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Ubisoft has announced a new reward scheme called Ubisoft Club. That’s according to a trailer released by the publisher today (below), which details the scheme. Ubisoft Club applies to Ubisoft games, and lets players earn experience points, badges and units. Players across many platforms can play to earn extra content, …
Read More »Margin Makers: Guide to Assassin’s Creed merchandise
Assassin’s Creed is one for the history books. Launched in 2007 as one of the first flagship titles for the PS3 and Xbox 360, Ubisoft’s time-hopping stealth-action franchise clocks up its ninth core entry this month as Assassin’s Creed Syndicate eagle-dives onto shelves. Altogether, Assassin’s Creed has sold over 73 …
Read More »Vivendi acquires stake in Ubisoft and Gameloft
Shares in both Ubisoft and Gameloft have lifted after former Activision parent Vivendi acquired a stake in the pair. Bloomberg reports that Vivendi has paid €140m for a 6.6 per cent share of Ubisoft and €19.7m for 6.2 per cent of Gameloft. Vivendi’s former interest in Activision was brought to …
Read More »Vivendi buys €145m Ubisoft, Gameloft stakes
Company now owns 6.6 per cent and 6.2 per cent of games firm stocks
Read More »Ubisoft acquires Rocksmith dev Longtail Studios
Rocksmith developer renamed Ubisoft Halifax, now recruiting
Read More »Ubisoft acquires Rocksmith developer Longtail Studios
Ubisoft has made another addition to its huge roster of first-party developers. The French publisher has purchased Longtail Studios, the developer who most recently worked on Rocksmith 2014 Edition. The Canada-based developer has been rebranded as Ubisoft Halifax, and will be focusing on developing mobile games. In the past, the …
Read More »Ubisoft refunds Might and Magic Heroes VII buyers after misleading marketing
Might and Magic Heroes VII fans are being compensated after Ubisoft admitted its ‘confusing’ marketing might have left some players disappointed. The problems regard the release of the PC strategy game’s Collector’s Edition in North America. Alongside a statue, tarot cards, a soundtrack and various in-game goodies, the Collector’s Edition …
Read More »The Crew developer Ivory Tower acquired by Ubisoft
Ubisoft has acquired The Crew developer Ivory Tower. The studio had already been working with several Ubisoft studios, including Reflections, on the racing game for a number of years.The studio, based in Lyon, France, houses 100 staff. It is currently continuing work on The Crew with a new expansion called …
Read More »Ubisoft acquires Ivory Tower
Publisher buys Lyon studio after forming close ties working on The Crew
Read More »Far Cry: Primal is taking Ubisoft’s shooter to the Ice Age
A mysterious new Ubisoft game teased slowly via a livestream has been prematurely revealed as a brand new Far Cry. Yesterday, Ubisoft started to stream on YouTube an image of a cave painting (below), with no other details to suggest what the reveal might be. But the slow unveiling was …
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