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News First Far Cry 5 Art Shows Signs of a Sinister American Cult
Deadly sins
Ahead of the full reveal that's due this Friday, Ubisoft has released the first bit of key art for Far Cry 5. Your humble hosts predicted that this latest instalment would be about creepy religious cults in the American wilderness, and judging by this image, we're spot on. In the picture, some sort of reverend is sitting at a table with...
News Far Cry 5 Confirms Montana Setting, Reveal on 26th May
Back to the open world
Ubisoft has posted a series of short teasers for Far Cry 5, which also confirm that the game will take place in Montana. You can check out one of the videos below, but there are more here. This follows a long line of rumours which initially pitched Far Cry 5 as a sort of Spaghetti Western set in the 19th century, but now we...
News South Park: The Fractured but Whole Finally Kills Kenny 17th October
Trey bien
Long-awaited South Park role-playing game The Fractured but Whole finally has a PlayStation 4 release date: 17th October. The game had been scheduled to release earlier this year, but was delayed indefinitely out of nowhere. Pre-orders still include a free remaster of South Park: The Stick of Truth, while you’ll also nab an...
News Ubisoft Hints at New IP for 2018-2019 Release
Four AAA titles to release next financial year
Ubisoft has published its earnings report for the last financial year and outlined its plans for the near future, revealing that – in the financial year starting on 1st April 2018 and ending on 30th April 2019 – the French giant will publish four new AAA games. Three of those will be from...
News Ubisoft Slaps a Date on Its E3 2017 Press Conference
Creed! Cry! Crew!
Ubisoft’s the last to date its E3 2017 press conference, but we could have guessed when it will take place: it’s 13:00 PT on Monday, 11th June. That’s a little earlier than usual we believe, but obviously without EA and Microsoft on the same day, it’s had the luxury to be an early bird. The presser will be followed by...
News Ubisoft Teases 'A New Era' of Assassin's Creed
Here we go again
What? There's a new Assassin's Creed game coming? Who would have guessed? The heavily rumoured Assassin's Creed Origins - previously known as Assassin's Creed Empire - will supposedly take place in Egypt, and it'll mark the return of naval transport and combat. There's even been a leaked
News Ubisoft Sequel The Crew 2 Buckles Up on PS4
You know as much as we do
To coincide with Ubisoft’s financial call, the French publisher has dropped the most anticlimactic announcements on its forums. Hand-in-hand with Far Cry 5 – it’s using a nice font, that one – the company has confirmed that The Crew 2 is set to release at some point before 31st March, 2018. So, there’s that...
News Ubisoft Confirms Far Cry 5, Will No Doubt Show Up at E3
But is it a Western?
Ubisoft has confirmed the existence of Far Cry 5 and... That's about it. In an official forum post, the publisher has revealed a generic logo and asks "Are you ready for a hefty dose of new Far Cry adventures?" We've got no other details to go on right now, other than the recent rumour that it'll be set in the Wild West,...
Rumour Assassin's Creed Egypt Gets Its First Off-Screen Gameplay Snap
Update: Several sources say it's real
Well well well, what do we have here? Surfacing over on Reddit, this is supposedly our very first look at gameplay from the much rumoured Assassin's Creed Origins - or as it was previously known, Assassin's Creed Empire. The image above shows what certainly looks like an Assassin's Creed game, as a playable...
Rumour Far Cry Is Going Straight to the Wild, Wild West
Last chance saloon
If this rumour turns out to be true, then the entirety of Ubisoft will be praying to Clint Eastwood that Red Dead Redemption 2 gets delayed. The word on the street is that a new Far Cry game is due out in September, and it’ll apparently adopt a Spaghetti Western theme. Random? Not quite as random as the way this story started...
Rumour Egyptian Assassin's Creed to Feature Two Lead Heroes
Mummy mia
Has anyone else really missed Assassin’s Creed? The series took a year out in 2016, and it was the right decision for the fatiguing franchise – but as a big fan of the brand, this author kinda missed his annual open world fix. The good news is that a new instalment is on track for this year, and it’s rumoured to be set in Egypt...
News Play The Division For Free This Weekend, Starting Today
The whole game is yours to try
The Division is one of those games that just couldn't seem to sustain its own hype, despite Ubisoft's best efforts to build upon the initial release and keep people invested. Still, the publisher hasn't given up on the title just yet as it's attempting to reel new players in with a free weekend. Yep, the full...
News Play The Division for Free on PS4 All This Weekend
Snow joke
The benefit of these service games that Ubisoft keeps putting out is that they lend themselves well to promotional weekends, and The Division is no different. Starting at 00:01 PDT on 4th May, you'll be able to download and play Massive Entertainment's loot shooter for free on the PlayStation 4 all weekend. You'll need to be a PlayStation...
