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The next game in the Driver series is almost certainly not what you expect. The original 1999 Driver is a cult hit but the series hit tough times in 2004 following the release of Driver 3. 2011’s Driver: San Francisco, however, surprised many critics – although few of them would …
Read More »Ubisoft opens Newcastle customer service centre
New facility now hiring for consumer support and community managers
Read More »Ubisoft opens new Customer Relationship Centre in Newcastle
Newcastle is the host of a new Ubisoft office, which opens today. Called the Consumer Relationship Centre, the department currently houses 75 workers and will by the end of 2015 employ over 100. The plan is to expand that to 200 in the future. The office, which will integrate consumer …
Read More »Valiant Hearts director leaves Ubisoft Montreal
Yoan ranise quitting triple-A development for indie projects
Read More »Yves Guillemot offered ‘constant support’ for indie hit Valiant Hearts
One of Ubisoft’s most noted indie releases was helped to release by the personal support of the publisher’s CEO Yves Guillemot. Valiant Hearts: The Great War was released on a number of platforms last year, but faced a struggle from the off when trying to compete for attention with big-money …
Read More »Ubisoft RTS AirMech Arena coming to PS4 and Xbox One
Carbon Games title AirMech Arena will be released on next-gen consoles, publisher Ubisoft has confirmed. The game sees players controlling one of nine transforming robots tasked with both defending their own base and taking control of their opponents’. In truth it sounds a lot like a MOBA, although it is …
Read More »Ubisoft among latest backers for Open Source Virtual Reality platform
OSVR releases updated Hacker Development Kit
Read More »Ubisoft’s new game designed to treat ‘lazy eye’
Ubisoft has unveiled a new game designed to serve as therapeutic treatment for the condition of amblyopia, more commonly known as ‘lazy eye’. Produced by the team at Ubisoft Montreal, Dig Rush has been developed in collaboration with Amblyotech, a company that is dedicated to finding treatments for the affliction …
Read More »Ubisoft creates a video game to treat ‘lazy eye’
Dig Rush developed with experts an could be used as part of long-lasting therapy
Read More »Trade price cuts for Xbox, Take-Two and Ubisoft products this month
Distributor Exertis is lowering prices on a number of gaming products as part of a month-long promotion. ‘March Madness’ started on February 27th and will run until March 31st. Each day will focus on a specific brand, with headset specialists Turtle Beach and Polk, as well as racing wheel peripheral …
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