Back in late 2021, Ubisoft officially announced Splinter Cell Remake, with plans to go back to the franchise's beginning and bring it forward into the modern era. The remake won't be entirely 1:1, as there will be changes made to the game's story. This isn't entirely uncommon for remakes. Some …
Read More »Ubisoft is bumping up the price of new ‘AAA’ games to $70
Ahead of the PS5's launch, Sony announced plans to increase the cost of its first-party titles from $60 at launch to $70, pointing to the "rising cost of game development" as the primary reason. We've seen a few publishers jump on this new price standard already, including the likes of Take-Two and Square Enix. Now, Ubisoft is joining that growing list.
Read More »Ubisoft Forward will reportedly feature 4 new Assassin’s Creed games
On the 10th of September, Ubisoft will be going live with its ‘Ubisoft Forward’ games showcase, where the publisher has confirmed it will include “a special Assassin's Creed showcase offering a peek at the future of the franchise”. It was already known that the recently announced Assassin’s Creed Mirage would …
Read More »Ubisoft teases what fans can expect at upcoming game showcase
In just a few short days, Ubisoft will be going live with its autumn edition of ‘Ubisoft Forward’ – a video game showcase where the publisher will give fans a deeper look into some previously announced games, as well as potential reveals for as-of-yet unknown titles. Ahead of this stream …
Read More »More Assassin’s Creed Mirage details leak
More leaks have come to the surface after Ubisoft officially announced the new entry to the Assassin's Creed franchise. As the image shared by the publisher suggested, the setting will be in the Middle East, specifically in the city of Baghdad. According to the YouTuber j0nathan (via Rebs Gaming), the …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Mirage has been officially announced
We've been hearing rumours about a new, smaller-scale Assassin's Creed game for months. Previously known as Assassin's Creed Rift, this mystery game has now been officially announced as Assassin's Creed Mirage, and Ubisoft has now confirmed it will be the next game in the series. Following on from leaks earlier …
Read More »Rocksmith+ is launching in September
Rocksmith+ is a subscription service which promises to teach you how to play guitar (acoustic, electric, and bass) across thousands of songs. Announced back in June 2021, the learning tool / game is set to finally arrive in early September. Making the announcement on their blog, Ubisoft’s Chastity Vicencio revealed …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Mirage leaks, will take series ‘back to its roots’
We've known for months that Ubisoft is working on a smaller, stealth-focused Assassin's Creed game to help bridge the gap between Valhalla and the next mainline release. Now thanks to a new leak, we know that this game will be called Assassin's Creed Mirage. YouTuber ‘J0nathan‘ recently shared some information …
Read More »Skull and Bones gets surprisingly high PC system requirements
After years of delays, Skull & Bones is finally heading to PC and consoles in November. Now with plenty of time to spare, Ubisoft has announced the PC system requirements for the game, alongside a list of PC-specific features. PC players can expect ray-traced Global Illumination, HDR support, key rebinding, …
Read More »Ubisoft isn’t working with Marvel on a Blade game
There has been a lot of buzz around Marvel games recently, with rumours pointing to new Black Panther and Iron Man games being announced, alongside other known projects. This week, word began spreading that Ubisoft is working on a game based on Blade, which is also getting a new movie …
Read More »Ubisoft+ might finally be coming to Xbox
Back in January, Ubisoft announced it would bring its Ubisoft+ subscription service to the Xbox platform. Seven months have passed since then, and we are still waiting for Ubisoft+ to arrive, but new evidence suggests launch is just around the corner. Twitter user @ALumia_Italia is known for datamining and sharing interesting …
Read More »Beyond Good and Evil 2 is still ‘years away’
It has been five years since Ubisoft first announced Beyond Good and Evil 2, and unfortunately, there have been few development updates since. The game lost its director back in 2020, and now according to new reports, it seems that the game has been internally rebooted once again. Recently, industry …
Read More »You can play Far Cry 6 and its DLCs for free this weekend
Since launch, Ubisoft has updated Far Cry 6 with a lot more content, including several crossover events, including a recent Stranger Things update. This weekend is a perfect opportunity to check all of that out, as Far Cry 6 will be free to play. From August 4th until August 7th, …
Read More »Tencent is planning to increase its stake in Ubisoft, sources claim
A few years back Ubisoft found itself in a very vulnerable position, with investment giant, Vivendi, looking to take over the company. Eventually Ubisoft was able to fight off the hostile takeover with some assistance from Tencent, which acquired a small stake in Ubisoft at the time. Now, Tencent is …
Read More »Xbox Game Pass gets Ghost Recon Wildlands, Cooking Simulator and more this month
It is a new month, which means it is time for another Xbox Game Pass update. In the first half of August, Microsoft is bringing seven titles over, three of which will only be available on PC Game Pass. Ubisoft is continuing to add to the Game Pass library with …
Read More »Here’s what Sony, Ubisoft, WB, Riot and others think of Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal
We're over six months on from Microsoft announcing plans to acquire Activision Blizzard, kicking off the lengthy process of gaining approvals from anti-trust organisations across the world. Most of the time, these investigations are highly secretive, but we do know that they involve seeking opinions from competing companies across the industry. Now thanks to recent filings in Brazil, documents containing these opinions have been posted online, giving us insight into what the likes of Sony, Ubisoft, WB and others think of the deal.
