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Despite the development studio claiming that the game is fine, Ubisoft bosses are indeed disappointed with XDefiant post-launch.

The release of Star Wars Outlaws seems to represent a canary in the coal mine when it comes to the current state of Ubisoft, with the game launching to plenty of issues and selling lower than expected. With a decent amount of post-launch support already planned for the game however, …

The board of directors at Ubisoft is launching a full investigation and a review of development practices in an effort to save the company.

Ubisoft is bringing Star Wars Outlaws to Steam in an effort to boost sales. Future games will arrive on Steam at launch moving forward.

Earlier this week, Ubisoft announced that it was pulling its planned Assassin's Creed Shadows showcase at TGS. Additionally, the company cancelled press previews of the game, which were due to go live in early October ahead of the game's launch in November. Now, we know why - Ubisoft is delaying the game...

It looks like Assassin's Creed Shadows will have at least one highly unexpected feature – an RTS-style base building mechanic, allowing players to manually place houses and build their own little villages in the Japanese countryside.  The new mode was revealed in a developer diary published early by IGN China. …

With Assassin's Creed Shadows being set in Japan, Ubisoft had big plans for its appearance at the Tokyo Game Show this month, hoping to win over Japanese gamers. However, just days before the event, the publisher has abruptly pulled out. Ubisoft will no longer be showcasing its games at the …

There has been a lot of doom and gloom recently around Ubisoft's latest multiplayer shooter, XDefiant. After it was reported that the game is struggling to keep player numbers up, the studio has now addressed concerns around the game, stating that XDefiant is “absolutely not dying”. Ubisoft San Francisco provided …

The Assassin’s Creed series has suffered from an identity crisis over its past many entries, with the stealth franchise slowly but surely turning into an open world action-adventure RPG. Part of the series’ evolution has seen the release of AC titles with overwhelmingly, unnecessarily large maps. Fortunately, Ubisoft seems to …

Since the release of the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S back in late 2020, we have seen Ubisoft update many of its Assassin’s Creed titles to support 60fps of the now-current-gen consoles. Oddly, one of the primary titles to not get updated was Assassin’s Creed Syndicate – though this appears to be changing soon.

Back in March, we reported that a film based on Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs IP was in development, directed by Mathieu Turi and starring Sophie Wilde. With filming having officially started back in July, the team have now announced that they have officially wrapped this side of the movie’s development. Making …

Earlier this year, Ubisoft sparked backlash after it took its original open-world racing game, The Crew, offline and went as far as removing the game entirely from digital libraries. To avoid making the exact same mistake with The Crew 2 and the more recent game, The Crew Motorfest, Ubisoft has …

Ubisoft shares have been taking a nosedive recently after a rough year for Ubisoft that saw games like Star Wars Outlaws and Skull & Bones failing to meet expectations. Now, at least one investor is putting pressure on Ubisoft bosses to take the company private.  Ubisoft shares are currently at …

Ubisoft has been in crisis mode over the last couple of years due to tumbling game sales. The company had hoped that its big open-world Star Wars game, Star Wars Outlaws, would help turn the tide but it seems sales have been lower than anticipated and, as a result, Ubisoft …

Star Wars Outlaws marks the first major game in the franchise to be developed and published by Ubisoft. As is typical with many Ubisoft titles, Outlaws is an open-world game which also features a more action-adventure styled guided campaign. While mostly enjoyed by many, one of the biggest complaints have …

Following a lengthy development/beta period, Ubisoft’s arcadey multiplayer First Person Shooter xDefiant finally launched back in May to a great deal of interest. Despite amassing over 10 million players in under two weeks, the game has reportedly failed to live up to the publisher’s expectations – with Ubisoft giving the …

It looks like Ubisoft has angered a lot of early Star Wars Outlaws players on PS5, particularly those who paid for the £100+ ultimate edition for early access. The version of the game that released last week had a number of bugs, including progression-blocking issues. A patch won't fix it …

Last year, Ubisoft and Massive Entertainment released Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora to a relatively warm reception. That said, one aspect of the game which was praised was its inclusion of a secret graphics overdrive mode – future-proofing the title while giving those with beastly PCs the opportunity to check out …

Star Wars Outlaws marks Ubisoft’s first major foray into the Star Wars Universe. Developed by Massive Entertainment, the game is set to arrive on the 30th of August. Ahead of this however, critic reviews for the open-world title have gone live – revealing yet another title in line with Ubisoft’s typical offerings.

Ubisoft has announced the return of its popular turn-based strategy franchise, Heroes of Might & Magic, with the upcoming release of its eighth core instalment in 2025. Set to coincide with the commemoration of the franchise's 30th anniversary, the new game, titled Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era, marks …

Star Wars Outlaws is just over a week away, with the game set to launch on the 30th of August. Unsurprisingly, some people have gotten their hands on the title early, revealing some interesting inclusions. Despite no official word from Ubisoft themselves, Star Wars Outlaws actually includes a much-appreciated 40fps …

MSI will start a new promotion that expands the typical free game offer. With the purchase of select MSI gear and accessories such as keyboards, mice, and cases, customers will receive a free copy of the upcoming open-world game, Star Wars Outlaws, set to be released on August 30th. While …

Ubisoft has reportedly let go of around 45 employees at two of its US studios. While Ubisoft has managed to hold out for a while, it has been forced to follow in the footsteps of most other major publishers across the industry with increased cost-cutting efforts in 2024. According to …

Much like major sports games, or the annual Call of Duty cycle, Assassin's Creed also used to be a yearly franchise. That changed with Assassin's Creed Origins, with Ubisoft taking more time to create even bigger open worlds with more RPG mechanics. Now, ahead of the launch of Assassin's Creed …

Star Wars Outlaws is almost here, with the open world title set to release at the end of the month. With mere weeks to go, publisher Ubisoft has now shared their plans for the game’s post-launch content. Making the announcement on their blog, Ubisoft detailed the next 6 months of …

With Star Wars Outlaws set to release later this month, the team at Ubisoft have been ramping up their marketing and messaging. In discussing the game’s open world, the team revealed that Sucker Punch’s Ghost of Tsushima served as their “biggest reference.” During a preview event for Star Wars Outlaws, …

While it is true that Yasuke is a Japanese legend, there is debate over whether or not he was actually a samurai. As a result, there has been a petition doing the rounds, calling out Assassin's Creed: Shadows for basing the new game on the character. Now, Ubisoft has officially …

Skull & Bones was touted by Ubisoft as being a AAAA experience, marking the first game to have released with such a moniker. Of course, we now know that this was far from the case, with sentiment surrounding the game being less-than-stellar. While the game failed to grab an audience …

Star Wars is a big franchise and Ubisoft is a massive publisher. As such, the two pairing up for a big-budget open-world Star Wars game did not come as a surprise. What is surprising perhaps is just how much Ubisoft is banking on this game’s success, having put more money …

While Ubisoft has proclaimed zero plans to delay Star Wars Outlaws after a botched IGN gameplay reveal, the publisher is quietly delaying some of its other projects. The upcoming releases of Rainbow Six Mobile and The Division Resurgence are the latest in-development projects to be affected.  As part of its …