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Review Assassin's Creed Unity (PS4) - Buggy French Open World Is Disappointing
Heads will roll
Republished on Wednesday 13th July, 2022: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of July's PS Plus Extra, Premium lineup. The original text follows. French publisher Ubisoft is on its home turf with Assassin's Creed Unity. With a sprawling recreation of 18th Century Paris to explore, the game...
Review Assassin's Creed: The Ezio Collection (PS4) - Return to Italy in Compelling Compilation
Three is a magic number
Republished on Wednesday 13th July, 2022: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of July's PS Plus Extra, Premium lineup. The original text follows. It's become somewhat of a regular occurrence for older games that had any degree of success to suffer some kind of re-release treatment,...
Review Assassin's Creed Rogue Remastered (PS4) - Sailing Spin-Off Brings More Stealth
Shiver me timbers
Republished on Wednesday 13th July, 2022: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of July's PS Plus Extra, Premium lineup. The original text follows. In retrospect, 2014 has to be considered as one of the most important years for the Assassin’s Creed franchise. As Assassin’s Creed Unity...
Review Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (PS4) - Ship-Shape Open World Pirate Escapade
Livin' the sweet trade
Republished on Wednesday 13th July, 2022: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of July's PS Plus Extra, Premium lineup. The original text follows. Ubisoft has outdone itself with Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, as there’s more to see and do than ever in this exciting world of...
News The Crew 2's Scruffy 60fps PS5 Update Will Improve
Up to speed
The Crew 2’s anticipated 60 frames-per-second update for PS5 turned out to be a bit of a disappointment. While the game definitely plays better at the higher refresh rate, the visuals take a gigantic hit – we’ve got examples in our Hands On article. Fortunately, Ubisoft has acknowledged the issue and has committed to improvements...
News Ubisoft Working on Fix for Assassin's Creed Syndicate Bugs on PS5
The London look
The vast, vast majority of PS4 games run wonderfully well on PS5, but there are a handful of exceptions. Assassin’s Creed Syndicate is one such game: it’s playable, but it has some pretty unfortunate graphical glitches which ruin the experience entirely. Many had assumed that publisher Ubisoft had moved on from the title, but...
News Skull & Bones Finally Sets Sail for PS5 in November, a Day Before God of War Ragnarok
Plus gameplay re-reveal
It's been a long time coming, but Ubisoft's seafaring open worlder finally has a release date. Skull & Bones is setting sail for PS5 (there's no PS4 version now) on the 8th November 2022 — that's a day before PlayStation exclusive God of War Ragnarok lands. The last few months of the year are starting to look quite...
Hands On The Crew 2's PS5 Patch Feels Better at 60fps, But There's a Catch
It's stinging our eyes
The Crew 2, due in part to outstanding ongoing support from publisher Ubisoft and developer Ivory Tower, remains relevant four years on from its original release. In fact, you could argue the game is getting better, with the latest season adding events inspired by Formula Drift World Champion Chris Forsberg – it’s...
News Ubisoft Forward Showcase Set for 10th September, Featuring Assassin's Creed and More
Could be a big one
Ubisoft has announced that it'll host a digital 'Ubisoft Forward' showcase on the 10th September. It'll be broadcast on YouTube and Twitch, and will feature "updates and news on multiple games and projects from Ubisoft teams around the world". It's already been confirmed that there'll be an Assassin's Creed event in September,...
News Skull & Bones Reveal Confirmed for Thursday, Featuring Gameplay
Expect a release date too
Ubisoft has announced it plans to re-reveal Skull & Bones this coming Thursday in a gameplay-focused livestream on YouTube. Presented in the Ubisoft Forward format, it's expected to confirm many of the details that have leaked over the past month or so. The show will begin at 4pm BST / 8am PT / 11am ET. Up until now, a...
News Ubisoft Is Shuttering Online Services for Some of Its Older PS3 Titles Later in 2022
The clock is ticking
Ubisoft has announced that it will be deactivating online services for some of its older PS3 titles later in the year, so you may want to take care of any unfinished business you have before 1 September. Thankfully, this will not be the case for remasters like Far Cry 3 or Assassins Creed 3, which will be unaffected. The...
News Roller Champions Adds Flashy, Disco-Themed Staten Island Rink
Blame it on the boogie
Free-to-play arcade sports game Roller Champions has embraced its inner-70s for its inaugural season, and here’s its debut map: a disco-infused adaptation of Staten Island, complete with flashing lights, disco balls, and Ferris wheels. With the latest season – and Battle Pass – already live in the game, you’ll...
