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News Unfortunately, Ubisoft Isn't Also Abandoning NFTs
"Future drops coming with other games"
Ubisoft might be scrapping Ghost Recon: Breakpoint support moving forward, but that doesn't mean its criticised NFT initiative is dying with it. The French publisher has confirmed to GamesIndustry.biz that NFTs will still be part of future games. The full statement reads: "Stay tuned for more update
News Ubisoft Officially Ends Support for Ghost Recon Breakpoint
Off to the Frontline
Following on from around two years of post-launch support, Ubisoft is saying goodbye Ghost Recon Breakpoint. It's announced that no further updates are happening, although the game's servers will be kept online for the foreseeable future. Ubisoft did dramatically improve Breakpoint after the game was met with a lot of criticism...
News Stranger Things Turns Far Cry 6 PS5, PS4 Upside Down for Free
Full game free this weekend
A new season of Stranger Things will air in May, and Far Cry 6 wants to get you in the mood. An update, available now, adds an entirely new mission strand to Ubisoft’s open world shooter, and it’s free for anyone who owns the title. Furthermore, if you haven’t taken a trip to Yara yet, the entire game is free to...
News Dozens of New PS5, PS4 Games from Ubisoft Allegedly Outed
Prince of Persia 2D! Immortals 2! The Crew 3!
As many of us realised several years ago, E3 is dead. While organisers ESA continue to dilly-dally over the ongoing relevance of the obviously defunct convention, publishers are plotting their own independent alternatives. One of those companies, allegedly, is Ubisoft, as per industry know-it-all Tom...
News Remember Free PS5, PS4 Shooter XDefiant? It's No Longer a Tom Clancy Game
Author now absent from name
Ex-Tom Clancy free-to-play shooter XDefiant is notable for having an emoji as part of its title, but it’ll no longer be tethered to the name of the late espionage author. A glance at the game’s official website merely refers to the release as XDefiant now, with no mention of Tom Clancy anywhere. (We even tried CTRL +...
News The Crew 2 Is Getting 60fps Support on PS5, Five Years After Release
Keep rollin', rollin'
Love it or loathe it, Ubisoft does right by its games. The French publisher almost always offers unprecedented support for its software, and The Crew 2 is no exception. Now nearing its fifth (!!!) anniversary, the open world racer is getting an entire year of additional support, which will span three unique seasons of content,...
The end is nigh
Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok is the biggest expansion in series history. Ubisoft's been feeding us that marketing bullet point for months, and having played it for ourselves, it's safe to say that the French publisher wasn't lying. It took us roughly 33 hours to complete everything that Dawn of Ragnarok has to offer,...
News No Platinum Trophy for Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok
In fact, just nine Trophies in total
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok is, effectively, an expansion, so it perhaps won’t come as a huge surprise that it doesn’t have a Platinum Trophy. However, its meagre nine pots seem disappointing for something Ubisoft is billing as the biggest add-on in its stealth series’ long and illustrious...
Soapbox Draw Four and Don’t Sleep On UNO
One is the funniest number that you’ll ever do
It’s 2 AM. The raucous sounds of laughter ring throughout the house. Try as I may, I just can’t stop my cackling. You see, I just drew another card, bringing my total hand size to thirty. And my friends and I can’t help but find the whole situation hilarious. When it comes to gaming, there are a...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Is Free For the Weekend on PS5, PS4
Raise the sail
Assassin's Creed Valhalla is totally free to play on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 right now, until the 28th February. If you decide to download the game and give it a try, then you'll be able to carry over your progress to the full thing, should you buy it. On that note, it's worth mentioning that Valhalla is currently 60 per cent...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Patch 1.050 Out Now, Adds Difficulty Tuning, Stealth Fixes
Plus Dawn of Ragnarok support
Update: Assassin's Creed Valhalla update 1.050 is available to download now on PS5 and PS4, weighing in at around 3.6GB. You can check out the patch notes in the original article below. Original Story: Ubisoft has dropped the patch notes for Assassin's Creed Valhalla update 1.5.0, and they're actually quite big...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Patch 1.5.0 Will Release Next Week
Free trial also incoming
The next big update for Assassin's Creed Valhalla will drop on the 22nd February, Ubisoft has confirmed. It looks like this'll be Valhalla's last patch before the Dawn of Ragnarok expansion releases on the 10th March. As such, it's assumed that the update will include support for the DLC, and...maybe a few surprises? We...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Makes Ubisoft More Than $1 Billion
Series' most successful game
Ubisoft must be chuffed with Assassin's Creed Valhalla. The open world RPG has now generated over $1 billion in revenue, making it the most financially successful entry in the Assassin's Creed franchise. Back in October, it was crowned the publisher's second most profitable title ever. Valhalla released just over a year...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok Goes Full-On Fantasy RPG in Gameplay Deep Dive
By Odin's beard
Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok is out in exactly one month, and Ubisoft is kicking off its marketing blitz with a six-minute gameplay deep dive video. If you want to go into the expansion blind, then we would recommend not watching this — but be safe in the knowledge that it looks like it could be pretty damn good,...
