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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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ZombiU developer Ubisoft Montpelier has discussed its development cycle during a GDC panel discussion, and has shed light on the game’s difficulty, silent protagonists and key challenges met along the way.

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Ubisoft has diverted resources from eight separate development teams to Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag.

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Rayman Legends has a new feature called Online Challenges Mode, which is expected to arrive for free in April, exclusively on the Wii U eShop. This second “demo” supports up to five players, has onlien leaderboard support, and is a consolation prize for Wii U fans who expected Rayman Legends at the console’s launch, only to weather successive delays ahead of a multiplatform release in September. Details of the new mode are available in the video through the break.

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ZombiU developer Ubisoft Montpelier did consider adding a co-op mode to its Wii U debut, and has revealed that it would be up for having a proper crack at it in a future instalment of the game. Note, this is not a sequel announcement, sit back down.

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Ubisoft’s tie-in webcomic ZombiU: Z-14 is finished. The episodic comic released once a day for two weeks, and charts the first 14 days after the zombie outbreak. You can read the whole thing online here; it’s well worth a look just for the cleverness of the quasi-animation sued to display different images as you scroll vertically through the tale.ZombiU is out now everywhere the Wii U is.

Thanks, Evil Avatar.

ZombiU’s Survival mode is so hard that Ubisoft Montpelier almost thought it was unbeatable – but at least nine brave souls have done it. As captured by Kotaku, Ubisoft has hidden messages in-game celebrating those who’ve achieved the difficult feat. Is your name on a wall somewhere? Do share. ZombiU is out now in the US and arrives with the Wii U launch in Australia and Europe this week.

ZombiU uses the Game Pad in some pretty special ways, but probably none is as special as the one where you take on the role of the King of Zombies and beat the snot out of your couch multiplayer partner. Good times.

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ZombiU’s Survival mode asks players to complete the entire game with just one player character, a challenge its developers weren’t even certain was possible until the very last minute.

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“Asynchronous multiplayer” is a stupid way to describe people playing a game together in varying ways. Fortunately, WiiU launch title ZombiU makes the whole concept simple with its innovative RTS-FPS combination.

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Rayman Legends seems to be pretty high on many Wii U early adopter’s wish lists, and with this new batch of gorgeous screens, it’s not hard to see why. But for those of us not entirely convinced by platformers, a taster will hit the Wii U eShop in time for launch day.

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With WiiU releasing this Sunday in the US, Sam Clay shows off brand new capture of Ubi Montpelier’s ground-breaking survival horror, ZombiU. See how the pad works, get insight from the devs.

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If ZombiU is the first real example of what dual-screen gaming will bring to the core, the next generation’s future could be lush. Or soaked in gore. Either way, says Patrick Garratt, Ubi Montpelier’s undead debut breaks new ground.

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Ubisoft Montpelier has copped to a disastrously sexy comparison: ZombiU has a little bit of Dark Souls in its DNA.

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Ubisoft’s released a brand new trailer of Rayman Origins, featuring a cameo from creator Michel Ancel. It does look a pretty wee thing. Get it below the break. The 2D platformer’s out on November 25 for PS3, 360 and Wii.

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The PC version of god sim From Dust has been pushed back a few weeks. Woe.

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A recent hands-on with Ubisoft’s From Dust saw VG247 turn divine creator, and, in the name of charity and good will, shepherd the weak through the valley of darkness. Hands-on impressions.

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Ubisoft’s released a minute-long trailer of Rayman Origins from ComicCon, pretty much showing off the awards it won at E3 as well as the “unofficial” awards. Ancel’s amazing-looking platformer is pretty much the reason why you haven’t seen BG&E2, but going by the E3 showing, that’s not as much as a bad thing as you think it is. Get it below.

Origins releases this November for PS3, Wii and 360.

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A second Ubisoft game for WiiU was introduced tonight at Nintendo’s third-party developer roundtable. Details inside.

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