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Publisher Ubisoft says it may make Watch Dogs an annual franchise, but it will first take its time on Watch Dogs 2. The firm’s CEO Yves Guillemot told MCV at a roundtable event that the first Watch Dogs has smashed its expectations commercially, and that it is looking to improve …
Read More »Ubisoft sitting on finished Wii U game until more consoles are sold
Development of game ended six months ago, says CEO
Read More »E3 2014: Rainbow Six resurfaces as Siege
Ubisoft unveils new entry for the Tom Clancy hostage rescue series
Read More »UBISOFT: New Rainbow Six due next year
Ubisoft has unveiled a new Rainbow Six game for launch in 2015. Coming to PS4, Xbox One and PC, Rainbow Six: Siege challenges teams of players to breach a location (such as a house) in the centre of a map, while a rival team tries to keep them at bay. …
Read More »Ubisoft has a finished Wii U game that it won’t release until the console sells more
Ubisoft is holding back Wii U games until the console starts selling better. CEO Yves Guillemot told MCV at a roundtable event, that there is even a game that has been finished for six months and that it won’t be released until the machine’s install base is larger. It follows …
Read More »E3 2014: Ubisoft stands by Kinect with Shape Up
Publisher aims to warm core gamers to fitness titles and motion sensing camera with new IP
Read More »UBISOFT: Xbox One exclusive fitness game ‘Shape Up’ showcased
Ubisoft has created an Xbox One exclusive fitness title: Shape Up. The game will turn simply fitness exercises, such as running and squats, into video game-type experiences. For instance, the mini-game ‘Piano Step’ sees players effectively play Dance Dance Revolition by stamping their feet. Players can get high scores and …
Read More »E3 2014: Player tests adding new features to The Crew
Ivory Tower working closely with community on open-world next gen racer
Read More »UBISOFT: Assassin’s Creed Unity gets release date
Ubisoft’s frankly brilliant looking new Assassin’s Creed has a release date. It’s out October 28th. That’s before Call of Duty, for those that like the competition between these things. It looks great. It was at the Xbox press conference, too, and it looked great then. It’s a bit different in …
Read More »UBISOFT: The Crew launches in November
Ubisoft’s open world driving game The Crew will launch this Christmas. November 11th to be precise. The game was shown during Ubisoft’s pre-E3 press conference. The game will be available on PS4, Xbox One and PC, and those really eager fans can join the Beta in July.
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