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News Assassin's Creed Shadows' 'Smaller' Open World Map Is Still a Healthy Chunk of Japan
Culture capital
It's been said for a while now that Assassin's Creed Shadows will have a smaller open world map than its immediate 'RPG' predecessors, Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Assassin's Creed Odyssey. Word on the street is that it'll be more comparable to the map from Assassin's Creed Origins, which was still big, but perhaps wasn't quite as...
News Sailing Sim Skull & Bones Adds Actual Dragons on PS5 in Upcoming Update
Dragon quest
As long as there are players still logging in, Ubisoft will provide content for them. Skull and Bones may not have set the sales charts alight, then, but the French publisher remains committed to the sailing sim’s roadmap, with a fair amount of new content on the way. Season 2, available now, centres on a new narrative arc, featuring...
News Free PS5 FPS XDefiant Reloads with Tons of Content for Season 1
Under siege
XDefiant, ridiculed upon its original reveal, appears here to stay: it’s currently one of the most popular games on PS5, and with French publisher Ubisoft behind it, you just know it’s going to grow and grow for years to come. Case in point: the title’s first season, set to release on 2nd July, is bringing an absolute ton of new...
News Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora DLC The Sky Breaker Pierces PS5 in July
You'll Na'vi know if you never go
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is mounting up for its first DLC story pack, and Ubisoft has given us our first look at The Sky Breaker, which will see a mysterious shadow looming in the sky, threatening the Na'vi clans, who really can't seem to catch a break. It arrives on PS5 next month, on 16 July. The Sky Breaker...
News Beyond Good & Evil 2 Seemingly Vapourware After Another No-Show at Ubisoft Forward
Put us out of our misery
We aren't sure who is holding out hope for Beyond Good & Evil 2 at this point; in 2022, we brought you the news that the game had taken the dubious honour of being in development for longer than literally any game ever, at 16 (now 18) years. Another Ubisoft Forward showcase has been and gone, and still no word. As
News Forge an Empire Like No Other in Anno 117: Pax Romana on PS5
Build it, and they will come
Ubisoft has announced that the next game in its beloved city-building Anno series, Anno 117: Pax Romana, will bask in the majesty of The Eternal City itself. Players will assume the role of a governor during the glory days of the Roman Empire in 117 AD. We got a light-hearted live-action trailer as a teaser, with the...
Round Up What Was Announced at Ubisoft Forward 2024?
Bringing the big guns
Looking for what was announced at Ubisoft Forward 2024? The French publisher hosted the most traditional E3 press conference of the season this year, with a live orchestra and actual on-stage presentations. It also had some pretty meaty game demos to show for PS5 titles that will release imminently. Here's everything it...
News Monopoly Gets a Massive Makeover on PS5, PS4
Build 'em up
Ubisoft is making a brand-new Monopoly game for PS5 and PS4, and you can expect it to pass go at some point in September. Judging from the gameplay footage, this will stay faithful to the traditional board game experience, it’s just adding some genuinely beautiful visuals and animations to mix. Your dice can even accidentally roll...
News Big Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Update Out Now, Story DLC Drops in September
Beneath the mask
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown may not subscribe to Ubisoft's trademark open world and live service formula, but that isn't stopping the developer from giving the game a lot of post-launch support. Confirmed during the company's summer showcase, the action platformer has a new 'Divine Trials' update — which is out now — and...
News The Crew Motorfest Is Adding an Entire Island for Free Because It's a Ubisoft Game
L'why not?
Say what you will about Ubisoft, it knows how to dish out decent post-release support. There’s only so many articles we can write here at Push Square, so we’ll gloss over some additional news to make our point: For Honor, now over eight years old, is still getting meaningful content updates on PS4. That gives you some kind of...
News Star Wars Outlaws Demos Out of This Galaxy PS5 Gameplay
The Empire strikes back
In many ways, Star Wars Outlaws is another Ubisoft game, with many of the same systems and mechanics you’ll already be familiar with – but that doesn’t mean it’s not impressive. This game appears to have some of the most densely populated, gorgeously detailed sandbox environments we’ve seen on PS5 to date – and if...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Emerges with 13 Minutes of Stabby, Smashy Gameplay
Out of the shadows
As promised, Ubisoft debuted a lengthy gameplay video for Assassin's Creed Shadows at its summer showcase. As you'd expect, the developer appears to have nailed things from a environmental perspective, with the game boasting an impressively attractive portrayal of Japan. What's more, it seems to be a cut above previous Assassin's...
News Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake Gets the Tiniest of Teasers, Now Targeting 2026
Time is a construct
Does a 30-second trailer that shows basically nothing but a target release window really count as a teaser? We're not so sure, but that's all we've got to work with when it comes to Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake. The project, which has been stop-start for years now, was acknowledged during Ubisoft's summer showcase...
