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Read More »Shaun White Snowboarding heading to consoles
Whilst the industry is expecting a flurry of announcements to emerge from the Ubidays conference scheduled for 7pm tonight, IGN has confirmed ahead of time that Ubisoft will announce Shaun White Snowboarding for PS3, 360 and PC. Similar in style to the under-rated Xbox 360 outing Amped 3 from the …
Read More »Ubidays to be broadcast live in PS3 Home
PS3 Home may still be exclusively for use by approved testers at the moment, but those privileged enough to have access will tonight be able to access live coverage of Ubisoft’s Ubidays event in Paris this evening. The showcase comes hot on the heels of Sony’s unveiling of its brand …
Read More »Ubisoft FY net profits jump 63%
Ubisoft has announced full year profits of €109.8 million ($173 million) – a 63.12 per cent jump from the €40.5 million posted a year earlier. As previously announced on MCV, sales for the 12 months to March 31st, sales topped $1bn – up 36 per cent to €928.3 million ($1.45 …
Read More »Jake Gyllenhaal to play Prince of Persia
Disney’s movie adaptation of Prince Of Persia will star Donnie Darko actor Jake Gyllenhaal in the lead role, Variety has revealed. Jerry Bruckheimer’s big-budget adaptation of Ubisoft’s hit fantasy title Prince Of Persia: Sands Of Time, will also star Gemma Arterton as the female lead. She will also appear in …
Read More »Ubisoft creating fully 3D game
Titantic and Aliens director James Cameron has said that Ubisoft is staying loyal to his forthcoming fully 3D movie Avatar – by creating a game that is visually in stereo”. Cameron’s film, which is due for release next year, takes advantage of stereoscopic (3D-capable) projectors in cinemas. Cameron told Cnet …
Read More »Quarter of Ubisoft sales come from casual titles
The North American president of Ubisoft has revealed that casual games were responsible for 25 per cent of the firm’s $1.5 billion revenue for fiscal year 2007-2008. CasualGaming.biz reports that Laurent Detoc said: "[Casual has been] a good opportunity for us. "People want games that are more accessible and less …
Read More »Global development’s pitfalls
Why expanding development overseas might not be as easy - or as quick - as it may seem...
Read More »Soul Calibur IV set for July release
The highly anticipated Soul Calibur IV will arrive in the UK around the same as the US. The beat ‘em up, which features Star Wars characters for the first time, will appear on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in July. Earlier in the month Namco announced the game is to …
Read More »Ubisoft opens studio in Ukraine
Ubisoft has announced plans to open its third studio in Eastern Europe, this time picking Kiev, Ukraine to host its next development office. Its the fifth new studio Ubisoft has opened in recent months, following new offices in China and India. Ubisoft said that it had now expanded to Kiev …
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