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Ubisoft’s confirmed that Avatar: The Game will get a release date of December 4 in the UK.

Thats two weeks before the movie’s release on December 16.

Meanwhile, C.O.P.: The Recruit has been given a release of November 13, which is also the release date for Shaun White: Snowboarding: World Stage.

Thanks, EG.

Nelson brings word that Shaun White Snowboarding and Command & Conquer 3 have now been added to 360′s Games on Demand service.

There’s no pricing through there as it varies by region. Looks as though you can’t get C&C3 in the US, for some reason. Take that, Americans.

Ubisoft said in a conference call last night that Shaun White Snowboarding has now sold more than 3 million units, Gamespot reports.

On the strength of the numbers, Shaun’s going to make a comeback, boss Yves Guillemot said.

“You can expect more Shaun White in the future,” said the exec.

Ubi showed a Q4 sales increase of 14 percent to $1.4 billion last night.

Ubisoft confirmed a slew of sales figures in its third quarter financials today, showing big numbers for its top line-up as explanation of a 13 percent like-for-like increase in sales for the period.

Far Cry 2 has now sold 2.9 million units, said the firm, while Prince of Persia and Shaun White Snowboarding have sold 2.2 million and 2.3 million copies respectively.

Ubi’s other big hitter for Christmas was Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party, with 1.5 million sold.

All figures are worldwide.

Ubi showed sales of €508 million for the third quarter, up from €450 million in the same period last year.

According to this BrandWeek piece, Ubisoft has spent $10 million buying all the US ad space in the first two episodes of the next season of South Park, beginning October 8.

The first episode will feature three separate two-minute spots for its flagship Shaun White Snowboarding, Prince of Persia and Farcry 2 titles. The second episode will feature only ads for Shaun White Snowboarding.

“It’s the first time they are going to see the game, so we wanted to give them a nice grasp of what it looks like,” said Ubisoft marketing boss Danny Ruiz.

“This is a better alternative to running a bunch of 30-second ads that piss people off because they’ve seen them so many times.”

More through the link.

IGN has the lot. Three of them show some of the tricks on offer, and the other is a video interview with the curly-haired man himself.

Have a look. Game’s out on Wii this year and on PS3/360 early ’09, last we heard.

By Mike Bowden

We think Shaun White Snowboarding at E3 looks much, much better than it did earlier this year, and IGN’s new shots prove we’re right.

Shaun White Snowboarding will be a Wii exclusive for 2008.

By Mike Bowden

Speaking in Nintendo’s E3 press conference, company marketing bod Cammie Dunaway and snowboarder Shaun White have just had a bit of “banter” in the E3 Nintendo conference, during which she confirmed the game for a release “exclusively for Wii by year end”.

You might have read these stories over the weekend, you might not. However, below is our full Shaun White Snowboarding interview with community development manager Clarence Lim.

Enjoy.

By Mike Bowden

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In an exclusive interview with videogaming247, Shaun White Snowboarding community development manager Clarence Lim said that developing the Wii version was all about exploiting the features of the console rather than seeing it as an obstacle.

“I wouldn’t say they are challenges, but more like opportunities,” he said.

“Our very talented development teams have taken the time to really understand intuitive controls to create rewarding experiences that are optimized for each platform.”

“For example, we’ve built the Wii version from ground up with the Balance Board in mind, the Xbox 360 has Achievements, and PlayStation 3 enables Sixaxis control and Trophies.”

Look out for our full chat with Clarence soon.

By Mike Bowden

Whilst talking exclusively to videogaming 247, Shaun White Snowboarding comm dev man Clarence Lim explained just how using the Balance Board is going to work, saying that first and foremost it just “feels right.”

“You stand either regular or goofy (with the Balance Board facing either left or right) and shift your weight to ride,” he explained.

“You jump by doing a little hop. Tricks respond to a combination of the A and B buttons (grabs) on the Wii controller and how you shift your weight on the Balance Board. The game is also intuitive and accessible with just the Wii controller. It’s as simple or complex as you make it, and the response is fantastic.”

Sounds good to us. Full interview with Clarence coming soon.

By Mike Bowden

So many sites posting the same thing. It’s enough to depress a girl. Instead, hit the links below for all the screens released from Ubidays 2008 last night. Make life easy on yourself.

• Prince of Persia
• Tom Clancy’s HAWX
• Rayman Raving Rabids TV Party
• Shaun White Snowboarding
• Soul Calibur IV
• Beyond Good & Evil 2
• Tom Clancy’s EndWar
• Far Cry 2
• Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway
• Allen Carr’s Easyway to Stop Smoking

The embargo’s up, and the world’s sites have shot their rockets, as it were. Below’s a list of all the pre-loaded impressions, interviews and previews we can find right now related to games just shown at the Ubidays 2008 press conference in Paris. Have fun.

• Far Cry 2 hands-on (Shacknews)
• Far Cry 2 hands-on (Joystiq)
• Far Cry 2 interview (CVG)
• Tom Clancy’s HAWX hands-on (Shacknews)
• Tom Clancy’s EndWar hands-on (1UP)
• Tom Clancy’s EndWar movie and screens (CVG)
• Shaun White Snowboarding preview (1UP)
• Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway hands-on (MTV)
• Prince of Persia interview (Shacknews)
• Prince of Persia trailer – after the link

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Ubisoft, speaking at the ongoing Ubidays 2008 press conference, have just confirmed that Shaun White Snowboarding for Wii.

The publisher also said that the game will be playable on the Wii Balance Board.

Shaun White Snowboarding will ship for PC, PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii later this year.

And we’re off! Sort of. Ubisoft’s released the first video of the newly-announced Shaun White Snowboarding, promising a winter release. There’s not much to see in the video apart from some CG of people sliding down a mountain, but it’ll have to do for now.

Remember that the Ubidays press conference is going to be broadcast live from Paris from 6pm onwards. Shaun’s going to play a role, from the look of it. After the link.

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According to this IGN story, Ubisoft has confirmed that Shaun White snowboarding will release for PC, PS3 and 360 at the end of this year.

Apparently the game includes seamless multiplayer and single-player aspects, as well as 15 riders with which to take you “shit” to the mountain.

“Shaun White Snowboarding will turn all of the traditional ideas and experiences of past action sports titles upside down,” said Ubi marketing bod Tony Key. “The combination of Ubisoft’s innovation approach and the influence of Shaun’s lifestyle and perspective make this gaming experience like no other.”

There’s a first look here. Expect to see more of it in the live Ubidays 2008 broadcast from Paris this evening, from 6pm onwards.