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Watch Dogs 2 has been delayed on PC by two weeks to make sure it runs well on all the different hardware variations. The PC version of Watch Dogs 2 will now launch worldwide on November 29th, while the console versions of the game will still launch on November 15th. …
Read More »Ubisoft ends partnership with developer Limbic Entertainment
Calling time on their 4 year partnership
Read More »Beyond Good & Evil 2 appears to be in pre production
Beyond Good & Evil creator Michel Ancel has seemingly confirmed that a sequel is in development. After weeks of posting images related to the Beyond Good & Evil series to his Instagram with little more than cryptic messages, Ancel posted another image, this time of a Rastafarian rhino, with a …
Read More »Putting Reflections back into the spotlight
Once renowned as the creator of Driver, Reflections subsequently faded from prominence, handing the limelight to its sibling Ubisoft studios. With the success of Grow Home and The Division, the developer has returned to reclaim its fame
Read More »Mobile firm Ketchapp acquired by Ubisoft
Assassin’s Creed publisher Ubisoft has taken a larger stake in the mobile games market with the acquisition of Ketchapp. Founded in 2014, Ketchapp is best known for a series of smaller free-to-play games such as Stack, Twist, Jelly Jump and Qubes, and regularly adds new titles to its portfolio on …
Read More »Ubisoft acquires mobile games firm Ketchapp
Purchase makes Ubisoft fourth biggest mobile publisher in terms of downloads
Read More »Ubisoft offering Canadian indies $50,000 funding and uPlay publishing deal
Contest aims to help grow region’s indie scene, devs will retain full rights and revenues from their games
Read More »Interview: what Ubisoft learnt from Watch Dogs to improve its sequel
When Watch Dogs arrived in May 2014, it was the biggest IP launch of all time. From the moment it was unveiled at E3 2012, it had an almost unobtainable level of hype and expectation surrounding it. Ubisoft ended up releasing an excellent action game, but it wasn’t quite enough …
Read More »Ubisoft is 2016’s best-selling publisher
French publisher Ubisoft has outsold all of its competitors across a number of key territories so far in 2016. It says that NPD data shows that is has for six months been the top publisher by sales year-to-date in 2016. This applies to Europe, the US, Canada and Australia. In …
Read More »Ubisoft Publishing is the company’s new book venture
Having previously hooked up with others for its print ambitions, Ubisoft has announced its own book publishing operations. Ubisoft Publishing will release its debut item, Assassin’s Creed: Heresy, on November 15th. Thematically it stays close to the games, interweaving a modern day Templar tale with a 14th century plot involving …
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