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News Sony Swoops In For Assassin's Creed Movie License
Sony Pictures is on the verge of signing a deal with Ubisoft in order to bring the Assassin's Creed franchise to the big screen, so reports claim
The stealth series has been coveted by a number of big industry players, including Universal, but it seems Sony is closest to signing up the historical blockbuster. Variety reports that both Ubisoft and...
News Rayman Origins To Get Uber Cutesy Collector's Edition In Europe
Ubisoft's limbless hero Rayman is about to get his first starring role in years, and fans in Europe will be able to celebrate the arrival of the uber-French protagonist by splashing out on a specially prepared Collector's Edition for Rayman Origins
The premium package bundles a 50-page artbook, original soundtrack and whimsical diorama-esque...
News iWaggle Compares Child of Eden Move and Kinect
Which comes out on top?
If you're a multiformat owner and are unsure whether to get the superb Child of Eden on PlayStation 3 or Child of Eden on Kinect, our friends over at iWaggle3D have just put together a very useful video guide explaining the differences between the two. The in-depth video — it's 30 minutes long — should answer pretty much...
News Assassin's Creed Developer Talks Up Annual Release Schedule
While fans worry that Assassin's Creed's yearly development cycle could water down the series, mission design director Falco Poiker believes the high-pressure environment is actually beneficial to the franchise's production
A lot of people complain about [the short development cycle], I mean Im talking internally people say theres not...
News Assassin's Creed: Revelations To Get 3D Support On PlayStation 3
Stealthily confirmed in a post over on the PlayStation Blog, Ubisoft has revealed that Assassin's Creed: Revelations will ship with full stereoscopic 3D support on PS3 for those with compatible televisions
It's just one of a number of tweaks heading to Ezio's final outing. Perhaps most excitingly is the option to send assassin recruits to capture...
News Rocksmith's European Release Pushed Back
Little known Ubisoft music game Rocksmith has been delayed in Europe
The guitar game — which allows players to plug a real guitar into the PlayStation 3 — was pushed back due to music licensing and "other external factors" according to a post on the game's Facebook page. Ubisoft warned against importing the game, noting that services...
News Just Dance 3 Moonwalks Back to December
Oww!
Wii and Kinect owners can both play Just Dance 3 this month, but poor old PlayStation 3 fans must wait two months to get their groove on. Ubisoft's high profile party game has slipped to 6th December in North America and 9th December in Europe. We've approached Ubisoft for a comment to explain the delay, but so far none has been forthcoming...
News NCIS Drama Investigates PlayStation 3
Can you crack the case?
The massive hit television series, NCIS, is soon making the leap to the video game world, letting you finally experience what it’s actually like to be a part of the NCIS crew. The show’s writers have written the scripts for four unique cases, which can only be viewed by playing the game. With PlayStation Move being your...
News Ubisoft Launches UnlockTheAnimus.com
In order to build anticipation for the upcoming Assassin's Creed: Revelations, Ubisoft has announced UnlockTheAnimus
com</a> — a competition website packed with puzzles, boasting a four-night stay in Istanbul as the grand prize. Players registered to the website will be required to overcome a series of challenges, culminating with a final...
News Ezio Narrates Assassin's Creed: Revelations' 'End Of An Era' Trailer
It's going to be sad to see Ezio go
Even though he's somewhat overlooked, we actually think he's one of the best characters in games right now. Rounded, tough and well written. It's great to see the character get his dues in the build-up to his concluding story, Assassin's Creed: Revelations. Listen to him narrate the game's latest trailer after the...
News Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Deploys March 6th
Ubisoft has confirmed a March 6th release date for the upcoming Ghost Recon: Future Soldier on PlayStation 3
The date applies to North America, with no European release currently confirmed. A multiplayer beta is currently expected early next year. [Thanks Joystiq]
News Assassin's Creed: Desmond's Tale To Be Done & Dusted By December 2012
Assassin's Creed: Revelations isn't out yet
But while that game promises to wrap up the story of Ezio and Altair, Ubisoft's already turned its attention to modern-day protagonist Desmond and his story. Which according to Revelations producer Alexandre Amacio will conclude before December 2012. In Assassins Creed we set up a timeline with this...
News Don't Expect Beyond Good & Evil 2 On PlayStation 3
The reason? Technical limitations.
