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The conference which kicked off Ubisoft's Ubidays event in Paris tonight ended with the announcement that the publisher is to produce a game based on new movie Beowulf.

Yves Guillemot kicked off the two-day Ubidays event in Paris tonight by telling the audience it is Ubisoft's answer to E3 - which the publisher now considers to be "only for the US".

Ubisoft is the latest publisher to strengthen its offering in the casual games market, as the French giant looks to expand with a new product offering for Wii and DS.

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has called on Sony to reduce the price of PlayStation 3, warning that the company's market share will be reduced in this console cycle.

Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot is to keynote this year's Edinburgh Interactive Entertainment Festival, <i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> can reveal.

Leading High Street retailer GAME is refusing to stock copies of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for the PlayStation 3.

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has stated that he expects the publisher to benefit from the best software line-up in the history of the company, thanks to new brands such as Haze, the recently announced EndGame and anticipated action title Assassin's Creed.

Ubisoft has unveiled the latest addition to its lucrative Tom Clancy franchise — future strategy title EndWar.

Two of the executive producers on blockbuster TV show Lost have stated that the videogame tie-in is being worked on at Ubisoft's Montreal studio and will be out later this year.

Ubisoft has acquired German publisher SunFlowers along with its best-selling Anno brand.

Ubisoft's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 has taken the top spot in the UK All Formats charts — a position that eluded the original despite tremendous sales performance.

Ubisoft's vice president of publishing, Jay Cohen, has told <i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> that the company is planning to focus heavily on new IP as a means to secure its position in the market.

Ubisoft's VP of publishing talks marketing, production and the importance of new IP.

The Government of Quebec has confirmed that Ubisoft is to receive a multi-million dollar grant to facilitate the expansion of its Montreal office and the establishment of a new digital design studio.

Publisher also becomes No1. third-party Wii publisher in Europe and US

Ubisoft is to publish Driver 76 in March, the first title in the revered Driver franchise to be released since the French publisher bought racing studio Reflections from Atari last July.

Ubisoft UK managing director Rob Cooper has confirmed that the publisher plans to devote more of its marketing spend to online advertising as gaming websites become ever more popular.

Ubisoft has published its financial report for the first half of the fiscal year, posting a lower operating loss and a 13 per cent increase in revenues.

Ubisoft Montreal boss Yannis Mallet has revealed that the company intends to become the second biggest third-party publisher after Electronic Arts by 2012.

Ubisoft has opened a new business office in Mexico, with a core team focused on establishing business relationships in the region.

A confident Ubisoft has raised its sales targets for 2007 after posting a 13 per cent rise in revenues for the first half of the financial year.

Ubisoft is to host Fuse ‘06, a consumer event bringing together multiplayer gaming and live music.

With confident next-gen plans that include breaking into the sports and RPG markets, Ubisoft has told <i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> that a takeover from EA would be "dangerous" for business.

Speaking at the BAFTA headquarters in London, Ubisoft MD Rob Cooper has predicted that the UK games industry will continue to flourish as new technologies lead to more innovation in development.