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Ubisoft has announced that The Crew has been delayed, and will be released worldwide on December 2nd. The open-world racer was originally set for launch on November 11th, alongside Halo: The Master Chief Collection and two days before Ubisoft’s pair of Assassin’s Creed games, Unity and Rogue, PES 2015 and …
Read More »Ubisoft opens Russia office
Former EA business development manager Olga Lazareva heads up new branch
Read More »Ubisoft opens Russian office
Ubisoft has set up shop in Moscow, Russia. This new office is to provide community development and support to the publisher’s expanding Russian market. During The Crew’s beta more the region with the most active users was Russia. The office is to be headed up by MD Olga Lazareva, who …
Read More »VIDEO: Fully-fledged Assassin’s Creed game sneaks onto iOS
Ubisoft has, without much in the way of warning, sneaked Assassin’s Creed: Identity onto the Apple App Store. The free game isn’t a spin-off but instead a fully-realised 3D Creed title set in Italy that relies on touchscreen controls. HD textures and dynamic lighting are also offered, as is a …
Read More »VIDEO: Here’s how you can customise your character in Assassin’s Creed: Unity
Assassin’s Creed: Unity brings online co-op and character customisation to the fray, and a new video shows both in action. Players will be able to tailor a range of options such as their armour and weapons, with trade-offs having to be made. For instance, higher armour will make players more …
Read More »Child of Light studio now a core team at Ubisoft Montreal
The developers responsible for Child of Light have been established as a core team at Ubisoft Montreal, following the critical and commercial success of the digital title. In an interview with CVG, Ubisoft Montreal’s VP of creative Lionel Reynaud described the move as mutually beneficial for the team and the …
Read More »Ubisoft launches Assassin’s Creed Unity tie-in experience Project Widow
Ubisoft has launched a unique online experience to promote its upcoming Xbox One and PS4 title Assassin’s Creed Unity. Entitled Project Widow – referring to a nickname for the guillotine – the city night walk experience provides gamers with an online interactive guided tour around late 18th-century Paris – the …
Read More »Watch Dogs is still the fastest selling new IP in Europe
Ubisoft has confirmed to MCV that, according to GfK data, Watch Dogs remains the fastest selling new IP in Europe… not Destiny. In the week that followed the arrival of Destiny, Activision proudly declared that the game had become the fastest selling new IP after one week in the UK …
Read More »Rocksmith confirmed for PS4 and Xbox One
Ubisoft is bringing its instructional guitar game Rocksmith to PS4 and Xbox One. Rocksmith 2014 Edition will arrive on November 7th and will be exclusive to Amazon in the UK. New features include 1080p graphics (on both machines) and, on PS4, the addition of Remote Play via PlayStation Vita specifically …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed: Unity season pass includes 2D China spin-off
Ubisoft has announced a surprise addition for those who fork out for Assassin Creed: Unity’s season pass. Included will be a side-scrolling 2D games called Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China which will take the series to Asia for the first time ever. It’s developed by Climax Studios and has visuals inspired …
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