Tag Archives: Ubisoft Reflections

Watch Dogs has received a new batch of screens, showing off a bike chase, new characters and Aiden Pearce hacking things with his smartphone of doom.

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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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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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Ubisoft has announced the appointment of Pauline Jacquey as managing director of Reflections, its Newcastle-based studio.

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Annual convention GameHorizon has signed up Bossa Studios, Epic Games, GameStick, Paradox Interactive and Ubisoft. GamesIndustry reports Ubisoft Reflections managing director Pauline Jacquey will give the opening keynote, and Paradox CEO Fredrik Wester will give a session on niche gaming. The event is sponsored by CCP and Epic Games among others; it takes place at The Sage in Newcastle on May 8 and 9, and many events will be livestreamed.

Video game industry veterans Gareth and Martin Edmondson have struck a deal that will enable their mobile games company, Thumbstar, to distribute games in China, whilst protecting IP copyright.

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Guess which UK developer is working on Ubisoft’s hot new IP? And needs more staffers to do it? Yes, it’s the one in the headline.

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Macgamestore.com has announced Driver: San Francisco is now available through its web site as a digital download purchase. Developed by Ubisoft Reflections, the Deluxe Edition features four new challenges in single-player and three extra cars for multiplayer: the 1963 Aston Martin D85, the 1972 Lamborghini Miura, and the 1966 Shelby Cobra 427 for $34.95. The standard edition will run you $29.95.

A new Kinect title is being made at Ubisoft Reflections in Newcastle, according to a LinkedIn CV, tweeted by Superannuation. The profile of Joss Scouler mentions he’s working on the “confidential” project as lead artist. Nothing else is mentioned.

Ubisoft Reflections’ last effort Driver: San Francisco for PS3, 360, Wii and PC.

Ubisoft’s released a new update for Driver: San Francisco on Xbox 360, mainly aimed on balancing online gameplay. Players will now be able to use Shift efficiently if they are only just joining an online match. Online tag has also been been balanced. More details are on CVG.

Deus Ex: Human Revolution has kept hold of the top of the UK charts, fending off Driver: San Francisco.

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Ubisoft’s sent out a brand new video of Driver: San Francisco, as the Reflections reboot prepares to launch in the UK this week. The clip featured the movie director mode, something which has become a normal standard feature in most Driver games since the series began. Get the video below the break.

Driver: San Francisco launches in the UK on Friday, with a US release next Tuesday on PS3 and 360. PC version launches on September 30 in the UK.

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Driver: San Francisco’s unusual mechanics and “it was all a dream” plot were inspired in part by Google Earth.

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The PC release of Driver: San Francisco has been pushed back a few weeks, while a Mac version has gone more seriously AWOL.

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To celebrate the release of Driver: San Francisco’s single player demo – which you can get right now – Ubisoft has released a short promo trailer reminding you why you’d quite like to play it, even though it’s bereft of the ‘quite chaotic and like the Matrix’ multiplayer modes.

Check it out through the break. Drive: San Francisco releases on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in early September.

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In a little over a month’s time Ubisoft is hoping to restore the Driver brand to its former glory. VG247 spends time with the multiplayer and Martin Edmonson to see how it’s ticking over.

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Ubi’s stuck up a new dev diary for Driver: San Francisco, explaining the game’s Shift feature, which allows the player to take control of any vehicle he or she sees fit. You may think it’s mental, but it’s all down to a coma. Check it out below, and read more details on it in this recent post.

Driver: San Francisco is due on Mac, PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in early September.

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Driver: San Francisco’s key feature – shifting from one car to another – has had some interesting implications for the game’s multiplayer.

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Probably there is a plot and characters and such in Driver: San Franciso, but mainly I’m interested in driving around too quickly. Who isn’t? This latest trailer introduces the game’s most important personalities – the cars. Check it out through the break.

Driver: San Francisco is due on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 at the end of August.

Thanks, Gamersyde.

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Ubisoft’s confirmed that Driver: San Francisco will launch in the UK on September 2.

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