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Gamers unserved by a quiet summer release schedule might find solace in raft of new digital games from Ubisoft. The firm is looking to take advantage of a barren period for boxed games with a clutch of download titles – including a swift follow up to Xmas hit Far Cry …
Read More »Splinter Cell: Blacklist officially confirmed for Wii U
Nintendo has confirmed that the long-rumoured Wii U version of Splinter Cell: Blacklist is very much real. "Showcasing enhanced game-play features using the Wii U GamePad controller, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist allows players to operate innovative gadgets, take out enemies and move through the environment, and intuitively switch between …
Read More »Ubisoft: Clear vision crucial for studio collaborations
Face-to-face meetings helped keep Far Cry 3's cross-continent development unified
Read More »The story of Far Cry 3’s international production
We discover how Massive worked with five other studios to develop one of 2012's highest-rated triple-A titles
Read More »Ubisoft disables uPlay after exploit allows free game downloads
Ubisoft has disabled its digital rights management and distribution platform Uplay’s PC game download service, following yesterday’s breach allowing users to download Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon for free. An exploit discovered by hackers allowed users to download an executable that tricked the platform into providing a download for the …
Read More »Region Focus: Canada
Develop returns to Canada to ask what UK devs can learn ahead of the introduction of UK games tax breaks
Read More »Standalone Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon listed on Xbox Marketplace
Remember that Far Cry 3 spin-off that was revealed on April 1st and was clearly a joke? It’s not a joke. In fact, it sounds quite amazing. A presumably accidental listing for the game on the Xbox Live Marketplace reveals that Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon will be a standalone …
Read More »Ubisoft: Next Xbox will be aligned with PS4
Social components will be the defining difference between current and next-gen consoles, says Yannis Mallat
Read More »Jade Raymond’s Splinter Sell
It may have sold 22m units across the world, but Ubisoft feels Splinter Cell should be doing even better. And so it’s tasked one of the masterminds behind Assassin’s Creed to lead a revolution for the spy franchise.MCV speaks to Jade Raymond… One of my first jobs in the games …
Read More »Read about Jade Raymond’s Splinter Cell dream in the latest MCV
This latest MCV–which isnow available to view online– features an interview with Ubisoft’s Jade Raymond on the future of Splinter Cell. We also reveal retail’s thoughts on pre-owned blocking and Battlefield 4, and we take a retrospective look-back at 30 years of System 3. The issue also features our new-look …
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