Tag: Ubisoft
News Prince of Persia PS5 Remake Won't Be at The Game Awards, Despite Rumoured Release Date
Keighley hopes crushed
Don’t expect to see Ubisoft’s highly anticipated Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake at The Game Awards. The title – which is apparently due out on 16th January, according to reliable snoop Tom Henderson – had been touted for an appearance during Geoff Keighley’s event next week, largely because it seems...
News Splinter Cell Remake Gets Its Original Game Director Back
David Grivel rejoins after three years away
There's newfound hope the Splinter Cell Remake will one day release, as the project's first game director has rejoined development on the title three years after his departure. David Grivel posted to his LinkedIn profile one week ago that he was "very happy to announce that I'm rejoining Ubisoft Toronto...
Rumour Prince of Persia: Sands of Time PS5 Remake Out as Early as 16th January
That's less than 50 days away
Ubisoft announced its remake of all-time PS2 classic Prince of Persia: Sands of Time over five years ago. You may recall, the game was given a January 2021 release date, before a sequence of delays ended with the project being handed to a different developer entirely. Ubisoft had said in
News Leaked Footage of Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake Almost Two Years Old, Ubisoft Confirms
"The game has changed so much since then"
If you're paying close enough attention, you may have seen some leaked gameplay footage of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake doing the rounds the last few days. The footage is still around if you care to look for it, though it sounds like it's not really representative of the game at this point...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Microtransactions Will Fund 'Chunkier' Updates Going Forward
No more expansions are planned
Ever since Assassin's Creed Origins, Ubisoft has pushed the series towards a live service model, opting to support each game over a long period of time with free updates and DLC. And to be fair, it's a model that's proven to be successful; Assassin's Creed Valhalla ended up being the franchise's most profitable...
News Beyond Good & Evil 2 PS5 May Not Be Dead Just Yet
New job listing appears online
There seems to be at least a couple of people at Ubisoft still working on Beyond Good & Evil 2, in amongst its Prince of Persia and Assassin's Creed remakes. A new job listing for a Technical Sound Designer was posted online by the French publisher within the last 24 hours, and the position is tied directly to the...
Of course
Well, we're not sure anyone saw this crossover coming. Just confirmed by Ubisoft, Assassin's Creed Shadows' next collaboration will be with... Attack on Titan. The super popular manga and anime property will be featured in a new quest, which seems to task Naoe and Yasuke with stopping a titan transformation. No, we're not making this up...
News Far Cry TV Series Officially Announced, from Creators of Fargo and Always Sunny
Quite the combo
Ubisoft and FX have announced a TV adaptation of the popular open world shooter series, Far Cry. The official social channels for the franchise recently posted about the news, calling the TV show an anthology series: As reported by Variety, the show comes from Noah Hawley and Rob Mac (formerly McElhenney); the former is credited...
News Ubisoft Is All In on Generative AI, Says It's as Big a Leap in Tech as the 'Shift to 3D'
Generative game
Publisher Ubisoft is making no secret of its plans to utilise generative AI tech — at least, it certainly sounds that way in new comments from CEO Yves Guillemot. The controversial technology has been a hot topic of discussion in the industry for a while now, and as it begins to feed into the games we're playing, it's rubbing some...
News Prince of Persia Remake Might Finally Launch in the Next Six Months
Out by April 2026, say financial earnings
Development on the remake of PS2 classic Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time may finally be nearing the finish line, as Ubisoft has reiterated its intentions to put the project out next year. In fact, it's actually narrowed the release window to the first three months of 2026. The publisher has included...
News Assassin's Creed Mirage Update 1.1.0 Adds Major Free DLC, Patch Notes Revealed
Includes the Saudi Arabia-funded expansion
Ubisoft has today revealed exactly what to expect from its Saudi Arabia-funded DLC for Assassin's Creed Mirage, which releases for free on PS5, PS4 tomorrow. After a 22.6GB patch on PS5 and a 16.6GB one on PS4, all players will gain access to a new expansion named Valley of Memory, promising six hours of...
Rumour Ubisoft Is Still Gunning for Live Service Success with New Multiplayer Shooter
Project Scout returns
Ubisoft just can't help but chase that pot of gold at the end of the live service rainbow. According to a series of fresh leaks, the publisher is still working on a new multiplayer shooter with sci-fi leanings — a project that was originally outed earlier in the year. Its in-development title is Project Scout, and it's...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Update 1.1.4 Brings Major Additions, Out Now on PS5
Full patch notes revealed
The next big update for Assassin's Creed Shadows will be deployed on the 28th October, and Ubisoft has just shared the full patch notes ahead of launch. Title Update 1.1.4 has some major additions, such as the introduction of Corrupted Castles and an option to remove many of the game's parkour-related limitations. The...
News Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora's Third-Person Update Practically Makes It a New PS5 Game
Time to play
For as much criticism as Ubisoft gets, its post-release support is often absolutely extraordinary. One case in point is Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora’s upcoming third-person update – it was one of the game’s most requested features at launch, and it’s coming for free. That’s right, if you already own the game – or plan to...
News This Gorgeous Rayman Art Book Will Ease the Wait for the Platforming Hero's Return
Pre-orders are open now
It's gonna be a while before we see Rayman come back with a new game, but in the meantime, a lovely-looking art book may tide fans over. It's called Into the Glade of Dreams: The Art & Design of Rayman, and it's a collaboration between Ubisoft, Cook and Becker, and Lost in Cult. The hardcover book contains over 250...
News From NASCAR to New Islands, The Crew Motorfest Is Going All-In for Year 3 on PS5, PS4
Another impressive update
Ubisoft has revealed the future of The Crew Motorfest, and frankly it’s impressive how much content the company’s got coming up. The Ivory Tower racer obviously now finds itself in a head-to-head race with Forza Horizon 5 on the PS5, but it seems to be responding to the challenge well. Year 3 will get underway from...
News The Crew 2 Will Be Playable for 'Years to Come' with New Fan Demanded Offline Mode
Stop killing games
The Crew has been at the centre of a storm for many, many years now, with the first game’s server shutdown ultimately leading to the Stop Killing Games campaign. While the original release could be played solo, it required an Internet connection in order to be enjoyed. Hence, when its servers were shutdown, it rendered the...
News Assassin's Creed Boss Leaves Ubisoft Just Weeks After Tencent's Development Reshuffle
Everything is permitted
The franchise lead for Assassin's Creed has reportedly stepped away from Ubisoft, just two weeks after the company's new Tencent-led reshuffle came into effect. In case you haven't heard, Assassin's Creed as a whole — along with Far Cry and Rainbow Six — is now being spearheaded by the newly formed Vantage Studios, which...
Rumour American Civil War Assassin's Creed Game Cancelled Due to Fear of Controversy
War never changes
An Assassin's Creed game set during and after the American Civil War? It apparently existed, according to a fresh report from Game File. We write 'existed' because the project was apparently cancelled last year, and the details are only just starting to drip out of Ubisoft. More specifically, this would have been the most modern...
News Assassin's Creed Mirage's Free, Saudi-Funded Expansion Launches in November
Hidden blade
As promised, Ubisoft has lifted the lid on Assassin's Creed Mirage: Valley of Memory — a free expansion that's arriving more than two years after the main game's release. It's been known for a while, but this is a joint project between Ubisoft and the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund. The latter has essentially funded the whole...
News Ubisoft and Tencent's New Company Stewards Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, More Starting Today
Reportedly named Vantage Studios
Ubisoft's joint venture with Tencent reportedly begins operations today, and its name is Vantage Studios. The company is a subsidiary of the European games publisher, and partially funded/owned by the Chinese conglomerate. According to VGC, Vantage Studios settled on its name by staff vote, and 1st October 2025...
News Avatar PS5 Seems Like a Game Worth Going Back To, Third DLC Confirmed
From the Ashes out on same day as third film
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora didn't set the world on fire when it released for PS5 in December 2023, but ever since then, it feels like the positive buzz around it has only grown. This sounds like the best time to give it a chance, in fact, thanks to a third expansion confirmed to go alongside the big...
Naoe's not the time
Only accessible after you've completed the main story of Assassin's Creed Shadows, Claws of Awaji is a post-game expansion that'll take you somewhere between five and ten hours to complete, depending on how thoroughly you explore the island setting. In terms of narrative, the DLC wraps up several loose ends that were left...
Rumour Assassin's Creed 4 Remake Makes Big Changes, Drops Modern Day Story and Adds RPG Elements
Plays more like newer Assassin's Creed entries
The worst-kept secret in the games industry right now, the remake of Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, is reportedly going to make major changes to the overall experience. According to French outlet Jeux Vidéo Magazine, Ubisoft is going so far as to completely remove the modern-day story sections and...
News Instead of a Splinter Cell Game, What About a Netflix Anime?
Deathwatch debuts on 14th October
There's a remake of the original Splinter Cell game in development at Ubisoft, but almost four years after its reveal, who knows if you'll ever actually get to play it. So, instead, how about a Splinter Cell anime? Still determined to have Sam Fisher appear in anything but a new game, Ubisoft (alongside Sun...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows' Claws of Awaji Expansion Has Arrived on PS5
Island life
Claws of Awaji, the first expansion for Assassin's Creed Shadows, is out now on PS5. The DLC promises to wrap up a few storylines that were left dangling by the end of the base game, while also whisking Naoe and Yasuke off to the titular island — a brand new location that's yours to explore. Ubisoft says that the expansion is roughly...
