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News Assassin's Creed Valhalla's New Patch Has Introduced a Bad Face-Breaking Bug
A bad case of lockjaw
Bloody hell, it looks like the latest update for Assassin's Creed Valhalla — patch 1.011 — has introduced a rather annoying bug. The aforementioned update focusses on fixes for a huge number of (relatively minor) issues, but somehow, it's also managed to break the game's facial animation system. It's never easy, is it? The...
"You are incorrigible"
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game is finally back after years removed from digital shelves. The 2D beat-'em-up translates the story of the graphic novels and movie well, with each stage culminating with a boss fight against one of Ramona's evil exes. It's a highly entertaining title, but with no real changes in this new...
News Sports Sandbox Riders Republic Removes Its Helmet Until Later in the Year
On your bike
Riders Republic, the ambitious sports sandbox from Ubisoft originally scheduled to release on 25th February, has removed its helmet and taken a chill pill until “later this year”. The development team shared the news on Twitter, although it opted for a white background as opposed to the customary yellow we’ve all been trained to...
News Immortals Fenyx Rising Patch 2.0 Out Now, Adds DLC Support, Haptic Feedback on PS5
Patch notes included
A new update for Immortals Fenyx Rising has landed on PS5 and PS4. Patch 2.0 brings support for the game's first DLC, A New God. It also promises to fix a number of pesky issues that haven't yet been addressed, and adds haptic feedback on PS5. Cool! It weighs in at around 2.2GB across Sony's systems. A New God, the...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Patch 1.011 Out Now on PS5 and PS4, Huge List of Fixes Included
Get all the patch notes here
Update: Assassin's Creed Valhalla patch 1.011 is available to download right now on PlayStation 5, weighing in at exactly 2.435GB. It contains the long, long list of fixes and changes listed below, so be sure to check it out if you've been facing a particular problem. Original story: Ubisoft promised the next...
News Ubisoft Announces New Star Wars Game from The Division Team
Still in the hiring process
Man, the newly formed Lucasfilm Games is popping up all over the place right now. Ubisoft has just announced a brand new Star Wars project in partnership with the aforementioned studio, and the game's development will be led by the developer behind The Division. This is all still very early in the production process, to...
News Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game Getting Multiple Physical Editions on PS4
Pre-orders start soon
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game is a good example of software that suffered for being a digital only release. Back on PlayStation 3, the title was removed from sale after licensing lapsed, meaning you couldn't buy it for a number of years. The good news is that it's coming back on PS4 in a matter of days, but if you want...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Patch News Coming Soon, Ubisoft Updates Long List of Known Issues
Raise the sail
2021 promises to be a big year for Assassin's Creed Valhalla. The open world adventure is getting a bunch of free content updates spread throughout the next 12 months, alongside two "massive" expansions, set to release in the spring and summer, respectively. So what's next for Eivor's saga? Well, we know that we're getting the...
Treasure hoard
Since the launch of Assassin's Creed Valhalla in November last year, Ubisoft has been adding new microtransactions to the in-game store every other week. Previous Assassin's Creed titles followed the same pattern, but there are elements of Valhalla's system that players are beginning to question, and once you understand why, it's not...
News First Immortals Fenyx Rising DLC Listed for Late January Release
No confirmation from Ubisoft yet
Eagle-eyed Twitter users have spotted a new listing on the Nintendo eShop that states the first piece of DLC for the fairly good Immortals Fenyx Rising is right around the corner. The expansion titled A New God is slated for release on 21st January 2021 — the first of three major post-launch drops planned by...
Soapbox Rainbow Six: Siege Is My Favorite Shooter of All Time and I Hate It
A wretched hive of scum and villainy
The Push Square PlayStation 5 review of Rainbow Six: Siege went through quite a few changes. Originally a monstrously large article, the word count was trimmed by scaling back the amount of time I spent focusing on the game’s problems with cheating and toxicity. But I still have more to say on the subject. And...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla's Yule Festival Is Live, Features Unique Activities and Loot
Party time
Starting from the 17th December and lasting until the 7th January, the Yule Festival is the first wave of 'seasonal content' in Assassin's Creed Valhalla. You'll need to have completed at least one England story arc in order to access it. It all sounds rather festive and cosy. Ravensthorpe — your settlement — has been expanded to...
Deal Immortals Fenyx Rising Discounted in UK Two Weeks After Launch
Already under £30
It won’t come as a huge surprise to anyone familiar with Ubisoft’s business model, but Immortals Fenyx Rising has already been dramatically reduced on the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 in the UK – just two weeks after release. You can grab a boxed copy of the sandbox title for £33.99 on Sony’s next-gen console and...
