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If you live in the United States, Canada or Mexico and you plan on pre-ordering Far Cry 2 then it's about time to rejoice. Upon ordering you will be able to also get and then play the original game, which Ubisoft holds the rights to. The original Far Cry After puts the player in the shoes of Jack Carver, a... |
3 September 2008
03:55 GMT |
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Ubisoft is really going all out in its quest to differentiate its upcoming HAWX from other flight combat games that came before it. It has not announced that it is entering a partnership with GeoEye, an imaging company that offers high resolution images of the Earth. The images that will be featured in the game ... |
27 August 2008
17:51 GMT |
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Ubisoft is strongly focusing on both the Nintendo DS and the tween demographic, since it plans to release a bunch of games aimed at kids aged six to ten. One of these very promising titles (at least good for the parents, who are concerned with the games kids play nowadays) is Combat Giants: Dinosaurs, expected to be ... |
21 August 2008
03:37 GMT |
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The America's Army series of games exists ever since 2002, when Ubisoft released the first title, but it is only now that an antiwar group has decided to protest against the decision to create video games that serve as real recruiting tools for the US Army. Actually, the reason stated by the antiwar group is tha... |
7 August 2008
13:06 GMT |
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Ubisoft has announced that it aims to publish Armored Core: For Answer on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Developing duties on the title are handled by From Software and the series' tradition of pitting giant robots against… giant robots will continue.Kenan Alpay, who is an associate producer at Ubisoft, gave Ga... |
4 August 2008
14:06 GMT |
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EA Sports top man Peter Moore has joined the ranks of those calling for a return to the old way of organizing E3, with visitors allowed to enter the show and watch the games being demoed by developers and publishers.The president of EA Sports did not hold back on the criticism. He said that "There was a palpable sens... |
28 July 2008
18:06 GMT |
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Ubisoft, the France based publisher, has announced that it has exceeded expectations regarding first quarter profits. Sales revenue was up more than 25% to reach 263.7 million dollars, with the biggest overall performer being the casual game division of the publisher, which brought in more than half the revenue.The b... |
25 July 2008
02:40 GMT |
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Shaun White Snowboarding is in the final stages of production and Ubisoft is pushing hard to make the game the most interesting snowboard sim that's on offer on the market.Ubisoft is well aware that Shaun White Snowboarding will face stiff opposition, from games like SSX, Amped and 1080, but the developers seem ... |
22 July 2008
14:16 GMT |
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The E3 Media and Business Summit (also known as Electronic Entertainment Expo) used to be the biggest and most sought after gaming event of the year but, according to Ubisoft executive director Alain Corre, it is no longer valid: now, the E3 is too small and inappropriate to be labeled as an important event. The inte... |
21 July 2008
04:22 GMT |
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All is not well when it comes to E3, which took place last week in its usual Los Angeles setting. More and more industry leaders are expressing public discontent regarding the way the show is run and most are pointing an accusatory finger at the Entertainment Software Association.John Riccitiello, Chief Executive Off... |
21 July 2008
03:22 GMT |
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Probably all PC users know what a No-CD crack is - that small file which allows you to play a game you bought without having the CD or DVD inserted in the drive. However, such files are considered illegal and game developers go as far as stating that they promote piracy. And we must admit that it is indeed true: the ... |
18 July 2008
13:06 GMT |
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It is last week that I was congratulating developer Natsume for creating a game for girls only (Princess Debut) and it seems that it's starting to become a trend - during their E3 conference, Ubisoft said that they would pay more attention to the young female demographic and, therefore, they announced the ENER-G... |
17 July 2008
03:49 GMT |
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E3 is a busy, busy event and news regarding the "big three" - that is, Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft - is likely to dominate the coverage. Activision will most likely also get a few minutes in the spotlight, as it's organizing a press conference at the same time, even though not as part of E3 itself. But smaller ... |
16 July 2008
05:00 GMT |
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It seems that the upcoming iteration of Prince of Persia will not be getting a demo. The developers of the game are saying that the production schedule is tight enough as it is, and that they do not have the time and the resources required to put together a demo of the game that would do it justice.The new Prince of ... |
15 July 2008
15:56 GMT |
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Many people are eagerly anticipating Ubisoft's latest game in the Prince of Persia franchise, the title that is supposed to revive the series and offer the developers a chance to start it over again and bring us ten more POP games. However, it is quite possible for the entire plan to get a little delay if the de... |
14 July 2008
13:06 GMT |
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If you have watched any of Frank Miller's movies (Sin City, 300 or Spy Kids), one thing must have impressed you a lot: the visual effects. And I know quite a few people who started to wonder why games can't look that, too (of course, there are a few exceptions here, but it's not what we're talking... |
9 July 2008
03:34 GMT |
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TransGaming and Ubisoft have announced their collaboration to start porting and distributing Ubisoft titles for the Mac. The former has also announced recently that its GameTree Online service will offer publishers and developers a cost-effective channel to distribute titles never released for Mac."We are delighted t... |
