Category Archives: Ubisoft
Tue, May 21, 2013 | 05:54 BST
PSN offering new game+DLC “Ultimate Edition” bundles at steep discount this week
The PlayStation Store has these “Ultimate Edition” bundles that give you a base game and all its DLC for a discounted price. This week, they’re putting out ten new Ultimate Editions, and they’re making them even cheaper than they normally would. Plus subscribers get a better discount, as usual. Full list inside.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Atlus, Konami, PS3, PSN, Sony, Ubisoft, Warner Bros.
Tags: assassin's creed III, Batman: Arkham City, call of duty: modern warfare 3, dlc, DmC: Devil May Cry, far cry 3, max payne 3, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Persona 4 Arena, starhawk, Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
Mon, May 20, 2013 | 21:24 BST
Watch Dogs pre-order perks get detailed
Gamers who pre-order Ubisoft Montreal’s upcoming futuristic open-world game Watch Dogs at Gamestop or Amazon will get exclusive pre-order bonuses, the firm’s revealed.
Mon, May 20, 2013 | 17:00 BST
Splinter Cell Blacklist co-op trailer shows Sam and buddy Isaac at work
Splinter Cell Blacklist developer Ubisoft Toronto has released a new trailer for its stealthy action game, this time showing off co-op mode.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Splinter Cell: Blacklist, Ubisoft Toronto
Sat, May 18, 2013 | 15:59 BST
Ghost Recon Online Wii U still “on hold” despite commitment to the console
Ubisoft has stated that the Wii U version of Ghost Recon Online is still “on hold” as the team’s focus remains on the PC version. However, this doesn’t mean Ubisoft is committed to Nintendo’s Wii U console.
Sat, May 18, 2013 | 14:55 BST
Assassin’s Creed film set for May 2015 release – report
The Assassin’s Creed movie has been dated by 20th Century Fox, according to a report from Box Office Mojo.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Movies, Ubisoft
Tags: Assassin's Creed, assassin's creed film, Assassin's Creed Movie, Michael Fassbender
Fri, May 17, 2013 | 10:38 BST
Rainbow Six: Patriots cancellation rumoured as GameStop bins pre-orders
Rainbow Six: Patriots pre-orders at GameStop have been binned, sparking rumours that Ubisoft’s squad shooter has either been cancelled or is being re-tooled significantly. The latter is probably the likely answer though, so take this with a pinch of salt.
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Posted in: Shooter, Ubisoft
Tags: jade raymond, Rainbow Six: Patriots, Ubisoft Toronto
Thu, May 16, 2013 | 20:42 BST
Watch Dogs players may not notice others in a multiplayer session right away
Watch Dogs’ Jonathan Morin has explained how the multiplayer will work in the game, without giving too much away on it. Essentially, players will always be in their “own session,” but it can be merged with others to where players will “intertwine.”
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Posted in: Action, Development, PC, PS3, PS4, Ubisoft, Wii U, Xbox, Xbox 360
Tags: Jonathan Morin, watch dogs
Thu, May 16, 2013 | 16:32 BST
Activision’s market share hit 19.5% in 2012, Call of Duty top franchise last seven years
As part of its slide presentation to investors during its financial results yesterday, Ubisoft revealed its current market share among boxed game compared to competitors Activision, Take-Two and Microsoft. It seems that during FY2012, Activision had the highest share with 19.5% of the boxed market cornered.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Financials, Retail, Trade, Ubisoft, Ubisoft Financials
Tags: call of duty, market share, ubisoft financials
Thu, May 16, 2013 | 11:09 BST
Super Ubi Land name change revealed following Ubisoft complaint
Super Ubi Land developer Notion Games has changed the title of its incoming Wii U eShop game, following a complaint from Ubisoft.
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Posted in: Platformer, Ubisoft, Wii U, eShop
Tags: Super Ubie Land
Wed, May 15, 2013 | 23:00 BST
Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag not expected to outsell AC3
Ubisoft is cautiously forecasting fewer sales of Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag than last year’s entry, Assassin’s Creed 3.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, PS4, Ubisoft, Wii U, Xbox 360
Tags: assassin's creed 3, Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, ubisoft montreal
Thu, May 16, 2013 | 05:43 BST
Ubisoft: 1666 suspended, two new titles in 2013
Ubisoft announced today during its call to investors that it has suspended development of 1666, one of the projects it picked during the THQ Auction in January. According to the firm’s CEO, Ubisoft couldn’t “align its vision on development and team management” with Patrice Désilets.
