire thing to make you feel worse and give you a gigantic headache.

GamersGate has released it's Deal of the Day for the 22nd.
Todays game is Silent Hunter 5: Battle of the Atlantic at 75% off the list price.