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Sony’s E3 2016 press event will get going shortly and you can watch it from the comfort of your home right here. The firm is following a strong showing from Microsoft, which saw the Xbox firm announcing not just a new SKU of its Xbox One, but also its vision …
Read More »Grow Home sequel Grow Up is out in August
Ubisoft Reflections has produced a sequel to its quirkly 2015 platformer Grow Home. The new game, called Grow Up, sees players try and take BUD (that’s the hero) to the moon. The game features a few new gameplay elements, including the ability to drop seeds to create plants that can …
Read More »Ubisoft’s Trials of the Blood Dragon mash-up is out now
Ubisoft has announced that it is combining the worlds of Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon with its Trials motorcycle series. Trials of the Blood Dragon combines the motocross platforming of Trials with a full narrative with a 1980s twist. It was unveiled on stage during Ubisoft’s E3 press conference. It …
Read More »Ghost Recon: Wildlands set for March
The next Ghost Recon game will come to PS4, Xbox One and PC early next year. The title will launch March 7th, to be precise. The date was revealed as part of Ubisoft’s pre-E3 press conference and a full demo for the game was showcased on stage. Ghost Recon: Wildlands …
Read More »UBISOFT E3 ROUNDUP: Publisher reveals massive line-up for its next financial year at E3
Ubisoft’s press conference was a long one, but it was probably one of the strongest showing the publisher has been involved with. The extended run-time featured a release slate for the company’s next financial year unlike any it has had before. It showed a couple of more quirky digital titles, …
Read More »E3 2016: Ubisoft Annecy developing open-world extreme sports IP Steep
Multi-sports title with heavy focus on connected multiplayer described as a ‘completely new genre’
Read More »The story behind Ubisoft’s new open world action sports game Steep
The open world action game Ghost Recon: WIldlands is the title that inspired the new Steep project, Ubisoft tells MCV. Steep is an action sports game that features paragliding, base jumping, skiing and snowboarding. It lets players traverse landscapes how it sees fit and compete in ‘100s of challenges’. It …
Read More »Xbox One S starts at £249 in the UK
Microsoft has confirmed the British pricing for its brand new Xbox One S. In a blog post on Xbox Wire, the platform holder revealed that the 500GB edition of the Xbox One S will set UK gamers back 249; meanwhile that 1TB SKU will cost 299. That’s on top of …
Read More »Ubisoft will have four VR games out for this Christmas
VR games Eagle Flight, Trackmania Turbo, Werewolves Within and Star Trek: Bridge Crew will be Ubisoft’s first VR titles, the publisher has announced. All three will arrive before Christmas on all major VR devices – Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PlayStation VR. Ubisoft has always been proud of the fact …
Read More »Ubisoft actually answers the question on how big they think VR will be
Every time we ask a games publisher how big they think VR will be, we receive shrugged shoulders and a few platitudes about how transformative it is to play. Until we asked Ubisoft. It just said: About 2.5m to 3.5m units in the first year.” The answer came from David …
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