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Ubisoft’s intense time trial racing series is finally making the leap to console. Reborn as Trackmania Turbo, the super-quick game is built around completing laps as fast as possible, competing against many other cars at once. 200 tracks are confirmed to be in the console edition of the title, spread …
Read More »UBISOFT: Rainbow Six Siege beta coming this September
Ubisoft has announced that the beta for its upcoming Rainbow Six Siege will be available this September. On September 24th, gamers on all available platforms will be able to try their hand at the tactical shooter. Ubisoft also showed off its Terrohunt multiplayer mode live on stage – complete with …
Read More »UBISOFT: New IP For Honor to reinvent sword fighting games
Assassin’s Creed developer Ubisoft Montreal is putting together another new IP for new generation consoles. The game is in a new genre for the publisher, a action-packed sword-fighting combat game featuring Vikings vs Knights vs Samurai. So it’s not a historical project. It is a four vs four multiplayer experience …
Read More »UBISOFT: Just Dance 2016 adds world’s first ‘dance on demand’ subscription service
Just Dance is now the biggest music video game franchise of all time. That’s according to publisher Ubisoft, who once again brought the dancing rhythm game to its E3 press conference. This year’s instalment, Just Dance 2016, was confirmed to be heading to ‘all motion platforms’. This includes smartphones, which …
Read More »UBISOFT: There’s another South Park RPG on the way, The Fractured But Whole
Ubisoft San Francisco is developing a sequel to last year’s South Park The Stick of Truth on the way for PS4, Xbox One and PC. Called The Fractured but Whole, the title sees the cast from the Mid West American town taking on a super-hero vibe. Players still take on …
Read More »How did Xbox do? The UK games industry delivers its verdict
You know what we thought about Microsoft’s 2015 E3 press conference (spoiler: It was good), but what about the rest of the games industry? We asked leading figures in retail, development and publishing to deliver their analysis of Microsoft’s epic E3 showcase. Here is what they said: A strong and …
Read More »E3 2015: Surprise South Park sequel opens Ubisoft conference
Stick of Truth sequel being developed by Ubisoft San Francisco
Read More »VIDEO: Rock Band 4 has a release date
Rock Band’s encore will return to rocking this October. Rock Band 4 has finally had a release date set, with the rhythm music title coming to PS4 and Xbox One on October 6th. Prices for the upcoming game have also been released by US retailers Amazon and Gamestop opening up …
Read More »EA: Mirror’s Edge Catalyst is out next February, features completely open world
The follow-up to 2008 free-running game Mirror’s Edge finally has a release date. Billed as neither a reboot nor a remake, Mirror’s Edge Catalyst will nonetheless serve as a prequel to the first game, telling the origin story of Mirror’s Edge protagonist Faith. However, unlike that game, EA highlighted the …
Read More »VIDEO – EA: Star Wars Battlefront multiplayer trailer unveiled ahead of E3 announcement
A trailer detailing the multiplayer mode of EA’s Star Wars Battlefront has been uploaded ahead of its planned announcement at E3. As spotted by Videogamer, the video shows off the title’s multiplayer mode in the Hoth levels from The Empire Strikes Back. The trailer shows events from both the Imperial …
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