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News Now Ubisoft's Saying Consoles Like PS4 will Be Replaced by Streaming Services
French publisher seems to agree with EA
Earlier this week, EA's Peter Moore stated in an interview that he thinks consoles as we know them will die out sooner or later, and will be replaced by streaming technology. Needless to say, this prediction didn't sit particularly well with everyone, and now, adding fuel to the fire, Ubisoft CEO Yves...
News Assassin's Creed Movie Looks Exactly As You'd Expect
Fix your eagle eyes on this
This looks... Alright, doesn't it? The Assassin's Creed movie seems to have been in production since the Stone Age, but it's finally got a trailer ahead of its 2016 release. And y'know what? It looks a lot like Assassin's Creed really. There are some small changes – like the Animus being transformed into a giant robotic...
Rumour Is This Watch Dogs 2's Main Character?
Well, he does have an iconic cap
Watch Dogs 2 is undoubtedly going to be on show at E3 next month, but we wouldn't be surprised if Ubisoft was planning on teasing the reveal before the big event kicks off. With that in mind, it was perhaps only a matter of time before something leaked - and so here we are, speculating over this iconic cap wearing...
News Ubisoft's Dated its E3 2016 Press Conference
Bring back Mr. Caffeine
Oh no, the E3 press conference times are beginning to trickle in. Every year, the staff here at Push Square are subjected to the horror that is the Electronic Entertainment Expo, where we're basically forced to stay up three days straight and write approximately 12 billion articles. So you'll have to excuse us when we feel...
Poll Are You Still Playing The Division on PS4?
Has Ubisoft's latest done enough?
Tom Clancy's The Division has been a success commercially - there's no doubt about that - but now that the game's been out for a few weeks, we thought that it might be interesting to see what you lot think of it. Indeed, if we cast our minds back to the heady days of Destiny and its highly anticipated launch, just...
Review Tom Clancy's The Division (PS4)
Flu York, Flu York
In The Division it's amazing how quickly society goes to pieces. Admittedly, a genetically engineered super virus that manages to wipe out a large swathe of New York's population seems a reasonable catalyst, but you would have thought that it would have taken more than a few weeks for things to get as messed up as this. Anyhow, in...
News The Division PS4 Patch 1.0.2 Aims to Improve the End Game
Dark zone
As is the danger for games of The Division's ilk, many players have already raced to the level cap, leaving little for them to do. Unsurprisingly, then, Ubisoft's first big patch for the looter shooter will revolve around the Dark Zone, improving the rewards that you accrue for going Rogue and more – though a last minute change has seen...
Live Watch as We Shave Seconds Off Our Laps in TrackMania Turbo
Gotta go fast
Ubisoft's having a rather busy start to 2016, and its latest title – TrackMania Turbo – is the focus of our attention in another livestream. Watch on as we rack up some Gold Medals in the arcade racer. And, as always, don't worry if you can't catch us live – the archived video will be saved above for your viewing pleasure.
News TrackMania: Turbo Open Beta Boosts onto PS4 This Weekend
Progress will carry on to the full game
TrackMania: Turbo, the next installment in Ubisoft's arcade racing series, will be getting an open beta this weekend, starting at 6:00AM PT/9:00AM ET/13:00PM GMT tomorrow, 18th March, before closing on Monday 21st March at the same times. The title's been in closed beta for a few weeks now, and is only a week...
Guide The Division PS4 - Skills, Talents, Stats, and Perks Explained
Understand the shooter's many systems
Getting to grips with The Division takes more mental fortitude than a medical professional performing brain surgery. For all of the advantages so very obviously present in Ubisoft's post-pandemic role-playing release, the early hours of the game can be mind numbing, as developer Massive unloads intel like it's...
Hands On The Division's a Clinical But Compelling PS4 Shooter
Empire elated?
Hit making is really, really hard. Pop stars like Katy Perry and Justin Bieber may very well have raw talent, but it's down to their respective record labels to extract that in order to turn them into superstars. And it takes a team of incredibly intelligent people – writers, stylists, producers, engineers, choreographers,...
News The Division Is Ubisoft's Fastest Selling Game of All Time
Snow joke
Ubisoft's been obsessed with The Division's record breaking success ever since its announcement, but this is the accolade it's been waiting for: the post-pandemic shooter is officially the French firm's fastest selling game of all time. According to the organisation, the title sold more copies in its first 24 hours than any other in the...