4 July 2008
04:42 GMT |
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Soulcalibur IV is one of the most anticipated fighting games of the year and, since its publisher surely knows that, we're already getting the first details on the deals we will receive if we pre-order the title. This offer we're talking about is only available in the UK, at the moment, but we're certa... |
3 July 2008
02:51 GMT |
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If there's one thing about Crytek Chief Executive Officer Cevat Yerli you have to admire is the fact that he is not afraid to tackle difficult issues head-on. After his company parted ways with Ubisoft and decided to make Crysis, he said that they wouldn't settle for anything less than the best game in the ... |
2 July 2008
19:16 GMT |
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Ubisoft is announcing that it plans to give its March title Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 a videogame makeover with the release of a downloadable content pack for the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3 and the PC versions of the action game. It is dubbed the Fan Pack and it's free for all the users that have re... |
30 June 2008
09:29 GMT |
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Ubisoft is sending word that its Prince of Persia franchise is receiving a new member, in the form of a Nintendo DS exclusive game, called Prince of Persia: The Fallen King. Development duties for the title will be handled by the Casablanca studio of Ubisoft, which has recently received a significant upgrade and star... |
27 June 2008
02:20 GMT |
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The 2007 success of French based publisher Ubisoft, reflected in a net income rise of more than 100 million dollars, was largely based on the sales of Assassin's Creed, the free running and sneaking focused game starring Altair. The title has already pushed more than 6 million copies to gamers all over the worl... |
26 June 2008
10:02 GMT |
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In TMNT, the story is told through comics that appear between the missions to let you know what's happened to our beloved reptiles. It seems that introducing the plot with the aid of comics has become a real trend nowadays as every great producer is using it without prejudice. I'm not saying that it's ... |
25 June 2008
10:07 GMT |
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The NSA and Third Echelon have put Sam in charge with training a young operative to take his place. For some reason I simply cannot understand, every time someone is picking a young individual for an important task, in any movie I've seen, he has to be an insubordinate prick with no regard toward the chain of co... |
24 June 2008
09:28 GMT |
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With Prince of Persia getting reinvented and hype quickly building up, Ubisoft is trying to give the fans a sense of involvement in the development of the title by letting them vote on which Achievement makes it into the Xbox 360 version of the game.There are three possible choices. The first one is titled "Longest g... |
20 June 2008
18:06 GMT |
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Ubisoft sends word that it is launching a new division in charge of creating Nintendo Wii titles, with a casual audience in mind and with rather simple gameplay mechanics. The division will be called Play Zone and it already has a videogame under development, called Sports Party.Sports Party seems to borrow a lot fro... |
20 June 2008
16:06 GMT |
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Ever since 1995, Rayman has been the mascot of Ubisoft. The limbless cartoon-like character has been facing the forces of evil ever since and is now at his forth adventure. First, the little guy had to defend his home against Mr. Dark in Rayman. The next step put him up against Admiral Razorbeard in Rayman 2. In Raym... |
19 June 2008
10:11 GMT |
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 is a first-person shooter video game and the sequel to Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas. It was announced by Ubisoft on November 20, 2007. The game was released for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on March 18, 2008, in North America and March 20, 2008, in Europe, except for G... |
19 June 2008
09:39 GMT |
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas is the fifth chronological release in the Rainbow Six series of video games. It was launched for the Xbox 360 on November 21, 2006, and for Windows on December 12, 2006. The PlayStation Portable version was released on June 12, 2007, for North America and Europe, while the PlayStat... |
19 June 2008
09:24 GMT |
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Ubisoft is announcing that it has entered into a deal with Phillips regarding the use of amBX technology in Tom Clancy's HAWX, the aerial combat sim that the France-based publisher is developing in its Bucharest studios.The amBX technology was first revealed by Phillips in 2005 and is intended to create a better... |
17 June 2008
10:21 GMT |
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It seems that the only place in the world where the PlayStation Portable is enjoying clear cut success is in Japan. For the last few months, the Sony created handheld gaming console has been selling in better numbers than its direct counterpart, the Nintendo DS, thanks largely to the release of Monster Hunter 2nd G, ... |
11 June 2008
18:06 GMT |
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A Forbes report mentions the fact that France-based videogames publisher Ubisoft could be interested in talking about some sort of association with Take Two, as the company seems out of the reach of Electronic Arts. Strauss Zelnick, the chairman of the Take Two board, has repeatedly said that he is open to talking to... |
11 June 2008
03:17 GMT |
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As Ubidays wrapped up, there's a constant trickle of news coming out regarding the games that Ubisoft plans to push out onto the market during this year and into the next. And one of the more exciting things on offer from Ubisoft is HAWX, a game that, after a long time, hopes to give gamers a taste of combat fli... |
3 June 2008
19:26 GMT |
