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News Child of Light Is a 'Playable Poem' Inspired by the 'Squaresoft Spirit'
Solid pitch
GamesCom is not quite underway just yet, but that’s not stopped French publisher Ubisoft from popping the champagne prematurely. The company has announced Child of Light, a downloadable fairytale developed by Far Cry 3’s creative director Patrick Plourde. The title – which is employing the same technology as Rayman Origins – is...
News You've Got the Whole World in Your Hand in Watch Dogs
The wind and the rain
Looks like Ubisoft has been keeping a close eye on Rockstar’s trailers. This brand new Watch Dogs video – yes, another one – outlines the impending adventure’s hacking mechanics, and details how you’ll be able to use your smartphone to take control of Chicago. You’ll need to unleash a virus in each of the city’s...
Review The Smurfs 2: The Video Game (PlayStation 3)
Feeling blue
One may assume that the business of producing low-budget movie tie-ins died with the untimely self-destruction of THQ, but Ubisoft has boldly picked up the slack with The Smurfs 2: The Video Game, and, as is normally the case with these sorts of releases, the results aren't particularly positive. The evil Gargamel and his two...
News Don't Expect Any PS4 Specific Features in The Division Just Yet
Pure and simple
You won’t be swiping the PlayStation 4 controller’s touchpad to change weapons in Ubisoft Massive’s upcoming The Division – well, not in the current build anyway. Chatting with Official Xbox Magazine – we know – game director Ryan Bernard explained that the Swedish company is focusing its attention on parity between the...
News No Assassin's Creed on Vita This Year, But You'll Be Able to Stream from PS4
Sail the seven seas
Against all of the odds, Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation was a solid success. The decent PlayStation Vita exclusive sold very well, but sadly there’s no portable version of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag in the pipeline. That’s becaus
Review Spartacus Legends (PlayStation 3)
Are you not entertained?
Ubisoft’s first foray into the free-to-play market on consoles arrives in the form of Spartacus Legends, a one-on-one fighter that pits upgradable gladiators against each other both online and offline. It’s an historical premise that slots wonderfully into the genre, but does its freemium nature take away from the...
News Ubisoft Declassifies Splinter Cell: Blacklist Before Release
No longer invisible
French publisher Ubisoft has been spending too much time with Sam Fisher. The company confirmed that Splinter Cell: Blacklist is finished today, and that it’s ready for manufacturing ahead of release. Of course, you could be forgiven for forgetting that the stealth adventure's deploying in the first place, as it’s been...
News Ubisoft Would Like to Remind You That Watch Dogs Looks Great
Quashing concerns
The timing of this new Watch Dogs trailer is no coincidence. Following the erroneous release of this week’s ugly Aisha Tyler footage, the French publisher has deployed a brand new video designed to allay fears regarding its impending open world game. It’s not exactly brimming with new content, but at least that next generation...
News Aveline Will Be 'Older' in Exclusive Assassin's Creed IV Missions
Growing pains
You know that you’ve got a problem when the protagonist of your spin-off game is more interesting than the hero in your main release. That was certainly the case for Assassin’s Creed III, as PlayStation Vita star Aveline de Grandpré was infinitely more engaging than dreary Connor. Fortunately, publisher Ubisoft’s set to wrap up...
News Watch Dogs Looks a Bit Woof in Aisha Tyler Trailer
You may want to secure that PS4 pre-order after all
How do you shed your status as one of the most visually impressive titles in production? Ask French publisher Ubisoft, who deployed this disastrous Watch Dogs footage overnight. The short snippet – presumably produced as a bit fun to show off actress Aisha Tyler’s inclusion in the game –...
Review Cloudberry Kingdom (PlayStation 3)
Hop, skip, and jetpack
Cloudberry Kingdom sounds a bit like one of those free-to-play cutesy-looking titles that you’d usually find on Facebook – probably having something to do with trading fruit to friends while maintaining a happy little kingdom full of poorly illustrated, smiling animals. Thankfully, hidden under the game’s somewhat...
News Be a Ghost, a Panther, or a Maniac in Splinter Cell: Blacklist
However you like it
Sam Fisher's doing a decent job of remaining undetected leading up to the launch of Splinter Cell: Blacklist, as this newest trailer almost slipped us by. Detailing the three different play styles that are open to you during missions, the video is keen to show off just how varied each approach can be. Taking the Ghost route,...
News Unleash Your Inner Masochist with This Cloudberry Kingdom Trailer
Time Bob
Releasing on 30th July in North America (and a day later in Europe), Cloudberry Kingdom is an insanely fast-paced platformer that's sure to reduce even the most experienced of players to tears with its relentless brutality. Take a gander at the newest trailer below and you'll see that we're not joking. But it's not all doom and gloom –...