News Riders Republic, Skull & Bones Will Have In-Game Events to Highlight Climate Issues
The first will feature forest fires
Ubisoft has announced that in-game events in both Riders Republic and Skull & Bones will be used to highlight real-world environmental issues. Beginning in late 2022, the first live event will take place in Riders Republic and deal with forest fires. There will be no warning (to simulate the immediacy of...
Rumour Upcoming Need for Speed, Avatar Games Reportedly Release in November
That's when you'll be able to obtain-y 'em
While many major games are being pushed back into 2023, it's starting to look like 2022 will be sent off with a bang. God of War Ragnarok is heavily rumoured to be releasing in November, and we were meant to get confirmation of that today, though it wasn't to be. However, that's not the only title lining up...
News Skull & Bones Reportedly Setting Sail in November, News Next Week
Pre-order bonuses leak too
Ubisoft's long-in-development pirate game Skull & Bones is releasing on 8th November 2022, according to Xbox Store listings and reporter Tom Henderson. Twitter account Aggiornamenti Lumia, which regularly searches the backend of the online marketplace, found pre-order listings for the title as well as the...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Patch 1.5.3 Available to Download Now on PS5, PS4
Get the Bifröst Bundle for free
Update: The latest patch for Assassin's Creed Valhalla, update 1.5.3, can be downloaded now on PS5 and PS4. As a quick reminder, it weighs in at 1.2GB on PS5 and 1.4GB on PS4. With the biggest addition being two free items via the Animus Store, you can check out the full patch notes below. Original story: A new...
News Ubisoft Set to Showcase Its Upcoming Titles at Gamescom in August
But not Assassin's Creed
Gamescom is a couple of months away, and publishers are starting to make it clear whether they're participating or not. We know, for example, that Sony won't be present at the European expo at all, and neither will Activision Blizzard or Take Two. However, one company that has confirmed it will make an appearance is Ubisoft:...
News ESRB Rating Suggests Skull & Bones Is Dropping Anchor on PS5 Soon
Land ho!
Update (27/6/22): Evidence is mounting for a Skull & Bones release date. In addition to the below, it's now been discovered that ESRB, the games rating board for North America, has rated the beleaguered Ubisoft title, as reported by Eurogamer. This new listing also doesn't mention PS4 — it's possible the game has jumped ship and will...
News The Crew 2 Finally Burns Rubber at 60fps on PS5 This July
Gotta go fast
When it comes to arcade racing games, the PS5 is in seriously short supply. Thank the car gods that The Crew 2 continues to get updated, then – with a 60 frames-per-second patch speeding to Sony’s new-gen console on 6th July. French developer Ivory Tower has remained committed to this title for four years now, and it’s still...
News Get Down with Roller Champions' Disco Fever, Season 1 Is Now Live
Disco isn't dead
Roller Champions has been in the wild for a few weeks now, and while we thought it had the basis of a solid game, the content on offer in the base game felt pretty thin. With the launch of Roller Champions' first season, called Disco Fever, that problem is starting to be addressed. Adding three new maps, a rotating roster of new...
News Assassin's Creed Origins Is Free to Download and Play This Weekend
Egypt awaits
Assassin's Creed Origins is free to download and play this weekend on PS4, and PS5 via backwards compatibility. The open world title first released back in 2017, pulling the franchise in a new direction with a huge map and RPG elements, like character levels, skill trees, and loot. Origins is still widely considered to be one of the...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla: The Forgotten Saga and Final Story Chapter Announced
Both will be free updates
Assassin's Creed Valhalla just keeps on rolling, doesn't it? Support for the game is approaching its conclusion, but it sounds like the Norse adventure is going out with a bang. Valhalla is getting a number of updates over the next few months, including new Tombs of the Fallen, which will wrap up that part of the narrative...
News Assassin's Creed Special Event Will Reveal Franchise's Future in September
Back in the Animus
Ubisoft has revealed that a dedicated Assassin's Creed event will air in September, and that the broadcast will reveal the franchise's future. In other words, this is most likely going to be where we find out about the next game in the series. The persistent rumour is that this new title is smaller in scale, with a bigger focus...
Live Watch the Assassin's Creed Celebration Stream Right Here
Announcements? Maybe!
Ubisoft is hosting what it calls an 'Assassin's Creed Celebration Livestream', which begins at 9AM PT / 12PM ET / 5PM BST / 6PM CET (that's half an hour from the posting of this article). We don't know how long it's going to run, or what's going to be shown, which makes this whole thing a bit of a gamble! Still, we don't think...
News Assassin's Creed Celebration Livestream Announced for 14th June
From the shadows
Oh? What's this, then? Ubisoft has revealed that it'll be hosting an 'Assassin's Creed Celebration Livestream' tomorrow, on the 14th June. No further details have been given, but you won't be blamed if your mind immediately jumps to potential game announcements. After all, we know that at least two Assassin's Creed projects are...
