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News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Makes Ubisoft More Than $1 Billion
Series' most successful game
Ubisoft must be chuffed with Assassin's Creed Valhalla. The open world RPG has now generated over $1 billion in revenue, making it the most financially successful entry in the Assassin's Creed franchise. Back in October, it was crowned the publisher's second most profitable title ever. Valhalla released just over a year...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok Goes Full-On Fantasy RPG in Gameplay Deep Dive
By Odin's beard
Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok is out in exactly one month, and Ubisoft is kicking off its marketing blitz with a six-minute gameplay deep dive video. If you want to go into the expansion blind, then we would recommend not watching this — but be safe in the knowledge that it looks like it could be pretty damn good,...
News So, Beyond Good & Evil 2 Is Probably Never Happening
Project still in pre-production
Remember Beyond Good & Evil 2? Remember the swearing monkey? Remember when it was meant to be getting a beta in 2019? Well, to put it bluntly, we wouldn't get your hopes up for this thing ever releasing. As if it wasn't already obvious, Beyond Good & Evil 2 is probably in serious development hell — and a new...
Rumour New, Smaller Assassin's Creed Game Will Focus on Stealth in Late 2022 or 2023
Abandons open world formula
Ubisoft has a new Assassin's Creed game in development, according to a fresh report from Bloomberg's ever-reliable Jason Schreier. Sources say that this title — codenamed Rift — will abandon the open world structure of the most recent Assassin's Creed games, and will focus on stealth-based gameplay. It sounds like...
News Riders Republic Free on PS5, PS4 This Weekend
The cyclists wear Prada
The Winter Olympics are underway, so we’d expected a Riders Republic update right about now. We can’t say we anticipated a world-first Prada collaboration, however, but that’s what we’re getting. “Starting on 8th February, players will discover sections of the Riders Ridge social hub decorated with the colours of...
News Last Far Cry 6 DLC, Starring Joseph Seed, Is Out on Tuesday
The final oorah
Far Cry 6 will round out its post-launch content offering next week with the final DLC instalment centred around villains from previous entries. We've had Vaas from Far Cry 3, Pagan Min of Far Cry 4 fame, and now it's the turn of cult leader Joseph Seed from Far Cry 5. Titled Collapse, this concluding expansion once again uses the...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok Trophies Leak, Seem Straightforward
Odin's watching
The Xbox Achievements list for Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok appears to have leaked online well ahead of the expansion's 10th March release date, providing some insight into what the fantastical adventure is all about. Naturally, the game's Trophies on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 will follow the same structure...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Patch 1.042 Out Now on PS5, PS4, Fixes HD Textures
Back on the longship
Update: Assassin's Creed Valhalla update 1.042 (as it's numbered on PS5) is available to download now. It's a smaller 2.5GB on Sony's current-gen system. Original Story: Assassin's Creed Valhalla is getting another title update tomorrow (that's the 1st February at the time of writing). However, patch 1.4.2 doesn't actually...
News Hyper Scape, Ubisoft's Battle Royale Flop, Is Being Switched Off
RIP
Who remembers Hyper Scape? None of you? Really? It’s perhaps telling that the biggest splash this game made is when its community manager went on a Twitter tirade. Anyway, the title’s nearing the end of its life, as Ubisoft unceremoniously pulls the plug on the project. “We have made the difficult decision to end development of Hyper Scape...
News Ubisoft Pulls the Plug on Watch Dogs Legion PS5, PS4 Updates
Bollocks
Ubisoft’s post-release support for many of its games is spectacular, but the French publisher has pulled the plug on Watch Dogs Legion. While it has delivered all of the add-ons and extras it promised prior to release, we do get the sense that if the title had performed better, it may have committed more support to the release. As it is,...
Review Rainbow Six: Extraction (PS5) – Limited Time Event Turned Middling Co-Op Shooter
Live die repeat
The Outbreak event in Rainbow Six: Siege all the way back in 2018 was a ton of fun. It presented the tactical shooter in a new light, offering something different to players that might have wanted a more fulfilling PvE experience than the tepid “terrorist hunt” offering in the base game. Ubisoft clearly felt there was enough...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla's New Scythe Is Super Strong and Easy to Unlock
The Eclipse
Another week, another round of in-game challenges for Assassin's Creed Valhalla through Ubisoft Connect. These tasks have offered up some good rewards in the past, but the weapon available via this week's community challenge is probably the best of the bunch. By taking part, you get a brand new mythical scythe named Eclipse — and it's...
