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E3 2018 Trials Rising Crashes onto PS4 Next Year
Smashing
One of the few games that didn't leak before E3 2018 was Trials Rising, an all new entry in the series coming in February 2019. Announced at Ubisoft's press conference, various elements of the game's design have been influenced and shaped by the Trials community, with some having direct input on things like track design, the...
Live Watch Ubisoft's E3 2018 Press Conference Right Here
Assassin's Creed Odyssey! The Division 2! Splinter Cell?
Ubisoft’s E3 2018 press conference is the next big briefing on the docket, and you can tune in live right here. In addition to the reveal of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, we’re also scheduled to see more of The Division 2. And then there’s Splinter Cell: is it really happening? Find out...
E3 2018 Assassin's Creed Odyssey Will Indeed Launch This Year, Other Details Leaked
Here we go
Good lord, someone stop the leaks! Ubisoft's press conference is just under an hour away at the time of writing, but that hasn't stopped the release date for Assassin's Creed Odyssey from squeezing out early. According to a leaked developer blog post (whoops!), Odyssey will launch on the 5th October, 2018. So yes, Ubisoft is releasing...
Guide What Time Is Ubisoft's E3 2018 Press Conference?
And what to expect
As we know, Ubisoft is returning to E3 this year with another press conference. Out of all the publishers that hold these shows, the French company tends to be the least predictable, often bringing some off-the-wall, or just plain strange, flamboyance to proceedings. It usually has one or two surprises up its sleeve, too, so it's...
E3 2018 The Division 2 Beta Sign Up Available Now
Lock and load
If you're up for trying The Division 2 before it launches in March 2019, you can sign up for the beta right now. All you have to do is click through here to visit the official site, choose your platform, and then log in to your Uplay account. Easy, although you may have to go back to the website's home page in order to properly set...
E3 2018 The Division 2 First Gameplay Features Awful Gamer Speak, Cool Environments
Cover me, guys
You get the feeling that Ubisoft wanted to tone down the "gamer speak" for this first look at The Division 2, but it's still pretty bloody terrible. Throughout the gameplay demo that was shown at Microsoft's E3 2018 press conference, we were treated to annoyingly fake dialogue between the people supposedly playing the game. If...
E3 2018 Huge Amount of Assassin's Creed Odyssey Screenshots Leak Ahead of Ubisoft Presser
So many details
Wow, this is a pretty big leak. A whole slew of screenshots from Assassin's Creed Odyssey have appeared online, showcasing the game's world, menus, parts of the map, boat sailing, combat, dialogue options, and the face of the title's protagonist. Going by the pics, you'll once again have control over an avian ally who's able to...
E3 2018 New Splinter Cell Looks Like a Lock as E3 Leak Proves 100% Accurate So Far
Sam fishing
A new Splinter Cell announcement is all but guaranteed for E3 2018 at this point. How so? Well, around a month ago, Walmart Canada supposedly leaked a whole bunch of secret PlayStation 4 titles. The leak included the likes of RAGE 2 and Assassin's Creed Odyssey, both of which were officially announced not long after. It also fe
Feature Ubisoft's Best and Worst E3 Moments of the PS4 Generation
One last thing
Ubisoft always puts on a great E3 press conference. Debuting new titles every year, supporting its already released ones with DLC, and saving big reveals as its "one last thing", the French company has really fine-tuned its style to a tee. But that doesn't mean there hasn't been one or two hiccups along the way. These are Ubisoft's E3...
Review Far Cry 5: Hours of Darkness (PS4)
Hell or high whatever
In the two months since its release, the general consensus surrounding Far Cry 5 has settled on it being a solid experience but also one that didn’t bring anything new to the table. In the hope of finding something fresh, series fans have been placing their bets on the game’s post-launch DLC to satisfy those needs. The...
News Assassin's Creed Odyssey Officially Announced, More at E3 2018
Get him to the Greek
If this Assassin’s Creed Odyssey trailer had dropped without the various leaks earlier this week, it’d probably have had a bigger impact. As it is, here’s about three seconds of Ubisoft’s latest, with a promise of more at E3 2018. The title’s set in Ancient Greece and
Report Assassin's Creed Odyssey Will Have Dialogue Trees
Set in Ancient Greece
Assassin’s Creed Origins transformed Ubisoft’s famous franchise into a Witcher-esque role-playing game, and it seems leaked sequel Odyssey will go one step further, adding dialogue trees to the series for the first time. News comes courtesy of Kotaku, who spoke to several people familiar with the project. As expected, the...
News Assassin's Creed Odyssey Leaked Via Collectible Keychain
Direct sequel to Origins?