News Explore the Caribbean with 13 Minutes of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Ocean's thirteen
Not content with the numerous Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag trailers that we've already been inundated with thus far, Ubisoft has released thirteen whole minutes of open world gameplay, which details everything from assassinations to whale scouting on the open seas. Surprisingly, it looks like deadly tropical storms will be one...
News The Crew Designed with PS4's 'Play as You Download' Feature in Mind
Convenience content
For corridor conflicts like Call of Duty: Ghosts, the PlayStation 4’s ambitious ‘Play as You Download’ feature is unlikely to prove a problem. Developers can easily arrange data so that the first level of the campaign is pulled off the server first, followed by the second, third, and so on. But for open world games such as...
News The Crew Was Ported to PS4 by Just Two to Three People
Times are changing
At this point prior to the PlayStation 3’s release, we were starting to hear whispers about the console’s complex architecture. Third-party studios were really struggling to get to grips with the system, and that was evidenced by the slew of shoddy ports that plagued the platform for years after its arrival. Fortunately, the...
News Tom Clancy's The Division Video Delves Behind-the-Scenes
The final countdown
Tom Clancy’s The Division was easily one of the hottest games revealed at this year’s E3, and Ubisoft has deployed a brand new video detailing the build-up to the next generation title’s big announcement. In it, an awkwardly dressed Justin Levy talks to a handful of the major players at developer Massive about pre-show...
News Ubisoft: PS4 Pre-Orders Double Those of PS3 Prior to Launch
Money, money, money
While analysts obsess over the health of the dedicated video game market in a post-smartphone climate, it seems unlikely that Sony or Microsoft will be losing any sleep. According to Ubisoft overlord Yves Guillemot, pre-orders for both the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One are roughly “two times” the level of their predecessors at...
News Ubisoft Investing Heavily in Open World, Far Cry 4 Details Coming Soon
Vaas the way we like it
The surprise success of Far Cry 3 has prompted Ubisoft to commit to a successor. Speaking with GameSpot last week, senior vice president of marketing and sales Tony Key admitted that the French publisher is “clearly going to make another one”, and that the company will have “more on that soon”. “We’re totally...
News Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Plunders a Giant Map in New Trailer
Holiday by the sea
Hot off the heels of yesterday's lengthy Grand Theft Auto V gameplay trailer, Ubisoft have gone one step further, bringing us an even longer video that details the swashbuckling, adventurous life that comes with being a pirate. At over seven minutes long, there's plenty to point your spyglass at over the duration. From treasure...
News Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Season Pass Plunders New Mate
Walk the plank
Those of you that choose to sail the seven seas in Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag on the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation 3 will not only be able to step into the baggy trousers and boots of Edward Kenway and Aveline de Grandpré – but also a new shipmate named Adewale. The last character will be available as part of the...
News Watch Dogs Multiplayer Enjoys a Futuristic Game of Cat and Mouse
Hack attack
The first multiplayer footage from upcoming PlayStation 4 launch title Watch Dogs has leaked. The component appears to take place solely in the game's open world, and sees you attempting to download data from a random target. Unfortunately, your subject will know that you’re trying to hack them, and will come looking for you the moment...
News Tap into a Few Minutes of Watch Dogs Footage on Jimmy Fallon
Security breach
Jimmy Fallon may have managed to wrap his head around Knack yesterday evening, but he was back to his worst during the latest episode of the Late Night Show. As part of the programme’s ongoing video games week, the host invited Ubisoft and Aisha Tyler onstage to demo Watch Dogs on the PlayStation 4 – and subsequently struggled to...
E3 2013 Drench Yourself in Watch Dogs' Glorious Next Generation Rain
Singing in the rain
Ever since the opening of Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, rain has been used as a barometer to judge the quality of a new system’s visuals. Fortunately, upcoming PlayStation 4 release Watch Dogs looks like it’s more than up to the task, with this gameplay demo showing protagonist Aiden Pearce driving through Chicago...
E3 2013 Aveline's Story Will Continue in Assassin's Creed IV
But only on PlayStation
We’ll let you in on a secret: we don’t actually remember what happened at the end of Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation. All that we really recall is that the PlayStation Vita exclusive got so bogged down in its own pseudo-science fiction that it prompted us to describe the storyline as “incomprehensible” in our...