News Ubisoft May Be Taken Over by Vivendi Before the Year Is Out
Money talks
For quite a while now, mega media company Vivendi has slowly but surely been buying up shares in Ubisoft - the French publisher behind the likes of Assassin's Creed and Ghost Recon. Once Vivendi owns 30 per cent of Ubisoft's shares - it currently holds 25 per cent - it'll be required by French law to make the publisher an offer,...
News Watch Dogs 2's Biggest Ever Update Drops This Month
Adds PvP, online races, more
Watch Dogs 2 garnered a decent amount of praise when it launched late last year, but its arrival didn't really set the world alight. Although it's commonly considered to be a sequel that improves upon just about everything that its predecessor got right, it released in a crowded period and was unfortunately overlooked by...
News Ghost Recon: Wildlands' Expansion Trailer Hits the Road
Ghost busters
Ghost Recon: Wildlands' first expansion, Narco Road, sees the rough and ready agents infiltrate a fresh part of the Santa Blanca cartel as they attempt to put a stop to an infamous drug smuggler. Pretty standard stuff for America's best, then. The downloadable content promises a suite of new missions, vehicles, and weaponry. The core...
Guide Ghost Recon: Wildlands' Best Weapons and Where to Find Them
Locations of the game's greatest guns
Guns across the board seem to be pretty well balanced in Ghost Recon: Wildlands, but we've stumbled across several choice picks that have made our lives as special agents that much easier. As such, we've put together this guide on where to find some of the best guns in the game. We'll be trying to add to this...
News Steep Will Slope onto the PlayStation Store for Free This Weekend
Snow joke
Someone more cynical than this author may try to insinuate that Steep's impending free weekend on the PlayStation Store is a sign of slow sales… Wait a minute. Whatever the reason, Ubisoft has announced that starting Friday, 10th March from 18:00PM UK time, you'll be able to get a taste for the entirety of its winter sports simulation...
Guide 10 Ghost Recon: Wildlands Tips and Tricks for Rookie Agents
Help for conquering cartels
With Bolivia under the control of druglords, gangsters, and corrupt military factions, it's safe to say that Ghost Recon: Wildlands' South American setting isn't exactly a prime holiday destination. Thankfully, the game doesn't put you in the shoes of a hapless tourist, instead opting to make you the squad leader of a...
News Ghost Recon Wildlands' PS4 Install Size Will Eat a Chunk of Your Hard Drive
How much space does Tom Clancy take?
Ghost Recon Wildlands is one of those games that you'll probably want installed on your PlayStation 4 at all times for when your co-op craving calls, but you may want to keep in mind the fact that its install size isn't small. The game will consume about 42.8GB with its day one patch installed. For those curious,...
News Ghost Recon Wildlands' Day One PS4 Patch Detailed
You'll need 2.8GB of space for v1.02
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands' day one patch has dropped today alongside the release of Ubisoft's open world co-op shooter. The update – named v1.02 for those keeping tabs – weighs in at a whopping 2.8GB, so you may want to set aside some time to download the band aid if you plan to get stuck in later...
Round Up Ghost Recon Wildlands PS4 Reviews Are, Er, Wild
Wild thang
The ridiculous start to 2017 continues, as apparently Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands is a bit of alright. We haven't got our grubby mitts on the final game just yet, but rest assured we're itching to exercise our trigger finger and bring you a full review on public servers as soon as possible. Here are a handful of reviews that have...
News The Bolivian Government Isn't Happy with Ghost Recon: Wildlands
Issues a formal complaint to France
Ghost Recon: Wildlands tells a fictitious story, but one that takes place in an existing nation. Ubisoft's open world shooter sees US Special Forces operatives known as Ghosts take the fight to Bolivia, where they're tasked with taking down gangsters and the country's corrupt government. Sounds like reasonably...
News Ubisoft's Going Big with Ghost Recon: Wildlands Post-Release Plans
PvP, expansions, and more
Ghost Recon: Wildlands promises to be a big game. It is, after all, host to Ubisoft's largest ever open world map - but the publisher has revealed that it'll only be adding to the release once it's on the market. Two paid expansions are in the works, and a free update which adds player-versus-player modes will be hitting...
News Ghost Recon: Wildlands Betas Brought in Over 6.8 Million Players
That's a lot of downed tangos
Ubisoft has revealed that the two Ghost Recon: Wildlands betas - that's the closed and open tests - managed to attract over 6.8 million players. That's a huge figure, eclipsing even For Honor's and The Division's pre-release efforts, making it the publisher's biggest ever beta phase. It'll be interesting to see how well...
