January2014
News New Screens of Assassin's Creed Liberation HD Blow the Original's Visuals Out of the Water
Aveline de Grandpré looks better than ever
Assassin's Creed III: Liberation for the PlayStation Vita was by no means an unimpressive attempt at transferring the gorgeous graphics of the franchise to the handheld market. However, three new photos comparing its visuals to the upcoming Assassin's Creed Liberation HD make you second-guess the...
Soapbox Assassin's Creed's Modern Day Component Is Holding the Series Back
Robert Ramsey's sick of stepping out of the Animus
After testing my sailing skills in Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag at the Eurogamer Expo all the way back in September, I knew that Ubisoft had a great game in production. From the rolling waves of the sea to the swashbuckling adrenaline rush of combat, it all immediately felt like a solid step...
December2013
News Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag's First Single Player DLC Breaks Free This Week
Adé-way with ya
The Jackdaw's stern first mate Adéwalé will soon be getting his time in the spotlight thanks to Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag's 'Freedom Cry' DLC. You'll play as the machete-wielding warrior as he fights to free slaves from the horrendous treatment that they endured at the time. He certainly cuts a more imposing figure than the...
November2013
News Rayman Legends Lost Content Has Now Been Found for the PlayStation Vita
Update finally available
Ubisoft promised gamers that Rayman Legends for the PlayStation Vita would be identical to that of the console version, so it was confusing to say the least when those who purchased the title discovered that 28 levels were lost in translation - the 'Invasion' levels were nowhere to be found. It wasn't long after this...
October2013
News This is the Only Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Trailer You'll Ever Need
Stealth, swords, swimming, sharks
Just in case you haven't been keeping up with Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag's innumerable previous trailers, Ubisoft has been kind enough to grant you this definitive look at, well, basically everything that the game has to offer. From the main characters of the swashbuckling title to the act of stabbing large...
News String Up, Here's the Complete List of Playable Tracks in Rocksmith 2014 Edition
It's almost time to Paint It Black
Get ready to shred with this impressive list of music anthems for Ubisoft's upcoming rock-a-thon, Rocksmith 2014 Edition. Announced at E3 this year, the title is playing a follow up gig to Rocksmith, and allows you to plug your guitar or bass guitar into your console with a standard jack cable and play along with...
September2013
First Impressions Sailing Around Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag's Open Waters on PS4
We can almost smell that salty sea air
Only a short time away from launch, Ubisoft has been bombarding the web with countless promotional trailers, developer commentaries, and swag-heavy competitions for months now – but not even this avalanche of content could prepare us for the sense of freedom that we experienced during a recent Assassin's...
First Impressions Going Underground With Ubisoft's Watch_Dogs
We go hands-on at Ubisoft's Digital Days 2013
One of many blockbuster titles in Ubisoft’s stable adopting their second screen experience initiative, the potential for Watch_Dogs’ iOS "H_ide" app is high — and in a game where you can hack everything, you’re not quite as unhackable as you might think. At Ubisoft’s Digital Days 2013 event in...
News See What Makes Assassin's Creed IV On PS4 Next Gen
Shinier than a chest of gold
Are you ready to point your spyglass at yet another Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag trailer? Of course you are! This time Ubisoft explains exactly what sets the PlayStation 4 version apart from its current generation brethren. The video provides an interesting glimpse into the title's visual design, showing off and...
First Impressions Join The Crew - Hitting The Road With Ubisoft's PS4 Open World Racer
Burning rubber
Unique social functions and second screen experiences are the new chic for the video game industry at the moment, with every other publisher attempting to shoehorn in ways to ‘enhance’ your gameplay experience. No publisher is pushing for this innovative change more than Ubisoft and its seamlessly online-integrated race-em-up, The...
News Ubisoft's JRPG Tribute Child Of Light Will Illuminate Your PlayStation Console Next Year
Bewitching adventure confirmed for both PS3 and PS4
Ubisoft has confirmed that its achingly beautiful action RPG Child of Light is coming to both the PS3 and PS4 in 2014. Built using the UbiArt game engine, Child of Light is the brainchild of Far Cry 3 director Patrick Plourde and takes influence from Japanese RPGs. It stars a princess called...
News Uncover The True Horror Of Battle In Ubisoft's Valiant Hearts: The Great War
A tale of five WW1 survivors, and a dog
Ubisoft is doing its bit to make war games a little more thought-provoking with digital download title Valiant Hearts: The Great War — an adventure puzzle game with distinctive 2D visuals that draws inspiration from actual letters written during World War One. The game focuses on five characters — a...
Game of the Month August 2013 - Rayman Legends
Legendary status
August was a busy month for the team here at Push Square, in which we reviewed 21 new releases in total. Of course, only one game can be awarded the prestigious Game of the Month accolade, and so we looked to the highest rated titles, which included wildly anticipated adventures such as the ridiculous Saints Row IV and the magical...
News Preside Over Watch Dogs with 14 Minutes of Dynamic Open World Gameplay
Hacky ever after
For every Watch_Dogs trailer that Ubisoft releases, we're forced to type another obnoxious underscore – and unfortunately for us, there has been plenty of footage. Thankfully, this latest video, which boasts a whole 14 minutes of open world gameplay, is well worth the annoyance. Everything from gunplay and driving, to casually...
July2013
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 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 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...
June2013
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...
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...
February2013
News Watch_Dogs Announced as a PS4 Launch Title
PS4 version to "push the boundaries of what was previously thought possible"
One of the major publishers to appear in support of PlayStation 4 for the console's big arrival was Ubisoft, a company that's been an ever-present on PS3. The announcement wasn't necessarily a surprise, with E3 2012 showstopper Watch_Dogs being revealed as a launch title...
September2012
News Call of Juarez: Gunslinger Announced by Ubisoft
Back to duelling in the Wild West
After a rather mixed reaction to its attempts to take the action to modern times in Call of Juarez: The Cartel, Ubisoft has announced that the series will return to the Wild West for more gun-slinging action. In fact, it's titled Call of Juarez: Gunslinger, in order to avoid any confusion. Your role in the latest...
News Assassin's Creed 3 Development Was a "Rare Opportunity"
Last of the triple-A "dinosaurs"
Assassin's Creed III on PS3 is one of the triple-A titles heading to the system this Holiday season, alongside a certain Activision behemoth, of course. It's undoubtedly a big budget title, with a lengthy development period and a big team from across Ubisoft's various studios. Yet, as new hardware emerges in the next...
News Don't Try This Insane Assassin's Creed Parkour at Home, Kids
This is no game
Excited about a live-action Assassin's Creed movie? Well Parkour expert Ronnie Shalvis has already made one, and it thankfully features no tortuous dialogue, hammy acting or needless exposition - just lots of free-running and death-defying leaps of faith.
March2012
News Team Up on PSN, Shoot Many Robots
Fry their microchips
The world's gone to pot, the robots have become self-aware and humanity's in peril. But wait — all's not lost, as a paranoid hillbilly has been waiting for this very day with an impressive stockade of weaponry. And beer. Demiurge Studios' Shoot Many Robots arrives on the European PlayStation Network today. The side-scrolling...
February2012
News GAME Not Stocking Ubisoft Vita Launch Games
Any of them
UK high street retailer GAME will not stock any Ubisoft games at Vita's launch, VG247 has revealed. The nation's biggest specialist retailer won't be selling any of Ubisoft's games, a huge blow to the giant publisher with a reputation for emphatic day-one support of new hardware. That means GAME customers won't be able to pick up the...