Round Up Rainbow Six Extraction Early Reviews Offer Lukewarm Praise to Co-Op Spin-Off
Ooze-bisoft
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction is very nearly here, and some gaming outlets have just published their thoughts on Ubisoft's latest co-op shooter. Launching on PlayStation 5 and PS4 on 20th January — that's tomorrow — the review embargo has lifted, and we're finally learning whether this Siege spin-off is worth checking out. As...
News Second Far Cry 6 DLC, Starring Pagan Min, Is Out Next Week
Far Cry 4 villain returns
Far Cry 4 villain Pagan Min is the star of the next Far Cry 6 DLC, scheduled to release next week on 11th January 2022 for PlayStation 5 and PS4. It'll be available standalone for £11.99/$14.99 or as part of the season pass, and will once again be more of a rogue-like experience that dives "the depths of the villain’s...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Patch 1.041.2 Out Now, Fixes Yule Festival
Happy holidays
Update: Assassin's Creed Valhalla patch 1.041.2 is available to download now on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. It's around 405MB in size, so it shouldn't take long to install. As mentioned below, this update promises to fix the Yule Festival for some players. Said festival refused to activate if you had already taken part in last...
Co-op shooter included with Game Pass on Xbox
Ubisoft+, the French publisher’s answer to subscriptions like EA Play, will launch on Xbox later this year – although despite some misleading wording, it will be a separate subscription to Microsoft’s own Game Pass. We’ve checked with the publisher to clarify this information, and it’s...
News Assassin's Creed Origins 60FPS Patch Likely as Ubisoft Investigates
Bayek's happy
Ubisoft has heard your cries: it's now looking into the possibility of adding 60 frames-per-second support to Assassin's Creed Origins via a PlayStation 5 patch. There has been an outcry from fans after Assassin's Creed Odyssey was t
News Danny Trejo® Is Now in Far Cry 6 on PS5, PS4
He just wants to make tacos
Danny Trejo® – who, according to Ubisoft’s press release, is now a registered trademark – has been added to Far Cry 6 in a couple of free missions. It seems the actor will play himself, as you fight alongside him against Antón Castillo’s resistance in order to help him make his “world-famous tacos”...
Feature Assassin's Creed Valhalla Season Pass Review - Is It Worth Buying?
A look at all the DLC
The Assassin's Creed Valhalla season pass was first detailed back in October 2020, before the game itself had launched. Following on from the success of Assassin's Creed Odyssey and its extensive post-launch support, Ubisoft was keen to repeat the cycle — but does Valhalla's season pass measure up to its predecessor's? Is...
News Riders Republic Cools Off with Winter Bash Seasonal Update on PS5, PS4
Ice to see
‘Tis the season, and if you’d forgotten, well the gaming industry’s going to goddamn ram it down your throat before December’s done and dusted. Speaking of dust, the Ridge in Riders Republic has been given a makeover, as Winter Bash gets underway. There are a ton of new rewards to discover as part of the release’s inaugural...
News Splinter Cell Remake Officially Announced, Not Open World
Ziaowww
It’s actually happening! The rumours have persisted for years, but now Ubisoft has made Splinter Cell official – and it’s a remake of the original. We think. To be honest, the wording seems very carefully selected, leading us to believe this could draw from a multitude of older titles from the brand, rather than the first game...
News Play Assassin's Creed Odyssey for Free This Weekend
Pre-load available now
Has all this DLC chatter surrounding Assassin's Creed Odyssey got you interested in playing the game? If the answer is yes, you're in luck: Ubisoft is offering a free play weekend that starts tomorrow and runs until 20th December 2021. You will have access to the entire game for the course of the free trial, and your progress...
Another big one
It's time for another significant Assassin's Creed Valhalla update. As previously reported, this patch will force you to redownload the entire base game at a reduced file size. This is because update 1.4.1 restructures the game's data so that it runs better, and can better support future content — like the Dawn of Ragnarok...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok Costs $40, Not Included in the Season Pass
Viking plunder
Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok is supposedly the "most ambitious" expansion in franchise history — and it's got the price tag to show for it. Taking a look at Dawn of Ragnarok's page on the PlayStation Store confirms that the DLC won't be part of Valhalla's season pass, which has already offered two previous expansions:...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Odyssey Get Free Crossover Quests on 14th December
Eivor, meet Kassandra
Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Assassin's Creed Odyssey are each getting a free quest on the 14th December. In Valhalla, Eivor will meet with Kassandra — the main female protagonist from Odyssey, who was still alive when Eivor's Viking saga takes place. Meanwhile, in Odyssey, it sounds like Kassandra / Alexios will be hunting...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Dawn of Ragnarok Expansion Launches March 2022
All about Odin
Assassin's Creed Valhalla's supposedly massive 2022 DLC has a release date, as well as a trailer and loads of details. Titled Dawn of Ragnarok, Ubisoft says that it's "the most ambitious expansion in franchise history". In it, Odin must adventure across the Nine Realms of Norse mythology, seeking a way to get around the titular...
