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News Ubisoft Keeps its Blade Hidden by Delaying Assassin's Creed Unity into November
October's a bit lighter
A few months ago, October was looking like this year's most bloated period for new releases, but a few big delays later, and November is beginning to look like 2014's real heavy hitter. It may only be a relatively small delay of two weeks, but Ubisoft has saw fit to push back Assassin's Creed Unity all the same. The next-gen...
Review Trials Fusion: Empire of the Sky (PlayStation 4)
Looking up
If there was one thing wrong with Trials Fusion, it was that there wasn’t enough chances to fall tens of thousands of feet to your death. The fans have spoken: sometimes smashing your 120MPH bike into a brick wall just doesn’t feel dangerous enough. Don’t worry, though, as Ubisoft has heard your cries for a little more distance from...
News You Won't Have to Worry About Watch Dogs' Infamously Tedious Drinking Game Ever Again
New patch also extends single player content
Even those who haven't played a minute of Watch Dogs may have heard about its infamous drinking minigame, especially if you frequent popular gaming forums. The incredibly tedious optional activity has long been the bane of many a Platinum Trophy hunter, purely because of the awkward nature in which you...
Weirdness 16-Year-Old Makes Minecraft in Trials Fusion
Welcome to the future
We love level editors because they often serve up insanity such as LittleBigPlanet’s infamous calculator, but this is potentially even more amazing than that. A 16-year-old Trials Fusion player has built, well, a functional version of Minecraft within the motorcycle simulator. Just let that sink in for a few seconds...
News Travel Through Time in Far Cry 4's Gorgeous New PS4 Trailer
Great Scott
Far Cry 4 looms large on the horizon, and in an attempt to raise the title's profile, developer Ubisoft recently released this nifty clip on the PlayStation Blog. While there isn't a truckload of new information here, it does give us a much better insight into the game's time-traveling mechanics. As the remarkab
Gamescom 2014 Far Cry 4 Still Looks Stunning on PS4
Wish you were here
The majority of Sony’s big Gamescom 2014 press conference this week hinged on new and original ideas, but there were a few known quantities throughout the media briefing, too. One of those was Far Cry 4, which popped up as part of a quick cameo – honestly, most likely due to contractual obligations between Ubisoft and the...
All Arno-thing
Yesterday we got our first proper look at last-gen only title Assassin's Creed Rogue courtesy of an eight minute gameplay trailer, but after seeing this 11 minute walkthrough for Assassin's Creed Unity, we're starting to really appreciate why publisher Ubisoft is keeping this one a current-gen exclusive. Simply put, the city of
Gamescom 2014 Assassin's Creed Rogue Looks a Heck of a Lot Like Black Flag
Glitch in the animus
With Assassin's Creed Unity stalking Paris later this year only on next-gen consoles, it's up to Assassin's Creed Rogue to fill in on the PlayStation 3. Other than some sparse gameplay details, we haven't had a good look at the last-gen stab-'em-up yet, but all that's changed thanks to an eight minute walkthrough from publisher...
News You'll Need to Find Your Sea Legs for the Darkest Assassin's Creed to Date
Ubisoft announces this year's PS3 outing
It’s a good thing that the protagonist of Assassin’s Creed: Rogue doesn’t have a ship as leaky as Ubisoft, otherwise he’d be living it up in ol’ Davy Jones’ Locker right now. After months of speculation – and a morning of YouTube copyright claims – the French publisher has finally confirmed...
Rumour Assassin's Creed: Rogue Will Clamber Onto the PS3 in November
Sneaky leak
Remember when games managed to last countless months – sometimes even years – without several high-profile leaks? No, neither do we. The latest in this growing trend of industry slipups is a trailer for Assassin's Creed: Rogue, the purported series entry planned to hit PlayStation 3 later this year. You can find the full clip through
News This Is What the Folks Behind Far Cry 4 Call Work
Green eyed monster
Making games is not easy. In addition to the excruciatingly long hours, technical challenges, and budget-based pressures, you also have to deal with idiotic online forum posters tossing obscenities at your title when given the opportunity. For the folks behind Far Cry 4, however, things aren’t all bad, as key members of the team...
Review Trials Fusion: Riders of the Rustlands (PlayStation 4)
Feeling rusty
Trials Fusion was one of the must-have games on the PlayStation 4 when it came out, and its first batch of downloadable content should be something of an event for the million or so people who invested in it. However, what could have been an exciting new set of levels ends up being underwhelming, spinning its wheels over a set of ideas...
Rumour Will Watch Dogs' Newest DLC See You Hacking the Streets of New Jersey?
One to watch
If you feel like your square button hasn't been seeing enough love since you finished open world hack-'em-up Watch Dogs, never fear, as recent tweets from the title's official Twitter account suggest that it may be getting some new DLC. Intriguingly, the messages imply that the downloable extras may be set in an entirely separate city...
