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Electronic Arts showed off the first footage of the latest Need For Speed at tonight’s E3 press conference. As announced last month, NFS Rivals is being developed by new studio Ghost Games in partnership with Criterion. It is built on the Frostbite 3 engine, and is due on Xbox 360, …

Ubisoft Massive's MD discusses The Division's development, engine and next-gen

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South Park: The Stick of Truth will be out ‘holiday’ or Christmas, as we like to call it. The game was originally due from THQ before the company entered liquidation, and was scheduled to arrive in Q2. The game was rescued by Ubisoft, but clearly the publisher wasn’t able to …

The major third-party publishers have yet to decide their strategy on pre-owned games – but Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has a hunch little will change. Last week Microsoft put an end to weeks of speculation about Xbox One being ‘against’ second-hand games, by confirming a new structure for game ownership …

Ubisoft has unveiled a new online open world RPG based in the Tom Clancy universe called The Division. The title is in development at Ubisoft Massive, which the publisher acquired in 2008. The studio has been at work on the game since 2009. The Division takes place during a national …

Multiplayer-focused open world RPG coming to PS4 and Xbox One

Ubisoft has revealed a new game in its Rocksmith series. Rocksmith 2014 utilises Kinect, so it looks set for Xbox 360 at least. But no other platform details were revealed. The game was demonstrated live on stage at Ubisoft’s pre-E3 press conference by Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell. He …

Ubisoft’s hit downloadable series Trials is returning next year in two games. Trials Fusion is a futuristic take on the franchise and is coming to current and next generation consoles. Meanwhile, for tablets and mobile devices Ubisoft is preparing Trials Frontier, with levels based in desert and other natural environments. …

Aiden Pearce infiltrates human trafficking hideout in incredible CGI video