A photograph of a keyring has outed Ubisoft's next Assassin's Creed entry. Picked up by Jeux-Video, the next game in the series will be named Assassin's Creed Odyssey. Judging by the trinket in the picture, it looks as though we'll be heading to ancient Rome or Greece in the next adventure. This lines up with how...
Review Trials Fusion (PlayStation 4)
Motorcycle menagerie
Republished on Wednesday 30th May 2018: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of June's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. There aren’t nearly enough motorcycle games that let you play a round of tennis with a penguin, of that we can all agree. Alas, until some clever...
News The Division 2 Due Before April 2019, Alongside The Crew 2 and Unannounced Ubisoft Title
All of them 'AAA'
In the latest earnings report from Ubisoft, the French publisher lets slip some of its plans for the relatively near future. For starters, the report states that The Division 2 -- announced but not shown back in March -- is due out this fiscal year. In other words, it'll launch at some point between now and April 2019. The shooter...
News Star Trek: Bridge Crew Brings the Next Generation to Life
Next-gen
Ubisoft’s superb at supporting its games over long periods of time, and it hasn’t forgotten about the surprisingly entertaining PlayStation VR co-op title, Star Trek: Bridge Crew. Now also playable without a virtual reality headset, a new expansion due out on 22nd May will add The Next Generation content to the release for...
News Beyond Good & Evil 2 Appears to Be Making Some Progress
But not much
It’s been a year since Beyond Good & Evil 2 was announced, and here are some Ubisoft employees talking about it in thick French accents. This is all still very much work in progress stuff, and frankly it doesn’t look like it’s come that far since E3 2017, but that’s to be expected from a title that will never come out. Okay,...
Everybody loves Rayman
Republished on Wednesday 25th April 2018: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of May's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. After spending far too much time in the shadow of the Raving Rabbids, Rayman made a triumphant return to consoles in Rayman Origins. While...
News Here's 12 Crazy Minutes of Footage for The Crew 2
Transformers
The Crew 2 is shaping up to be far bigger and better than the 2014 original, and one of the biggest factors behind that is the ability to switch between your chosen method of transport at any moment. Just take a look at how utterly bonkers this looks in practice in the video above as a car turns into a plane before your eyes, and then...
News Ubisoft Dates Its E3 2018 Press Conference
Join the club
Following in the footsteps of EA and Bethesda, Ubisoft has slapped a date on its E3 2018 press conference. The French publisher's show will take place on the 11th June, at 21:00 UK time. So that's 13:00 Pacific, and 16:00 Eastern. Based on our admittedly spotty memories of past E3 pressers, this is all pretty standard stuff for...
Soapbox Far Cry 5's Arcade Mode Is One of the Worst Multiplayer Offerings This Generation
Liam's having a curation nightmare
Tacked-on multiplayer modes were something that plagued the previous generation of consoles with poor online options that didn't really need to be there at all. Ninja Gaiden III brought its bloodshed to multiple players at once to little applause, BioShock 2 distributed plasmids online with not a lot of fanfare,...
News If You Need Something to Play This Weekend, Ghost Recon: Wildlands Is Free on PS4
Tango yankee
Look, we've all been there. A big game's on the horizon (God of War) and you're a bit scared of starting something new before launch in case you don't get it finished in time. Perfectly natural. So you're just looking for something that's not too involved. Maybe you can grind away the hours on Monster Hunter: World? Not a bad idea. Or...
News Ghost Recon: Wildlands' Sam Fisher References Metal Gear Solid
"Then it's only me..."
Oh no, this one hit us hard. Back when the PS2 vs Xbox console war was at its height, Splinter Cell's Sam Fisher was always pitted as Microsoft's answer to Solid Snake – before the stealth classics made their way over to the PlayStation 2 of course. With the demise of the Metal Gear Solid franchise following the...
News Assassin's Creed Origins PS4 Patch 1.4.2 Fixes a Whole Load of Minor Issues
Siwa will know peace
Ubisoft is still working away at fixing, tweaking, and adjusting Assassin's Creed Origins, with the game's latest update now available on PlayStation 4. Patch 1.4.2 weighs in at a reasonably hefty 3.7GB or thereabouts, but there doesn't appear to be anything too exciting on offer here. A quick look at the official...
News Far Cry 5 Destroys Franchise Sales Records
Digital sales surpass 50 per cent
Ubisoft sure knows how to sell video games, with Far Cry 5 more than doubling the sales of its numbered predecessor to become the fastest selling title in the franchise’s history. New data from the French publisher reveals that more than 50 per cent of the copies were sold digitally through venues such as the...
