Ubisoft Announce E3 2006 Video Game Lineup
Showcases 10 Next-Generation Titles, Celebrates 20 Years of Creativity and Innovation
London, UK - MAY 3, 2006 - Today Ubisoft,
one of the world's largest video game publishers, announced
its lineup of titles for the 2006 Electronic Entertainment
Expo (E3) May 10-12, 2006 at the Los Angeles Convention
Center in Los Angeles, Calif. Ubisoft will showcase its
titles at booth #924 in the South Hall.
"Our E3 lineup demonstrates Ubisoft's profound commitment to
the next-generation of video games," said Yves Guillemot,
president and chief executive officer of Ubisoft. "Ubisoft is
very excited to be introducing ground-breaking new
intellectual property and showcasing how we bring innovation
to our best-selling franchises. Our award-winning development
teams are pushing the limits of what can be achieved and
leading the industry into the future."
Ubisoft lineup for E3 2006:
Assassin's CreedTM: Experience the
power of a feared Assassin in the game that will redefine the
action adventure genre for the next generation. Players'
actions will throw the immediate environment into chaos and
shape events in this pivotal moment during the Third
Crusade.
Brothers In Arms Hell's Highway:
Gearbox Software's critically acclaimed squad-based WWII
shooter launches into the next generation of gaming with
amazing graphics and cutting-edge game play features powered
by Unreal Engine 3 and a completely redesigned online
component. As Matt Baker, lead a squad of real soldiers who
think, relate and fight together through the brutal trials of
the dramatic Operation Market Garden.
Dark Messiah of Might & Magic®:
Discover a new breed of PC game that will redefine the
Action-RPG genre. Powered by an enhanced version of the
Source engine from Valve, the second chapter in the new Might
& Magic® franchise allows players to experience ferocious
combat as an expert warrior, mage, or assassin using a vast
array of devastating weapons against vicious creatures in a
captivating fantasy environment.
Enchanted Arms: The first RPG
developed exclusively for Xbox 360, this epic
adventure created by FromSoftware in Japan is arriving for
the first time in North America and Europe. Enchanted Arms
allows players to escape to a fantasy world filled with
beautiful cinema-quality graphics, unique characters and
bizarre creatures.
Game to be Unveiled: Experience the
next-generation project from Ubisoft and Free Radical, the
developers of the critically-acclaimed Timesplitters® series
for the first time at E3.
Open Season: Team up with the cast of
characters from Sony Pictures Animation's feature-length CGI
film Open Season coming in September. It's a riotous romp in
the great outdoors for kids of all ages when a rowdy brood of
forest animals turn the tables on unsuspecting hunters.
Rayman Raving Rabbids: Developed by famed
creative director Michel Ancel, this new installment of the
Rayman franchise will be the funniest and zaniest yet.
Rayman's world is threatened by a devastating invasion by the
most unexpected creatures and Rayman must battle to save his
world and its inhabitants.
Red Steel: The only original
first-person game built from the ground up and exclusively
for the Wii launch. Red Steel takes full advantage of
Nintendo's innovative controller and provides the unique
experience of combined gunplay and swordplay.
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double
Agent: The best-selling Tom Clancy's Splinter
Cell® saga is taking an entirely new direction. In the highly
anticipated next chapter, play as a double agent spy for the
first time. Take on dual roles of covert operative and
ruthless terrorist, where choices of whom to betray and whom
to protect affect the outcome of the game.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Vegas: Tom
Clancy's Rainbow Six® makes its dramatic next-generation
debut. Rainbow operatives take to the chaotic streets of Las
Vegas as an escalating terrorist siege in "Sin City"
threatens to take world terrorism to new heights.
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For more information about Ubisoft, please visit www.ubi.com and www.ubisoftgroup.com.
About Ubisoft
Ubisoft is a leading producer, publisher and distributor of
interactive entertainment products worldwide and has grown
considerably through its strong and diversified lineup of
products and partnerships. Ubisoft has offices in 21
countries and sales in more than 50 countries around the
globe. It is committed to delivering high-quality,
cutting-edge video game titles to consumers. Ubisoft
generated revenue of 547 million Euros for the 2005-2006
fiscal year. To learn more, please visit www.ubisoftgroup.com.
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