News Ubisoft Shoves XP Boosting Microtransaction into Assassin's Creed Valhalla a Month After Launch
Predictable!
Ubisoft got blasted for putting a "time-saving" experience point booster into Assassin's Creed Odyssey — a booster that you could purchase with real money. However, the microtransaction didn't make it into the sequel, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, when the game launched on PS5 and PS4 last month. Some saw this as cause for celebration...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla's New Patch Includes Adaptive Trigger Support on PS5
Hidden feature
Assassin's Creed Valhalla's latest update — patch 1.010 — comes packing a hidden feature on PS5. Ubisoft has actually added support for the DualSense controller's adaptive triggers, which comes into play when you're using Eivor's bow. It's basically what you'd expect. R2 tightens as Eivor pulls the bowstring back, and it has a...
Patch notes released
Update: Assassin's Creed Valhalla patch 1.010 is available to download now on PS5 and PS4. As Ubisoft said, it's around 2.5GB in size. You can find all of the update information below, in our original article. However, one thing that isn't highlighted in the patch notes is that this update adds three new perks to the skill...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla's Second Big Update Arrives Next Week
Raid ready
As far as we know, Assassin's Creed Valhalla is still getting a bunch of improvements and new gameplay features before the year is out. Ubisoft previously detailed all of this stuff in an article regarding the game's post-launch roadmap, promising activities like repeatable, dynamic raids as part of the title's first 'seasonal' update...
Review Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege (PS5) - Multiplayer FPS Is Only Let Down by Its Community
Intentional team kill
As of December 1st, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege is five years old. Yes, you read that right. But how to celebrate such an incredible milestone for one of the only true Games as a Service success stories? Well, how about a shiny new version of the game that offers an array of improvements? Sure, there are still plenty of...
News Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake Delayed to March 2021
Originally out next month
Ubisoft has made the difficult decision to delay Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake past its original release date next month to 18th March 2021. Currently planned for release on PlayStation 4 (playable on PlayStation 5 via backwards compatibility), the push back allows the developer to "ensure we deliver a game you...
News Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game Gets a Gig on PS4 in January
A slight delay
Fans of Scott Pilgrim have been wanting the film's video game tie-in to return to digital stores for years, and it's finally happening. Announced earlier this year, Ubisoft is bringing back Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game Complete Edition after licensing issues meant it was unavailable for quite some time. Initially pegged for a...
Review Immortals Fenyx Rising (PS5) - Formulaic Open World in Ancient Greece
Gods & Monsters aplenty
Immortals Fenyx Rising is what happens when Assassin's Creed Odyssey meets The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. There are some ideas the latest IP from Ubisoft can claim as its own, but it's impossible to deny the comparisons between it and the two open-world juggernauts. As such, it feels like the French publisher has...
News Ubisoft Working to Resolve Missing PS4 to PS5 Upgrades of Assassin's Creed, Watch Dogs
No free option available
Update (1st December, 2020): Ubisoft's investigation into why UK gamers can't upgrade their PS4 copies of Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Watch Dogs Legion has be fruitless thus far, but in a message on its Twitter account it promised it was working to resolve the problem. The saga rumbles on... Update (28th November,...
News The Internet Can't Stop Talking About the Kids in Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Freaks of nature
Assassin's Creed Valhalla might have been patched over the past couple of days to make it run better than ever on PlayStation 5, but all the internet wants to do is talk about the children that inhabit Ubisoft's take on England in 873 AD. This is something we experienced to some degree during our review process, although this
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1.004 Performance Practically Unchanged on PS5
Let the bloodbath begin
Update: There was a lot of talk on social this week that Ubisoft had effectively gimped the PlayStation 5 version of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, after Digital Foundry discovered the game performed best on Sony’s console. That’s not quite the case, however. Performance Mode, which targets 60 frames-per-second on PS5, is...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Patch 1.004 Out Now on PS5, PS4, Features Huge List of Improvements
Odin be praised
Update: Assassin's Creed Valhalla update 1.004 is available to download now on PS5 and PS4. It's around 2.6GB in size. For the full patch notes, check out the rest of the article below. Original Story: As promised by Ubisoft, Assassin's Creed Valhalla's next big update is arriving tomorrow — that's the 26th November, in case...