News Far Cry 3 Classic Edition Hunts Down a PS4 Release Date
Vaas good news
Amid all the announcements regarding Far Cry 5's season pass content, Ubisoft revealed that one of the most popular entries in the series, Far Cry 3, would be making its way to PlayStation 4 as a 'Classic Edition'. Yesterday, the publisher announced on Steam that the port will be releasing on 26th June 2018. However, if you purchased...
Review TrackMania: Turbo (PS4)
Round the bend
Republished on Wednesday 28th March 2018: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of April's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. Despite the brand debuting well over a decade ago, TrackMania: Turbo marks the arcade racer's first release on a PlayStation platform. A favourite on the...
Daddy issues
If an AI were to create a game based on popular Google search terms for video games, Far Cry 5 would likely be the result. Whether that's a good or a bad thing largely depends on what you expect from Far Cry at this point, and probably games in general. Because Far Cry 5 isn't a bad game – in fact, it's an awful lot of good old...
News Ubisoft Fights Off Vivendi Vultures Once and for All
Flawless boardroom victory
Ubisoft has countered Vivendi’s attempted hostile takeover with a flawless boardroom victory that will see it buy back a whopping 30,489,300 shares. The move will see Tencent invest in the French publisher, as it attempts to leverage the firm’s intellectual property in its native China. More importantly, Vivendi will...
Review Assassin's Creed Origins: Curse of the Pharaohs (PS4)
More of a blessing than a curse
Following on from the enjoyable, if a little boring The Hidden Ones, Curse of the Pharaohs is Assassin's Creed Origins' second expansion, and it's a lot more ambitious. Once again, protagonist Bayek -- now getting on in years -- is informed of ill happenings off in a different part of Egypt. This time, he's...
Rumour We'll be Heading to Ancient Greece in the Next Assassin's Creed on PS4
By the beard of Zeus
After the success of Assassin's Creed Origins with its gorgeous open world ancient Egypt, it's no wonder that people are turning their thoughts to where the next game in the series could take place. A new spate of rumours around the Origins follow-up suggest that the new location will be ancient Greece. There are a couple of...
News The Crew 2 Goes on a Road Trip from 29th June
Surf and turf
The Crew 2’s multi-discipline campaign will speed to the PlayStation 4 from 29th June, publisher Ubisoft has confirmed. Those of you who pre-order the Motor Edition – which bundles in a nifty license plate, some decals, a steelbook case, a map, and access to the Gold Edition of the game – will be able to play three days earlier...
News Big Assassin's Creed Origins PS4 Patch 1.41 Squashes a Slew of Bugs
Bugs begone
Following on from the release of the game's second expansion earlier in the week, the latest update for Assassin's Creed Origins can be downloaded now on PlayStation 4. Patch 1.41 is reasonably large weighing in at around 4.3GB on Sony's console. The update doesn't add anything of note, but it does include a boatload of bug fixes. There...
Rumour Amazon Canada Lists Splinter Cell 2018, Could Point to E3 Reveal
Sneaky
Tech and games blog TheNerdMag has spotted a listing on Amazon Canada for an unannounced Splinter Cell game. Merely a placeholder page for the time being, the page is almost empty, but that hasn't stopped people from speculating about a potential E3 2018 reveal. [/
News Assassin's Creed Origins: Curse of the Pharaohs Launch Trailer Is Suitably Sinister
Undead nightmare
Assassin's Creed Origins gets its second big expansion tomorrow in the form of Curse of the Pharaohs. The add-on sees protagonist Bayek travel to a whole new region where he's tasked with bringing down undead monstrosities. Based on what we've seen of it so far, the development team has been let off the leash -- it looks properly...
News The Division 2 Is in Development, First Look at E3 2018
Lock and load
Yep, it looks like The Division 2 is happening. The follow-up to Ubisoft's shared world shooter, developer Massive Entertainment is once again behind the wheel. There's no release window or anything like that just yet, but we'll be getting our first look at the sequel during E3 2018 this summer. The Division -- the original one...
News Ubisoft Is Breaking Ground with AI That Helps Game Developers Fix Bugs
The future is now
Well this is interesting, isn't it? As reported by Wired, Ubisoft's research and development division has unveiled an artificial intelligence that helps game developers catch bugs. The AI is called Commit Assistant, and it's basically designed to spot potential issues before programmers finalise their work. Apparently,...
News Far Cry Arcade Is Far Cry 5's Map Editor, Looks Bananas
Includes crossover content
Far Cry 5 is looking pretty mad. The jury is still out on whether the game will deliver an interesting story, but what we do know about the fast-approaching sequel tells us we're in for a typically crazy experience. Not long ago, Ubisoft revealed the season pass for Far Cry 5, which includes further adventures featuring...
