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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...
News Assassin's Creed: Revelations Beta Kicks Off September 3rd On PlayStation 3
PlayStation Plus subscribers are in luck again: from September 3rd you'll all get access to the multiplayer beta for Ubisoft's upcoming Assassin's Creed: Revelations
UPlay members will also get access to the test on PS3. The beta's set to run from September 3rd right through until September 11th, and will offer access to nine characters: Sentinel,...
News Driver: San Francisco Demo Out From Today On PlayStation Network
To say we're curious about Driver: San Francisco is an understatement
The game's bizarre comatose mechanic — which allows protagonist Tanner to assume the vehicle of any driver occupying San Francisco's busy highways — has had us intrigued since the game's announcement. We're curious for the gameplay possibilities, as well as the narrative...
News Splinter Cell Trilogy Launches Tomorrow On European PlayStation Network
Ubisoft's confirmed that the oft-delayed Splinter Cell Trilogy collection will launch on the European PlayStation Store from tomorrow
The release — which will launch on Blu-ray at a later date — comprises of HD upgrades of Splinter Cell, Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow and Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory. As a bundle, the games will set you back...
News Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Joins The PlayStation Network
From tomorrow, you'll be able to purchase a copy of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood from the PlayStation Store for a reasonable £23
99. In addition to the game, Ubisoft's releasing a set of ten Brotherhood themed avatars for £0.40 each. Two of the avatars — the harlequin and Ezio images — will be exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers and...
News Ubisoft Get Complex With Driver: San Francisco's Multiplayer Options
We understood the first sixty seconds of this Driver: San Francisco multiplayer blow-out
Then Ubisoft just kept dropping more and more details. Persistent unlocks, shift attacks, swaps, base defending, old-school split-screen, argh! One thing's for sure, there's going to be a lot to this game's multiplayer. We just hope Ubisoft's able to convey it...
News Ubisoft Announces Assassin's Creed: Embers
We hope you're not done with Ezio yet, as Ubisoft has announced Assassin's Creed: Embers this afternoon -- a short movie which will expand on the final moments of Ezio's story
The animated movie will release alongside Assassin's Creed: Revelations on November 15th. The UbiWorkshop developed movie will ship with the Animus Editions of Assassin's...
News UK Sales Charts: Harry Potter & Call Of Juarez Have Strong Showings, Zumba Fitness Stays Top
It's the summer -- the time of the year when you can pretty much guarantee a success just by putting out a game
The drought is really starting to hit hard, so it's no surprise to see Ubisoft and Techland's distinctly average Call Of Juarez: The Cartel debut in second on this week's UK sales charts. Honestly, as far as summer games go — The Cartel...
News Rayman Origins Shows Off In Comic-Con Trailer
Ubisoft's released a minute-long Rayman Origins trailer at Comic-Con
The drop-dead gorgeous platformer boasts about its slew of E3 awards, and shows off some new gameplay footage at the same time. The game's due out on PlayStation 3 in November. It'll make a nice change of pace from all those blockbuster shooters later in the year.
News Ubisoft's Uplay Passport To Cost ?7.99 In The UK
Ubisoft's just let us know some concrete details about its Uplay Passport initiative
The program will require players to register a code (included with new copies of compatible games) in order to redeem key features such as online multiplayer and other "exclusive features". Those buying participating Ubisoft titles used will need to pay...
News Splinter Cell HD Trilogy Now Launching In September
Eagle-eyed Joystiq readers have spotted that Ubisoft's oft-delayed Splinter Cell HD Trilogy will now release on September 27th in North America
That's according to updated listings posted by Amazon, GameStop and GameFly. The HD collection was previously scheduled for an August release date after bein
News Child Of Eden Scores Budget PlayStation 3 Price-Point
As champions of original video game concepts, we were a little disappointed to see Q-Entertainment's ambitious audio-visual experience, Child Of Eden, bomb at retail
But with every cloud there's a silver lining, as Ubisoft has announced that the upcoming PlayStation 3 release of the title will retail for a cut-price £19.99. That's half the price of...
News Child of Eden Hits Europe on 23rd September at Low Low Price
Going for a song
The wait for Child of Eden to make the way over from Kinect might test the patience of some PlayStation Move owners, but this should take the sting off: the game is going to cost a lot less on PS3. Ubisoft has announced the game will hit Europe on 23rd September, with a price of just £19.99 listed on the publisher's digital shop...