News Ubisoft Told a Porky, You Can't Improve The Division's Frame Rate on PS4
Oh, Ubisoft
You see, Ubisoft, it's daft statements like this that come back to bite you when they turn out to be wrong. Last month, a representative of the company stated that console players would be able to improve the game's frame rate by tweaking the title's graphical settings in the option menu. "I don't know of another game that does that off...
News The Division Launches with an Easy Way to Grief New Players
Thankfully, there's a workaround
It certainly didn't take long for players to find a way to grief each other in Tom Clancy's The Division. As reported by Eurogamer, you're put in a small room near the start of the game following a cutscene with a main character. When the cinematic is over, another Agent can stand in the room's doorway and block your...
Live Watch As We Go Hands On with The Division on PS4
Made it to Manhattan
The Division is out now on the PlayStation 4 – well, in Europe at least. To celebrate that fact, we're putting the game through its paces live on our YouTube channel now. If you're not able to watch right now, then you'll find an archive of the stream embedded for posterity above.
News Not All of The Division's Expansions Will Arrive Late on PS4
In fact, only two will
Those of you that were paying attention may remember that we reported all of The Division's DLC would arrive late on the PlayStation 4 due to a marketing arrangement with Microsoft – but that's not actually the case. Ubisoft's currently got three paid expansions planned for the post-pandemic shooter, though only two of them...
Competition Win The Division Merch from Numskull Designs
<3 NY
You may think that you're ready to brave the Dark Zone, but we beg to differ. To celebrate the release of Tom Clancy's The Division this week, we've teamed up with Numskull Designs to giveaway a couple of pieces of officially licensed merchandise to two lucky winners. Up for grabs include a licensed Toxic City tee in the size of your choosing...
News The Division's Servers Are Up Earlier than Expected
Good news if you've snagged an early copy
Ubisoft stated last week that Tom Clancy's The Division's servers would go live later today, but it looks like they're already up and running if various reports around the 'net are to be believed. Some early players claim that they've been enjoying the release since this morning, while others are busy...
News The Division's PS4 Trophies Touch Down in Manhattan
New York, New York
The Division may be out next week, but considering Ubisoft's decision to delay review codes until launch day, no one's really got hands-on time with the final version yet. Fortunately, the New York-based shooter's Trophies have emerged online, giving us a little something to talk about prior to launch. In truth, this looks like a...
News You Won't Be Reading Any The Division Reviews on Launch Day
Shot down
Some people won't be happy about this, but we're not really sure how else it could work. In a public post on its official blog, Ubisoft has outlined what we can all expect from Tom Clancy's The Division on launch day. The gist of it is that you won't be reading any reviews before the game releases on the 8th March. The main reason for...
News The Division's Launch Trailer Is Just as Predictable as You'd Expect
Best game ever, says website
We all love a good rant here at Push Square, and this editor's gone off on one after watching the latest trailer for Tom Clancy's The Division. Is it a bad video? Not particularly, but it's just so bloody predictable. Website quotes saying that it's the best thing since sliced bread: check. Grizzled military type...
News So, Uncharted 4 Has Apparently Stolen Some Assassin's Creed Artwork
A thief's end
Hmmmm, what's all this, then? In case you missed it, a new Uncharted 4: A Thief's End trailer was revealed today, and it's really bloody good - so you should go check it out through here. However, good trailer or not, it seems as though developer Naughty Dog may have been, well, a bit naughty. There's a part in the video where the...
News Ubisoft Really Is Desperate to Break Records with The Division
Like, really desperate
Is this really necessary? Tom Clancy's The Division is riding high on pre-order charts, has a ton of marketing muscle behind it, and is clearly going to be a very popular game, so we're not sure why publisher Ubisoft is desperate for it to break records. Alas, it's had its PR team blast out some big news today: the game's beta...
Evolution not revolution
It's easy to imagine that when the team behind Far Cry Primal were deciding what their latest outing should be, they looked back over their previous titles and asked: what do people most enjoy about Far Cry? One of the things that would probably be near the top of that list would be the hunting and crafting that acted as one...
News Ubisoft May Be Easing Off Assassin's Creed in Future
Good news?
Assassin's Creed has been an annualised franchise for quite some time. Over the years, we've gotten used to the typical pre-release build up as we near the wintry months when Ubisoft's series usually deploys its mainline entries - but as you may already know, that's not actually happening in 2016. Indeed, you're going to have to wait a...