News So, Beyond Good & Evil 2 Is Probably Never Happening
Project still in pre-production
Remember Beyond Good & Evil 2? Remember the swearing monkey? Remember when it was meant to be getting a beta in 2019? Well, to put it bluntly, we wouldn't get your hopes up for this thing ever releasing. As if it wasn't already obvious, Beyond Good & Evil 2 is probably in serious development hell — and a new...
Rumour New, Smaller Assassin's Creed Game Will Focus on Stealth in Late 2022 or 2023
Abandons open world formula
Ubisoft has a new Assassin's Creed game in development, according to a fresh report from Bloomberg's ever-reliable Jason Schreier. Sources say that this title — codenamed Rift — will abandon the open world structure of the most recent Assassin's Creed games, and will focus on stealth-based gameplay. It sounds like...
News Riders Republic Free on PS5, PS4 This Weekend
The cyclists wear Prada
The Winter Olympics are underway, so we’d expected a Riders Republic update right about now. We can’t say we anticipated a world-first Prada collaboration, however, but that’s what we’re getting. “Starting on 8th February, players will discover sections of the Riders Ridge social hub decorated with the colours of...
News Last Far Cry 6 DLC, Starring Joseph Seed, Is Out on Tuesday
The final oorah
Far Cry 6 will round out its post-launch content offering next week with the final DLC instalment centred around villains from previous entries. We've had Vaas from Far Cry 3, Pagan Min of Far Cry 4 fame, and now it's the turn of cult leader Joseph Seed from Far Cry 5. Titled Collapse, this concluding expansion once again uses the...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok Trophies Leak, Seem Straightforward
Odin's watching
The Xbox Achievements list for Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok appears to have leaked online well ahead of the expansion's 10th March release date, providing some insight into what the fantastical adventure is all about. Naturally, the game's Trophies on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 will follow the same structure...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Patch 1.042 Out Now on PS5, PS4, Fixes HD Textures
Back on the longship
Update: Assassin's Creed Valhalla update 1.042 (as it's numbered on PS5) is available to download now. It's a smaller 2.5GB on Sony's current-gen system. Original Story: Assassin's Creed Valhalla is getting another title update tomorrow (that's the 1st February at the time of writing). However, patch 1.4.2 doesn't actually...
News Hyper Scape, Ubisoft's Battle Royale Flop, Is Being Switched Off
RIP
Who remembers Hyper Scape? None of you? Really? It’s perhaps telling that the biggest splash this game made is when its community manager went on a Twitter tirade. Anyway, the title’s nearing the end of its life, as Ubisoft unceremoniously pulls the plug on the project. “We have made the difficult decision to end development of Hyper Scape...
News Ubisoft Pulls the Plug on Watch Dogs Legion PS5, PS4 Updates
Bollocks
Ubisoft’s post-release support for many of its games is spectacular, but the French publisher has pulled the plug on Watch Dogs Legion. While it has delivered all of the add-ons and extras it promised prior to release, we do get the sense that if the title had performed better, it may have committed more support to the release. As it is,...
Review Rainbow Six: Extraction (PS5) – Limited Time Event Turned Middling Co-Op Shooter
Live die repeat
The Outbreak event in Rainbow Six: Siege all the way back in 2018 was a ton of fun. It presented the tactical shooter in a new light, offering something different to players that might have wanted a more fulfilling PvE experience than the tepid “terrorist hunt” offering in the base game. Ubisoft clearly felt there was enough...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla's New Scythe Is Super Strong and Easy to Unlock
The Eclipse
Another week, another round of in-game challenges for Assassin's Creed Valhalla through Ubisoft Connect. These tasks have offered up some good rewards in the past, but the weapon available via this week's community challenge is probably the best of the bunch. By taking part, you get a brand new mythical scythe named Eclipse — and it's...
Round Up Rainbow Six Extraction Early Reviews Offer Lukewarm Praise to Co-Op Spin-Off
Ooze-bisoft
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction is very nearly here, and some gaming outlets have just published their thoughts on Ubisoft's latest co-op shooter. Launching on PlayStation 5 and PS4 on 20th January — that's tomorrow — the review embargo has lifted, and we're finally learning whether this Siege spin-off is worth checking out. As...