Hands On Tagging Tangos and Having a Great Time in the Ghost Recon: Wildlands PS4 Beta
Tango yankee
Ghost Recon: Wildlands had its open beta over the weekend, so before the tidal wave made up of March releases comes crashing down on us, we decided to sink a fair few hours into it. This isn't the finished game of course, but Ubisoft's open world shooter definitely shows promise - particularly when enjoyed with friends. Wildlands plays...
Rumour Assassin's Creed Egypt's Looking More and More Likely
Empires of the Sultan
Outside of a remastered compilation, Assassin's Creed remained in the Animus last year, giving Ubisoft a little more time to bring the brand back with a bang after a bit of oversaturation in the years prior. And 2017 will supposedly see the release of Empires, an Egyptian outing that promises to restore the series' reputation...
Reminder You Can Download the Ghost Recon: Wildlands Open Beta on PS4 Now
Get in, get out
Ghost Recon: Wildlands' open beta is up on the PlayStation Store right now, and has been since Monday - but we figured that we'd pen a quick article to remind you all the same. The beta weighs in at around 20GB, so if you're keen to get stuck in this weekend when it goes live, you may want to make sure that it's downloaded and ready...
News Tekken Producer Talks About How For Honor Compares to Fighting Games
Fight the good fight
Ubisoft's managed to persuade Tekken producer Katsuhiro Harada to sit down with For Honor director Jason Vandenberghe and talk about how the latter compares to more traditional fighting games. The result is a pretty interesting conversation, with Harada detailing his thoughts on For Honor's combat system. Obviously, when it...
News Ghost Recon: Wildlands Open Beta Goes Live Next Week on PS4
Grab your guns
Following on from the success of For Honor's open beta right before it launched earlier this week, Ubisoft is giving Ghost Recon: Wildlands the same treatment, announcing that an open beta will take place next week. Naturally, you won't need a code or an invitation - all you'll have to do is get it downloaded from the PlayStation...
News Which City Will Watch Dogs 3 Be Set In?
New tease points to outside America
A new ending has been patched into Watch Dogs 2 which teases the location of the next game in the series. Ubisoft dropped a meaty 10GB patch for the open world title earlier this week, adding new clothing, bug fixes, and the aforementioned concluding cut-scene. There are spoilers in this article, so if you don't...
News For Honor's Single Player Campaign Lasts Around 6 Hours
Sliced and diced
Out today on PlayStation 4, For Honor promises a suite of medieval multiplayer modes, but despite its clear focus on competitive play, we're more often asked about its single player campaign. While we don't have a review for you lot yet, we can at least tell you that said campaign lasts around 5-6 hours on normal difficulty. The...
News Star Trek: Bridge Crew Lives Long and Prospers from 30th May
Set phasers to fun
Licensed PlayStation VR co-op title Star Trek: Bridge Crew will Spok by a little later than expected, as publisher Ubisoft has announced that the game has been delayed until 30th May. With the bad news out of the way, the company has also revealed that you and up to three friends will be able to commandeer the U.S.S. Enterprise,...
News Ubisoft to Release Fewer Games as Focus Shifts to Long-Term Support
Publisher apparently 'happy' with Watch Dogs 2
Ubisoft has admitted that Watch Dogs 2 didn't get off to the best start in life, but proving yet again that a (watch) dog is for life and not just for Christmas, the title's fortunes have improved of late thanks to positive word of mouth. The hack happy outing is now trending better than Assassin's...
News South Park: The Fractured But Whole Kills Kenny Later Than Anticipated
Trey-king their time
It's no surprise given how little media the release has received, but South Park: The Fractured But Whole has been delayed yet again. The title was originally due during publisher Ubisoft's current fiscal year (which is scheduled to end 31st March, 2017), but in a press release for its latest earnings report the company has...
News Grab Your Weapons, For Honor's Open Beta Is Live on PS4
See you on the battlefield
For Honor's open beta weekend is now live on PlayStation 4, and lasts until Sunday night. The beta's been available to pre-load since earlier this week, but if you didn't get a chance to start the download, it's worth noting that it weighs in at around 20GB. As we've mentioned before, Ubisoft isn't sending out early...
News You Can Pre-Load the For Honor Open Beta on PS4 Right Now
Ready for the weekend
If you're planning on tackling the For Honor open beta over the coming weekend, then you may want to make sure that it's downloaded, installed, and ready to go on your PlayStation 4. The beta runs from the 9th February until the 12th, and it's available to pre-load on the PlayStation Store right now. The download weighs in at...