Rumour Assassin's Creed Valhalla 'Dawn of Ragnarok' Expansion Leaks Ahead of Live Reveal
By Odin's eye
Assassin's Creed Valhalla's 2022 expansion has seemingly leaked just hours after Ubisoft teased its official reveal (set to take place on the 13th December). As compiled on Reddit, the DLC appears to have been outed almost entirely through a Chinese storefront. Several screenshots show Odin — or Hav
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla's Future Will Be Revealed Live on the 13th December
Go to Helheim
Assassin's Creed Valhalla is getting a second year of updates and DLC — that much we already know — but it looks like Ubisoft is keen to show us what's in store before the end of 2021. It's teased a "live premiere", which will take place on the 13th December (that's next Monday) at 9AM PDT / 5PM GMT / 6PM CET. We assume that...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Update 1.4.1 Adds Difficulty Options, Finally Fixes Stealth
Out next week
Update: Ubisoft has posted additional patch notes for Assassin's Creed Valhalla update 1.4.1. Alongside the performance improvements listed below in the original article, 1.4.1 will add a bunch of customisable difficulty options, which will allow you to tweak very specific gameplay components. Assassin's Creed Valhalla Update 1.4.1...
Rumour Unannounced Splinter Cell Game Will Be Open World
Likened to Halo Infinite
Hot on the heels of his Assasin's Creed Valhalla DLC claims, online tipster Tom Henderson has potentially shared a look behind the curtain of another Ubisoft title: the currently unannounced Splinter Cell game. Instead of shoehorning protagonist Sam Fisher into every other one of its IPs, Ubisoft is
News Ubisoft Announces In-Game, Playable NFTs Called Digits
Controversial business model coming to Ghost Recon: Breakpoint
… And so it starts. Ubisoft has announced a new program called Quartz which will see it release limited edition in-game items as NFTs called Digits, beginning with Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Breakpoint. As the trailer explains, this “is just the beginning” – and make no mistake,...
Rumour Assassin's Creed Valhalla Gets Surprise DLC This Month, 2022 Expansion Is 40 Hours Long
Valhalla's not the end
We didn't think we'd be writing about juicy rumours for Assassin's Creed Valhalla over a year after its release, but that's just how things have panned out for Ubisoft's hugely successful open worlder. According to in-the-know games reporter Tom Henderson, Valhalla is getting a surprise DLC this month, which could be announced...
News Basim's Sword Is Up for Grabs in New Assassin's Creed Valhalla Challenge
Looking sharp
The cool curved sword that Basim uses in Assassin's Creed Valhalla could soon be yours to wield. The deadly looking one-handed blade is up for grabs as a reward for completing the game's newest community challenge, which begins today. Said challenge tasks players with killing 250,000 enemies with one-handed swords by this time next...
News Fan Clamouring for Assassin's Creed Origins 60FPS Update on PS5 Continues
Will Siwa ever know 60fps?
Ever since Ubisoft pushed a surprise PlayStation 5 update for Assassin's Creed Odyssey — allowing the PS4 game to run at 60 frames-per-second on Sony's current-gen console — fans have been wondering whether Assassin's Creed Origins will get the same treatment. Odyssey's update arrived back in August, so what's the hold...
News Street Fighter Stars Ryu, Chun-Li, and Akuma Join Free-to-Play Fighter Brawlhalla
Akuma matata
Brawlhalla is Ubisoft's free-to-play platform fighter, and like most of the publisher's games, it's been supported way past its initial release with all kinds of new content and updates. The latest addition to the game sees some serious fighting game royalty join the roster: Ryu, Chun-Li, and Akuma from Street Fighter are available now...
News The Crew 2 Goes Crazy Taxi in The Contractor Season
Free to play this weekend
Yes, there’s a much better open world racer on the market right now, but for PlayStation players, sadly, The Crew 2 is the best it gets. And credit where credit is due: Ubisoft has continuously updated this game since its launch a couple of years ago, and fostered an impressively active community as a consequence...
Rumour Beyond Good and Evil 2 'Still Several Years Away'
Sequel still in development
What's going on over at Ubisoft? Beyond Good & Evil 2, officially announced in 2017, is seemingly no closer to completion today, and recent hearsay suggests it's still nowhere near finished. Tom Henderson, a games journalist who will often post leaks and rumours via Twitter, claimed to have heard that the game is...
