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Ubisoft enters toys-to-life market with Star Link: Battle for Atlas
In an evening of surprises and unexpected reveals, Ubisoft continued on this theme at its E3 press conference by announcing a brand-new toys-to-life title, Star Link: Battle for Atlas, a brand-new IP from its Toronto studio. Using phsyical (and digital) starship figures, players can control a team of star pilots …
Read More »Ubisoft resurrects Beyond Good and Evil 2 and goes to space
After teasing fans that Beyond Good and Evil 2 wouldn’t be at this year’s E3, Ubisoft surprised gamers this evening with an in-depth trailer for that very game. After 15 years since the release of the first title, Beyond Good and Evil 2 is finally ready for launch – although …
Read More »Ubisoft’s Skull and Bones aims to be the ultimate pirate game
If you thought Rare’s Sea of Thieves was the only team-based pirate game on the horizon, then you’re in for a real treat. Announced at Ubisoft’s E3 press conference, Skull and Bones is the latest title from its Singapore studio, building on Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag’s naval combat to …
Read More »Mario+Rabbids: Battle Kingdom lands on Switch August 29th
After an unexpected leak last month, Mario+Rabbids: Battle Kingdom has been officially announced at Ubisoft’s E3 press conference, with none other than Miyamoto himself coming out on stage to introduce it. Rather than making another ‘jump game’, Miyamoto challenged Ubisoft to create a Mario game that’s "never been made before" …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Origins release date confirmed for October 27th
The long-rumoured Assassin’s Creed Origins will arrive on October 27th, Microsoft announced at its E3 press conference this evening. As previously suggested, the next installment in Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed series will take place in Egypt and will see the franchise go right back to the very start of the Brotherhood’s …
Read More »Ubisoft’s new logo marks new era as digital and live games become its core focus
Say hello to Ubisoft’s new logo. Unveiled yesterday on the Ubisoft blog, the publisher said the ‘new swirl’ marks "a new era" for Ubisoft as it puts a renewed focus on its live and digital game portfolio, as well as its player-centric approach to creating its immersive, future game worlds. …
Read More »The Develop Post-Mortem: Rainbow Six Siege
As Rainbow Six Siege’s ‘Year Two’ content continues to release, Develop talks to Ubisoft Montreal’s brand director for the game, Alexandre Remy, about the challenges the team faced on the title
Read More »Far Cry 5 release date confirmed for February 27th 2018
Far Cry 5 will be arriving on PS4, Xbox One and PC on February 27th 2018, Ubisoft has confirmed, and will include support for both the PS4 Pro and Project Scorpio. For the first time in the series, Far Cry 5 will take players in the depths of rural America, …
Read More »“The idea is that we are here to stay, and Operation Health is essential for that,” says game director Alexandre Remy
Rainbow Six Siege was a phoenix from the ashes, a stellar FPS game that missed its audience upon its December 2015 release, but was subsequently “discovered”, with the amount of concurrent players rising with each update, and a slow increase in the number of people playing near constant. There are …
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