News Second Far Cry 6 DLC, Starring Pagan Min, Is Out Next Week
Far Cry 4 villain returns
Far Cry 4 villain Pagan Min is the star of the next Far Cry 6 DLC, scheduled to release next week on 11th January 2022 for PlayStation 5 and PS4. It'll be available standalone for £11.99/$14.99 or as part of the season pass, and will once again be more of a rogue-like experience that dives "the depths of the villain’s...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Patch 1.041.2 Out Now, Fixes Yule Festival
Happy holidays
Update: Assassin's Creed Valhalla patch 1.041.2 is available to download now on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. It's around 405MB in size, so it shouldn't take long to install. As mentioned below, this update promises to fix the Yule Festival for some players. Said festival refused to activate if you had already taken part in last...
Co-op shooter included with Game Pass on Xbox
Ubisoft+, the French publisher’s answer to subscriptions like EA Play, will launch on Xbox later this year – although despite some misleading wording, it will be a separate subscription to Microsoft’s own Game Pass. We’ve checked with the publisher to clarify this information, and it’s...
News Assassin's Creed Origins 60FPS Patch Likely as Ubisoft Investigates
Bayek's happy
Ubisoft has heard your cries: it's now looking into the possibility of adding 60 frames-per-second support to Assassin's Creed Origins via a PlayStation 5 patch. There has been an outcry from fans after Assassin's Creed Odyssey was t
News Danny Trejo® Is Now in Far Cry 6 on PS5, PS4
He just wants to make tacos
Danny Trejo® – who, according to Ubisoft’s press release, is now a registered trademark – has been added to Far Cry 6 in a couple of free missions. It seems the actor will play himself, as you fight alongside him against Antón Castillo’s resistance in order to help him make his “world-famous tacos”...
Feature Assassin's Creed Valhalla Season Pass Review - Is It Worth Buying?
A look at all the DLC
The Assassin's Creed Valhalla season pass was first detailed back in October 2020, before the game itself had launched. Following on from the success of Assassin's Creed Odyssey and its extensive post-launch support, Ubisoft was keen to repeat the cycle — but does Valhalla's season pass measure up to its predecessor's? Is...
News Riders Republic Cools Off with Winter Bash Seasonal Update on PS5, PS4
Ice to see
‘Tis the season, and if you’d forgotten, well the gaming industry’s going to goddamn ram it down your throat before December’s done and dusted. Speaking of dust, the Ridge in Riders Republic has been given a makeover, as Winter Bash gets underway. There are a ton of new rewards to discover as part of the release’s inaugural...
News Splinter Cell Remake Officially Announced, Not Open World
Ziaowww
It’s actually happening! The rumours have persisted for years, but now Ubisoft has made Splinter Cell official – and it’s a remake of the original. We think. To be honest, the wording seems very carefully selected, leading us to believe this could draw from a multitude of older titles from the brand, rather than the first game...
News Play Assassin's Creed Odyssey for Free This Weekend
Pre-load available now
Has all this DLC chatter surrounding Assassin's Creed Odyssey got you interested in playing the game? If the answer is yes, you're in luck: Ubisoft is offering a free play weekend that starts tomorrow and runs until 20th December 2021. You will have access to the entire game for the course of the free trial, and your progress...
Another big one
It's time for another significant Assassin's Creed Valhalla update. As previously reported, this patch will force you to redownload the entire base game at a reduced file size. This is because update 1.4.1 restructures the game's data so that it runs better, and can better support future content — like the Dawn of Ragnarok...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok Costs $40, Not Included in the Season Pass
Viking plunder
Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok is supposedly the "most ambitious" expansion in franchise history — and it's got the price tag to show for it. Taking a look at Dawn of Ragnarok's page on the PlayStation Store confirms that the DLC won't be part of Valhalla's season pass, which has already offered two previous expansions:...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Odyssey Get Free Crossover Quests on 14th December
Eivor, meet Kassandra
Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Assassin's Creed Odyssey are each getting a free quest on the 14th December. In Valhalla, Eivor will meet with Kassandra — the main female protagonist from Odyssey, who was still alive when Eivor's Viking saga takes place. Meanwhile, in Odyssey, it sounds like Kassandra / Alexios will be hunting...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Dawn of Ragnarok Expansion Launches March 2022
All about Odin
Assassin's Creed Valhalla's supposedly massive 2022 DLC has a release date, as well as a trailer and loads of details. Titled Dawn of Ragnarok, Ubisoft says that it's "the most ambitious expansion in franchise history". In it, Odin must adventure across the Nine Realms of Norse mythology, seeking a way to get around the titular...