Hands On Assassin's Creed Origins PS5 Patch Reminds Us That It's One of the Series' Best Games
A cut above Odyssey and Valhalla
It might be cool to hate on Assassin's Creed these days, but there's no getting away from the fact that the series is more successful than ever before, raking in absurd amounts of dosh for Ubisoft. What was once a stealth-focused sandbox franchise is now a proper open world RPG property, with Assassin's Creed Odyssey...
News Prince of Persia Remake Hit with Another Delay Causing Retailers to Delist Pre-Orders
Like running in quicksand
The long-awaited remake of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time has been hit with yet another delay but has not been cancelled, according to Ubisoft. At this point, though, it is starting to f
News Assassin's Creed Origins PS5 60FPS Patch Out Now
Egypt awaits
For those of you who have been awaiting a glorious return to ancient Egypt, the time has finally arrived. The anticipated PS5 update for Assassin's Creed Origins (patch 1.60) is available to download now. It weighs in at just over 2.9GB. Just to be clear, this is an update to the PS4 version of Origins — it doesn't introduce a native...
News Ubisoft Not Planning for an E3-Style Showcase This Month
Will happen later in the year instead
Ubisoft is joining EA in choosing not to host an E3-style conference in the traditional month of June. Instead, the French company will have some sort of digital event "later this year", a spokesperson told Axios. During the pandemic, the publisher hosted online Ub
Hands On Roller Champions Has a Strong Core, But Struggles to Maintain Momentum
Dropped the ball?
Roller Champions is the newly released free-to-play multiplayer game from Ubisoft, presenting players with a brand new digital sport to master. On a surface level, it combines roller derby with basketball, though it folds in its own rules to make for a fresh experience. It's a perfectly good idea, and there are most definitely...
News Assassin's Creed Origins 60FPS PS5 Patch Arrives 2nd June
Finally!
It's finally been confirmed: Assassin's Creed Origins is getting its long, long awaited PS5 update on the 2nd June. That's actually sooner than we were anticipating — we were betting on it dropping when the open world title hits Xbox Game Pass next week. A nice little surprise, then. The patch will allow the PS4 game to run at 60...
News Assassin's Creed Origins 60FPS PS5 Patch Expected to Drop in June
Bayek on track
Well, for a minute there, it was looking like we would all be playing Assassin's Creed Origins at 60 frames-per-second on our PS5s this week — but that seems very unlikely at this point. It all started with a new patch for Origins being spotted on PlayStation servers, which usually suggests an imminent release. However, Ubisoft's...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Patch 1.052 Out Now, Adds Armoury, Loadouts, New River Raid Rewards
Back on the boat
Update: Patch 1.052 (as it's numbered on PS5) is available to download now. It weighs in at just under 1.8GB. Original Story: It's that time again: Assassin's Creed Valhalla is getting yet another meaty update on the 24th May. Patch 1.5.2 has not one, not two, but three headline acts. The first is that an armoury is being added to...
News Yakuza Characters Will Be Skins in Rainbow Six: Siege for Some Reason
Play as Kiryu and Sayama
Famous Yakuza faces Kazuma Kiryu and Kaoru Sayama will release as skins for two Operators in Rainbow Six: Siege from Tuesday 24th May 2022. The former will be a skin for Echo while the latter is applied to Hibana, both of which are Japanese. At the end of the announcement trailer embedded above, it's teased that Goro Majima...
News Assassin's Creed Origins 60FPS PS5 Update Could Finally Drop Next Week
Siwa will know 60fps
Assassin's Creed fans rejoice: it looks like it's finally happening. The long awaited PS5 patch for Assassin's Creed Origins could drop as early as next week, as reported by the ever-reliable PlayStation Game Size. According to the account — which has a spot-on track record when it comes to Assassin's Creed — an update for...
News Roller Champions Gets Its Skates On Next Week, Free-to-Play on PS4
Check out the launch trailer
This one's been a long time coming, hasn't it? Roller Champions is Ubisoft's free-to-play sports hybrid that sees two teams of three compete in a combo of rollerskating and basketball. We had a pretty good time with the beta last year, so we're glad the game finally has a confirmed release date. Better yet, it's just...
News Sony May Have PS5 Marketing Rights for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
Pandora's box
We know Sony loves a good marketing deal, as it’s been pretty aggressive on that front for many years now. Franchises like FIFA and Call of Duty may not be exclusive to PlayStation consoles, but the platform holder markets them as if they are. And as part of a corporate strategy webcast, it’s flagged Ubisoft’s upcoming open world...