News Download The Division's PS4 Open Beta Right Now
Mankind divided
You won't be able to play The Division's open beta until tomorrow on the PlayStation 4 – once again, Microsoft has secured 24 hours of exclusivity – but you can start downloading it from the PlayStation Store right now if you wish. This online stress test is available to everyone with a PlayStation Plus subscription, so you don't...
Weirdness Ubisoft Chiselled a PS4 Out of Stone Because Far Cry Primal
Stoners
Reckon your PlayStation 4's a paperweight in its plastic guise? Well, publisher Ubisoft's crafted an even more useless version of Sony's console – out of stone. It's a publicity stunt for Far Cry Primal which we're totally playing into, but it is pretty cool. The company commissioned accredited master carver Nick Roberson to create the...
News You'll Be Waiting for The Division's DLC on PS4
Consoles divided
A bit of regurgitated news regarding The Division is doing the rounds today, and because we're sitting twiddling our thumbs waiting to clock off and play Street Fighter V, we figured that we'd share it. Basically, it's been re-confirmed that DLC for Ubisoft Massive's loot-'n'-shooter will arrive 30 days late on the PlayStation 4...
News Watch Dogs 2 Will Don Its Iconic Cap by April 2017 on PS4
Yeah, dawg
Fear not, collect-a-thon fans: the removal of Assassin's Creed from publisher Ubisoft's annual release schedule means that there's space for a different kind of tower climbing, and Watch Dogs 2 may just fill the game's space. The French publisher has confirmed that Aiden Pearce will return prior to April 2017. Well, to be precise, no one...
News Nope, There Won't Be a New Assassin's Creed Game in 2016
Ubisoft is resting the franchise
After a long spell of rumours that Ubisoft would be resting mega franchise Assassin's Creed this year, the company has confirmed that this will indeed be the case. "This year, we also are stepping back and re-examining the Assassin's Creed franchise. As a result, we've decided that there will not be a new Assassin's...
News Here's What You Need to Know About Far Cry Primal
The game in under 5 minutes
Launching in just a couple of weeks on the 23rd February, Far Cry Primal is no doubt near the top of many most wanted lists, but if you're unsure what Ubisoft's latest sandbox is all about, then we suggest taking a look at its newest trailer. The five minute video goes over just about everything that you can expect from...
Review Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia (PS4)
Bad Marx
What's most puzzling about Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia is who its target audience is. Anyone who didn't like the previous two games has no reason to play this, yet because of the carbon-copied formula, anyone who did like the previous two games has no reason to play it either, because it's quite literally same thing. What's...
News TrackMania Turbo Speeds onto PS4 in March
Vroom
If you love racing around in thousands of custom-made tracks at a rapid pace while driving your own customised car then you'll be excited to hear that TrackMania Turbo has been given a release date, so mark on your calendar 22nd March – the day where it all kicks off in North America. Those of you in Europe will have to wait until 25th...
Rumour The Division Open Beta Infects PS4 Later This Month
Accidentally leaked by Xbox Italy
Tom Clancy's The Division has had a closed beta that's been running since Friday – check out our first impressions piece for our thoughts on it – but if you weren't able to get in, no need to worry. Our friends over at Eurogamer discovered a blunder on the Xbox Italy Facebo
First Impressions The Division Shows Promise on PS4, But There Are Worries
Our thoughts after five hours with the beta
Every time that we have something good to say about Tom Clancy's The Division, there's a 'but' at the end of the statement. Maybe we're just miserable gits, or perhaps we're just wary of Ubisoft's ability to con us into thinking something's really good when deep down, it's actually pretty unremarkable...
News You Can Play The Division's Beta on PS4 Right Now
Like, now
The long-awaited beta for Tom Clancy's The Division is live on the PlayStation 4 right now, in case you were, y'know, not sure. We've got our roving reporter Robert Ramsey working through it now in order to bring you a few first impressions. Here's what he just said on Google Chat: Robert Ramsey (16:22): Just found a dog doing a...
News Pre-Ordering The Division on PSN No Longer Gets You Access to the PS4 Beta
FYI
A couple of days ago, some cheeky PlayStation 4 users discovered that they could gain access to the beta for Tom Clancy's The Division without spending a penny. They accomplished this by pre-ordering the game through the PlayStation Store, downloading the beta, and then cancelling the pre-order. Since the title isn't yet released, no funds would...
Guide When Does The Division Beta Begin on PS4?
How can you get access? How big is the file?
Ubisoft, you sly dogs. At first we thought that all of the snow in New York City was a freak natural occurrence, but now we've realised that it was just viral marketing for Tom Clancy's The Division, which is set to receive its inaugural public beta this week. Of course, you may be wondering how to get...
