Category Archives: Ubisoft

Tue, May 14, 2013 | 17:05 BST

Rayman Legends video shows off Ocean World level, pre-order bonuses through GAME revealed

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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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Tue, May 14, 2013 | 17:00 BST

Anno Online goes into open beta for English speakers

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Anno Online, Blue Byte’s free-to-play strategy sim, has gone into open beta for English speakers.

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Tue, May 14, 2013 | 15:37 BST

ZombiU 2 prototype development has begun, Ubisoft dev confirms

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ZombiU 2 is being prototyped as you read this, according to Ubisoft Montpelier’s creative director Jean-Philippe Caro.

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Mon, May 13, 2013 | 19:02 BST

Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag gets new historical dev diary, Blackbeard figure revealed

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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.

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Mon, May 13, 2013 | 08:00 BST

Watch Dogs footage shows hacking, combat, car chase

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Six minutes of edited Watch Dogs footage gives us our first proper look at the game in action since trade event demonstrations.

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Sat, May 11, 2013 | 13:51 BST

Watch Dogs team enlisted feedback from Kaspersky Labs to make hacking more realistic

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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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Fri, May 10, 2013 | 14:56 BST

Jade Raymond interview, part 3: The Future

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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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Fri, May 10, 2013 | 14:29 BST

Watch Dogs multiplayer will “seamlessly” overlap single-player

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Watch Dogs previews are starting to land on various outlets, and below we’ve pulled a bit of interesting information from the feature up on the PS Blog.

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Thu, May 09, 2013 | 17:14 BST

PS4 allowed Assassin’s Creed 4 team to “deliver more graphical detail, harness advancements”

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Ubisoft has posted a video for Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag on the PS Blog, in which creative director Jean Guesdon and associate producer Sylvain Trottier discuss some of the advancements the team’s been able to “harness” on PS4.

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Fri, May 10, 2013 | 06:30 BST

Jade Raymond interview, p2: Splinter Cell and Toronto

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The second part of our exclusive Jade Raymond video interview is through the link, including details on Splinter Cell: Blacklist and starting up a studio as large as Ubisoft Toronto.

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Thu, May 09, 2013 | 19:43 BST

“Connection is power”: Ubi Reflections talks Watch Dogs

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VG247′s Dave Cook speaks with Ubisoft Reflections managing director Pauline Jacquey about the studio’s role in this next-gen collaboration.

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Thu, May 09, 2013 | 06:20 BST

Ubisoft has fired THQ Montreal’s Jean-Francois Boivin, according to Désilets

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Patrice Désilets has said over Twitter that he wasn’t the only developer fired by Ubisoft yesterday.

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Wed, May 08, 2013 | 18:46 BST

Ubisoft Reflections to announce new title at E3, Ubisoft Massive working on something unannounced

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Ubisoft Reflections, which is currently helping out on Watch Dogs, is also working on an unannounced title which will be revealed at E3, according to studio head Pauline Jacquey.

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Wed, May 08, 2013 | 12:58 BST

Jade Raymond interview, p1: early career, Assassin’s Creed

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Ubisoft Toronto boss and Assassin’s Creed dev legend Jade Raymond gives a huge on-camera interview to Sam Clay, discussing her early career in the first part of this three-section monster.

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Tue, May 07, 2013 | 20:47 BST

Leaving Ubisoft “was not my decision,” says Désilets

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Ubisoft has announced the departure of Patrice Désilets once again, after rumors of his leaving and the cancellation of his projects surfaced earlier. Since the confirmation by Ubisoft, Désilets has since said he was fired from the company.

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Tue, May 07, 2013 | 18:01 BST

Trials Evolution: Gold Edition demo lands on Steam, goes on sale Thursday

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Trials Evolution: Gold Edition is now available for digital download on PC and is free to try at the moment. The game will also go on sale through Steam May 9 through May 13 for 25% off. The gold Edition of the game includes all of the features included in previous formats, such as the in-game editor, global Leader Boards and multiplayer modes. Download the demo through Steam now.

Tue, May 07, 2013 | 17:36 BST

Splinter Cell: Blacklist video details the two Spy vs Mercs modes

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Ubisoft has released a Splinter Cell: Blacklist video featuring Spies vs Mercs director Gunther Galipot discussing the return of the fan favorite mode.

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Tue, May 07, 2013 | 07:10 BST

Super Ubi Land title to change following Ubisoft complaint

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Ubisoft has asked indie developer Notion Games to change the title of its upcoming Wii U eShop exclusive Super Ubi Land to something less likely to confuse consumers.

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Mon, May 06, 2013 | 00:31 BST

Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon director hoping for sequel – report

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The positive reception for Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon means we may see the return of Sergeant Rex ‘Power’ Colt.

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Sat, May 04, 2013 | 17:45 BST

Might & Magic Heroes 6 – Ubisoft working to fix issues plaguing users

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Since the release of Shades of Darkness for Might & Magic Heroes 6 this week, many players are reporting the inability to play the game, among other issues.

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