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The pressure is on EA and Activision, as Ubisoft became the No.1 publisher over Christmas. The firm sold more games than any other during the festive period (November 27th to December 31st). Just Dance 3 (no.3) and Assassin’s Creed: Revelations (no.6) were the firm’s top sellers for the month. For …
Read More »Ubisoft digital triple pack due in March
Three of Ubisoft’s biggest downloadable releases of 2011 are coming to retail. A Play.com listing reveals the Ubisoft Triple Pack will contain Beyond Good & Evil HD, From Dust and Outland, according to Gamerzines. It will be available for Xbox 360 and PS3 from March 23rd and will retail at …
Read More »Training Spotlight: Twofour 54
Develop looks into the new Twofour 54 gaming academy in Abu Dhabi
Read More »Just Dance app tops 1m downloads
Ubisoft’s Just Dance 3 Autodance has been downloaded more than one million times in the UK on iOS and Android devices. The app was released to promote the best-selling dance game back in November, and allows users to create music videos from short clips they film with their smartphone’s camera. …
Read More »Ubisoft closes Vancouver dev studio
Ubisoft has closed down its Vancouver development studio, the publishing giant has revealed. The French company said it was closing down operations at the Canadian studio as it couldn’t find "the right formula for success". Ubisoft confirms that we have made the difficult decision to close its studio in Vancouver," …
Read More »Ubisoft shuts down Vancouver studio
Publisher 'couldn't find right formula for success' at former Action Pants developer
Read More »Gaming giants ‘demanding $1,000 from pirates’
Companies using IP addresses to track down users suspected of illegaly downloading
Read More »Ubisoft DRM returns to ruffle feathers
Publisher Ubisoft has once again found itself to be the subject of internet rage over its PC gaming DRM strategies. Dutch site Guru3D has revealed that any hardware alteration to a PC on which strategy title Anno 2070 has already been activated will trigger a further activation, as the software …
Read More »UK CHARTS: FIFA still No.1
FIFA 12 is the UK No.1 for the fourth consecutive week. It was a tough week for games retail with sales down week-over-week, and there was a distinct lack of new titles on shelves. FIFA is followed closely by Ubisoft’s Just Dance 3, which is up two places. Elder Scrolls …
Read More »Just Dance IP grooves its way to 25m sales
Ubisoft’s powerhouse Just Dance series has now reached the 25m global unit sales barrier. The IP was propelled through this milestone by the success of Just Dance 3, which itself has now passed the 7m unit sales barrier. Ubisoft reckons that people” globally spend a collection 23m minutes playing Just …
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