News Rainbow Six Extraction Will Be a $40 Game, Out 20th January
Friends play for free with Buddy Pass
Ubisoft has today slapped a 20th January 2022 release date on co-op shooter Rainbow Six Extraction and confirmed a starting price of $40 for the base game. If you buy the game, you will be able to invite two friends to play alongside you using the Buddy Pass system for up to 14 days. They don't need to own the...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla's New Festival Is Live, Offering Unique Rewards and Activities
Spirit farer
It's been a big week for Assassin's Creed Valhalla, coming off the back of its latest update which added Tombs of the Forgotten, new skills, and more. But if you've already smashed through all of that stuff, there's now something new to hold your attention. Live on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, the Oskoreia Festival (yes, we had to...
News Far Cry 6 Vaas Insanity DLC Out Next Week
Featuring rogue-like elements
The first bit of paid Far Cry 6 DLC will launch on Tuesday for PlayStation 5 and PS4, featuring Far Cry 3 villain Vaas. The classic character will be playable in the expansion, which is said to feature rogue-like elements. "Starting with nothing more than a pistol to defend themselves, players will need to find new...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Celebrates One Year Anniversary with Some Startling Player Stats
Big numbers
Assassin's Creed Valhalla first released a year ago today, on the 10th November 2020. The game was more than a bit buggy at launch — on PlayStation 4 especially — but the title's come a long way over the last 12 months. Indeed, in typical Ubisoft fashion, Valhalla has received loads of large updates — many of them adding new...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Patch 1.040 Out Now, Adds Tombs, Spooky Festival, New Skills, More
Bit late for Halloween
Update: Assassin's Creed Valhalla update 1.040 (as listed on PS5), is available to download now. It weighs in at around 4.6GB on Sony's current-gen console, but don't let the relatively small size fool you — this patch adds quite a bit of content to the already massive open world game. You can read all about the additions...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla's Tomb of the Fallen Free on PS5, PS4 from 9th November
Tales from the crypt
Update: Ubisoft has teased the next batch of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla content, scheduled to debut from 9th November. A roadmap published to the series’ social media account confirms the free game activity, Tombs of the Fallen, will debut alongside a patch on 9th November. The time-limited event, Oskeiria Festival, will...
News Play Ghost Recon: Breakpoint for Free This Weekend
Progress will carry over
Oft-forgotten third-person shooter Ghost Recon: Breakpoint is hosting a free weekend of play starting today until the morning of 8th November 2021. You'll be able to access the whole game for its duration, including the new Operation Motherland update, and your progress will carry over should you choose to buy the full
News Large Far Cry 6 Patch Prepares Game for DLC, Fixes Bugs
Available to download now
Far Cry 6 has just deployed its first big patch since launch, and it prepares the game for a bit of free DLC, makes some gameplay updates and quality of life changes, and then fixes some bugs. It weighs in at 18.391GB on PlayStation 5, and the Ubisoft blog says the PS4 specific update will be "between 49 GB and 60 GB...
Review Riders Republic (PS5) - Try-Hard Extreme Sports Sandbox Is a Technical Feat
How do you do, fellow kids?
Ubisoft’s approach to open world game design has worn thinner than a snowboarder’s baggy pants, but the French publisher keeps returning to it because it works. Riders Republic does little to hide the fact that it’s effectively The Crew 2 in an extreme sports skin, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. This...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Is Ubisoft's Second Most Profitable Game Ever
Viking plunder
Regardless of how you might feel about the open world RPG overhaul of Assassin's Creed, there's simply no getting around just how successful Origins, Odyssey, and now Valhalla have been for Ubisoft. A combination of free content updates, in-game purchases, and paid expansions have ensured the ongoing commercial success of all three...
News 'Huge, Story-Driven' Assassin's Creed Infinity Is Not a Free-to-Play Game, Says Ubisoft
To infinity
Ubisoft has already confirmed that Assassin's Creed Infinity is in development. Supposedly, Infinity is a massive project — an "online platform" that will be expanded on for years to come. An expected direction, given that the most recent Assassin's Creed games all have online elements, like daily quests and in-game storefronts...
News The Sands of Time Continue to Drain on Delayed Prince of Persia Remake
Pushed back again
The hotly anticipated Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake, originally due out in January 2021, has been delayed again. You may recall the release being moved out of its aforementioned release window into March 2021, before being pushed into the organisation’s following fiscal year, meaning it was due out by 31st March
News Gigantic Ghost Recon: Breakpoint Update Adds a Whole New Game Mode, Raises Level Cap to 99
A new conquest
Wait, Ubisoft is still supporting Ghost Recon: Breakpoint, over two years since its release? Apparently so! Next week, on the 2nd November, the game's getting a huge update that adds an entirely new mode of play. Story-wise, it all takes place after the main plot, as the Ghosts are called back to the now liberated island of Auroa in...
