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What’s most interesting to me is that for the second time in as many weeks its the reaction of my peers in the games industry on Twitter that has moved me to put finger to keyboard. Most folk (and evidently MCV readers, if the comments are anything to go by) …

Authorities in Mexico have asked federal authorities to ban Ubisoft’s upcoming shooter Call of Juarez: The Cartel. The publisher announced earlier this month that for the third instalment in the series the game will abandon its traditional Wild West setting in favour of a contemporary them. However, state regulators for …

Publisher Ubisoft has confirmed a PS3 version of dance hit Dance on Broadway. The game, which has previously been available only on Wii, will be compatible with Sony’s Move controller and will be released in the UK on March 18th. The disc will include 25 songs and choreographies from 20 …

Ubisoft’s dance portfolio collectively achieved a global sell-in of 10.5m units in the final quarter of 2010. Just Dance, Just Dance 2, Michael Jackson: The Experience, Dance on Broadway and US-only title Just Dance Kids were identified as some of the publisher’s key sellers for the three months ended December …

More than 6.5m copies of Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood have been sold into retail globally since the game’s release in November. The figure was announced in Ubisoft’s latest financials, and shows strong sales momentum since last month’s revelation of Brotherhood’s 6m sales worldwide. The follow-up to last year’s Assassin’s Creed II …

Ubisoft has reported sales of €600m for the three months ended December 31st, 2010. The publisher’s third quarter sales show a increase of 21.2 per cent when compared to €495m recorded during the same period last year. This exceeded initial forecasts of €520m. Sales for the first nine months of …

Ubisoft has conquered 21 per cent of the Kinect market in Europe. According the firm’s third quarter financials for the three months ended December 31st, 2010, titles such as Your Shape: Fitness Evolved mean Ubisoft accounts for more than one fifth of the motion controller’s games sales. The company’s European …

Test Drive Unlimited 2 has more than doubled the week one sales of the original. The MMO racer debuted at No.1 this week and is the biggest launch in the Test Drive franchise, which dates back as far as 1987. It is the first ever All Formats No.1 for Namco …

Ubisoft is taking its Call of Juarez in a brand new direction with The Cartel. This third instalment in the FPS series is set in the present day, but features Wild West weapons, costumes and other elements the franchise is known for. The game is due for release on 360, …

Fans of the Assassin’s Creed series have been urged to visit the Facebook page of Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood in order to unlock some free content on their console games. Publisher Ubisoft has said that once its Assassin’s Creed page hits 1m fans it will release a third free multiplayer map …