Read More »Skull and Bones director goes in-depth on multiplayer-first approach
Somewhere during one of several reboots for Skull and Bones, the game transitioned into a multiplayer-first title. Now, the game's director, Ryan Barnard, has given us more insight into what that means, noting that while the game has an ‘underlying story', narrative is not a focus of the game. Speaking …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Rift might not release until Summer 2023
We've known that Ubisoft has an Assassin's Creed Valhalla spin-off in the works for a few months now. The game, known as Assassin's Creed Rift, will centre around one of the side characters from Valhalla, but while Ubisoft was initially planning a late 2022 or early 2023 release, the game …
Read More »Ubisoft has cancelled four projects, including Splinter Cell VR and Ghost Recon Frontline
Ubisoft held its quarterly earnings report this week, revealing multiple delays and cancellations. Not only has the upcoming Avatar game been delayed, but four projects have been cancelled – Ghost Recon Frontline, Splinter Cell VR and two unannounced projects. As reported by VGC, during the earnings call, Ubisoft confirmed that …
Read More »Ubisoft has delayed Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
Surprising absolutely no one, Ubisoft has delayed Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. The game was originally targeting a 2022 release window to coincide with the upcoming film, but we have had no gameplay or development updates all year. Now, the game will be coming out sometime in Ubisoft's next financial year. …
Read More »As Dusk Falls and Watch Dogs 2 headline new Xbox Game Pass update
Xbox Game Pass got off to a good start this month with the return of the Yakuza series, as well as a number of promising indie titles. We've now crossed the halfway point of the month, and now, the next batch of titles for Game Pass have been revealed. Ubisoft …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Rift leaked as Aztec setting debunked
Recently this week, a games reviewer claimed that Ubisoft's next Assassin's Creed game would be set in the Aztec period. As it turns out, this may be false, as another reputable source has claimed that Ubisoft has two Assassin's Creed games coming up, neither of which will feature the Aztecs. …
Read More »Ubisoft will reportedly begin playtesting Beyond Good and Evil 2 soon
When Ubisoft revealed Beyond Good and Evil 2 back in 2017, the publisher also announced an insider program, promising playtests in the future. We've had very few development updates on the game since then, but according to recent reports, the game will finally enter testing soon. According to industry reporter, …
Read More »Ubisoft denies plans to revoke Assassin’s Creed game from owners on Steam
Ubisoft caused quite a stir this week after it announced plans to shut down online services and remove DLCs for several older titles. In the case of Assassin's Creed Liberation HD on Steam, an update to the store page also claimed that the game would be deleted from owner's libraries, …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD will no longer be playable after September
While digital gaming brought with it many conveniences, it also puts your full library into the hands of the storefront – meaning you never truly own your games. The downsides to such a thing can be seen with Ubisoft’s treatment of its games – as the single player Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD will soon no longer be playable even if you own the game...
Read More »Skull and Bones gets new gameplay trailer and November release date
Just as promised, last night Ubisoft officially re-revealed Skull and Bones with a fresh new gameplay trailer and a release date. After nine years of development and multiple delays, Skull and Bones will finally release on the 8th of November. Skull and Bones is set in the Indian Ocean during …
Read More »Ubisoft announces The Division Resurgence for mobile
Ubisoft has been working on a The Division mobile spin-off for a while now. This week, the publisher officially announced The Division Resurgence, a new third-person shooter with RPG elements for mobile with both solo and co-op play. Planned to release on iOS and Android, The Division Resurgence has been …
Read More »Ubisoft Forward is coming back on September 10th
Ubisoft had already announced it would reveal more about the future of the Assassin's Creed series in September 2022, but it seems Ubisoft plans to show more than that. The company has just scheduled a Ubisoft Forward event for September 10th, so there's a good chance we'll get news for …
Read More »Ubisoft is shutting down servers for more than a dozen games
Many of Ubisoft games have some form of online connectivity, be it a full-on multiplayer game, or simply a single player title with online leaderboards. One unfortunate inevitability is that the servers of these games eventually shut down. Ubisoft has now announced that 15 games will be going offline in …
Read More »Ubisoft’s Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora reportedly targeting November release date
It has been over a year since Ubisoft last showed us its upcoming Avatar game and we've heard very little since. Back in May during an earnings call, Ubisoft did claim that Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is on track to release in the current fiscal year, and now according to …
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