Michel Ancel has warned against players expecting Beyond Good & Evil 2 on PS3, suggesting that the heavily anticipated sequel might emerge on PS4 instead The first Beyond Good & Evil, when I sent the technical document to Sony, it was the time of the Emotion Engine on the PlayStation 2. We had the feeling...
Ubisoft's thanked players for participating in the Assassin's Creed: Revelations multiplayer beta with a brand new trailer embedded after the jump
You guys played nearly six million matches, so give yourselves a pat on the back.</em> [Thanks VG247]
News I Am Alive Reannounced As PlayStation Network Title, Coming 'This Winter'
Ubisoft's frequently forgotten survival title, I Am Alive, has resurfaced this evening with a new trailer and release window
The title — originally intended as a full retail release — will instead launch on the PlayStation Network this 'Winter'. Despite being out of the spotlight for some time, I Am Alive has maintained its survival setting...
News Ubisoft Releases Extended Assassin's Creed: Revelations Trailer
Ubisoft's released an extended version of its E3 Assassin's Creed: Revelations trailer
The updated trailer includes 20 seconds (!!) of additional footage and an updated Ezio voice-over. It's a cool trailer so probably worth watching again. Catch it after the jump. [Thanks Ve3tro]
News I Am Alive Curiously Rated By The ESRB
What the heck is going on with I Am Alive? The game's been mysteriously absent from any of Ubisoft's release schedules for years now, and yet its popped up on the ESRB's website this afternoon with a rating of "Mature"
That means the game's presumably finished and ready to be released somewhere. And it's not the first time it's been rated either —...
News Ubisoft's Rocksmith To Support Co-Operative Play With Seperate Cable
If you're keen on rocking out with another, err, rocker, then Ubisoft's got your back
The publisher's announced a new 1/4"-to-USB cable compatible with its real instrument-only music title, Rocksmith. The cord will retail separately for $29.99. The game's due out on October 11th on PlayStation 3.
News Lumi Trailer Beckons You to Become a Child of Eden
It's nearly time
Q Entertainment's long-awaited Child of Eden is nearly here, and we have a new trailer to show off. If you know nothing about the on-rails shooter the video below will probably fail to enlighten you, but anyone with even the slightest interest in a synaesthetic experience would do well to pay close attention. There's also a half...
News Child Of Eden Prepares For Take-Off On PlayStation 3
Ubisoft's released a new trailer for the PlayStation 3 version of Child Of Eden
It doesn't say much we don't already know — lights, colours, music — but it's a good hype piece if your hotly anticipating next week's release. Catch the trailer after the jump.
News All Those Of A Nervous Disposition: Assassin's Creed Revelations Murders Everyone
There's a lot of murdering in Ubisoft's latest trailer for Assassin's Creed: Revelations
And that's probably an understatement. There's a lot of murdering. Don't tell the Daily Mail. Or GiantBomb.
News Assassin's Creed: Revelations Comes With Original Assassin's Creed On The Disc
Finally someone's decided to take advantage of the additional space the Blu-ray disc provides
Ubisoft has announced that all those people purchasing Assassin's Creed: Revelations on PS3 will get a free copy of Assassin's Creed included on the game's disc. Only first-run copies of the game will include the bonus, so you'll need to make sure you're...
News Lumines Returns to Beat Up PlayStation Vita
Hip to be square
Original PSP launch title Lumines was one of the best reasons to own Sony's first-time portable console: a unique blend of music and puzzle, the good news is it's returning to Vita in the form of Lumines for PS Vita. Produced by original developers Q Entertainment, Lumines on Vita will add social functions allowing you to see how...
News Just Dance, Errr, Kids Comes To PlayStation Move
Lady GaGa? Katy Perry? Pssht
They're too trendy for children. Just Dance Kids — announced for PlayStation Move — is all about "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" and "The Hokey Pokey". You know, those songs that make you want to kill yourself at kid's parties. The game's out November 4th, and includes a number of nifty features...
News TGS 11: Michael Jackson: The Experience Revealed For PlayStation Vita
We wished Michael Jackson: The Experience on PlayStation Vita was a spiritual successor to Moonwalker on Mega Drive
Alas, we'll have to make do with another rhythm action game. There's a trailer after the jump.</em>
News TGS 11: Lumines Returns To PlayStation Vita
One of the standout releases in the PlayStation Portable's original catalogue was Lumines
A brand new puzzler — heralded as one of the best since Tetris — Lumines combined fantastic music with a quirky, but addictive, mechanic. And now the series is back to redefine the PlayStation Vita. Originally announced at GamesCom and blown out at the...