News Here's Your First Real Look at Assassin's Creed Shadows Gameplay
Not so hidden blade
Ahead of Ubisoft's showcase (which is scheduled for tomorrow at the time of writing), we've been handed our first real look at Assassin's Creed Shadows. While it's not uncut, it is gameplay footage, and gives us a quick look at the title's open world, stealth, and combat. As expected, fights differ greatly between protagonists...
News Ubisoft Calls in Second Studio for Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake
Ubisoft Toronto answers the call
Ubisoft has tasked another of its internal development studios, Ubisoft Toronto, to assist with developing the troubled Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake, which has been under wraps at Ubisoft Montreal for some time now. Announcing its assistance on Twitter, Ubisoft Toronto revealed it would be joining forces...
News Assassin's Creed, Rabbids, and Ghost Recon Characters Potentially Coming to XDefiant
R6 Siege and Far Cry: New Dawn too
Ubisoft's free-to-play shooter XDefiant has gotten off to a better start than many expected it to, and now it appears the French publisher has big plans for supporting it post-launch. According to datamining efforts that have looked into the game's files on PC, there are already plans for many more factions based...
News Ubisoft Confirms Time, Date, and Featured Games for Upcoming Forward Showcase
Assassin's Creed Shadows, Star Wars Outlaws headlining
Ubisoft has confirmed the time, date, and featured games for its upcoming Forward showcase. Live from sunny LA, and expect better looks at heavy hitters like Assassin's Creed Shadows, Star Wars Outlaws, and XDefiant. Confirmed on Twitter, Ubisoft Forward will take place on 10th June at 12 pm...
News Skull and Bones Season 2 Offers Boatloads of New Features, Booty, and a Really Big Shark
Blood in the water
The second season of Ubisoft's nautical service game, Skull and Bones, is now live, introducing many limited-time events for enterprising captains to take advantage of. Chorus and Havoc offer new antagonists, a Megaladon to slay, the ability to manage a fleet and expand your piratical empire, as well as shiploads of new cosmetic...
News Ubisoft Free-to-Play Shooter XDefiant Is Actually Off to a Strong Start
XDefied
It's incredibly easy to be cynical when it comes to new live service titles. So many of them seem to appear and then disappear in the blink of an eye, but contrary to many a pre-launch prediction, Ubisoft's recently released XDefiant is actually posting decent player numbers. According to Insider Gaming — who consistently get the scoop on...
News Rainbow Six: Siege Reveals Optional Subscription for Bonus Items, Skins
A lot like Fortnite Crew
Ubisoft has confirmed it will be introducing a new paid subscription service for its popular tactical shooter Rainbow Six: Siege. Very similar to the Fortnite Crew membership offered by Epic Games, signing up grants you access to exclusive bonus items on a monthly basis as well as the seasonal Battle Passes and some premium...
Sinking feeling
Starting from the 30th May, Skull and Bones is going free for a full week, until the 6th June. Ubisoft's pirate game first launched back in February, but a lukewarm reception immediately put the long-delayed live service title on the back foot. In fact, it sounds like Skull and Bones is really struggling to pull players just months...
Review XDefiant (PS5) - Solid Shooter Does Little to Stand Out, But Still Has Potential
Needs to take the leap of faith on its own premise
The multiplayer shooter genre has been in an odd flux these last few years. Call of Duty just isn’t quite what it used to be, Battlefield 2042 missed the mark somewhat, and even Apex Legends has dipped in interest as it cruises into its 21st season of content. This is where a crop of new kids on...
News Boss Rush Mode, Better Fast Travel in New Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Update
Track your best bouts on a leaderboard
2024's best Metroidvania (so far) Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown has taken a patch today on PS5, PS4 that bundles in two new boss-related modes and some quality-of-life updates to make fast travelling across its vast map far easier. If you beat the challenge posed in the Boss Rush mode, you'll unlock a new...