E3 2013 Rocksmith 2014 Edition Plays a Power Chord on PS3
Turn it up to eleven
The music game genre may have flopped like a manufactured boy band, but Ubisoft’s guitar guide game Rocksmith has shredded out a niche all of its own. As such, it’s no surprise to see the series make a comeback with Rocksmith 2014 Edition, which is set to release on the PlayStation 3 later this year. Much like its...
E3 2013 Plunder This Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Gameplay Trailer
"Shiver me timbers, it's freezing"
While the live gameplay demo for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag may have sunk like a great galleon during Sony’s press conference earlier in the week, this pre-recorded offering at least allows you to experience the full sequence without the cut-scenes crashing. We appreciate the requests for the series to...
Feature What Was Your Favourite PS4 Game Reveal at E3 2013?
Decisions, decisions
While the PlayStation 4 was undoubtedly one of the biggest stories at this year’s E3, there wasn’t really much in the way of new software announcements for the next generation console. A lot of the content on offer had been revealed previously, be it at Sony’s lengthy PlayStation Meeting earlier in the year, or in the...
E3 2013 What's Tom Clancy's The Division All About?
The game that's on everyone's lips
Unless you’ve been living under a rock these past few days, you’ll probably have heard of Tom Clancy’s The Division. The latest title from Swedish outfit Massive Entertainment aims to deliver an online open world RPG set in a dilapidated New York City. The game’s due out next year on the PlayStation 4. The...
E3 2013 Trials Fusion Rises and Falls on PlayStation 4
Get ready to wreck
After years of being cooped up on the Xbox 360, RedLynx’s awesome physics-based vehicular platform property is finally set to bunny hop onto the PlayStation 4. Announced as part of Ubisoft’s press conference mere moments ago, Trials Fusion is brand new entry in the Finnish outfit’s deceptively addictive motocross series...
E3 2013 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Cuts Deep with Two New Trailers
Dual wielding
Showing off not one, but two trailers for the upcoming seafaring adventure, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, at its E3 conference earlier this evening, Ubisoft hopes to have sated both CG lovers and gameplay addicts. Both videos give us a further look at protagonist Edward Kenway, as we watch him stab, shoot, and bottle his way through...
E3 2013 The Crew Crashes onto PS4 Next Year
Cruisin' USA
As previously rumoured, The Crew will race onto the PlayStation 4 next year. The title – in development at Ivory Tower and Ubisoft Reflections – promises to change the “status quo” of driving games by offering a persistent open world representation of the United States, which you’ll attempt to control by snatching gang...
Live Watch the Ubisoft E3 2013 Press Conference Right Here
Hopefully you won't get hacked off
In an attempt to mimic the plot of its upcoming open world adventure Watch Dogs, publisher Ubisoft has packed Los Angeles with cameras, allowing you to tune into its E3 2013 press conference live. The French organisation is expected to show some new footage from the aforementioned hack happy title, in addition to...
E3 2013 Ubisoft Exposes New Watch Dogs Trailer
Hacking is a weapon
Ubisoft’s E3 2013 press conference may still be a few hours away, but the French publisher has broadcast this brand new Watch Dogs trailer to get you in the mood. The footage shows protagonist Aiden Pearce using his fancy smartphone to hack into a seedy underground office, and nail a number of criminals in the process. Don’t...
News Kickstarter Funded Cloudberry Kingdom Jumps onto PS3 and Vita
Time to save another princess
As Pwnee Studios probably once said, 'you can never have your fingers in too many pies' – or something to that effect. That was presumably after the Kickstarter platformer project Cloudberry Kingdom was announced as a multi-platform release for a whopping five systems, including the PlayStation Network and the Vita...
Rumour Ubisoft Reflections' The Crew Pulls onto PlayStation 4
Cruisin' with your posse
DriveClub may not be the only team-based racing game on the horizon, as Driver: San Francisco developer Ubisoft Reflections is reportedly working on a brand new vehicular property for the PlayStation 4 (and possibly the PlayStation 3) named The Crew. According to the original report by the Examiner, the game is being pitched...
Review Call of Juarez: Gunslinger (PlayStation 3)
Once upon a time
Ditching the divisive Call of Juarez: The Cartel's modern-day setting, and sauntering into the Wild West once again, Call of Juarez: Gunslinger is a real return to form for Techland's underrated series. Boasting over-the-top arcade action, stripped back weapons of yore, and a Tarantino-inspired visual style, this downloadable...
News Rayman Legends Prances onto PlayStation Vita in New Trailer
Limbless luminary
Hot on the heels of yesterday’s official announcement, Ubisoft has deployed a brand new trailer for the PlayStation Vita version of Rayman Legends. The video shows off a slew of levels from the game, in addition to the exclusive costumes and stages that will only appear in the handheld iteration of the release. Are you planning...
