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Indies creating the most exciting new concepts on less powerful platforms, says Ubisoft Toronto boss
Read More »Minecraft holds Xbox Live UK No.1 spot for ninth consecutive week
Minecraft is the No.1 UK Xbox Live Arcade game for the ninth week on the trot. It’s been No.1 since we started printing our exclusive XBLA charts back in February. The game has withheld stiff competition from free-to-play game Happy Wars, plus a string of price discounts in recent weeks. …
Read More »Ubisoft: "Innovation is not necessarily driven by teraflops alone"
Ubisoft exec Jade Raymond says that the games industry doesn’t necessarily need new consoles to create new ideas. Raymond, one of the minds behind the Assassin’s Creed series, hails the indie development scene for creating some of the market’s most exciting new concepts on less powerful platforms. Speaking about the …
Read More »UBISOFT: Rayman Legends remains a Wii U system seller despite multiformat release
The release of Rayman Legends on Xbox 360 and PS3 has not stopped the game being a Wii U system seller, Ubisoft has argued. The publisher revealed last month that the SKU version – which was originally pencilled in as an exclusive Wii U launch title – had been delayed …
Read More »VIDEO: Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag in game footage revealed
Ubisoft has show off what it says is the first in-game footage of Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag, and you can see it below. Note, too, that this is most likely the first glimpse of what the game will look like on next-gen, although it’s entirely likely that a ton …
Read More »Gem auctions discounted stock to retailers
UK distribution Gem has launched a new promotion that gives retailers the chance to bid for cut-price games, consoles and accessories. The deal is part of the company’s Mega Sale, which will see daily discounts offered to Gem’s retail clients, with products from Microsoft, Logitech, Mad Catz, Ubisoft, Square Enix …
Read More »Ubisoft’s Wii U games discounted on eShop
A number of big releases will this week enjoy significant discounts on Nintendo’s Wii U eShop digital game store. Ubisoft has cut the price of all of its Wii U games, with big-hitters Zombi U and Assassin’s Creed III cut from (the admittedly extraordinarily high) 54.99 to 29.99. Several have …
Read More »Patrice Désilets returns to Ubisoft
Original Assassin's Creed creative director returns to Ubisoft after acquisition from THQ
Read More »EA, Ubisoft devs team up to Spearhead new studio
Spearhead Games uncloaks with new action puzzler Tiny Brains
Read More »Ubisoft unveils a number of Splinter Cell Blacklist Special Editions
As is seemingly the way with modern console gaming, Ubisoft has unveiled four Special edition versions of upcoming sneak-em-up Splinter Cell: Blacklist. First up is The 5th Freedom Edition, which is exclusive to GAME in the UK and GameStop in Ireland. It includes a 24cm Sam Fisher statue, a graphic …
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