News Ubisoft's Free-to-Play Shooter XDefiant Has No Platinum in Pretty Weak PS5 Trophy List
Buzzkill
XDefiant is finally due for release tomorrow, 21st May 2024. It's been a long time coming, but Ubisoft's free-to-play arena shooter is ready to roll on PS5 at last. We hope you weren't excited to Platinum the game, though, because you literally can't. Yes, the game has no Platinum Trophy, as revealed by the full list over on PSNProfiles...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Reveal Trailer Is Already the Most Disliked in Series History
Out of the shadows
The cinematic announcement trailer for Assassin's Creed Shadows has been — and is being — utterly bombarded with dislikes on YouTube across basically every channel it's appeared on. The most viewed version of the video is on Ubisoft's official channel — breaking 7 million views in roughly four days — but it's fair to say...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Pre-Orders Already 'Looking Very Strong'
"No one in the know is disappointed"
Ubisoft's newly revealed Assassin's Creed Shadows has already struck a chord with the gaming audience, with pre-orders "looking very strong" despite the title only being officially unveiled last week. That's according to Tom Henderson of Insider Gaming, who made the positive pronouncement on
News Ubisoft Thanks Players for 'Tremendous Response' to Skull and Bones, Season 2 on the Horizon
Caught the trade winds
Ubisoft has revealed that Season 2 of Skull and Bones is coming, thanking players for what the developer/publisher called a "tremendous response" to the game's maiden voyage. It was thought that the game had been struggling due to steep discounts, introduced soon after launch, but it appears the company has managed to turn the...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Can Be Played Entirely Offline, Once You've Installed It
Out of the shadows
Update: After catching a lot of heat about online requirements for its single player games, Ubisoft has released a statement regarding Assassin's Creed Shadows. In it, the publisher explains that, while you will need an online connection to complete the installation of the game, you can play the whole adventure offline: While...
News At Least Two Expansions Planned for Assassin's Creed Shadows
Could the Infinity hub bring more?
The Assassin's Creed series is essentially a single player live-service offering at this point, and with the introduction of a franchise hub in Assassin's Creed Infinity, those efforts at Ubisoft are only being furthered. You can still keep your DLC consumption to a traditional standard in the newly unveiled...
News Seasons in Assassin's Creed Shadows Change Gameplay, Setting
Map similar in size to AC Origins
Pushing through the Assassin's Creed Shadows campaign will be reflected in the changing of the seasons, mixing up gameplay and the overall Japanese setting, a new deep dive into the open world game reveals. Via IGN, it's confirmed the single player story will move from spring and summer and into autumn and winter as...
News Ubisoft Cancels Free-to-Play Shooter The Division Heartland
So that XDefiant and Rainbow Six get more resources
In a bid to redeploy "resources to bigger opportunities such as XDefiant and Rainbow Six", Ubisoft has today announced the cancellation of its free-to-play spin-off of The Division series, The Division Heartland. The move arrives as part of a bigger restructuring within the French publisher that's...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Dated for 15th November in First Trailer
Play as Naoe and Yasuke in feudal Japan
Ubisoft has shared the full reveal of Assassin's Creed Shadows with a nearly four-minute cinematic trailer, announcing a PS5 version and the release date of 15th November 2024. You can catch the trailer above. The pitch is as follows: "Live the intertwined stories of Naoe, an adept shinobi Assassin from Iga...
News Assassin's Creed Shadows the Actual Name of AC Red, Reveal This Week
Update: Out for PS5 on 15th November
Update: It's been noticed in one of the YouTube descriptions for the cinematic trailer that Assassin's Creed Shadows releases on 15th November 2024 for PS5. There's no PS4 version. <products id="26674,26675"> Original story: Ubisoft has today confirmed the next entry in the Assassin's Creed series, which...
Alongside Red and Hexe
Apparently, Ubisoft is betting big on Assassin's Creed over the next decade or so. According to a new article from Insider Gaming — who have a flawless track record when it comes to the French publisher — the company has seven Assassin's Creed projects in the potential pipeline, including Assassin's Creed Red (the...
News Ubisoft's Free-to-Play Shooter XDefiant Drops on PS5 This Month
Defy this
First announced back in 2021, XDefiant now has a confirmed release date on PS5. The free-to-play shooter, developed by Ubisoft San Francisco, recently wrapped up a bunch of open sever tests, and now it's ready to fully deploy on the 21st May. The launch version will include five playable factions — including Dedsec from Watch Dogs —...
Rumour Watch Dogs Is Dead, and Legion Reportedly Killed It
Taken out back
Questions were no doubt asked about the future of Watch Dogs when the latest game in the series, Watch Dogs Legion, underperformed both critically and commercially (even though its initial sales numbers might have hinted otherwise). The PS5 and PS4 open world title, which first launched in 2020, saw a lot of improvement through...
Rumour Assassin's Creed Hexe Out in 2026, More Linear Than Open World
Adopts a new Fear System
Assassin's Creed Hexe, which is currently a code name and is set to launch after the Japan-set Assassin's Creed Red, is the subject of a new report from Insider Gaming, which claims the title is aiming for a release in 2026. You'll apparently be playing as a female protagonist called Elsa, who comes equipped with...
News Avatar Game Gets a Rare 40FPS Mode in New PS5 Patch
Part of patch 3.2 out now
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora has been updated to support a new graphical mode running at 40 frames-per-second while boasting higher resolutions. Available to download now on PS5 as part of patch 3.2, the mode can be used on 4K TVs that support up to 120Hz. Prior to this, Avatar PS5 only had Quality and Performance Modes,...
