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We are currently at a point in gaming where most major publishers are keen to push micro-transaction sales and gain consistent revenue from games past the initial sale price. A lot of gamers might not be fond of this strategy, but unfortunately for them, it seems to be working. This …

If you never had the chance to play through the original Watch Dogs, then now is the perfect time as Ubisoft is giving the game away for free on PC this week. The 2014 hacker thriller may not have been as graphically impressive as its E3 reveal led us to …

There have been rumours surrounding Watch Dogs' connection to Assassin's Creed for some time now. There were several Easter eggs to be found in both Watch Dogs 1 and 2 linking back to the Assassin's Creed series. However, now in Assassin's Creed: Origins, the connection appears to be confirmed. Be …

Rainbow Six Siege isn’t the only title on Ubisoft’s belt to tease incoming content, as For Honor Season Four is fast approaching on November 14th. The Order & Havoc update will usher in two new heroes, two new maps and a whole new game mode. While released to an underwhelming …

Rainbow Six Siege has currently just undergone its mid-season reinforcements for Operation Blood Orchid, meaning it’s high time to look forward to Season 4. Ubisoft has confirmed that Operation White Noise will cap off Year 2, before the shooter enters its third year. Operation White Noise will introduce two South …

Update (01/11/17): Since the launch of Assassin's Creed: Origins, some users have noticed something rather peculiar with the PC version. The game seems to max out many processors on the market with 100% usage. According to one cracker, this was down to Ubisoft running two forms of DRM at once, …

Assassin’s Creed Origins released today, giving the series a soft reboot and taking players into Ancient Egypt where it all started. Surprisingly, there has been little to no publicity on the fact that the game does contain clearly pay-to-win microtransactions. Amidst the wave of games just released that contain controversial …

Operation Health might be over, but it seems that the folks behind Rainbow Six: Siege are still monitoring feedback and finding new ways to improve the game. This week, the ‘mid-season reinforcements’ update will begin rolling out, making balance changes to a few characters and improving the game’s netcode. Kapkan, …

Ahead of South Park: The Fractured But Whole’s release, Ubisoft has detailed what is included its season pass. Purchasing into the pass will grant players access to three lots of major DLC, as well as smaller content available on release. Danger Deck is the title of the first post-launch DLC, …

While titles like Middle-Earth: Shadow of War and Star Wars Battlefront II are coming under fire for their loot box microtransactions, Ubisoft is taking the safer route this year with Assassin’s Creed: Origins. There will be loot boxes present in the game, but before you roll your eyes too hard, …

Over the last year, Ubisoft has been fighting off a potential takeover from Vivendi. CEO, Yves Guillemot has previously made it clear that he heavily opposes a Vivendi takeover and now, it looks like the publisher is taking action, with plans to buy back four million shares. In a notice …

Ubisoft’s Yves Guillemot might feel ready to fight, but the threat from Vivendi is stronger than ever as the media conglomerate is set to receive double voting rights in November. This would result in the Vivendi breaching 30 percent voting rights, prompting a hostile takeover that could end the Guillemot’s …

Ubisoft's Mario+Rabbids crossover may have been the most pleasant surprise of the year. In the months leading up to its announcement at E3, leaks and rumours didn't exactly paint the game in the best light. However, once it was finally shown in action, it didn't take long for people to …

Ubisoft’s South Park: The Stick of Truth was debatably easy depending on who you ask, even on its hardcore difficulty. In a bid to shake things up as well as make a controversial statement in the process, the sequel’s difficulty will get harder depending on your character’s skin colour. At …

It looks like Ubisoft is gearing up to crank out more games as the publisher recently held a livestream, during which it announced plans to open two new studios. Both new studios will be located in Quebec, Canada and will create over 1,000 new industry jobs. The first of these …

It seems the trend of CS:GO-style loot boxes continues, with The Division following in the footsteps of Rainbow Six: Siege and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds by including them in its 1.7 update that lands tomorrow. That’s not all, as returning players can expect to see new global evens and modifiers for the …

Ubisoft and Vivendi have been toe-to-toe for the past two years, with Ubi’s CEO, Yves Guillemot resolute in keeping his company. Things have been escalating as Vivendi increases its shares in the company and despite currently holding 27 percent as of last month, Guillemot is still fighting to preserve Ubisoft’s …

Beyond Good and Evil 2 was a surprise hit this year at E3, pleasing fans who have waited over ten years for Ubisoft to give them something promising to look forward to. While fans should be cautious with their excitement as the game in its current form has only just …

Ubisoft has been changing its style recently, focussing less on theme park style open world games and instead turning to long lasting multiplayer. Unfortunately, the company hasn’t exactly been great at providing proper networking support, with many games still running peer-to-peer rather than through dedicated servers. However, that seems to …

Last week, we saw what a solo developer can do with the HoloLens as Abhishek Singh brought Super Mario’s first level to life. Now, we get a peek at what an entire company can do as Ubisoft has shown off three prototype games on Microsoft’s mixed reality headset. While Microsoft …

Ubisoft had a relatively packed line-up at E3 this year with the return of Assasin’s Creed and the surprise reveal of Beyond Good and Evil 2. However fans couldn’t help but notice the Splinter Cell shaped gap in the announcements. The series hasn’t received attention since 2013’s Blacklist but Ubi …

At E3 this year, one of Ubisoft's surprise announcements was Skull & Bones, a game essentially built around the pirate ship combat introduced in Assassin's Creed: Black Flag. When the game was presented, we only really saw the PvP portion of the game. However, it turns out there will be …

Ubisoft is no stranger to special editions with most of its games launching with more than one. Assassin’s Creed Origins has taken this to the next level with at least 5 special editions, one of which costs a whopping £700/$800. The £700 bundle is named Dawn of the Creed – …

E3 is consistently the most exciting time of the year for gamers everywhere and this year should be no different. The event kicks off in just a handful of days, so if you want to tune in to any of the major conferences to catch the announcements live, then look no …

Update: Following on from last week's teasing, Ubisoft has released the official announcement trailer for Far Cry 5. This is a cinematic trailer that sets up the story. This time around, Far Cry will be taking place in Montana and will focus on a cult violently taking control of the …

Ever since the Nintendo Switch was first announced, there have been plenty of rumours surrounding upcoming games for the system. One of the more persistent stories has been a Mario/Rabbids crossover game from Ubisoft. While official announcements have yet to be made, at this point, the game appears to be …

Last night, Ubisoft executives gathered around for an annual earnings report, which means we finally have some updates about the publisher's plans for 2017. For starters, Far Cry 5 is confirmed for release this year. However, Ubisoft mentioned a few other major games it has planned for this year, including …

Earlier this week, it was revealed that Ubisoft's Massive Entertainment would start working on a new game based on the Avatar movie franchise. This was understandably alarming news for fans of The Division, as such a project could potentially impact support and future content. Fortunately, today Ubisoft clarified that this …

For Honor has proved an impressively popular brawler, despite what many people feel are a few key problems with balancing. Ubisoft is listening to the community though and has announced plans for a number of tweaks to specific characters that will arrive in the upcoming updates. “We are excited to …

Back in mid-November, we heard that the French finance regulator had accused five Ubisoft executives of insider trading, including the head of Ubisoft Montreal. The issue arose back when five executives sold shares in Ubisoft prior to the announcement that Watch Dogs would be delayed, after which Ubisoft's shares dropped …