Category Archives: Ubisoft
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
Fri, May 10, 2013 | 14:29 BST
Watch Dogs multiplayer will “seamlessly” overlap single-player
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.
Thu, May 09, 2013 | 17:14 BST
PS4 allowed Assassin’s Creed 4 team to “deliver more graphical detail, harness advancements”
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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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Development, PC, PS3, PS4, Ubisoft, Videos, Wii U, Xbox, Xbox 360
Tags: AC4, AC4:BF, Assassin’s Creed 4, Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag, Black Flag
Fri, May 10, 2013 | 06:30 BST
Jade Raymond interview, p2: Splinter Cell and Toronto
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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Posted in: Development, Ubisoft
Tags: jade raymond, Splinter Cell: Blacklist, Ubisoft Toronto
Thu, May 09, 2013 | 19:43 BST
“Connection is power”: Ubi Reflections talks Watch Dogs
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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Posted in: PC, PS4, Ubisoft, Wii U, Xbox 360
Tags: Pauline Jacquey, Ubisoft Reflections, watch dogs
Thu, May 09, 2013 | 06:20 BST
Ubisoft has fired THQ Montreal’s Jean-Francois Boivin, according to Désilets
Patrice Désilets has said over Twitter that he wasn’t the only developer fired by Ubisoft yesterday.
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Posted in: Development, Jobs, THQ, Ubisoft
Tags: 1666, Jean-Francois Boivin, Patrice Desilets, Project Underdog, THQ Montreal
Wed, May 08, 2013 | 18:46 BST
Ubisoft Reflections to announce new title at E3, Ubisoft Massive working on something unannounced
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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Posted in: Development, E3 2013, Ubisoft
Tags: game horizon, Ubisoft Massive, Ubisoft Reflections
Wed, May 08, 2013 | 12:58 BST
Jade Raymond interview, p1: early career, Assassin’s Creed
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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Posted in: Development, Ubisoft
Tags: Assassin's Creed, jade raymond, Ubisoft Toronto
Tue, May 07, 2013 | 20:47 BST
Leaving Ubisoft “was not my decision,” says Désilets
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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Posted in: Development, Ubisoft
Tags: 1666, Patrice Desilets, Project Underdog
Tue, May 07, 2013 | 18:01 BST
Trials Evolution: Gold Edition demo lands on Steam, goes on sale Thursday
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.
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Posted in: PC, Racing, Steam, Ubisoft
Tags: redlynx, Trials Evolution, Trials Evolution: Gold Edition
Tue, May 07, 2013 | 17:36 BST
Splinter Cell: Blacklist video details the two Spy vs Mercs modes
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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Posted in: PC, PS3, Shooter, Ubisoft, Videos, Wii U, Xbox 360
Tags: blacklist, Spies vs Mercs, splinter cell, Splinter Cell: Blacklist
Tue, May 07, 2013 | 07:10 BST
Super Ubi Land title to change following Ubisoft complaint
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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Posted in: Legalities, Platformer, Ubisoft, Wii U, eShop, indie
Tags: Maestro Games, Notion Games, Super Ubi Land
Mon, May 06, 2013 | 00:31 BST
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon director hoping for sequel – report
The positive reception for Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon means we may see the return of Sergeant Rex ‘Power’ Colt.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, Shooter, Ubisoft, Xbox 360
Tags: Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, Michael Biehn, ubisoft montreal
Sat, May 04, 2013 | 17:45 BST
Might & Magic Heroes 6 – Ubisoft working to fix issues plaguing users
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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Posted in: PC, RPG, Steam, Ubisoft
Tags: Might & Magic Heroes 6, Shades of Darkness
Game & Wario screens showing off some mini-game action