The Ubisoft-published, cel-shaded shooter XIII (A.K.A. Thirteen) has awoken unclear of its past on GOG.com. The first-person shooter is an adaptation of the Franco-Belgian comics series of the same name from creators Jean Van Hamme and William Vance.

XIII is available on Good Old Games for $5.99 and features both single- and multiplayer modes as well as a few GOG.com extras (avatars and the game's soundtrack). Read more »

Ubisoft has released a patch for XIII, updating the first person shooter to version 1.01. The patch fixes a few singleplayer and multiplayer issues, and also adds the "You in the Game" winner as a character to the game.

Ubisoft has released the XIII editor, allowing people to create their own levels for the game. Thanks Blues News.

GameSpy has posted a new XIII development diary, actually offering a Q&A with Ubisoft's Jean Zappavigna. The designer is asked about the decision to make this game a first person shooter, making it unique compared to other games, how they incorporated a story into the game, the weapons, and a few other things.

There is a brief preview of XIII on FiringSquad, mostly offering a lot of screenshots from the Ubisoft shooter which went gold yesterday and will ship to stores soon.

Ubisoft today announced that their cel-shaded first person shooter XIII has gone gold! The game will ship November 18. You can find a single- and multi-player demo on FileShack if you hadn't tried those out already.

As a secret agent suffering from amnesia, players unravel clues behind their true identity, while uncovering sinister plots against themselves, the U.S. government, and the recently assassinated U.S. president. XIII features the deepest story line of any first-person shooter, and players will be immersed in the game's graphic-novel world as they decide who is friend and foe in the ultimate government conspiracy. The game's cel-shaded graphics showcase its unique visual style, which pays homage to its comic roots. XIII also features a variety of exciting gameplay modes, including stealth, all-out action, collaborative gameplay, and innovative multiplayer modes.

Over at GameZone you can find the latest XIII Q&A. Producer Julien Bares is asked about the cel-shading, inspiration for the game, locations, the graphics engine, and multiplayer support among a few other things.

There is an XIII development diary on GameSpy. In the diary technical director Nathalie Provost writes about the game's cel-shaded look.

PC.IGN has posted the latest XIII preview, offering hands-on multiplayer impressions. Ubi Soft's Unreal engine powered cel-shaded shooter is due out soon.

A new XIII Q&A has been posted on Computer & Video Games. Game designer Thomas Mainnemare is asked about the differences between the different versions of the game, problems Ubi Soft ran in to using cel-shading for an FPS, enemy AI, downloadable content plans, and ideas for a sequel.

The official XIII website has been updated, offering several new screenshots from Ubi Soft's cel-shaded first person shooter. Thanks Blues News.

GameSpy has taken another look at XIII, the cel-shaded first person shooter which is nearing completion at Ubi Soft. Although the preview is not platform specific every version should be roughly the same except for the multiplayer part.

Also on PC.IGN is a new preview of XIII, offering impressions of the full version of the game, which should be finished soon. Tons of new shots are included.

The promised XIII multiplayer demo patch has been released, fixing an unspecified bug that effected non-bot play. Thanks Blues News. Update: the official US demo is now also available, replacing the European version we had previously posted on FileShack. It already includes the changes found in the demo patch.

New on PC.IGN is this XIII Q&A with executive producer Julien Bares. The IGN guys ask Julien about the game's final days of development, the differences between PC and console versions, the high profile voice actors, the multiplayer options, plans for additional content to be released online, and mod support.