News Assassin's Creed: Revelations Beta Extended
Enjoying the Assassin's Creed: Revelations beta on PlayStation 3? Continue doing so, as Ubisoft has announced its extending the multiplayer test through to next Sunday
That means you'll have more time to ruthlessly stab your buddies in the back. Win-win, huh? [Thanks VG247]
News Ubisoft: No Plans For Downloadable Child Of Eden
Ubisoft executive Tony Key has said that the publisher doesn't plan on releasing its PlayStation Move enabled 'experience', Child Of Eden, as a downloadable title
Despite solid reviews, the XBOX 360 version of the game famously bombed at retail earlier in the year. A PlayStation 3 release is planned later this month, with most retailers offering the...
News Ubisoft Announces New Driver: San Francisco Content
Done with Driver: San Francisco's enormous single-player and multiplayer campaigns? No problem
From September 15th Ubisoft's launching a content update that will bring 15 brand-new routes to the excellent racing game's roster. Then, for the following ten weeks Ubisoft will launch an additional ten routes, releasing one per week. But that's not all...
It's curious isn't it: you long for a good co-operative platformer and two come along at once
We've only just finished championing Sony and Insomniac's four-player opus Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One, and now we're moving directly onto Rayman Origins. Ubisoft's delightfully French platformer series was iconic on the original PlayStation, but has...
News Check Out Driver: San Francisco's Movie Director Mode
We've been playing Driver: San Francisco all weekend ahead of the game's European retail release this Friday
(Spoilers: it's really good). In order to celebrate the game's upcoming release, Ubisoft has dropped a new trailer outlining the game's movie director mode. The feature has been a hallmark of Driver games since the series began (and it's...
News Gearbox Announces Second Brothers in Arms Title
Gearbox demonstrated the latest instalmment in the Brothers in Arms series this past E3
Fans seemed a little concerned by the changes that were to take place to the previously lauded series. Deciding to depart from the series' previous habit of depicting accurately-portrayed battle tactics, such as those seen in the most recent release, Hell's...
News Ubisoft Unboxes Assassin's Creed: Revelations' Animus Edition
Ubisoft's released a fancy 'unboxing' video of Assassin's Creed: Revelations' spiffing collector's edition
Dubbed the Animus Edition, the premium package includes: a copy of the game; a 256-page encyclopedia about the Assassin's Creed universe; a short animated film called Assassin's Creed: Embers; a 'Best Of' Assassin's Creed CD soundtrack, and; a...
News Gamestop Unveils Assassin's Creed Bundle
Gamestop has officially announced a new special edition set for Ubisoft's forthcoming period piece Assassin's Creed: Revelations
Though only so far confirmed for the US, the Assassin's Creed: Revelations Ultimate Bundle will retail at $99.99 and come loaded with a Gamestop-exclusive model of da Vinci's flying machine (as featured in Assassin's...
News Driver: San Francisco To Drift Onto PlayStation Network Soon
It seems Driver: San Francisco will get a full launch on the PlayStation Network
At least, that's what Ubisoft's Gareth Edmonson let slip during a panel at GamesCom last week. Edmonson told attendees at the show that a PlayStation Network version of Driver: San Francisco would launch "in a few weeks", roughly corresponding with the game's...
News Ubisoft Updates I Am Alive's Age Rating
Ubisoft has updated the age rating for its mysterious natural survival horror title, I Am Alive
The game — which has been missing in action for years now — had its age rating modified on an Australian government website just yesterday. The updated rating follows a slew of footage that leaked earlier in the week. Development of I Am Alive has...
News Ubisoft Picks Up Shoot Many Robots, Due Out Early Next Year
Ubisoft's announced that it will publish Demiurge Studios' promising looking Shoot Many Robots on PlayStation Network "early" next year
The co-operative game puts you in control of a ripped protagonist named P. Walter Tugnut and challenges you to shoot as many robots as possible. The four-player side-scrolling shooter promises a hearty side-order of...
News Leaked Trailer Reveals I Am Alive
Remember I Am Alive? Dubbed as a realistic survival horror title, the game promised to drop you into the middle of a natural disaster and challenged you to escape with your life
A leaked trailer after the jump showcases the game in action. It was in development at Ubisoft Shaghai but has been missing from Ubisoft's release schedule for some time,...