News Dust Off Your Rust in New Trials Fusion DLC for PlayStation 4
On your bike
You may have forgotten how to feather the throttle in PlayStation 4 motorbike simulation Trials Fusion, but the release’s inaugural expansion pack is on hand to get you back up to speed. Dubbed the ‘Riders of the Rustlands’, this rustic add-on will whip you away from the idyllic city scenes of the core campaign, and take you...
Review Might & Magic: Duel of Champions - Forgotten Wars (PlayStation 3)
Pay £7.99 for tagline
You’d be forgiven for thinking that Might & Magic: Duel of Champions - Forgotten Wars is some kind of trading card video game, but that’s short-sighted. No, it’s an investment opportunity of a lifetime – a chance to hand out huge amounts of money in return for digital versions of cards that your other half probably...
News UK Sales Charts: Sandbox Smash Watch Dogs Simply Won't Stop Yapping
Woof woof
With the release calendar looking emptier than a hipster’s apartment in central London, Watch Dogs has managed yet another week at the summit of the UK sales charts. While the open world epic faced increased competition from the likes of FIFA 14 and Call of Duty: Ghosts, it’s probably going to remain at the top until The Last of Us...
News Spark a Revolution on PS4 with Assassin's Creed Unity's New Gameplay Trailer
A different kind of red, white, and blue
Judging from Assassin's Creed Unity's newest trailer, the French really aren't happy about how their national team bowed out of the World Cup after a disappointing duel with eventual winners Germany. We joke, of course, but the clip that we've embedded is indeed full of rioting Frenchmen, much to the approval...
News UK Sales Charts: Watch Dogs Reconnects with the Top Spot
Hanging on the telephone
After a few weeks with shoddy signal, Ubisoft’s sandbox smash Watch Dogs has re-established a connection with the summit of the UK sales charts. The title had been obstructed by Sniper Elite III, which has slipped into second position this week. FIFA 14 mirrored the Netherlands in third, while Wolfenstein: The New Order...
Review Child of Light (PlayStation Vita)
Summer child
It took longer and was more brutal than a rap battle between J.R.R. Tolkien and George R.R. Martin, but Child of Light has finally made it to the PlayStation Vita. Those of you who have been desperately waiting to see what all the fuss was about can, after almost three months, join Aurora on her rather poetic quest to save the world...
News There Ain't No Junk in Far Cry 4's Trunk According to This Trailer
Elephunk
Those of you in the press will be well aware of Ubisoft’s outstanding ability to produce press releases on a frighteningly frequent basis. There’s not a day goes by where we don’t get an email from the company at 17:00PM sharp, including some kind of video, image, or minor announcement. Yesterday was no different, as the firm opted to...
News Watch Dogs Recharges with Single Player DLC on PS4 and PS3
Fresh connection
Are you looking for an excuse to return to the seedy setting of Chicago? Don’t worry, because Ubisoft’s got your back – announcing that a new single player Watch Dogs expansion pack is scheduled to make a connection with the PlayStation Store this week. Available now in North America and later today in Europe, the PlayStation...
Review Valiant Hearts: The Great War (PlayStation 4)
Dog day afternoon
There are hundreds upon hundreds of games about war. Yet despite the subject matter’s ubiquity, there is a distinct lack of variety in the way it’s handled: you shoot people, you sneak behind people so you can stab them in the back, or you slaughter countless people with the press of a single button. These gleeful and...
News Ubisoft Wants Just Dance To Join League Of Legends And Dota In The eSport Ranks
Well it does involve physical activity, at least
eSports are growing in popularity all the time, with millions of viewers tuning in to watch the world's best players fight it out for glory. Unsurprisingly, publishers are looking to the eSport world as a way of increasing the stature of their biggest games, and Ubisoft is no exception — it has just...
News Watch Dogs PS4 Patch Reconstructs Corrupted Save Data
Hack job
Ubisoft has released a fix for encrypted Watch Dogs save data which previously prevented unlucky players from loading the game. The patch – available now on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 – reconstructs any corrupted save files afflicted by the bug, but may still leave you with "unrecoverable collectible items". If you’d almost...
News You'll Play as This Trendy Man in PS4 Shooter Far Cry 4
Just your average psychopath
Protagonists often play a big part in new game announcements, but it’s perhaps telling that Ubisoft has opted to wait until after Far Cry 4’s big coming out party to introduce you to Ajay Ghale – the character that you’ll be playing as in the forthcoming PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 first-person shooter...