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Posted in: Development, Ubisoft, Ubisoft Financials
Tags: 1666, Patrice Desilets
Wed, May 15, 2013 | 18:39 BST
Ubisoft Q4 and full-year FY13: Assassin’s Creed 3 ships 12.5 million
Ubisoft has announced its full-year results for fiscal year 2012-13 with sales totaling €1.26 billion, which is up 18.4% compared to €1.0 billion year-over-year.
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Posted in: Financials, Trade, Ubisoft, Ubisoft Financials
Tags: Ubisoft Q4 and full-year FY13
Wed, May 15, 2013 | 19:07 BST
Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag trailer is full of pirate shenanigans
Ubisoft has released a new trailer for Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag, showing off some high seas battle, pirate mayhem, and leaping assassins. Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag is out on October on PC, PS3, Wii U, and Xbox 360 and next-gen systems.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, PC, PS3, PS4, Ubisoft, Videos, Wii U, Xbox, Xbox 360
Tags: AC4, assassin's creed 4, Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, Black Flag
Tue, May 14, 2013 | 17:05 BST
Rayman Legends video shows off Ocean World level, pre-order bonuses through GAME revealed
A brand new trailer for Rayman Legends showcasing Ocean World, one of the game’s underwater levels, has been released by Ubisoft. The firm has also sent over shots of pre-order incentives for the game.
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Posted in: Adventure, PS3, Platformer, Screens, Ubisoft, Videos, Wii U, Xbox 360
Tags: Rayman Legends
Tue, May 14, 2013 | 17:00 BST
Anno Online goes into open beta for English speakers
Anno Online, Blue Byte’s free-to-play strategy sim, has gone into open beta for English speakers.
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Posted in: Browser-Based, Free-to-Play, PC, Screens, Simulation, Strategy, Ubisoft
Tags: Anno Online, blue byte
Tue, May 14, 2013 | 15:37 BST
ZombiU 2 prototype development has begun, Ubisoft dev confirms
ZombiU 2 is being prototyped as you read this, according to Ubisoft Montpelier’s creative director Jean-Philippe Caro.
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Posted in: Horror, Nintendo, Ubisoft, Wii U
Tags: Jean-Philippe Caro, Ubisoft Montpelier, ZombiU, ZombiU 2
Mon, May 13, 2013 | 19:02 BST
Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag gets new historical dev diary, Blackbeard figure revealed
Assassin’s Creed 5: Black Flag publisher Ubisoft has released a new developer Q&A video looking at the game’s historical influences, and discussing the pirate setting at large. Ubisoft has also released details of a new Blackbeard collectible figurine that will come with certain – to be determined – pre-order bundles via Uplay and other stockists.
Mon, May 13, 2013 | 08:00 BST
Watch Dogs footage shows hacking, combat, car chase
Six minutes of edited Watch Dogs footage gives us our first proper look at the game in action since trade event demonstrations.
Sat, May 11, 2013 | 13:51 BST
Watch Dogs team enlisted feedback from Kaspersky Labs to make hacking more realistic
Watch Dogs, as you know, will contains loads of hacking into Chicago’s Central Operating System. In order to give players a more realistic feel to said hacking, Ubisoft Montreal enlisted the expertise of Kaspersky Labs.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, PS4, Ubisoft, Wii U, Xbox, Xbox 360
Tags: Dominic Guay, Kaspersky Labs, ubisoft montreal, watch dogs
Fri, May 10, 2013 | 14:56 BST
Jade Raymond interview, part 3: The Future
The third and final part of our exclusive Jade Raymond video interview is below. In it, Raymond discusses her future plans, whether she’ll return to being a stage presence again, and how the games industry is changing.
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Posted in: Development, Interview, Ubisoft, Videos
Tags: Assassin's Creed, jade raymond, Splinter Cell: Blacklist, Ubisoft Toronto
Molyneux: Xbox 360 “won” current-gen, cautions Microsoft over future