Tag Archives: Yves Guillemot
Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 15:09 BST
Beyond Good & Evil image of Peyj during E3 “wasn’t meant to be a tease,” says Guillemot
Ubisoft has confirmed its Beyond Good & Evil image posted to Facebook during E3 of Peyj, the pig-like mechanic, was indeed just an image of a “classic character” among other images on the page.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Ubisoft
Tags: Beyond Good & Evil, beyond good & evil 2, Yves Guillemot
Wed, Jun 19, 2013 | 10:51 BST
Rayman Legends Wii U was delayed over poor sales projections
Rayman Legends suffered a well-documented delay earlier this year, and Ubisoft has come forward to say that the Wii U build was postponed following poor sales projections of the title.
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Posted in: PS3, Platformer, Ubisoft, Wii U, Xbox 360
Tags: Rayman Legends, Yves Guillemot
Wed, Jun 12, 2013 | 17:20 BST
Ubisoft wants Wii U to sell more units before it makes more exclusives
Once Nintendo sells more Wii U systems, Ubisoft will make more game exclusive to the console, according to chairman and CEO Yves Guillemot.
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Posted in: Development, E3 2013, Ubisoft, Wii U
Tags: Yves Guillemot
Tue, Jun 11, 2013 | 10:40 BST
Ubisoft not decided on Xbox One pre-owned restrictions
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has confirmed that the company has not yet decided whether or not to side with Microsoft’s Xbox One used game restrictions.
Thu, May 30, 2013 | 08:03 BST
Ubisoft announces games slated for E3 next month
Ubisoft has announced the titles it will be bringing to E3 next month, titles in which we are bound to see shown during its press conference on June 10. Also, the lovely Aisha Tyler will be back to host the press event.
Sat, Mar 02, 2013 | 19:20 GMT
Watch Dogs team given whatever “they wanted to fulfill their dream,” after E3 showing
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has said Watch Dogs developer, Ubisoft Montreal, was given a much as it needed in order to make the best game possible.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, PS4, Ubisoft, Wii U, Xbox 360
Tags: ubisoft montreal, watch dogs, Yves Guillemot
Wed, Feb 27, 2013 | 11:50 GMT
Watch Dogs: PC is lead platform
Watch Dogs developer Ubisoft Montreal is using PC as its lead platform before taking its sandbox game to PS4 and – most likely – Xbox 720.
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Posted in: PC, PS4, Sandbox, Ubisoft
Tags: watch dogs, Yves Guillemot
Wed, Feb 27, 2013 | 02:51 GMT
Rayman Legends team continuing development during delay
Rayman Legends was pushed back from an expected release today to sometime in September to allow for a multiplatform launch, but the Wii U development team isn’t sitting idle in the meantime.
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Posted in: Platformer, Ubisoft, Wii U
Tags: Rayman Legends, Ubisoft Montpellier, Yves Guillemot
Tue, Feb 26, 2013 | 06:07 GMT
Beyond Good & Evil 2 is “coming”, says Guillemot
Beyond Good & Evil 2 is coming, but Ubisoft is not ready to talk about it, CEO Yves Guillemot told Kotaku. “I don’t give comments anymore on BG&E2, because I think the next time next time we communicate we have to have something new. It’s coming,” he said. The long-awaited sequel popped up earlier today on an Ubisoft staffer’s CV, but may well have been upgraded to a next-generation release in the interim.
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Posted in: Action, Ubisoft
Tags: beyond good & evil 2, Ubisoft Montpellier, Yves Guillemot
Tue, Feb 26, 2013 | 06:02 GMT
PS4: Ubisoft requested a more smartphone and PC-like console
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has said Sony asked publishers and developers what they wanted from the PlayStation 4 – and the plaform holder seems to have delivered.
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Posted in: PS4, Sony, Ubisoft
Tags: Yves Guillemot
Fri, Feb 22, 2013 | 18:24 GMT
Ubisoft doesn’t want another long console life cycle, says Guillemot
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot feels the current console life cycle has been long enough, and hopes the same isn’t repeated with PS4 and the next Xbox console.
