Tag: Driver San Francisco
News Gareth Edmondson Leaves Ubisoft Reflections
Gareth Edmondson, studio manager at Ubisoft Reflections, has left the company after ten years
A report on Develop claims Edmondson will continue to work "in the industry in an undisclosed capacity". In the five years since Reflections has become a part of the Ubisoft team of studios, we have had the pleasure of working and creating...
Ubisoft's announced that sales for its excellent arcade racer, Driver: San Francisco, were higher than expected
The publisher also praised the performance of its Eric Chahi developed god game, From Dust, during its Q2 sales report. Total sales came in at 249 million, down just 4.6% from 261 million the previous year. "First-half sales have...
News UK Sales Charts: F1 2011 Soars Into Second
We've no interest in the game that finished first on this week's UK sales charts, so let's jump straight into what came second: F1 2011
That was followed by Techland's Dead Island, which continued to hold onto its place in the top ten despite taking a bit of a critical beating. (We concluded that the game was fun, but far too buggy to fully...
News European PlayStation Store Updates: 21st September 2011
Special Offers Beyond Good & Evil HD (Was £7
99/9.99 Now £6.29/7.99) Clash Of Heroes (Was £11.99/14.99 Now £8.99/11.25) Cubixx HD (Was £6.29/7.99 Now £4.99/6.19) Outland (Was £7.99/9.99 Now £6.29/7.99) Prince Of Persia Classic (Was £7.99/9.99 Now £5.19/6.59) Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time...
News UK Sales Charts: Dead Island Still On Top, Resistance 3 Holds Strong
Deep Silver's ambitious (but desperately buggy) Dead Island has topped the UK sales charts for the second week running, scooping up sales greater than any other title in the publisher's history -- in just two weeks
The co-operative zombie RPG is in fact outselling Resistance 3 on the PlayStation 3 platform alone — a title which still managed to...
News UK Sales Charts: New Video Games Are Finally Released
It's finally that time of the year where developers and publishers alike start to release new video games
This week's UK sales chart is evidence of that alone. It's dominated by the release of brand new titles with Dead Island, Wahammer 40K: Space Marine and Resistance 3 all taking spots in the top five. They're joined by relatively new releases in...
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...
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 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 American PlayStation Store Updates: 16th August 2011
Games Medal Of Honor Frontline ($14
99) BREATH OF FIRE IV ($5.99)</ul>Game Demos Driver: San Francisco Multiplayer Demo Add-ons LittleBigPlanet 2 Toy Story 2 Costume Pack ($5.99) LittleBigPlanet 2 Costumes (x4) ($1.99 each) Dynasty Warriors Gundam 3 Missions 07 09 ($0.99 each) Dynasty Warriors 7 Costume Pack 3...
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 European PlayStation Store Updates: 10th August 2011
Permanent Price Reduction Gladiator Begins (was £23
99/29.99 now £11.99/14.99) </ul>Playable Content Warhammer 40,000: Kill Team (£6.29/7.99) Galaga Legions DX (£7.99/9.99) Spelunker HD (£7.99/9.99) Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell HD (£7.99/9.99) Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow HD (£7.99/9.99) Tom...
News American PlayStation Store Updates: 9th August 2011
Updates Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad Of Gay Tony Sale (PS3) (now $9
99, original price $19.99) Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost And Damned Sale (PS3) (now $4.99, original price $9.99) Midnight Club Los Angeles South Central Ultimate Content Pack Sale (PS3) (now $6.49, original price $12.50) Red Dead Redemption Deadly Assassin...
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 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'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 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 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 Driver: San Francisco Coming To PlayStation 3 On September 2nd In The UK
Ubisoft's slapped a big fat September 2nd UK release date on Driver: San Francisco
The game was given an August 30th release window in North America earlier on today. The game depicts the actions of series protagonist Tanner after he is submerged into a coma. The phenomenon gives Tanner the ability to "Shift" into the bodies of other...
News Driver: San Francisco Burns Rubber On August 30th, 2011
Ubisoft's announced that the frequently delayed Driver: San Francisco will be tearing up North American retail chains from August 30th
The game was announced last year alongside an unusual mechanic which allows protagonist Tanner to shift into the bodies of other drivers on the fly. Sounds bonkers, but might be a cool way of making chases super...
News Ubisoft Push Ghost Recon: Future Soldier & Driver: San Francisco Into Next Fiscal Year
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier and Driver: San Francisco were both expected to release in Ubisoft's fourth fiscal quarter
That's between January and March 2011 to normal people like you and me. Unfortunately, that's no longer the case. Ubisoft's confirmed that both games will be pushed into the company's next fiscal year, which could see them release...
News Driver: San Francisco Drops November 26th In The UK
Eurogamer are reporting that Driver: San Francisco will hit the UK on November 26th
Their source is the British retail chain, GAME, who'd probably know a thing or two about release dates. Interestingly, HMV are also reporting a date of November 26th. Both retailers have the recently announced Collector's Edition up f
News Ubisoft Reflections Detail Driver: San Francisco
After the jump we've embedded Ubisoft Reflections' E3 demo for the upcoming Driver: San Francisco
One of the key phrases you'll hear brought about a lot in this demo pertains to San Francisco's return to Driver's roots — namely the return of protagonist John Tanner and his main counter-part Jericho. The most interesting new mechanic is titled...
News Driver: San Francisco's Collector's Edition Is Pretty Rad
Here's your first look at the collector's edition for Driver: San Francisco
Obviously, the highlight of the pack is the awesome relica of the Dodge Challenger from the game, which looks totally awesome in its action position. The rest of the pack's goodies are less exciting, but we've embedded them after the jump if you're curious. We've also...
E3 2010 Debut Driver: San Francisco Trailer Burns Serious Rubber
Ubisoft's just released the debut teaser trailer for their upcoming Driver: San Francisco franchise reboot
The game sets the scene for the game's lead protagonist, John Tanner, and his arch-rival Jericho. It's a great mood setter. Consider our attention piqued.
E3 2010 Driver: San Francisco Coming To PlayStation 3, Yo
Ubisoft's announced that they will reboot the Driver franchise with Driver: San Francisco this holiday
As you might assume from the title, the game takes the gritty, open-world Driver franchise right into the streets of San Francisco. Original series protagonist John Tanner will return, who apparently is in a coma. The entire game takes place in his...