Get your claws out
Assassin's Creed Shadows is getting another meaty update that prepares the game for its Claws of Awaji expansion. Patch 1.1.1 launches tomorrow — that's the 11th September, at the time of writing — while the aforementioned expansion drops next week, on the 16th September. The update comes packed with a bunch of welcome...
Rumour Two Rayman Games Are in the Works as Franchise Celebrates 30th Anniversary
Everybody loves Rayman
Attention, Rayman fans: Ubisoft has acknowledged the series! The Rayman franchise celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, and to mark the occasion, there's a new, official video on socials, and it's worth a watch: Of most interest is the comment about game development; brand producer Loic Gounon says teams at Ubisoft...
News Atari Now Owns Rights to Several Ubisoft Games, Will Bring Them to 'New Platforms'
Growing up
Publisher Atari has secured a number of IPs from Ubisoft, with a view to bringing them onto new platforms. As reported by Business Wire, the company now owns the publishing rights to the following titles: Child of Eden Cold Fear Grow Home Grow Up I Am Alive These Ubisoft projects were published between 2005 and 2016, and all left...
News The New Assassin's Creed Mirage DLC Isn't Suspicious at All
Saudi Arabian setting thanks to Saudi Arabian funding
Ubisoft has announced 2023 game Assassin's Creed Mirage will, all of a sudden, be receiving a new DLC for free, set in AlUla, Saudi Arabia. The news was shared at the Esports World Cup in Saudi Arabia, following reports the Saudi-backed Savvy Games firm would be providing the funding for such an...
News Surprise! The Rogue Prince of Persia Is Available Today on PS5
Rogue-lite action game ready to roll
Well, we weren't expecting this. The Rogue Prince of Persia is releasing on PS5 today, 20th August 2025, out of pretty much nowhere. We did know that the rogue-lite action platformer was leaving PC early access this month, but we thought a console launch would be a little further out. Turns out the PS5 version...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Is Europe's Best-Selling New Game of 2025
Until FC 26, at least
Much has been made of Assassin's Creed Shadows' commercial performance — mainly because Ubisoft has been reluctant to share actual sales numbers — but we know one thing for sure: the title's been a major hit in Europe. Often overlooked in a media industry that's very US-centric, Europe remains a colossal video game market...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Patch 1.0.7 Out Now on PS5, Adds New Game+, Increases Level Cap, More
Full patch notes revealed
Patch 1.0.7 for Assassin's Creed Shadows is available to download now on PS5, weighing in at just under 9GB. As detailed by the development team last week, this update adds a pretty extensive New Game+ mode, letting you replay the entire game with all of your levels, upgrades, equipment, and hideout unlocks intact. It...
News Star Wars Outlaws Sequel Reportedly Cancelled, Will Stay in a Galaxy Far, Far Away
There's a light that does go out
A lot of people swear by Star Wars Outlaws these days, but that doesn’t change the fact that the game was a colossal flop upon launch. Embattled Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot recently commented on the catastrophic open world outing, admitting that it failed to meet expectations, and blaming its underperformance on...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows' Big New Game+, Level Cap Update Arrives Next Week on PS5
Back into the Shadows
Ubisoft has confirmed that the next big update for Assassin's Creed Shadows will drop next week, on the 29th July. The introduction of an extensive-sounding New Game+ mode is the headline act here, allowing players to restart the game (having already finished it at least once) with all of their character progression and...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Tops 5 Million Players, Performs 'In Line with Expectations'
Shadows broker
Assassin's Creed Shadows has now topped an impressive-sounding 5 million players, according to Ubisoft, having launched back in March. But of course, player count does not necessarily equal total sales, and so there'll always be arguments over how many copies Shadows has actually shifted. Unfortunately, Ubisoft simply doesn't seem to...
News Avatar PS5 Game Gets a Third-Person Mode, New Game+ in Huge December Update
To mark game's second anniversary
Massive Entertainment has confirmed its PS5 open world game Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora will receive a third-person mode and a New Game+ option to mark the title's second anniversary in December. Also timed to release alongside the third movie, Avatar: Fire and Ash, the Ubisoft developer has "reworked animations,...
News New First-Person Ghost Recon Game Is Real, Ubisoft Confirms
Target acquired
Ubisoft really is making a first-person Ghost Recon title, as has only been rumoured up until this point. It's not like many people were actively questioning said rumours, but this is still official confirmation from the publisher itself. During its latest shareholders meeting (as per Game File), company CEO Yves Guillemot spoke of...