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Posted in: Development, PS4, Ubisoft
Tags: Yves Guillemot
Wed, Feb 13, 2013 | 22:29 GMT
Ubisoft expects Wii U attach rate to improve
Ubisoft has declared itself “satisfied” with the Wii U launch but is hoping some upcoming releases will improve the console’s sales generation capacity.
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Posted in: Nintendo, Ubisoft, Wii U
Tags: Yves Guillemot
Thu, Feb 07, 2013 | 22:42 GMT
More Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry coming in the near future, says Ubisoft
The next game in the Assassin’s Creed franchise will feature a new setting and character, Ubisoft announced during its quarterly financial call to investors today.
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Posted in: Development, Financials, Ubisoft, Ubisoft Financials
Tags: Assassin's Creed, far cry, Yves Guillemot
Thu, Feb 07, 2013 | 17:13 GMT
Ubisoft financials: Q3 revenue up 23%, Assassin’s Creed 3 shipped 12 million
Ubisoft’s Q3 financial report is in, and it’s a positive picture for the French outfit. Top of the table is Assassin’s Creed, which has now shipped 12 million units globally. The company saw a revenue increase of 23% to €802 million for the period.
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Posted in: Ubisoft Financials
Tags: Assasin's Creed 3, far cry 3, Just Dance 4, Yves Guillemot
Mon, Nov 26, 2012 | 08:55 GMT
Ubisoft CEO: “We need new consoles”
Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot believes this console generation has lasted too long, leading to a dearth of innovation thanks to the poor performance of new properties mid-cycle.
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Posted in: Trade, Ubisoft
Tags: Yves Guillemot
Tue, Nov 13, 2012 | 16:34 GMT
Ubisoft “interested” in possible acquisiton of THQ IPs, says Guillemot
Ubisoft has admitted interest in some of THQ’s IPs, according to comments made by CEO Yves Guillemot to GI International.
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Posted in: Development, THQ, Ubisoft
Tags: Yves Guillemot
Tue, Nov 13, 2012 | 02:25 GMT
Ubisoft CEO would “prefer lower pricing” for Wii U
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has expressed hopes that the Wii U will come down in price sooner rather than later – even though he feels it’s a bit of a bargain.
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Posted in: Nintendo, Ubisoft, Wii U
Tags: Yves Guillemot
Mon, Nov 12, 2012 | 15:42 GMT
Rainbow Six: Patriots will ‘surprise the industry’, next-gen likely – Ubisoft
Rainbow Six: Patriots is still in development despite a run of radio silence since its initial reveal. Ubisoft president Yves Guillemot has teased a big reveal for the shooter, stating that it will ‘surprise the industry’. Find out why below.
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Posted in: PC, PS4, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Rainbow Six: Patriots, Yves Guillemot
Mon, Nov 12, 2012 | 14:26 GMT
Assassin’s Creed 3, Rayman Legends to hit Wii U eShop ASAP, says Ubisoft
Nintendo’s flirtation with full digital downloads seems to be turning into something of a full-on love affair, as Ubisoft joins the swelling pack of publishers pledging their support to the Wii U eShop. President Yves Guillemot has confirmed it is bringing two of its launch titles to the digital arena when it can.
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Posted in: Nintendo, Ubisoft, Wii U, eShop
Tags: assassin's creed 3, Rayman Legends, Yves Guillemot
Tue, Nov 13, 2012 | 01:50 GMT
Uplay service to arrive on Wii U sometime after launch, says Ubisoft president
The Uplay online service will arrive on Wii U sometime after launch, according to Ubisoft, and the firm says it also plans to support the Ninendo Network in the process.
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Posted in: Ubisoft, Wii U
Tags: Ninendo Network, UPlay, Yves Guillemot
Xbox One’s Kinect 2.0 could be affected by proposed “We Are Watching You Act”