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It looks like the rumours are true – Ubisoft will tonight reveal Splinter Cell: Black list. New screens from Gamekyo – which can be seen below – reveal at least one of the game’s locations to be the Iraqi town of Mirawa. Also note that series’ protagonist Sam Fisher is …
Read More »UK Charts: Ghost Recon holds its ground at No.1
Ubisoft still reigns in the UKIE GfK ChartTrack All Formats Top 40, with Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier winning a second week at No.1. Max Payne 3 is another non-mover at No.2 despite a 39 per cent dip in sales. Ghost Recon saw a similar decline of 35 per …
Read More »E3 2012: Ubisoft excited by ‘very strong’ E3
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot says E3 remains as important as ever, despite fresh criticism over its relevancy from some corners of the industry. Event organisers the ESA was forced to defend E3 last month following criticism of its continued focus on the struggling traditional boxed games market. The trade body …
Read More »Rumour: Assassin’s Creed III Vita info unearthed
It appears a Vita tie-in game for Assassin’s Creed III is in the works. A NeoGAF forum user has posted details from an issue of Game Informer which supposedly contains a preview of Assassin’s Creed 3: Liberation for the PS Vita. The posting follows a VG247 report last week that …
Read More »RUMOUR: New Splinter Cell to break-out at E3
A new chapter in the chronicles of troubled hard man Sam Fisher will be revealed by Ubisoft at E3, rumours would have us believe. It will be called Splinter Cell: Black List, IGN reports, and is scheduled for release on Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii U in January 2013. Although …
Read More »Ghost Recon for Vita named by retail
Retail listings posted today seem to name two of Ubisoft’s secretive upcoming game line-up. As reported by CVG, a (now removed) listing on GAME.co.uk named Ghost Recon: Final Mission as being due out on some time in ‘2012′. It said the game had an 18 BBFC certificate and could be …
Read More »Gem Logistics extends Ubisoft distribution partnership
Gem Logistics has secured a three-year contact with Ubisoft as its primary distribution partner. The company has been working with Ubisoft for seven years already, and has supplied games such as Just Dance, Assassin’s Creed and Ghost Recon: Future Soldier to retail. A statement read: The key factors in securing …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Ghost Recon Future Soldier is No.1
There are three new entries in the Top Five this week, but it’s Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier that claims the UKIE GfK ChartTrack All Format’s Top 40. The game claims the best week one sales number in the entire Ghost Recon series, although it’s the first to …
Read More »Ubisoft confirms E3 line-up, streaming press conference
Ubisoft has announced its games line-up and press conference plans for E3 2012. The publisher’s press conference will take place at 3 PM PDT on June 4th, and will feature trailers and gameplay demonstrations of new Nintendo Wii U and digital titles. It also promises to include special guests and …
Read More »Far Cry 3: Insane Edition detailed
Ubisoft has revealed an Insane Edition of highly-anticipated Far Cry 3. The SKU contains a 12cm Vaas Wahine – the game’s chief mentalist – bobble head and a hints and tips guide. There’s also a ton of digital content as well, as detailed here: Monkey Business – Discover Hurk, a …
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