News Ubisoft Reckons Microtransactions Make Games 'More Fun'
Calls them a "monetization offer"
Ubisoft has suggested the microtransactions it includes in premium titles like Assassin's Creed and Far Cry make those games "more fun" for the players. Buried in a financial report from the French publisher, it's claimed the "golden rule" at Ubisoft is to "allow players to enjoy the game in full without having to...
Rumour Realistic, First-Person Ghost Recon Game Is Ticking Along, Targeting 2026 Release
Intel acquired
Development of the next Ghost Recon game is reportedly progressing as planned, with the title now targeting a 2026 release. According to Insider Gaming's Tom Henderson — who, of course, has a fantastic track record when it comes to all things Ubisoft — the project is set for "internal alpha" testing this autumn / fall. The...
News Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag Remake Rumours Return as Actor Drops Big Hint
"You might have to beat it again"
The long-rumoured remake of Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag is one of the worst-kept secrets in gaming at the moment, and its lead actor may have just dropped the biggest hint yet that it's on the way. Matt Ryan, who voices player character Edward Kenway in the open world pirate action title, was captured during a...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Update 1.0.6 Out Tomorrow on PS5, Full Patch Notes Revealed
New quests, ally, difficulty mode, and more
Originally teased late last week, Ubisoft has now fully unveiled the next big update it has for Assassin's Creed Shadows. It releases tomorrow (25th June) on PS5, and adds a new questline, ally to call upon, a nightmare difficulty mode, and a headgear toggle for free. On PS5, the patch is expected to be...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows' Next Huge Update Teased for 25th June
Free patch adds quests, characters, and more
Ubisoft has revealed its next big content update for Assassin's Creed Shadows will go live next week on 25th June 2025 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. This will be title update 1.0.6, and the French publisher teases it'll contain a new questline, fresh characters, and a batch of quality of life...
News Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake Deep in Development by 'Team That Truly Cares'
Ubisoft offers brief update
Ubisoft has offered up the smallest of updates on the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake. In a social post, the publisher says it's still "deep in the game", being crafted "by a team that truly cares": It's not much to go on, but it at least is showing signs of life in the project. The remake was first...
News The Rogue Prince of Persia Leaves Early Access This August, Console Details Coming Soon
If only we could manipulate time
In case you forgot, developer Evil Empire — behind much of Dead Cells' post-launch development — has been beavering away at an all-new entry in the Prince of Persia series. It's called The Rogue Prince of Persia, and as the name implies, it's a roguelite action platformer. The game has been in an early access...
News Ubisoft Forward Skipped This Year to Put Games in Other Showcases
Part of PC Gaming Show, IGN Live
Ubisoft will not be hosting its annual Ubisoft Forward livestream this year as part of the summer season of gaming announcements. Instead, you'll see the publisher's titles appear in other showcases like the PC Gaming Show and IGN Live. Ubisoft also confirms it'll be part of Gamescom in August. The news was...
News It's Crazy How The Division 2 Is Still Getting Superb Support on PS4
Massive new expansion out now
Say what you will about French publisher Ubisoft, it knows how to keep a game alive. The company still supports ancient games like For Honor and Rainbow Six Siege today, and it’s not given up on its squad-based shooter The Division 2 either. That ongoing support has been marked by the release of a new major...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Update 1.0.5 Out Now on PS5, Full Patch Notes Revealed
Dead by Daylight quest and more
Ubisoft promised an Assassin's Creed Shadows update around the end of May, and now it's been fully detailed ahead of its launch on the 27th. Expected to weigh in at around 3.3GB on PS5, patch 1.0.5 includes the previously teased Dead by Daylight crossover quest, alongside parkour improvements, photo mode additions,...
Rumour Assassin's Creed Shadows Co-Op Mode Still In Development, First Expansion Targets September
Shadowy business
Assassin's Creed Shadows' long rumoured co-op mode is apparently still in the works, with the intention being to release it as part of the game's ongoing post-launch support. This is based on a fresh report from the ever-reliable Insider Gaming. Sources close to the open world title's development say that Shadows' team has been...
News Ubisoft Hiring for a 'Prestigious' Big-Budget Rayman Game
It's a "AAA title for the Rayman brand"
New job adverts at Ubisoft have revealed that the Mario + Rabbids developer Ubisoft Milan is taking on staff to create a new "prestigious AAA title for the Rayman brand". The successful applicant shall "be responsible for ensuring the quality and content of gameplay animation assets align with the game’s...
