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Ubisoft wants to ‘redefine piracy in modern entertainment’ with Assassin’s Creed IV. The new title features a new pirate assassin, but this is a far more serious take on the pirate story than Treasure Island and Pirates of the Carribean – something that’s new to video games and Ubisoft hopes …
Read More »Ubisoft gets into the spirit of things with cheeky response to PETA moan
Bravo, Ubisoft, bravo. The publisher has issued a quite wonderful reply to the accusations thrown at it by PETA earlier this week. The animal rights group lashed out at the SEO-friendly Assassin’s Creed IV on Tuesday for, what it believes is, the glorification” of whaling. (Although we don’t think there …
Read More »Ubisoft says Wii U "will find its public"… as long as Nintendo cuts the price
Nintendo’s Wii U could yet be successful provided Nintendo lowers the console’s RRP. That’s the verdict of Ubisoft’s executive director for EMEA territories Alain Corre, who told Edge that despite a disappointing start the machine could yet find traction. Always,” he said when asked if he’d like to see a …
Read More »Ubisoft puts nine studios on Assassin’s Creed IV
Open world pirate game has global development team behind it
Read More »Assassin’s Creed IV has the ‘most varied world ever seen in an AC game’
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag is the ‘perfect series to bring piracy to games’. The new game, which launches on November 1st this year for PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, PC, Wii U and probably the next Xbox, too, has been subject to spoilers and leaks all week – some by …
Read More »Ubisoft boosted Watch Dogs team after E3 reveal
Ubisoft drastically increased the Watch Dogs project following its blockbuster E3 reveal last year. The new IP will cross generations, launching on current and next generation platforms. And Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot says the publisher gave its Montreal-based development team everything it needed so the game would live up to …
Read More »Watch Dogs confirmed for Wii U
Ubisoft has confirmed that Watch Dogs is coming to Wii U. The highly anticipated new IP, which will also be a PS4 launch title, is also coming to Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. And probably the next generation of Xbox, too. A Wii U edition has been rumoured for a …
Read More »Watch Dogs confirmed as launch title for PS4
Open-world title to integrate cross-platform play
Read More »Ubisoft opens up Uplay to rival developers
Digital distribution store ditches first-party only game sales
Read More »Ubisoft will sell Warner and EA games
You can now buy SimCity from Ubisoft. The publisher has turned itself into a full digital retailer by selling games from rival companies. Just like EA Origin, consumers can now download the likes of Crysis 3 and The Walking Dead from its Uplay store. Uplay was set-up as a means …
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