14 DAY TRIAL // When it comes about the sport games Electronic Arts is the first name for the majority of gamers. EA has a long tradition in this field of gaming and it launches one success after another, trying with every title to introduce new revolutionary features.
On the other hand, Ubisoft is a producer who lately has released a series of great games, like Prince of Persia or Far Cry.
Based on its achievements, Ubisoft is trying a new business: sport games.
The reason because the company decided to be involved in this kind of gaming is the desire to "extend the company's reach into the full spectrum of game categories, from the tactical first person shooter genre to children's titles, from strategy to stealth action and now sports"
It seems that the next game titles will be based on the tech, tools and source code shipped in Microsoft's team sports games including NHL Rivals, NFL Fever, NBA Inside Drive and MLB Inside Pitch, following Microsoft's dissolution of its internal sports game development team last August.
So most probably what we're going to see from Ubisoft will be titles for Xbox and indeed this is the only format confirmed by the company.
The only game confirmed is a golf game based around current world number one, Vijay Singh, with whom the French publisher has signed an exclusive deal.
In the case of Vijay Singh's golf title, Ubisoft has said that "will headline a title inspired by his powerful and aggressive style" and that the game "will enable players to truly compete and challenge themselves the way Singh has done" as he's overhauled Tiger Woods to become the world's top-ranked golfer.