Ubisoft (Page 14)

Feature

Assassin's Creed's gap year could start a trend

Annual franchises have always had their critics - but as their advantages fade, more careful and quality-focused franchise management needs to come to the fore

Aug. 24, 2018 Rob Fahey

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News

Assassin's Creed to skip major release in 2019

Ubisoft avoids spin-off titles as well, focusing on support of Odyssey

Aug. 22, 2018 Rebekah Valentine

Feature

The Division 2 “is like a second marriage”

Massive's David Polfeldt talks us through his team's 'endgame first' mentality and why the first Division could last longer than we expect

Aug. 21, 2018 James Batchelor

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News

Steep canceled on Nintendo Switch

Ubisoft to focus on "new live content and challenges" for current platforms

Aug. 9, 2018 Rebekah Valentine

News

The Crew 2 activity "in line" with The Crew 1

Ubisoft sees open-world racing sequel following in the tracks of its predecessor, hoping continued support leads to continuous sales over coming years

July 17, 2018 Brendan Sinclair

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Ubisoft Berlin approved for $1.85m subsidy from city government

Studio plans to use money to expand, creating around 150 new jobs

July 13, 2018 Rebekah Valentine

News

Rainbow Six Siege instantly bans players for using slurs

Bans last nearly half an hour for the first offense, with possible permanent bans after the third

July 13, 2018 Rebekah Valentine

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News

Ubisoft VP says company moving away from "finite experiences"

For games like Assassin's Creed, line between content updates and sequels grows "fuzzier and fuzzier"

July 3, 2018 Rebekah Valentine

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News

Guillemot explains Ubisoft's apolitical political games

CEO of publisher behind Far Cry 5 and The Division 2 says the games are impartial "to make people think"

June 25, 2018 Brendan Sinclair

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Ubisoft won't whitewash Ancient Greece with Assassin's Creed Odyssey

“We really felt like it was a nice opportunity for us to have a deep dive into the culture of Greece," says audio director Lydia Andrew

June 20, 2018 Ivy Taylor

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News

HitRecord "has to draw a line somewhere" on payment for Beyond Good & Evil assets

Only work used in the game will be compensated, says founder Joseph Gordon-Levitt

June 15, 2018 Matthew Handrahan

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Feature

Even Assassin's Creed is a live service now

Ubisoft's push for longer engagement continues in Odyssey, says Ubisoft's Alain Corre, with plans for weekly content updates

June 13, 2018 James Batchelor

Opinion

E3 Roundtable: E3 2018 showed an industry on the brink of change

Games-as-a-service drained life out of the show floor, while the major publishers all gestured toward streaming and the next generation

June 13, 2018 GamesIndustry.biz Staff

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E3 Roundtable: PlayStation disappoints on a day short on surprises

Known quantities were front and centre at Sony and Ubisoft's briefings, but Beyond Good & Evil 2 and Ghost of Tsushima still managed to delight

June 12, 2018 GamesIndustry.biz Staff

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Beyond Good & Evil 2, Assassin's Creed and Miyamoto (again) light up Ubisoft's E3 briefing

Nintendo legend takes to the stage for Starlink-Starfox crossover, Skulls & Bones and The Division 2 also shown in-depth

June 11, 2018 Matthew Handrahan

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News

E3 2018: Watch the Ubisoft press conference here

We can expect Beyond Good & Evil 2 and The Division 2, but will the rumoured Assassin's Creed: Odyssey make its debut? Find out at 13:00 PST / 21:00 BST

June 11, 2018 Matthew Handrahan

News

Yves Guillemot: We're approaching the final console generation

Ubisoft boss believes that video games will transition to streaming in a matter of years

June 7, 2018 James Batchelor

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News

Ubisoft tests limited revenue sharing for Rainbow Six Pro League

Pilot program to see 11 teams take portion of in-game item sales for one year before revenue sharing introduced for entire league

June 5, 2018 Brendan Sinclair

News

Less AAA competition makes delays easier - Ubisoft

CEO Yves Guillemot says "we can launch games whenever we are ready," with digital content, live services, new markets offsetting any loss in revenue from smaller slate

May 17, 2018 Rebekah Valentine

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Ubisoft posts record sales, delays Skull & Bones

Original IP pushed to next fiscal year as publisher sees pace of digital shift picking up, eyes expansion in PC, mobile, and China

May 17, 2018 Brendan Sinclair

News

Call of Juarez publishing rights return to Techland following Ubisoft partnership

Critically-acclaimed Call of Juarez: Gunslinger reappears on Steam after being delisted last month

April 30, 2018 Ivy Taylor

News

Ubisoft launches second season of start-up incubator program

"Ubisoft is proud of its roots and has not forgotten that its very own adventure began as a start-up," says program sponsor

April 20, 2018 Ivy Taylor

News

Rainbow Six Siege reaches 30 million registered players

Ubisoft's multiplayer shooter goes from strength to strength

April 13, 2018 Matthew Handrahan

Feature

Ubisoft opening Winnipeg studio

Far Cry 5 producer Darryl Long named managing director of new co-development studio focused on tools and tech for publisher's AAA open-world brands

April 6, 2018 Brendan Sinclair

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News

Ubisoft's plans to tackle toxicity in Rainbow Six: Siege

Permanent bans, mute text chat, chat filtering and team kill detection all in the works

April 5, 2018 James Batchelor

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