News Watch Dogs Legion Delays Online Mode to Early 2021
To focus on single player fixes
Ubisoft has delayed the online mode planned for Watch Dogs Legion to early 2021 so that it can "focus on fixing issues with single player". The multiplayer offering, which plans to offer four-player co-op and the classic Invasion mode from the first game, was planned to arrive next week. There's no word on whether...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Update Arriving This Week
Should be a big one
Assassin's Creed Valhalla could do with a patch or two. Or three. The open world adventure runs much better on PS5 than it does on PS4 — as stressed in our Assassin's Creed Valhalla PS5 review — but it's still rather buggy, and we dare say that some gameplay elements could be adjusted for the better. Ubisoft had previously...
News Rainbow Six: Siege PS5 Upgrade Coming Next Week, Enhancements Detailed
4K, 120FPS
Ubisoft has confirmed that the free PlayStation 5 upgrade for Rainbow Six: Siege will arrive next on 1st December 2020 alongside Season 4, which is part of its fifth year of content. Yes, it's been chugging along for quite some time now. All of your progress and in-game items will carry over into the next-gen version, with support for...
Review Assassin's Creed Valhalla (PS5) - Next-Gen Upgrade Is One of the Best Games in the Series
The raven's call
Assassin's Creed Valhalla was a disappointment on PS4. Plagued by a constant and unending stream of bugs, an otherwise great open world adventure was held back on Sony's last-gen console. Thank the Norse gods for PS5, then. The new system improves Valhalla massively, to the point where we could actually sit back and enjoy the game's...
Review Watch Dogs Legion (PS5) - Bland Open-Worlder at Least Looks and Runs Better
Rude Brittania
Technically speaking, at least, Watch Dogs Legion is an objectively better game on PlayStation 5 than PlayStation 4. It runs better, it looks better, and it loads much faster. That all does wonders for creating a much smoother experience on Sony's latest console, making sure you spend a lot more of your precious time in the thick of...
Rumour Far Cry 6 Release Date Is May 2021, According to Microsoft Store
Maybe, maybe not
We've seen a CG trailer and a few screenshots for Far Cry 6, but the Ubisoft shooter is still a ways off. Originally pegged for February 2021, the open world FPS was recently pushed back, launching somewhere between the end of April and September. Now, one online listing may have something more specific. The Microsoft Store page...
News Ghost Recon: Breakpoint Still Exists as PS5 Upgrades Detailed
Favour performance or resolution
Damn, Ghost Recon: Breakpoint sure as hell came and went, didn't it? The tactical shooter from 2019 did not light the world on fire like its predecessor, but apparently, it has done just enough to warrant some upgrades on PlayStation 5. To be clear, these enhancements are applied to the backwards compatible version...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Skewers Largest Launch in Series History
Norse to see
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla has proved a hit with players, as the series secured its largest launch in series history. That means it outpaced previous record holder Assassin’s Creed III, which sold around 3.5 million units during its first week. Here’s the PR for precise wording: “Building on favourable review scores and early...
News Immortals Fenyx Rising Details Three Post-Launch Expansions for PS5, PS4
Because it's a Ubisoft game
If you thought that the Immortals Fenyx Rising experience would start and promptly end on 3rd December 2020, you mustn't know how Ubisoft does things nowadays. The French publisher has today confirmed extensive post-launch support for the open-world title, taking the form of three pieces of DLC. All of them are...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Update Should Fix Major Seer's Solace Quest Bug
Thank the gods
We really like Assassin's Creed Valhalla, but there's no denying that in its current state, the game is extremely buggy — especially on PS4. Fortunately, the vast majority of these bugs aren't game-breaking — most are purely cosmetic — but there is one specific issue that's been causing a lot of headaches since the game's launch...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Commits a Trophy Sin on PS5
No shared list
If you're a passionate Trophy hunter like this scribe, the following story is about to really get on your nerves. Assassin's Creed Valhalla has separate Trophy lists for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 versions of the game, meaning if you started out on what is now Sony's last-gen console before switching to the brand spanking new...
Review Assassin's Creed Valhalla (PS4) - Epic Viking Adventure Buckled by Countless Bugs
The Raven still beguiling
Picture the scene: you and your battle-hardened Viking clan are storming a huge Saxon fortress. You've smashed through the main gate, torn your enemies to pieces in the courtyard, and now you're racing towards the central keep. A degenerate king waits inside, surrounded by his finest warriors — but they're not going to...
News Immortals Fenyx Rising Is Looking Good In PS5 Gameplay Video
Quality and performance modes confirmed
There's (understandably) a lot of focus on the launch of PlayStation 5 right now. Its slate of launch games is looking very good indeed, but don't forget — just a couple of weeks later, Immortals Fenyx Rising makes its debut. Originally called Gods & Monsters, the open world, Greek mythology adventure...