Rumour Assassin's Creed Valhalla 'Dawn of Ragnarok' Expansion Leaks Ahead of Live Reveal
By Odin's eye
Assassin's Creed Valhalla's 2022 expansion has seemingly leaked just hours after Ubisoft teased its official reveal (set to take place on the 13th December). As compiled on Reddit, the DLC appears to have been outed almost entirely through a Chinese storefront. Several screenshots show Odin — or Hav
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla's Future Will Be Revealed Live on the 13th December
Go to Helheim
Assassin's Creed Valhalla is getting a second year of updates and DLC — that much we already know — but it looks like Ubisoft is keen to show us what's in store before the end of 2021. It's teased a "live premiere", which will take place on the 13th December (that's next Monday) at 9AM PDT / 5PM GMT / 6PM CET. We assume that...
News Assassin's Creed Valhalla Update 1.4.1 Adds Difficulty Options, Finally Fixes Stealth
Out next week
Update: Ubisoft has posted additional patch notes for Assassin's Creed Valhalla update 1.4.1. Alongside the performance improvements listed below in the original article, 1.4.1 will add a bunch of customisable difficulty options, which will allow you to tweak very specific gameplay components. Assassin's Creed Valhalla Update 1.4.1...
Rumour Unannounced Splinter Cell Game Will Be Open World
Likened to Halo Infinite
Hot on the heels of his Assasin's Creed Valhalla DLC claims, online tipster Tom Henderson has potentially shared a look behind the curtain of another Ubisoft title: the currently unannounced Splinter Cell game. Instead of shoehorning protagonist Sam Fisher into every other one of its IPs, Ubisoft is
News Ubisoft Announces In-Game, Playable NFTs Called Digits
Controversial business model coming to Ghost Recon: Breakpoint
… And so it starts. Ubisoft has announced a new program called Quartz which will see it release limited edition in-game items as NFTs called Digits, beginning with Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Breakpoint. As the trailer explains, this “is just the beginning” – and make no mistake,...
Rumour Assassin's Creed Valhalla Gets Surprise DLC This Month, 2022 Expansion Is 40 Hours Long
Valhalla's not the end
We didn't think we'd be writing about juicy rumours for Assassin's Creed Valhalla over a year after its release, but that's just how things have panned out for Ubisoft's hugely successful open worlder. According to in-the-know games reporter Tom Henderson, Valhalla is getting a surprise DLC this month, which could be announced...
News Basim's Sword Is Up for Grabs in New Assassin's Creed Valhalla Challenge
Looking sharp
The cool curved sword that Basim uses in Assassin's Creed Valhalla could soon be yours to wield. The deadly looking one-handed blade is up for grabs as a reward for completing the game's newest community challenge, which begins today. Said challenge tasks players with killing 250,000 enemies with one-handed swords by this time next...
News Fan Clamouring for Assassin's Creed Origins 60FPS Update on PS5 Continues
Will Siwa ever know 60fps?
Ever since Ubisoft pushed a surprise PlayStation 5 update for Assassin's Creed Odyssey — allowing the PS4 game to run at 60 frames-per-second on Sony's current-gen console — fans have been wondering whether Assassin's Creed Origins will get the same treatment. Odyssey's update arrived back in August, so what's the hold...
News Street Fighter Stars Ryu, Chun-Li, and Akuma Join Free-to-Play Fighter Brawlhalla
Akuma matata
Brawlhalla is Ubisoft's free-to-play platform fighter, and like most of the publisher's games, it's been supported way past its initial release with all kinds of new content and updates. The latest addition to the game sees some serious fighting game royalty join the roster: Ryu, Chun-Li, and Akuma from Street Fighter are available now...
News The Crew 2 Goes Crazy Taxi in The Contractor Season
Free to play this weekend
Yes, there’s a much better open world racer on the market right now, but for PlayStation players, sadly, The Crew 2 is the best it gets. And credit where credit is due: Ubisoft has continuously updated this game since its launch a couple of years ago, and fostered an impressively active community as a consequence...
Rumour Beyond Good and Evil 2 'Still Several Years Away'
Sequel still in development
What's going on over at Ubisoft? Beyond Good & Evil 2, officially announced in 2017, is seemingly no closer to completion today, and recent hearsay suggests it's still nowhere near finished. Tom Henderson, a games journalist who will often post leaks and rumours via Twitter, claimed to have heard that the game is...
News Rainbow Six Extraction Will Be a $40 Game, Out 20th January
Friends play for free with Buddy Pass
Ubisoft has today slapped a 20th January 2022 release date on co-op shooter Rainbow Six Extraction and confirmed a starting price of $40 for the base game. If you buy the game, you will be able to invite two friends to play alongside you using the Buddy Pass system for up to 14 days. They don't need to own the...