News UK Sales Charts: Watch Dogs Takes the World Cup for a Walk
Blahzil
Now that E3 2014 is little more than a fading memory, it’s time to get back to business with the weekly UK sales charts report. With new releases taking a bit of a hiatus during the big show, there’s not a lot to get excited about here; Ubisoft’s hack happy escapade Watch Dogs is still on top, while 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil has...
E3 2014 Don't Panic, Ubisoft Has Plenty of Plans for Assassin's Creed on PS3
New information coming soon
As it currently stands, the monumentally successful Assassin's Creed franchise has only been confirmed for the PlayStation 4, with the co-op outing Unity set to launch later this year. Indeed, Ubisoft marketing executive Tony Key has assured us that the title has been built from the ground up with t
E3 2014 You'll All Be the Same Guy in Assassin's Creed: Unity's Multiplayer
Mirror image
We're sure you've already seen the footage of Assassin's Creed: Unity's multiplayer by now, demonstrated during Monday's press conferences. Since then, it's spawned queries around the internet as to whether our online appearance will be as varied as in previous titles. In a statement made by Ubisoft to Kotaku, there will be no running a
Round Up What Happened During Ubisoft's E3 2014 Press Conference?
Ubi or not Ubi
While the E3 show floor is only just about to open in sunny Los Angeles, the press conferences are now done and dusted for another year. With an entire industry’s hopes and dreams pinned on the shoulders of a handful of organisations, the cynicism from some message board pundits is already flooding the web hard. Alas, we felt that...
E3 2014 Tom Clancy's The Division Tugs at the Heart Strings in Story Trailer
Hits home
When we saw Tom Clancy's The Division at last year's E3 conference, it taught us to get along with our friends in order to screw others and rob their loot. While the title's massive online multiplayer and spangly companion app are still core to the game, though, so is the story that led humanity to such destruction. The trailer below...
E3 2014 Far Cry 4 Unleashes An Utterly Chaotic PS4 Gameplay Trailer
Mt. murder
Far Cry 3 was a rather chaotic game at times, and Far Cry 4 looks to settle into an equally ridiculous rhythm with its very first gameplay walkthrough. Shown at Sony's E3 2014 press conference without the accompanying commentary, we get a good look at just some of the trouble you can get yourself into within Ubisoft's upcoming open...
E3 2014 Ubisoft Bursts Down Doors With Rainbow Six Siege
Out with Patriots, in with Siege
Back in 2011, Gameinformer had the pleasure of unveiling the next Rainbow Six unto the world, which was called Patriots. With a trailer released during the Spike VGA 2011 show and a full cover story from the aforementioned magazine, Ubisoft Montreal seemed to have its sights set on continuing with this darker,...
E3 2014 Valiant Hearts: The Great War Is Probably Going to Make You Cry
Who's been cutting onions?
We may be jaded, cynical, and incredibly tired after three huge press conferences, but that doesn't mean we're completely devoid of emotion. Indeed, the latest trailer for Ubisoft's gorgeous new puzzler Valiant Hearts: The Great War made us shed a collective tear. Telling the real-life story of several characters in the...
E3 2014 Assassin's Creed: Unity Wants to Rule the World on PS4
Please think of the children
You’ll see more ridiculous hats in this three minute Assassin’s Creed: Unity trailer than at a royal wedding. The uber-expensive mood piece demonstrates the upcoming PlayStation 4 title’s co-operative dynamic, while also showing a Roy Hodgson look-a-like get mauled by a horde of angry French folk with pitchforks...
E3 2014 Assassin's Creed: Unity Takes Us on a Tour of Its Open World
7 minutes of gameplay up for stabbing
Following on from its earlier showing at Microsoft's press conference, Assassin's Creed: Unity has taken to the streets of Paris once again in a gameplay demo that spans over seven minutes. Taking up a sizeable portion of publisher Ubisoft's presser, the next-gen sequel shows off everything from incredibly...
E3 2014 The First Five Minutes of Far Cry 4 Are Fearsome and Fantastic
A Vaas improvement
In a press conference absolutely jam-packed with outstanding trailers, Far Cry 4 stood out as one of the most thrilling. Staring the franchise's newest super villain, the clip does a tremendously good job of showing off the tantalising title. At turns terrifying and charming, this eccentric antagonist has us utterly intrigued, and...
E3 2014 The Crew Hits the Road from 11th November in North America
Cruisin' USA
Ubisoft’s ambitious open world racer The Crew will take a tour of the United States from 11th November, the French firm confirmed during its E3 2014 media briefing. The publisher revealed the date alongside a moody time lapse trailer, showing the journey from Miami to Los Angeles in approximately 113 seconds. If only real life travel...