Round Up Assassin's Creed Valhalla Reviews Sing Its Praises
Viking it
It's that time again: another Assassin's Creed title is set for release in just a few days. Assassin's Creed Valhalla takes the franchise to the viking era, and the first round of reviews have started invading the web. How are critics feeling about this huge Ubisoft action RPG? Well, it seems the consensus is that, if you're familiar with...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Trophies Revealed, Platinum Requires a Bit of Everything
Nothing too strenuous
Much like Assassin's Creed Odyssey, it looks like Assassin's Creed Valhalla wants you to do a bit of everything in order to unlock its Platinum Trophy. The title's PS4 Trophy list is now live on the PlayStation Network, and while none of the trinkets jump out at us as being particularly difficult, achieving 100 per cent...
News Here's How Assassin's Creed Valhalla Handles Microtransactions
Just as hidden as before, hopefully
Following the success of Assassin's Creed Origins and Assassin's Creed Odyssey, you all knew it was coming. When it arrives on both PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, Assassin's Creed Valhalla will indeed contain an in-game store where you can exchange paid-for currency for cosmetic items, weapons, and utilities. On...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Trailer Delves into Norse Belief and Mythology
Odin is with us
Assassin's Creed Valhalla wants to tell you all about Norse beliefs and mythology, it seems. The game's latest trailer is as much an education short as it is marketing, as it details Viking religion and ways of life. There are also new gameplay snippets to catch throughout. If you already know your Vikings then this trailer probably...
News PS5 Fans Are Very Concerned About Ubisoft's Comments on PS4 Backwards Compatibility
French publisher admits there may be inaccuracies
There’s been a rollercoaster unfolding on social media and enthusiast forums today, after Ubisoft included a throwaway comment in a blog post suggesting that several of its Assassin’s Creed and PlayStation VR titles would not be playable on the PlayStation 5 via backwards compatibility. “Most...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Gets a Surprisingly Cheeky TV Commercial
The devil is making himself at home
We went into this new Assassin's Creed Valhalla TV commercial expecting overly serious dialogue and moody music, but instead, we got bouncy beats and protagonist Eivor giving us a cheeky crash course on how to be a Viking. It's honestly quite entertaining. With Assassin's Creed Valhalla closing in on its 12th...
Review Watch Dogs Legion - The Dullest Ubisoft Open-Worlder Yet
Dear Old Blighty
Watch Dogs Legion could, and probably should, be so much better than this. Following two entries that introduced and refined the open-world hacking concept across the PlayStation 4 generation, Ubisoft has stagnated in an effort to heavily promote a new feature it hasn't managed to capitalise on. The result is an experience that...
News Far Cry 6 Delayed Past April 2021
Avatar, Rainbow Six: Quarantine also pushed back
As part of its second-quarter earnings call earlier today, Ubisoft delayed a number of its upcoming PlayStation 5 titles due to the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Far Cry 6, originally scheduled to launch in February 2021, will now release between April and September of next year. The same...
News Ubisoft Wraps Development on Immortals Fenyx Rising a Month Before Launch
Greece lightning
Immortals Fenyx Rising is one of the first major PlayStation 5 games post-launch, and Ubisoft has announced that the title has gone gold. This means that development has concluded, and the code is ready to be pressed onto Blu-ray discs. The open world Greek odyssey is scheduled to release on both the PS5 and PS4 from 3rd December,...
Round Up Watch Dogs Legion Reviews Show Mixed Reception to Ubisoft's Latest
London's burning
The first batch of reviews for Watch Dogs Legion are coming online right now, and they make for interesting reading. The open world hack-'em-up seems to have divided opinion to an extent, with some singing the praises of the everyone-is-a-playable-character formula, while others are far more critical. We've gathered a handful of...
Hands On The Watch Dogs Legion Gimmick Can't Hide Tired Gameplay
Three hackers on the shirt
After an entire generation of Ubisoft open-world titles, Watch Dogs Legion looks and feels bland. That descriptor is the word we kept coming back to following 10 hours with the PlayStation 4 experience launching on 29th October 2020, and we could never truly shake it off. There are high points here and there where you...
News Ubisoft Had to Rewrite PS5 Descriptions Due to Concern Trolls on Twitter
Facepalm
One of the nastier sides to the upcoming next-gen console launches has been the spike of concern trolling that’s occurred on Twitter and other social media accounts. There’s been far too much of this happening to recap, but perhaps the most obvious example was the recurring sentiment that the PlayStation 5 would only support backwards...