News Asphalt Injection On PlayStation Vita Actually Looks Pretty Good
Ubisoft's announced some heavy support for the PlayStation Vita
In addition to new entries in the Lumines and Assassin's Creed franchise, the publisher is also bringing over some of Gameloft's more popular portable franchises. Asphalt Injection is one of those games, bringing traditional arcade racing to the PlayStation Vita's launch line-up. The...
GamesCom 2011 Far Cry 3 Screens Are Packed With Colour
Look video game developers: it can be done
Far Cry 3 might not be the tranquil experience its environments hint at, but at least the game's packed with colour and vibrancy. Proof that first-person shooters can consist of more than the colour brown. And grey.</em> Joystiq's got the full set of screens.
GamesCom 2011 Ubisoft Stuns With New Assassin's Creed Revelations Trailer
The pressure on Ubisoft's marketing team with each new Assassin's Creed title must be immense
The publisher has developed a reputation for producing breath-taking trailers. Thankfully it has excelled itself with Assassin's Creed: Revelations' GamesCom trailer. Set to euphoric synth pads and thumping wobble bass, the latest trailer focuses on the...
GamesCom 2011 The Adventures Of Tintin: The Game Showcases Gameplay Variety
In case you forgot that there's going to be a Tintin video game: there's, err, going to be a Tintin video game
Naturally it's being developed by Ubisoft, in conjunction with the producers on the upcoming movie. The game's latest trailer (embedded after the jump) showcases a variety of gameplay potential, including two-dimensional co-operative...
GamesCom 2011 The Latest Rayman Origins Trailer Is Surprisingly Musical, Stupidly Awesome
We're not sure a game could possibly be more French than Rayman Origins
While the game's GamesCom trailer is surprisingly devoid of gameplay, the latest snippet — presumably taken from a cut-scene or intro movie — does focus on the game's humour, as Rayman and company concoct a surprisingly catchy melody in their sleep. The game's nothing if not...
News Ubisoft Confirms Assassin's Creed and Lumines for PS Vita
Plus four more titles
Ubisoft confirmed today that it is bringing a total of six more games to the PlayStation Vita. The titles include a portable port of its upcoming Rayman Origins game, an Asphalt game, Dungeon Hunter: Alliance and a Vita version of Michael Jackson: The Experience. Most interesting is the confirmation of Assassin's Creed, and an...
GamesCom 2011 Ubisoft Announces Six PlayStation Vita Titles
Ubisoft's announced its PlayStation Vita software offering as part of GamesCom
The French publisher announced that it has six titles in development for Sony's new platform, including a brand new Assassin's Creed title, Lumines, Asphalt, Dungeon Hunter Alliance, Michael Jackson: The Experience and Rayman Origins. A strong line-up for sure. "With...
GamesCom 2011 Ubisoft Offers Small Glimpse Of Ghost Recon Future Soldier's Multiplayer
Ubisoft's shared four-minutes of footage offering a sneak-peak at the upcoming Ghost Recon: Future Soldier's multiplayer component
There's some neat ideas in Future Soldier, including the suppression mechanic. If you're being suppressed, your weapon accuracy and field-of-view will be impacted, meaning you'll need to utilise a smoke grenade or call...
Rumour Ubisoft Secretly Developing Project Osborn
Ubisoft is apparently working on a squad-based shooter called Project Osborn
According to reports, the game puts players in the shoes of a descendant of George Washington, a military graduate who has lost faith in his nation's leadership. Thus the protagonist embarks on a crusade to return his nation to its former glory, but is opposed by Osborn, a...
News Become a Child of Eden on 30th September
Ubi finally comes clean
Q? Entertainment's much-anticipated Child of Eden will finally come to PlayStation 3 in Europe on 30th September, complete with support for PlayStation Move and 3DTV sets. Ubisoft finally announced the features yesterday, but can it compete with the exceptional Child of Eden on Kinect? We'll find out in September. UBISOFT®...
We all knew Child Of Eden was getting PlayStation Move and 3D support many months ago, but it's taken this long for Ubisoft to confirm things
Still, at least the word is out now — and with a September release date pledged, we've not got long to wait until we get out hands-on it. Child Of Eden — the spiritual successor to Rez — released on XBOX...
First Impressions Driver: San Francisco on PlayStation 3 Demo
It's the littlest things that make Driver: San Francisco fun
From the wah-pedal infused soundtrack, through to the rear-wheel camera angles, it's clear that Ubisoft Reflections has spent a lot of time analysing classic seventies car chases during the development of the game. Driver: San Francisco promises the "ultimate car chase...