News Rayman Legends Leaps onto PlayStation Vita with Exclusive Content
We're already legless
Former Wii U exclusive Rayman Legends is hopping onto yet another platform: the PlayStation Vita. Ubisoft confirmed the handheld port earlier today, adding that the title will launch on the same day as its console counterparts. For those of you out of the loop, that’s 30th August in Europe and 3rd September in North America...
News Brighten Up Your Far Cry 3 Maps with Blood Dragon Assets Add-On
Acceptable in the eighties
If you didn’t already get your fill of throwback action in the brilliant Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, then publisher Ubisoft has the perfect add-on for you. The ‘Mark IV Style’ multiplayer assets pack – which is available from the PlayStation Store for the vanilla version of Far Cry 3 now – brings with it a whole...
News Point a Hacked Security Camera at This Watch Dogs Gameplay Footage
Quick, before Big Brother locks it down
YouTube user GamesHQMedia must have access to Chicago’s CtOS or something, as the hacker has uploaded six full minutes of Watch Dogs. The video – which is admittedly a bit grainy – is supposedly running on a PC specced to the same level as a PlayStation 4. Honestly, we’re a teensy bit disappointed by...
News Watch Dogs Will Boast More Than 80 Hours of Open World Bliss
Connected chaos
Grand Theft Auto V’s smartphone has competition. While last week’s previews revealed that Rockstar Games’ open world opus will include a portable dog and bone boasting a web browser and various social network apps, Ubisoft appears to have outdone the industry leader with Watch Dogs. Apparently, a sizeable chunk of the game’s...
News Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Will Raise the Bar Visually on PS4
Ubisoft discusses the power of Sony's impending platform
Much like Watch Dogs, Ubisoft is aiming to use the power of the PlayStation 4 to make its cross-generation sequel Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag shine. Speaking as part of a video interview on the PlayStation Blog, associate producer Sylvain Trottier explained that the console’s added...
News Call of Juarez: Gunslinger Sings the Story of Silas Greave
Join in on the ditty
Put a lighter in the air, as Ubisoft would very much like to regale you with tales about Call of Juarez: Gunslinger’s protagonist Silas Greave. This brand new trailer features a smattering of footage from the impending downloadable shooter, but its real appeal is the campfire chorus blaring in the background. It almost makes...
News How Ubisoft Is Amplifying Watch Dogs for the PlayStation 4
Bigger and better
While the PlayStation 4 version of Ubisoft’s upcoming open world adventure Watch Dogs will essentially be the same as its PlayStation 3 counterpart, the publisher is hoping to push everything a little further on Sony’s next generation platform. Speaking as part of a video on the PlayStation Blog, senior producer Dominic Guay...
News Spies vs. Mercs Mode Sneaks into Splinter Cell: Blacklist
Turn on your torches
Splinter Cell: Blacklist will plot the return of the franchise’s iconic Spies vs. Mercs multiplayer mode. Judging by the trailer embedded below, the playlist will be shedding its two-on-two origins in favour of an eight player experience. Objectives will remain the same, though, with the stealth squad tasked with hacking data,...
Review Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon (PlayStation 3)
Boom for your buck
Most first-person shooters settle for a few additional maps, a handful of new weapons, and a couple of bonus missions in their post-release period. Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, however, blows that tradition out of the water, delivering a compelling standalone experience that's both out of the ordinary in delivery and subject matter...
News Exclusive Watch Dogs Content Cooped Up on PlayStation 4, Too
Official comment sniffed out
Ubisoft has barked word that the additional hour of Watch Dogs content confirmed for the PlayStation 3 version of the game yesterday will also be available on Sony’s next generation platform. Initially there was some confusion over whether the extra would be compatible with the PlayStation 4, but the French...
News Sony Snatches Exclusive Content for PS3 Version of Watch Dogs
Extra hour of gameplay up for grabs
Sony’s close relationship with French publisher Ubisoft will serve up another bonus for PlayStation 3 owners this holiday in the form of an extra hour of Watch Dogs. Much like Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, the platform holder has wrangled an additional 60 minutes of content for the PlayStation 3 version of
News Watch Dogs Pushes Play on PS3 from 19th November, PS4 Version Pledged for Launch
Ubisoft deploys new trailer, too
Ubisoft knows exactly what’s required to get your pulse racing on an otherwise dull Monday afternoon: a new Watch Dogs trailer. As hinted on the title’s Twitter account yesterday, the French publisher has released a new 90 second teaser devoted to the hack happy urban world of protagonist Aiden Pearce. It’s...