Live Watch the Ubisoft E3 2014 Press Conference Right Here
Raving rabbids
Two press conferences down, two press conferences to go. With both Microsoft and EA Games already enjoying their time in the spotlight, it’s now Ubisoft’s turn to shine. The French publisher will no doubt have a catalogue of PlayStation 4 titles on display, including Far Cry 4, Assassin’s Creed: Unity, and more. And, as always,...
E3 2014 You'll Never Walk Alone in Assassin's Creed Unity
Heads will roll
There has been plenty of speculation about co-op since Assassin's Creed Unity's banners were spotted decorating Los Angeles for E3. During Microsoft's press conference, it was confirmed that players will be able to form their own Brotherhood with three friends online. That means that no longer will you have to hang your head in shame...
E3 2014 Assassin's Creed: Unity Banner Teases Clandestine Co-Op on PS4
You're not alone
PlayStation 4 sequel Assassin’s Creed: Unity may finally put an end to solitary eavesdropping sessions, as a banner for the forthcoming next-gen exclusive hints at some form of co-op in the French revolution-based escapade. While far from a confirmation, the artwork – attached to the side of the L.A. Convention Center – shows...
Guide What Time Are Sony, EA, and Ubisoft's E3 Press Conferences?
Join us live for the biggest event in gaming
It seems to come around at such a speed that it's hard to believe the last E3 was an entire year ago. The biggest event in gaming kicks off imminently, and with hype beginning to reach peak levels, we here at Push Square are happy to tell you that we'll be streaming each relevant press conference live. As...
News Game Informer Takes to Kyrat with Far Cry 4 Cover Feature
All of the colours
With a frighteningly large North American readership, Game Informer magazine gets some of the best cover reveals each and every month. Heading into E3 last year, it unveiled Titanfall, the next first-person shooter from Call of Duty creators Respawn Entertainment. This time around, it’s not breaking news of an unannounced title,...
News Tetris Ultimate Is Clearly the PS4 Game That You've Been Gagging For
Killer app
You can keep your cinematic third-person shooters and sprawling role-playing games, because the PS4 is about to score something much better: Tetris Ultimate. Announced by Ubisoft eons ago, we were worried that the lack of updates meant that the puzzler had been wiped out. However, it seems that the French firm has been quietly biding its...
News Here's PS4 Sequel Assassin's Creed: Unity's First DLC Pack
Who cares about the main game?
Assassin’s Creed: Unity has been privy to the vaguest of unveilings thus far, but already publisher Ubisoft is plotting the PlayStation 4 title’s first expansion pack. In fairness to the French firm, it probably didn’t intend for this information to leak. Moreover, this appears to be a simple pre-order bonus...
News Watch Dogs Boosts PS4 Sales by 94 Per Cent in the UK
Biggest new intellectual property ever
Watch Dogs has amplified the PlayStation 4’s already strong sales signal, prompting a 94 per cent increase in hardware sales in the UK. Chart-Track reports that the title’s British bundle, in addition to exclusive content, helped the ambitious open world to perform best on Sony’s next-gen platform...
Weirdness There's a Rapping Trout with a Really Foul Mouth in Watch Dogs
Flow Rida
Watch Dogs is a game that takes itself far too seriously at times – but considering its scale, it still finds room to squeeze in the odd Easter egg or two. Of the various secrets uncovered so far, this one has definitely swam away with our heart, as it shows an ornamental trout rapping about what it’s like to be a fish in Chicago. You...
Review Watch Dogs (PlayStation 4)
Push square to hack
Ever since its announcement and reveal back at E3 2012, Ubisoft's Watch Dogs has ironically been held under close inspection. A sandbox adventure with a focus on hacking, it's an ambitious game that's chocked full of ideas and mechanics taken from some of the publisher's other properties and various open world titles. If you took...
Talking Point Is Watch Dogs Proof That You Can Have Too Much of a Good Thing?
Greedy guts
There’s no shortage of gamer clichés capable of sending groans through the office each time that we encounter them, but this editor has a particularly vehement distaste to the vapid criticisms pertaining to game length. While we can appreciate that gaming is an undeniably expensive hobby, we find it frustrating that consumers are...
Weirdness Bomb Squad Summoned After Watch Dogs PR Stunt Badly Backfires
DedSilly
Here’s a lesson for all aspiring public relations people: don’t wrap review codes in pretend bomb packages. While fancy press kits are not unusual in this industry, Ubisoft’s decision to send a beeping parcel to one Australian journalist backfired hard earlier this week, when the offices of Ninemsn were evacuated – and the local...
News Watch Dogs Uploads Fastest First Day Sales in Ubisoft History
Aiden know how that's possible
All of those trailers appear to have done the business for Ubisoft, as Watch Dogs has become the fastest selling title in the French firm’s storied history. Just let that sink in for a second: during its first 24 hours on sale, more people have purchased Aiden Pearce’s inaugural escapade than any other game in the...
