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The industry must get out of its 'smelly teen years', says the Ubisoft Toronto boss

Develop speaks to Ubisoft Toronto boss Jade Raymond about parenting, work and diversity in games

The Hip Hop Dance Experience, the latest title in Ubisoft’s Experience series, will be released for Xbox 360 and Wii this November. Experience was the second largest dance IP of 2011 behind Just Dance (also owned by Ubisoft) and has sold upwards of 5m units to date worldwide. Features include …

A new fighting game based on popular TV show Spartacus is heading to consoles next year. Ubisoft will publish Spartacus Legends for Xbox 360 and PS3 in early 2013. It is not yet clear whether this is a retail release or a download-only title like the publisher’s Expendables 2 tie-in. …

X-Men and Prometheus star Michael Fassbender is to both co-produce and star in the first movie adaptation of Assassin’s Creed. Variety reports that the Hollywood favourite, whose film credits include Shame and Haywire, will work in tandem with Conor McCaughan. The plot of the film is said to revolve around …

A brand new live-action Assassin’s Creed III trailer has been released by Ubisoft, and you can watch it right here. 18th Century North America. After more than 20 years of conflict, the 13 American colonies and the British Crown are on the brink of war,” the blurb reads. Battle lines …

Ubisoft is looking for anew marketing boss, following Murray Pannell’s decision toseek a new challenge. Pannell joined Ubisoftas UK marketing directorfrom Xbox. He has overseen a hugely successful period for the games publisher, withAssassin’s Creed, Splinter Cell and Just Dance amongst themany highpoints. "We are sorry to lose Murray, but …

Ubisoft has revealed a Limited Edition of Assassin’s Creed III exclusive to North America and Latin America. The extras-enhanced version of the upcoming title will release on both Xbox 360 and PS3, while a Digital Deluxe Edition with its own share of goodies is currently in the works for the …

The Ghost Recon: Future Soldier first DLC pack Arctic Strike has been pushed back to later in July. The map pack, which was originally set for a July 3rd release, has been delayed for some additional polish. Ubisoft has yet to set a new release date but still plans to …

LucasArts developer Clint Hocking has left the firm. The popular games developer who created hit franchises such as Splinter Cell and Far Cry 2, joined LucasArts from Ubisoft in July 2010. Hocking wrote on his blog: "I recently left my job at LucasArts and am moving on to something new. …