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Ubisoft has announced its Switch line-up, following Nintendo’s reveal conference earlier today. The publisher has announced that Just Dance 2017, Rayman Legends and Steep will all be coming to Nintendo’s new console. Just Dance is not a surprise, since Ubisoft announced it at E3 2016, back when the console was …
Read More »Michel Ancel makes case for creativity over profit at Ubisoft
Legendary game creator Michel Ancel spoke out in defence of Ubisoft’s philosophy and track record last week. The comments were related to the development of the long-awaited Beyond Good & Evil 2 but could easily be seen as a plea to shareholders in the ongoing Vivendi-Ubisoft tussle for control of …
Read More »Rayman Legends release date leaps forward on next-gen
Ubisoft’s critically applauded platformer Rayman Legends will arrives on PS4 and Xbox One earlier than expected. The publisher has confirmed that the game will now be available on February 21st, a week earlier than previously expected. This means it will no longer have the share the limelight with Square Enix’s …
Read More »Rayman Legends coming to next-gen
Ubisoft’s latest Rayman title, Legends, is getting a next-gen makeover and will be coming to stores early next year. The game makes the leap to the new hardware with a series of improvements – the cartoon graphics have received an overhaul, while loading times have been reduced. Each console gets …
Read More »Splinter Cell Blacklist sells 2m copies, Rayman Legends nears 1m
Ubisoft has announced sales numbers for a pair of under-performing titles, revealing Splinter Cell: Blacklist has moved 2m units and Rayman Legends is closing in on 1m copies sold. Games Industry reports the Ubisoft provided the figures following its recent call to investors, where the publisher had warned investors that …
Read More »Rayman Legends missing some content on Vita
It appears that the PlayStation Vita version of Rayman Legends lack some content found in the other releases. Legends is already available on Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U and PC but will not hit Vita until later this month following a recently announced delay. Now CVG reports that the Vita …
Read More »Wii U version of Rayman Legends outperforms rivals
Rayman Legends may have dropped its Wii U exclusivity, but Ubisoft’s title has still been a success for Nintendo’s machine. The Wii U SKU accounted for 45 per cent of the UK’s total week one sales of the game. It was also released on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, with …
Read More »Vita version of Rayman Legends delayed until September
Ubisoft has announced a delay to Rayman Legends on Sony’s PlayStation Vita. The game was due to arrive on the handheld alongside Xbox 360, PS3, PC and Wii U this Friday (August 30th). However, a Ubisoft rep has confirmed to Pocket Gamer that the Vita SKU will now not land …
Read More »Mario and Luigi skins included in Rayman Legends on Wii U
The Wii U version of Rayman Legends will offer an extra goodie for Nintendo fans. Ubisoft has announced that players will after 20 minutes be able to unlock Mario and Luigi skins for the characters Rayman and Globox respectively. Hopefully the move will help pacify the many who Nintendo fans …
Read More »Ubisoft: Poor Q1 due to empty schedule, franchise releases on the horizon
Ubisoft has reported its quarterly results for the three-month period ending on June 30th, revealing a steep drop in sales ahead of what figures to be a much more bountiful quarter. The publisher earned $99.5m during the quarter, down 42 per cent from the $171.5m brought in during the same …
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