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Esports specialists Multiplay has hired two new members to its sales team. Former GAME and HMV category manager Andy Pinder has joined as sales manager and will handle tournament and event sponsorship. Pinder will also oversee online advertising and sales for the Insomnia Gaming Festival. Meanwhile, Josh Winward has joined …
Read More »ZombiU 2 ruled out after first game "not even close" to profit
One of the Wii U’s flagship launch titles has been deemed a failure by its publisher Ubisoft. ZombiU was a key pillar in the console’s launch line-up, ticking only not the box for mature gaming but also making good use of Wii U’s key functionality. But Ubisoft chairman and CEO …
Read More »Ubisoft accounts breached, users advised to change password
Ubisoft accounts have been compromised by hackers, prompting the firm to issue a warning to account holders. The publisher said hackers were able to gain unauthorised access to account information stored within its online systems. Users are advised to change all of their login information, particularly on other sites where …
Read More »Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon shifts 500k copies
Ubisoft pleased with performance of standalone digital title
Read More »Ubisoft CEO Guillemot urges industry to share digital sales figures
The head of Assassin’s Creed publisher Ubisoft is the latest games exec to call for publishers and digital retailers to release their sales data. CEO Yves Guillemot claims that greater transparency from the downloads market will benefit the overall games industry, which retail stats show to be in decline. "It …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed books hit 1.8m sold
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag won’t just be one of the year’s biggest games, but will also be a best-selling book, says Ubisoft. The firm is readying a tie-in novel to its pirate-themed video game. The Assassin’s Creed books have proven to be a big success, with 1.8m novels sold …
Read More »Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon sells 500k copies
Ubisoft’s Far Cry 3 spin-off Blood Dragon has sold over 500k digital copies across PC, PSN and XBLA. CEO Yves Guillemot provided the figure in an interview with Games Industry, though didn’t mention how the units were split among platforms. Guillemot did, however, mention that Far Cry 3 sales were …
Read More »Gamers given chance to star in Assassin’s Creed IV painting
137 gamers are to be given the chance to see their likeness appear in a painting based on Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag. The publisher is looking for faces to populate an 18th century style oil-painting of a naval battle. It will be created in real-life on a 2.3 …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed IV PC arriving late to the launch party
Ubisoft has revealed that the PC version of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag will arrive a few weeks” after the game’s launch on consoles. GameSpot reports on a video interview where Ubisoft game director Ashraf Ismail confirms that PC gamers will have to wait a bit deeper into the holiday …
Read More »Watch Dogs dev: Platform holders need to "listen to players"
A subtle dig at proposed next-gen restrictions or a casual observation about market strategy? Either way, these comments from the creative director of Watch Dogs, one of the hottest games of both this year’s and last year’s E3, are good food for thought. To me next generation will be what …
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