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Strategy title World on Conflict has, temporarily at least, been saved from the brink. Sadly, all great things must come to an end and this is true even for World in Conflict. It is with sadness that we now inform you that all online services for World in Conflict will …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate will have microtransactions
Ubisoft assures users all of the game's content is available without additional payments
Read More »Microtransactions will be offered in Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate
Ubisoft’s upcoming console and PC title Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate will offer users the chance to pay to accelerate progress. Syndicate will include paid options to save time and accelerate progress,” senior producer Francois Pelland told IGN. The model for Assassin’s Creed Syndicate is quite similar to Black Flag, allowing players …
Read More »No campaign mode for Rainbow Six: Siege
It seems that Call of Duty isn’t the only game that’s doing away with its single-player mode. It was announced on Friday that the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Call of Duty: Black Ops III will not contain a single-player mode. Now PCGamesN confirms that Ubisoft’s upcoming Rainbow Six: …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Syndicate introduces first transgender character
Ubisoft continues push towards diversity with latest entry in long-running series
Read More »Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate includes the series’ first ever transgender character
Ubisoft is staying true to its promise of more diversification with the reveal of a transgender character starring in Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate. Eurogamer reports that the game will feature trans male Ned Wynert, who appears as a supporting character who offers quests to main protagonists Jacob and Evie Fry. The …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate gets 1TB PS4 bundle
Next month’s release of Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate will be accompanied by a PS4 hardware bundle. The SKU includes Sony’s newer 1TB version of the console, in Jet Black, along with a physical copy of Syndicate and, in addition, a digital copy of Watch Dogs. Creed itself will also include some …
Read More »Grow Home breaks Ubisoft download records on PSN
Ubisoft has said that Grow Home has become its fastest ever downloaded game on the PlayStation Network. Grow Home was initially released on Steam in February. A possible console release was touted should the PC release prove successful enough. This came to fruition last month when the game won the …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed soundtracks coming to CD and vinyl
The musical scores from Ubisoft’s historical stealth-action series Assassin’s Creed are coming to physical formats for the first time later this year. The publisher has teamed up with licensing partnerSumthing Else Music Works to release the soundtracks from all of the core console entries in the franchise so far on …
Read More »Ubisoft to open theme park in Malaysia
Assassin’s Creed publisher Ubisoft has anounced its intention to open a theme park in Malaysia. According to a post on the Ubi Blog, the attraction will be situated in the nation’s capital of Kuala Lumpur. It’s set to open in 2020 and will be 10,000 square meters in size. Unsurprisingly …
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