News Assassin's Creed Origins PS4 Patch 1.4 Out Now, Adds New Quest, Reward, Expansion Support
Plus bug fixes
It's time for another Assassin's Creed Origins update. Patch 1.40 is out on PlayStation 4 now, and its primary function is to add support for the game's second expansion, Curse of the Pharaohs, which is due out next week on the 13th March. That's not all, though. The 3GB update also implements a bunch of bug fixes, adds a new...
News Assassin's Creed Origins' Trials of the Gods Enter Hard Mode, Offer New Rewards
Godlike
The giant Egyptian God bosses of Assassin's Creed Origins are pulling out all the stops tomorrow, as Ubisoft is promising a hard mode built to test the skills of veteran players. The Trails of the Gods have been recurring live events since just after the game released in October of last year, offering unique rewards to those who could best...
News Ubisoft Buys Blue Mammoth Games, Makers of Popular Free-to-Play Fighter Brawlhalla
On the up
Blue Mammoth Games, the relatively small studio behind hit free-to-play fighting game Brawlhalla, has been acquired by mega publisher Ubisoft. According to the press release, Blue Mammoth Games is made up of just 21 team members, so Ubisoft's certainly going for quality over quantity here. It's an interesting story because these days the...
News A Whole Bunch of Ubisoft Games Are Going Cheap In New European Weekend Sale
Not so Steep
Another Friday, another weekend sale on the EU PlayStation Store. This time, we have savings on a handful of Ubisoft titles, with some big price cuts that are worth a look. Assassin's Creed Origins is down to £32.99, Steep is half price at £11.99, and Watch Dogs 2 is reduced by 72% to just £14.99. Take a look at the Store page for...
News Assassin's Creed Origins Curse of the Pharaohs Expansion Sounds Insane, Gets a Release Date
New weapons, costumes, skills
Assassin's Creed Origins is getting its biggest expansion yet next month, and boy does it sound... Mental. Curse of the Pharaohs takes protagonist Bayek to a new Egyptian region where he's tasked with getting to the bottom of why undead rulers are slaughtering innocents. Yeah, like we said, it sounds mental. "As he...
News Assassin's Creed Origins Edits Classroom Scenario for Inclusivity
Update: Nude statues also censored
Historical accuracy is a hot button topic in the wake of Kingdom Come: Deliverance, with the game criticised for its lack of representation. Warhorse, the title’s developer, claims that it consulted historians in order to determine the ethnicity of the title’s cast, but some critics have pointed to the...
Hands On Assassin's Creed Origins Discovery Tour Is a Thoughtful and Interesting Addition
And it's free
The latest update for Assassin's Creed Origins adds a whole new game mode: the Discovery Tour. Ubisoft has teamed up with various historians in order to transform the title's virtual Egypt into a place of learning. The game's full, unedited open world is yours to explore without fear of combat or death, and dotted all around the map...
News Assassin's Creed Origins PS4 Patch 1.3 Out Now, Adds New Game Plus, Discovery Tour
And throws in a few fixes
Boot up your PlayStation 4 right now and you should find that the latest update for Assassin's Creed Origins is available to download. Patch 1.3 adds a much requested new game plus option to the game, allowing you to restart Bayek's adventure with all of your levels, skills, a equipment intact. The update also introduces...
News Huge Assassin's Creed Origins Update Adds New Game Plus, Discovery Tour Tomorrow
The big one
The next big Assassin's Creed Origins update is set to deploy on PlayStation 4 tomorrow, the 20th February. Patch 1.3 adds the Discovery Tour to the game, allowing you to explore Egypt with no combat, quests, or story. In their place are a series of educational tours which go over everything from every day life to religious beliefs...
News Assassin's Creed Origins Survey Hits at Potential Settings for Future Games, Japan Included
Vikings, King Arthur, and more
According to PlayStation Trophies, Ubisoft's been sending out another survey asking players about their thoughts on Assassin's Creed and what they'd like to see going forward. The survey goes on to list potential settings for future titles, and there are some interesting ideas here. The dark ages and King Arthur...
News Assassin's Creed Origins' Educational Discovery Mode Tours Egypt on 20th February
Back to school
Assassin’s Creed Origins is arguably the best entry in Ubisoft’s stealth series to date, but the French publisher’s hoping to repurpose the title’s outstandingly detailed open world from 20th February with its free educational Discovery Mode DLC. Featuring 75 guided tours, the content aims to teach you more about Ancient...
News Ubisoft Focusing on Adding More DLC to Assassin's Creed Origins
Rather than making a new game
With the success and popularity of Assassin's Creed Origins, many have been wondering what Ubisoft's next move will be when it comes to the historical franchise. Will the French publisher opt to pump out another game later this year? A sequel to Origins, perhaps? Or will it take its time, and try for another hit a...
