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Read More »Far Cry 3 claims 2012’s last All Formats No.1
Ubisoft has finished 2012 on a high after claiming a double win in the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. Continued price activity on shooter Far Cry 3 sees the critically applauded title claim No.1, knocking Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 off the top for the first …
Read More »Ubisoft plotting THQ bid
Publisher keen to take on company's brands and studios
Read More »Ubisoft plots THQ bid
Ubisoft is one of the front-runners in the bid to buy THQ’s assets, MCV understands. We have been told that the French firm is keen to take over the publisher’s brands and studios once THQ works through its current financial problems. On Wednesday night THQ filed for bankruptcy as it …
Read More »Ubisoft: Strong licences need strong concepts
2012 has seen publishing giant Ubisoft unveil new IP, take its flagship brand to new heights and even sign a couple of Hollywood movie deals. And it has continued to release games based on licences from other forms of entertainment, such as the Marvel Avengers title for Kinect and Wii …
Read More »UPDATED: GameStop selling Far Cry 3, Far Cry 2 and Far Cry on PC for £5
Sometimes a deal can seem too good to be true. But at the time of writing this offer is very much real. GameStop is currently selling digital PC versions of not only Far Cry and Far Cry 2: Fortune’s Edition but also the brand spanking new Far Cry 3: Deluxe …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed 3 surpasses 7 million sales
Adventure game becomes fastest Ubisoft's fastest selling title in history
Read More »Assassin’s Creed III smashes through 7m games sold
Assassin’s Creed III is the fastest-selling game in Ubisoft’s history, shifting 7m units worldwide. The publisher also showed off some other intriguing stats. Players have spent a combined 8,200 years playing the solo missions, with three billion assassinations. The company boasts that it has had a lot more success with …
Read More »Ubisoft: ‘Players trust High Street more than online’
Some gaming enthusiasts find buying games on the High Street safer than via online, says Ubisoft. The firm’s free-to-play publishing director Thomas Paincon said that some consumers trust the High Street over online services and free-to-play games. And that’s why the firm is launching a boxed version of digital F2P …
Read More »Ubisoft posts huge sales week in UK
Ubisoft says its three games in the Chart-Track All-Formats Top Five is a company record. Far Cry 3 (No.2), Just Dance 4 (No.4) and Assassin’s Creed III (No.5) has resulted in a major sales week for the publisher in the UK, as the company looks to build on its No.2 …
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