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We’ve had Microsoft and we’ve had EA – now it’s the turn of Assassin’s Creed, Tom Clancy and Just Dance publisher Ubisoft to grab the limelight and plot its year in gaming. For all the news the very moment it happens head down to our liveblog below from our team …
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Read More »MICROSOFT: Kinect support for Tom Clancy titles
All upcoming games based on the Tom Clancy line of war titles will feature Kinect support, Ubisoft has confirmed. Co-founder and CEO Yves Guillemot made the claim during Microsoft’s 2011 E3 presentation, where Ubisoft demoed Kinect functionality for its upcoming shooter Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. The publisher showed how the …
Read More »Ghost Recon goes ‘hands-free’ with Kinect FPS
Ubisoft promises Kinect support for the next wave of Tom Clancy games
Read More »New 3DS bundles incoming
Publisher Ubisoft and platform holder Nintendo will this October release a 3DS hardware bundle containing portable titles, MCV can reveal. According to the information, which comes from a leaked release schedule from a leading distributor, the pair will on October 1st launch a new SKU containing the console as well …
Read More »Ubisoft: 3DS will flourish this Xmas
All the pieces are in place for Nintendo’s 3DS to offer a strong High Street resurgence this Christmas, according to Ubisoft’s UK boss Rob Cooper. "Ubisoft has always been a big Nintendo supporter and we’ve always positioned ourselves early on their new formats," he told MCV in an exclusive interview. …
Read More »OPINION: Talking shop
Child of Eden is actually an important game for Kinect. A psychedelic rhythm action shooter may not sound like your typical killer app, but Kinect has lacked any real, quality core gaming experiences thus far. Finally, dedicated Xbox fans have reason to turn on that motion accessory. But the challenge …
Read More »Ubisoft opens Child of Eden shop
Ubisoft is showing retail how it’s done by opening its own High Street outlet. The firm has sublet a store on Dean Street in Soho to support upcoming Kinect game Child of Eden. It will boast two floors, with a ‘chill out area’ and three game trial rooms, as well …
Read More »Ubisoft goes online for E3
Ubisoft will make a big push to establish its online gaming credentials at E3 next month, MCV understands. The company will use the LA showcase to reveal new details on the newly-announced Ghost Recon Online, as well as TrackMania2 Canyon and From Dust – games designed to kick start Ubisoft’s ambitious …
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