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A visit to the westerly Canadian development hub
Read More »PS3 bags exclusive Creed DLC
The first DLC released for Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood will be exclusively available on PS3. Ubisoft announced that Sony fans will be able to get their hands on additional quests in a downloadable pack entitled the Copernicus Conspiracy. The DLC will be available for free on PSN on November 19th – …
Read More »Jacko glove bundled with Ubi game
Ubishop customers will find a special edition glove bundled in with their Wii copy of Michael Jackson: The Experience. The garment is a replica of the familiar glove that the late King of Pop wore during some of his most famoust performances. It is exclusive to Ubisoft’s online store and …
Read More »Online push for Assassin’s Creed
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood doesn’t just mark the return of Ubi’s tentpole series next month – it sees the publisher renew efforts around online gaming. As well as featuring co-op and versus multiplayer, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot says the game helps the firm beef up its strategy around map packs and …
Read More »Guillemot: Move/Kinect face territorial rift
The success of Move and Kinect hinges on cultural acceptance, says Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot. In fact, the head of the French publisher says that Sony and Microsoft’s tech will each dominate one of key games territories, setting up the potential for a Kinect-oriented US market and a Move-driven Europe …
Read More »US: Shaun White PS3 hit by factory issues
Sony has confirmed that the PS3 version of Shaun White Skateboarding will miss its scheduled release date this week due to a manufacturing problem. Kotaku reports that the Wii and Xbox 360 versions are still on track. Sony, however, has assured consumers that the game should only be days away. …
Read More »Ubi: 60% of ACII players yet to finish
Only 40 per cent of players have finished Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed II. That’s according to stats tracked by the publisher’s Uplay online service and was revealed to Joystiq by Gaelec Simard, mission director for the upcoming Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood. Despite the fact that 60 per cent of players have yet …
Read More »Désilets explains THQ move
Assassin’s Creed creator Patrice Dsilets has for the first time spoken about his decision to head up THQ’s new Montreal development studio. As you may know, last May, I made the difficult decision to leave Ubisoft after 13 incredible years,” he said in a letter to Kotaku. I felt that …
Read More »Assassins Creed creator joins THQ
Publisher THQ has announced that Assassin’s Creed creator Patrice Dsilets is to head up its new owned development studio in Montreal. Dsilets’ previous credits also include Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. He will take charge of the new studio in summer of next year and will be tasked …
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