News Four To The Floor: Child Of Eden Hits PlayStation 3 On September 23rd
Ubisoft's finally confirmed a PlayStation 3 release date for Q-Entertainment's spiritual successor to Rez, Child Of Eden
The PlayStation Move-enabled trance 'em up will launch on September 23rd on Sony's platform, according to the publisher's updated release schedule. Earlier in the year a Ubisoft representative told us to expect 3D compatibility in...
News Ubisoft Confirms Uplay Passport For Driver: San Francisco, Future Releases
As anticipated, Ubisoft has confirmed its own version of the online pass craze that is currently sweeping the games industry
The Uplay Passport will first feature in the upcoming Driver: San Francisco, and will restrict online play to those that have redeemed a code included in new copies of the game or purchased a code from the PlayStation Network...
Rumour Ubisoft To Introduce Uplay Passport With Driver: San Francisco
Ubisoft's looking to get in on the online pass game too
According to Gamerzines, the publisher will introduce a new initiative called the "Uplay Passport" with the release of Driver: San Francisco. Similarly to other programs, the Uplay Passport will allow new buyers of multiplayer titles to play online free of charge. Those buying used...
News These Are The Multiplayer Modes In Call Of Juarez: The Cartel
Ubisoft's released a trailer detailing the multiplayer modes in Call Of Juarez: The Cartel
There's a good mix of objectives based modes on offer, the most interesting of which being Robbery Crew, in which you have to plunder several suitcases of cash from a heavily defended bank. The multiplayer in Call Of Juarez: Bound In Blood was really good, so...
News These Are The Cars Of Driver: San Francisco
There are a lot of cars in Ubisoft's upcoming Driver: San Francisco
That's evidenced by the game's latest trailer, which boasts a roster of more than 120 licensed vehicles. From classics like the Cadillac Eldorado through to modern favourites like the Aston Martin Vantage, Driver's got you covered. We're starting to hear some super postitive things...
News Ubisoft Releases Alternative Far Cry 3 Demo
There'll be multiple ways to tackle objectives in Far Cry 3, as evidenced by the "Alternate" gameplay demonstration Ubisoft's released today
This mixes up the shooting and stabbing of the original E3 demonstration, with zip-lines and sniper rifles. The game still looks glorious, with bright colours bringing the tropical setting to life. While we're...
News Get a Taste of MotionSports: Adrenaline in October
Start gearing up
Ubisoft's first attempt at a Move-controlled sports game, MotionSports: Adrenaline, has just been confirmed for release around the world this October. The game will hit Europe on 7th October and follow up with a North American release on 25th October. Featuring sports including kayaking, jungle parkour, "extreme...
News Tintin is Coming to PlayStation Move
Start preparing your quiff
Here's something that may have passed you by at E3: Ubisoft's Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn game will arrive this year with PlayStation Move support. From the sounds of the official announcement, the Move controls will be implemented into the main adventure rather than coming as extra minigames, so you...
News Child of Eden on PS3 Will be "Worth The Wait" says Developer
New features promised
Child of Eden on Kinect is setting the world alight at the moment, but the PlayStation Move version is way off in the distance. Many people have suggested this is due to Microsoft throwing money at developer Q? Entertainment to push the game on Kinect, but that's not the case, says producer James Mielke. The PS3 version's delay...
News Child Of Eden Delayed On PS3 Due To Studio Capacity
Microsoft did not money-hat Child Of Eden
That's the message of Q-Entertainment's James Mielke in the latest 8-4 Play podcast [a really good podcast by the way, give it a shot - Ed]. According to Mielke, the delay is simply down to Q Entertainment's small studio, with the 30-strong team switching their attention to the PS3 version now the XBOX 360...
News Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Beta Rolls Out January 2012
"We know you've been asking about the beta," Ubisoft wrote on its Twitter regarding Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
Have we? "We're excited to announce that the MP beta will be launching in January 2012." Glad that's cleared up then, eh? Update @ 14:28BST: Ubisoft has told VG247 that the Ghost Recon: Future Soldier multiplayer beta will be an...
News Call Of Juarez: The Cartel Invents Co-Opetition, Actually Looks Fun
We've been pretty down on Call Of Juarez: The Cartel since its announcement, but "co-opetition" is the first genuinely exciting thing we've seen of the game
The premise is simple: you'll play in teams working together towards a common goal, but also in competition too. For example, the trailer shows how a goal might challenge each member of the team...