News Rainbow Six Siege Devs Aiming for at Least 50 Playable Characters
Ubisoft are happy with the amount of game modes, however
With Rainbow Six: Siege into its second year of content -- and with player numbers still rising and its next content pack Operation Velvet Shell releasing tomorrow -- Ubisoft Montreal must be happy with the game's popularity. In an interview with PC Gamer, however, brand director Alexand
News Don't Expect Our For Honor PS4 Review Until After Launch
Axe us about the game at a later date
Ubisoft has indicated to the media that For Honor review code will not be unlocked until the game's publicly released on 14th February. The reason for this, according to the publisher, is because of the hack-'n'-slasher's open beta, which will tie up the title's servers from 9th February through until 12th...
Rumour GameStop Lists Far Cry 5 as a 2017 Release
Shady
Rumours originating from GameStop are always a little shady so take this one with a grain of salt, but a listing for a Far Cry 5 has appeared on the retailer's website. The post comes with a release date of 26th November, which puts the title's launch on a Sunday, another nail in the coffin of this rumour. Despite the lack of plausibility,...
News For Honor PS4 Open Beta Draws Its Sword Next Weekend
For pre-release glory
Just before release, For Honor will be inviting anyone and everyone to get in on its open beta, which kicks off on the 9th February. Ending on the 12th February - just two days before the finished game launches - the beta should help the undecided choose whether or not to sink their blades into Ubisoft's latest. You'll be able...
Hands On Slashing Samurai and Killing Knights in For Honor
Does Ubisoft's hack-'n-slasher earn its place in Valhalla?
It's hard to believe that, for a company that's been around for more than 30 years, Ubisoft doesn't have a huge catalogue of hack-'n-slash games. For those complaining about the French publisher's perceived lack of varied output, For Honor should represent a drastic change from its usual...
News Grab Your Friends and Go to the Wildlands with Ghost Recon Beta
Oscar mike
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands will be securing a PlayStation 4 beta next month, and you're invited. Pre-load will open on 1st February, with the test itself set to run from 3rd February through 6th February. You'll be able to sign up for access through here, and each successful registrant will have the option to invite three...
News Ghost Recon: Wildlands Resurfaces with 21 Minutes of Single-Player PS4 Gameplay
Getting the job done
Up until this point, we've seen a decent amount of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands, but mostly from a co-op perspective. The open world shooter obviously encourages play with other people as you tackle various objectives across a huge map, but what if you want to go solo? Well, Ubisoft's released a 21 minute demo in which...
News Ubisoft Acquires DJ Hero Developer from Activision
FreeStyleGames becomes Ubisoft Leamington
Here's a surprise: Ubisoft has acquired DJ Hero developer FreeStyleGames from Activision. The UK-based team – which most recently made Guitar Hero Live – will be renamed Ubisoft Leamington, and will be headed up by Ubisoft Reflections chief Richard Blenkinsop. Presumably the developer will be integrated...
News Watch Dogs 2 Hacks Together a Free Demo on PS4
And you can download it now
Ubisoft's released a playable demo for Watch Dogs 2 on the PlayStation 4, and it appears to be quite meaty. You can actually sample the whole game - co-op and all - but you'll only be able to play for three hours before it ends. We suppose that with an open world title like Watch Dogs 2, though, this format makes more...
News The Division Suits Up with Sharper Graphics on PS4 Pro
People still play this?
We're going to let you in on a secret here: no one on our team voted for The Division in our Game of the Year ballot. In fact, it feels like Ubisoft's military role-playing release has been… For want of a better word, forgotten. Perhaps by players, but not by the publisher: the game will be updated imminently with...
News For Honor's Single Player Campaign Trailer Readies for War
A tale of swords
Ubisoft's keen to let people know that upcoming medieval mash-'em-up For Honor has got a single player campaign, as evidenced by this latest cinematic trailer. The campaign boasts its own story and characters, and we assume that it'll be a good way to wrap your head around the action before jumping into the multiplayer side of...
News All of For Honor's Future Maps and Modes Will Be Free
New heroes may still cost you, though
There was a kerfuffle earlier this week when it was revealed that For Honor - Ubisoft's medieval slash-'em-up - would require a constant internet connection to play. However, as with most things in this industry, you've got to take the good with the bad; the good in this case being that much of the upcoming...
News For Honor Will Require an Internet Connection on PS4
Live by the sword, die by the sword
There had been murmurs that For Honor, the swashbuckler from Ubisoft, would require an Internet connection in order to run on the PlayStation 4 – and they've since been confirmed. Writing on the game's forum, a community manager explained that the game is an "always online experience" with elements of...