News You Can Download The Division's PS4 Beta Now
It's a big one
If you've been looking forward to digging into the upcoming beta for The Division on PlayStation 4, we'd advise redeeming your code as soon as you possibly can. Why? Well, mainly, it's because it doesn't care much for your spare hard drive space: all in all, the beta will set you back around 28GB. Oof. As you've probably guessed, the...
News You Won't Be Able to Trade Equipment with Friends in The Division at Launch
Mine, mine, mine
We remember when people were mad about the fact that you couldn't trade weapons and armour with your friends in Destiny, but really, that particular feature would have put a bullet in the game's lasting power. With that in mind, and with all of the recent comparisons between Bungie's sci-fi adventure and Tom Clancy's The Division,...
News A Portion of The Division's Open World Has Been Cut from the Finished Game
Bye-bye Brooklyn
When Tom Clancy's The Division was initially revealed, we were thrown into a snowy recreation of Brooklyn - one of New York's most famous boroughs. However, according to a statement from creative director Magnus Jansen, published by Examiner, Brooklyn won't feature in the finished game - at least, not at launch. "For Tom Clancy's...
News Ubisoft: The Division Is a Great Single Player Game, Period
Let's hope so
Always a hot topic these days, many gamers get ruffled when they hear that the latest blockbuster won't have a traditional single player mode. Indeed, before Destiny launched, we remember seeing people go crazy over the fact that they'd need to form teams in order to see out the title's toughest content, but hey, some of us just like...
News How Do You Think The Division Looks in 14 Minutes of Brand New Gameplay?
Ubisoft's open world shooter blows up
Ubisoft's began the marketing blitz for Tom Clancy's The Division - its upcoming open world shooter that's apparently peppered with role-playing game elements. When the title was originally shown years back at the end of one of the French company's E3 press conferences, no one was quite sure what to make of it,...
News The Division's PS4 Beta Deploys on 29th January
Black Friday
Xbox One owners will unlock early access to The Division's beta later this month – but fortunately, you'll only have to wait 24 hours if you plan to play the game on your PlayStation 4. After rumours earlier in the week, Ubisoft has confirmed that the online stress test for its squad-based third-person role-playing shooter (!) will b
News You Can Finally Play The Division Thanks to This Month's Beta
But will it be divisive?
One of those games that feels like it's been hanging around the in background for decades, it's finally time for Tom Clancy's The Division to step into the light and show us what it's capable of. Eagle-eyed publication WCCFTech noticed that the Uplay mobile app outs the public beta's launch window - and the good news is that...
News Medieval Mutilator For Honor Will Have a Single Player Mode
Solo slaughter
Oh, right – we'd almost forgotten about Ubisoft's four-versus-four hack-a-thon For Honor. But, speaking as part of a new recap video designed to remind us that the title's coming to the PlayStation 4, producer Stephane Cardin stresses that the release won't solely offer multiplayer, as there'll be a single player campaign for those...
Review Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India (PS4)
We can't think of a pun(jab)
The Assassin's Creed series – hell, Ubisoft's entire portfolio – has been getting a lot of flak lately due to the samey nature of each instalment. The expected announcement of Watch Dogs 2 seemed to excite no one, and it seems like no one really cares about the Assassin's Creed movie that's coming out this very year...
News Far Cry Primal Looks Anything But Prehistoric in PS4 Gameplay
Primal carnage
Ubisoft tends to rattle these open world games out like they're in danger of becoming unfashionable, but Far Cry Primal certainly doesn't look rushed in this hour or so of PlayStation 4 gameplay footage. In the video, key personnel from the development team outline some of the main mechanics from the Stone Age spin-off, and it all...
Rumour Assassin's Creed Sequel Set in Egypt and Skipping 2016
Watch Dogs 2 may fill its place this Christmas
Good news: Ubisoft's not going to run the Assassin's Creed franchise into the ground, with Kotaku sources stating that the next entry in the series will not release until 2017. Bad news: you're probably going to get a Watch Dogs sequel in place of the stealth series' – pulls out calculator – tenth...
Review Assassin's Creed Syndicate: Jack the Ripper (PS4)
From heaven
There's a perverse fascination with Jack the Ripper, so it's no surprise that Ubisoft has selected the infamous serial killer as the star of Assassin's Creed Syndicate's first major expansion pack. The romanticised murderer – portrayed as a kind of low-rent Scarecrow here, complete with growly lower-class accent and sack mask –...