French publisher pulls through
Ubisoft+, the French publisher’s subscription service, is coming to the PS5 and PS4 in the future. And there’s even better news for PS Plus subscribers: those who sign up for PS Plus Extra or PS Plus Premium will get access to Ubisoft+ Classics at no extra cost. As the name implies, this is a curated list of legacy...
News Ubisoft's Troubled Skull & Bones May Finally Release in the Next 10 Months
Along with Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
Over five years since its official reveal, Skull & Bones could finally be reaching the end of the production line as Ubisoft says it'll be out before 31st March 2023. The game has been tipped to release within the French firm's next fiscal year along with Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and Mario + Rabbids:...
Video Everything You Need to Know About Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora on PS5
Ubisoft goes blue with open world Avatar game
While it seems like we’ve been waiting for new Avatar content — whether it be a video game or a film — for an absolute age, James Cameron finally gave us a peek behind the curtain for his ambitious long-awaited sequel, Avatar: The Way of Water. However, it got us thinking, what’s going on with...
News Ubisoft Montréal Takes Over Development of Troubled Prince of Persia Remake
If only they could rewind time
We've heard very little about Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake since the last delay back in October. The fan favourite getting a modern coat of paint should be cause for celebration, but it's clearly been having issues behind the scenes. To try and get the project on track, Ubisoft Montréal has been called...
News Skull & Bones Finally Resurfaces Thanks to Leaked Gameplay Footage
Someone will be walking the plank for this
Remember Skull & Bones? That pirate game Ubisoft announced at E3 2017 which we've seen very little of in the last five years? Well, we've just gotten our best look at how the game is shaping up, and it's arrived via a leaked tutorial video. The multiplayer title that sees players battle each other and...
News Ubisoft Shuts Down Online Servers for Dozens of Old Games
Including PS3 and PS4 titles
Ubisoft has announced the termination of online services for nearly a hundred of its older games. The publisher is clearly doing a bit of housekeeping, shutting down online multiplayer servers for software that's, let's be honest, well past its sell-by date. Among the list of 90 games are 40 that appear on PlayStation,...
News Ubisoft Announces PS5, PS4 Multiplayer Game Project Q, Not a Battle Royale and No NFTs
French publisher promises FUN
After a leak earlier this week – which, frankly, flew under the radar: a team shooter being in development at Ubisoft is hardly mind-blowing news – the French publisher has revealed Project Q, “a team battle arena letting players truly own the experience”. We understand all of those words, but we have no idea...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla's Spring Content Plans Include an Armoury with Loadouts
Plus more River Raids
Ubisoft has elaborated a bit on its plans for Assassin's Creed Valhalla over the rest of spring. Earlier this week, Valhalla received a new update (you can read the full patch notes here) that added fresh Mastery Challenges and rewards, as well as support for the upcoming festival event. But as alluded, there's more coming in...
New Valkyrie armour set up for grabs
Assassin's Creed Valhalla keeps the content coming with its latest update, patch 1.051. It's available to download now on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, weighing in at around 3GB. The headline act here is the addition of 'Mastery Challenge Pack 2', which brings a suite of new combat challenges to Valhalla's...
News Watch Dogs Tokyo Brings Ubisoft's Sandbox Series to the World of Manga
Tokyo revengers
In a move that we certainly didn't see coming, Watch Dogs is getting its own manga spinoff. Titled Watch Dogs Tokyo, the manga will debut on the 12th April, but only in Japan for now. It's being illustrated by Syuhei Kamo, whose previous work includes Gangsta: Cursed. Seiichi Shirato is handling the writing side of things. Ubisoft...
News UNO PS4 Receives Assassin's Creed Valhalla DLC, Because Why Not
Play UNO like vikings
There's actually a surprisingly clear link between UNO players and vikings. The venn diagram between the two seemingly disparate groups shows that they have a commonality in "People who yell a lot". It's no wonder, then, that Ubisoft's digital version of the card game now has Assassin's Creed Valhalla DLC. As revealed in the...
Rumour A New Ghost Recon Game That Isn't Frontline Is in Development
Ain't afraid of new Ghost
Apparently, Ubisoft has a new Ghost Recon game in development — a game that isn't Ghost Recon Frontline. This is according to a report from Kotaku, which cites anonymous sources. Supposedly, this new project is codenamed 'OVER', and it was part of the big Nvidia leak that happened back in Septembe
Rumour Ubisoft's Making a Hero Shooter Battle Royale Codenamed Pathfinder
Here we are again
Ubisoft's at it again! The French publisher is reportedly developing a new battle royale game, possibly codenamed Pathfinder. This is according to industry tipster Tom Henderson, who writes that gameplay will be team-based, with groups attempting to reach the middle of the map in order to fight a big AI boss. The premise sounds...