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Right now, you must be waiting eagerly for Brother in Arms: Hell's Highway, the new upcoming squad based shooter from Gearbox. Set to develop the story of the first two games in the series, it offers players the chance to live the life of an Allied soldier who takes part in Operation Market Garden, the late-1944... |
3 June 2008
05:31 GMT |
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There has been a lot of speculation lately on the subject of Splinter Cell: Conviction, the Sam Fisher-focused game that was supposed to come out in late 2007, after Ubisoft first talked about it back in 2006. Not only did the game not launch as predicted, but also no news has come from the French videogame company r... |
2 June 2008
16:06 GMT |
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It is no longer a secret for anybody that, in a few years, the gaming industry will have just a few huge companies fighting for the number 1 spot, while small, independent game developers and publishers will continuously be swallowed by the big guys. Which is a scary and completely wrong thing, but we're not goi... |
2 June 2008
03:53 GMT |
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As part of the Ubidays event in Paris, Ubisoft has unveiled its snowboarding title, called Shaun White Snowboarding, which is set to reach gamers sometime in the holiday season with development ongoing for the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3, the Nintendo Wii and for a PC version of the game.The Assassin's Creed gam... |
29 May 2008
16:16 GMT |
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If you think you have tried all the possible methods to quit smoking (and have failed), there is one last hope for you and it comes with a rather strange receipt: Ubisoft is planning to release a Nintendo DS game that is going to help you. No more smoking for you, mister or miss! Have a healthy life thanks to a littl... |
29 May 2008
15:06 GMT |
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The game that, unlike what happens with most of the sequels, gets better and better with each new iteration released - Prince of Persia - has just received the first official trailer and a host of game features to get us all excited! And they did manage to do that - we are still put under the spell of the teaser trai... |
29 May 2008
04:34 GMT |
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When Ubisoft announced that it was developing a new Tom Clancy franchise under the name of H.A.W.X. (use of periods optional), a lot of people thought of what the X might stand for, as the official designation for the game was "High Altitude Warfare" and there was no X anywhere to be found in those three words.Ubisof... |
23 May 2008
19:06 GMT |
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The Splinter Cell franchise, starring square-jawed special forces operative Sam Fisher, is widely praised for the way it managed to blend action and stealth gameplay, all while delivering an intricate plot which is very Tom Clancy in its conspiracy upon conspiracy structure. However, it seems that following the relea... |
23 May 2008
16:11 GMT |
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The night is as pitch black as it can be without you being actually blind. You feel the brick wall before your hands, dark and cold to the touch. There are some clear bullet holes in it, through which you let your fingers run without thinking of anything in particular. As you sit crouched behind the wall, you plan yo... |
23 May 2008
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Movie crossovers have been all the rage in Hollywood for a few years now. Comic books are being turned into high budget movies, like Spiderman and Iron Man, but a lot of games too are targeted for the movie treatment. Unfortunately, not many of the movies based on games have been really good so far. Just think of the... |
22 May 2008
16:06 GMT |
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Ubisoft are really moving fast in regard to their latest Prince of Persia game. After the official announcement, which only revealed little tidbits regarding the story and the action, the French publisher has already offered an estimated release date for the game.In the data related to the third quarter financial pro... |
19 May 2008
18:06 GMT |
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There's a little thing called DirectX 10.1 API and it's causing quite a bit of a storm in the gaming world. Or, more accurately, in that part of the gaming world that plays Assassin's Creed and likes conspiracy theories.Let's start from the top. The above-mentioned API was supposed to fix one of t... |
13 May 2008
19:21 GMT |
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Publisher Warner Bros. Interactive, part of the Warner Bros. Entertainment consortium, stated that it has hired a new president in the person of Martin Tremblay, who has previous experience as president of Vivendi Worldwide Studios and, before that, as head of the Ubisoft Montreal game studio.The main task of the new... |
7 May 2008
03:24 GMT |
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After the initial news that Ubisoft was making a new Prince of Persia game, a few more details on the game itself have become available, coming from Jean-Christophe Guyot, who is the creative director on this new Prince project.While talking to the French gaming magazine Joypad, he declared that "The previous trilogy... |
5 May 2008
20:06 GMT |
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Games developer and publisher Ubisoft, based in France, has announced that it plans to open a new fully fledged development studio in Kiev, Ukraine. The studio will initially be founded to assist the Bucharest, Romania unit of Ubisoft in the development of the upcoming air combat game HAWX, and will later take on a p... |
30 April 2008
16:06 GMT |
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Following the succes had by Ubisoft with the release of Rayman Raving Rabbids, it was only a matter of time until a sequel was officially announced. Even though details are still scarce, it seems that Ubisoft has just confirmed it, since a short teaser trailer has been released by the company and it clearly suggests ... |
30 April 2008
12:06 GMT |
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Ubisoft has made it official. A new Prince of Persia game is being developed for the Xbox 360 gaming console from Microsoft, for the PlayStation 3, the good old PC and the Nintendo DS handheld. The game is in development at the Montreal studio that has already created free runner Assassin's Creed and is set to f... |
29 April 2008
02:48 GMT |
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