News A New Rayman Game Is Coming This Year, But Not in the Way Everyone Wants
Board game launching in Q3
Ubisoft needs to sort us all out with a new Rayman video game, because the last two main entries have been absolute bangers. Instead of following up on the excellent Rayman Legends, though, everyone's favourite armless hero is getting his very own board game, imaginatively named Rayman: the Board Game. Players will be...
News Star Wars Outlaws Will Feature Galaxy's Most Infamous Card Game
"You have an awful Sabacc face"
Star Wars Outlaws has been in the headlines recently for some less-than-ideal reasons. Still, one thing we are genuinely looking forward to is the inclusion of Sabacc, the blackjack/poker hybrid popular among rogues like Han Solo and Lando Calrissian. Strangely, despite the rules being first revealed in 1989, its...
News Ubisoft Responds to Star Wars Outlaws Exclusive Jabba the Hutt Boondoggle
This deal is getting worse all the time
Since unveiling the eye-watering $130 Ultimate Edition of Star Wars Outlaws last week, Ubisoft has been under fire from fans furious a full-priced single-player game would even warrant a Season Pass in the first place. Worse, acquiring the Season Pass is the only way to "play the exclusive Jabba's Gambit...
News The Rogue Prince of Persia Is Real on PC, Coming to 'Other Platforms' Later
Let's rogue
Last week's leak was bang on: The Rogue Prince of Persia is real, and it is indeed a roguelite action platformer from Evil Empire — the developer that's been in charge of updating Dead Cells post-launch. It looks like a really promising project in its reveal trailer, but there's just one problem: it's yet to be confirmed for release on...
News Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake Reportedly 'Completely Redone', Still a Ways Off
Adopting "more realistic approach"
Video game outlet Insider Gaming has managed to get its hands on some in-development footage of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake. The project was initially announced in 2020, but was met with heavy criticism thanks mostly to the direction of its visuals. The backlash was so strong that Ubisoft decided to
News $130 Version of Star Wars Outlaws Under Fire as Ubisoft Prices Increase
Battle Pass vs. Season Pass confusion
Ubisoft revealed yesterday that Star Wars Outlaws will launch for PS5 on 30th August 2024, but what's got its potential community talking just as much is the eye-opening price of its Ultimate Edition. Up for pre-order now on the PS Store, the publisher has slapped a £120 / $130 price point on the most expensive...
News Star Wars Outlaws to Feature Emilia Clarke's Solo Character, Lady Qi'ra
Sadly, Clarke will not be reprising the role
Ubisoft's upcoming Star Wars Outlaws connects to the larger galaxy far, far away in some intriguing ways, one in particular. Remember Emilia Clarke's enigmatic character Qi'ra in the standalone Solo: A Star Wars Story? Considering how that movie ended, it should come as little surprise that the character...
News Two Star Wars Outlaws Expansions Will Arrive After PS5 Launch
Narrative-focused DLC after release
Star Wars Outlaws releases for PS5 on 30th August 2024, but post-launch support will try to keep you coming back for more as Ubisoft has confirmed the title will receive two expansions after release. All we know for now is the two pieces of DLC will have a narrative focus, but you can get them both in a season...
News New Star Wars Outlaws Trailer Confirms August PS5 Release Date
Fresh story footage revealed
Update: Ubisoft has now confirmed Star Wars Outlaws will launch for PS5 on 30th August 2024 as part of a new story trailer you can watch above. Original story: Ubisoft is planning on dropping a fresh story trailer for Star Wars Outlaws in a few hours, but the cat's already out of the bag by way of a Japanese premiere...
News Will the Splinter Cell Remake Finally Step Out of the Shadows at Ubisoft Forward?
Sam Fishing for evidence
It's been well over two years since Ubisoft officially confirmed the return of Splinter Cell with a modern remake. In development primarily at Ubisoft Toronto, we've not seen a single second of the project, save for some concept art. However, fans are hopeful that Ubisoft Forward,
News Star Wars Outlaws Schedules a Story Trailer for Tuesday
Next look at one of 2024's hottest games
Ubisoft has confirmed it'll be dropping a Star Wars Outlaws story trailer next week on Tuesday, 9th April 2024. Debuting at 5pm BST / 9am PT / 12pm ET, footage will focus on the narrative of the PS5 title, which is set in between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. A new key art featuring new...
News Ubisoft Forward Is the Next Summer Gaming Event to Mark on Your Calendar
Live from LA on 10th June
Ubisoft is the latest company to reveal its not-E3 livestream for the upcoming summer months, with its live and in-person event set to take place on 10th June 2024. That is three days after Summer Game Fest streams live from the YouTube Theatre, fronted by Geoff Keighley. Ubisoft teases it'll have "updates and upcoming...
