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Ubisoft says its three games in the Chart-Track All-Formats Top Five is a company record. Far Cry 3 (No.2), Just Dance 4 (No.4) and Assassin’s Creed III (No.5) has resulted in a major sales week for the publisher in the UK, as the company looks to build on its No.2 …
Read More »How Assassin’s Creed conquered the world
Most major games arrive in the UK with a bang: often a star-studded launch party, some form of high-profile PR stunt and a slew of midnight openings. But while such launches are often a much more muted affair in other territories, there are some publishers trying to bring the spectacle …
Read More »Rare gaming goodies up for grabs in GamesAid Christmas Auction
Life-size statue of Assassin's Creed III star Connor and David Hasselhoff costumes on sale
Read More »Thieves swipe Benelux’s entire supply of Assassin’s Creed III on PC
There’s bad news for gamers in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg who were hoping to buy Assassin’s Creed III on PC. Thanks to the tiny size of Belgium and Luxembourg, the shipment of the SKU for all three countries was able to fit onto a single truck. That was stolen. …
Read More »Ubisoft reports £26m loss before major games hit
Publisher raises full-year sales forecasts to £1bn
Read More »Assassin’s Creed 3 sells 3.5m during launch week
The latest in the Assassin’s Creed franchise is off to a great start at retail. As part of Ubisoft’s half-year earnings report,CEO Yves Guillemot announced that AC3 has racked up 3.5m units sold in its first week. Guillemot specified that the figure relates to the number of purchases by consumers, …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed III makes a killing in UK Charts
Ubisoft’s flagship franchise has broken its own records with the release of Assassin’s Creed III. The game debuted at No.1 in the UK All Formats Charts and is the publisher’s biggest launch to date. It almost doubled the week one sales of 2009’s Assassin’s Creed II, and surpassed Ubisoft’s previous …
Read More »Blockbuster reveals 99p Assassin’s Creed III deal
Assassin’s Creed III hits the UK tonight and Blockbuster will be selling it for 99p as part of a new trade-in deal. Customers who want to make the most of the offer must trade in any two of the following titles: Borderlands 2, Dishonored, FIFA13, 007 Legends, Madden 13, Medal …
Read More »Over 900 UK stores to open at midnight tomorrow for Assassin’s Creed III
Wednesday’s launch of Assassin’s Creed III looks set to be one of the biggest game launches of 2012 – and, MCV reckons – possibly of all time in the UK. Ubisoft has revealed that over 900 stores will open their doors just before midnight tomorrow (Tuesday October 30th) across GAME, …
Read More »Hutchinson: Mid-tier games don’t exist anymore
Developers still trying to make blockbusters with a tenth of the budget
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