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E3 2015 Assassin's Creed Syndicate Gameplay Shows The Thrill of The Chase
That's one way to travel
When we saw Assassin's Creed Syndicate take center stage for Ubisoft's E3 2015 conference, we thought its cinematic trailer was a bloody good show, but we asked ourselves, "Where's the gameplay?" Well, it seems Ubisoft sneakily left that for the more observant to find on its YouTube channel with a succinct four minute video...
E3 2015 Take Aim at 6 Minutes of Rainbow Six: Siege Footage
"I siege what you did there"
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege received significant stage time at Ubisoft's E3 press conference today. Perhaps in response to accusations that it doctors its gameplay demonstrations, the developer trucked a whole team of its staffers onstage to test the game out live. The demo itself saw a group of soldiers...
E3 2015 Of Course Assassin's Creed Syndicate Gets a Bloody Good E3 Trailer
London's brawling
Good old Ubisoft and its CG trailers. To be fair, the publisher never fails to get us hyped with its incredibly well done Assassin's Creed clips, and Assassin's Creed Syndicate's E3 trailer is no different. Showcasing protagonist Jacob rally his mates as he takes the fight to those always-nasty Templars, the video's a fun watch,...
E3 2015 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands Delves into the Drug Cartel
Busted
Just when you thought you couldn't get enough open world third-person shooters with games like Tom Clancy's The Division from Ubisoft, the French publisher injected yet another one into its conference right before it ended with Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands. Admittedly, this is quite an interesting premise for the squad-based shooter...
E3 2015 Trackmania Turbo Follows the Race Line to PS4
Will support Project Morpheus
Ubisoft's high-speed racing creation suite Trackmania Turbo will be drifting onto the PlayStation 4, the publisher has announced. The game, which was outed earlier as part of a Project Morpheus report, will boast virtual reality functionality, and will enable you to build your own awesome courses in minutes. Check out...
E3 2015 For Honor Brings Massive Battlefields and Medieval Hack and Slash Gameplay to PS4
Stomping ground
Arguably the biggest surprise at Ubisoft's E3 2015 press conference was a gritty medieval-themed PlayStation 4 title named For Honor. The game melds huge battlefields and tons of computer controlled soldiers with multiplayer play, as you pick up big swords, wear massive suits of armour, and smash your foes into oblivion. The French...
E3 2015 Loss and Treachery Abound In The Division Trailer and Gameplay
Stabbed in the back
Tom Clancy's The Division feels like it has been in development for quite some time, but Ubisoft has revealed it will release March 8, 2016 on the PlayStation 4, and this relieving announcement has brought two trailers in tow. The first shows the scope of the game engine's power in a cinematic nature with narration that...
E3 2015 South Park: The Fractured But Whole Is Swearing Up a Storm on PS4
Pre-orders are available now
Bethesda did a great job kicking off its presser with some gory, gutsy footage of DOOM - but we think that Ubisoft may have taken the cake by pulling out Matt Stone and Trey Parker. The comedic duo took to the stage to announce that last year's South Park: The Stick of Truth will be getting a sequel, which will delve...
Live Watch Ubisoft's E3 2015 Press Conference Right Here
Assassin's Creed Syndicate! The Division! Watch Dogs 2?
Time to breathe? We don't even know what that means. We're back again with a live blog, this time for Ubisoft's big E3 2015 press conference. Assassin's Creed Syndicate and Tom Clancy's The Division are locks – but what else will we see. Join us live from 14:00PM PT...
E3 2015 For Honor Will Cut You and Your Mates Apart
Swing that sword, baby
Today (or tonight depending where you live,) Ubisoft gave us all a rather pleasant surprise by starting its E3 conference with a brand new IP titled called 'For Honor.' The game plays out as a third-person brawler, though it looks like combat is nowhere near as fast and frantic as what we're used to in the Assassin's Creed...
Guide What Time Are Sony, Bethesda, EA, Ubisoft, and Square Enix's E3 2015 Press Conferences?
The time is now
The busiest event in gaming is upon us, and this year, it's arguably busier than ever. When it comes to all things PlayStation, there are five different press conferences to watch out for at E3 2015 – that's two more than usual, for those of you out of the loop. Newcomers Bethesda and Square Enix both have their own pressers this...
News He-Man Proves He's the Master of the Playroom in Toy Soldiers: War Chest on PS4
G.I. Joe also says yo
Toy Soldiers: War Chest, the forthcoming PlayStation 4 tower defence-like title, will be welcoming some famous faces, as He-Man and G.I. Joe each join the make-believe battlefield. The bad news is that you'll need to pay a little extra for the licensed characters; the core game will come with four fictional factions for $14.99,...
Rumour Wii U Exclusive ZombiU Could Plague PS4
Back from the dead
Nintendo Wii U launch title ZombiU could infect the PlayStation 4 in the near future, according to a new report on Unseen64 citing a Ubisoft source. While there's very little to go on, the website does have a very good track record with rumours regarding the French firm; it recently revealed an unreleased party game for the House...
News Try Not to Get on the Wrong Side of the FBI in Rainbow Six: Siege on PS4
Eagle eyed
Rainbow Six: Siege is a game that's... Er, still coming out this year. And in order to drum up a bit of enthusiasm – because God knows it needs it – Ubisoft has dropped a new trailer showing off the four elite FBI operatives that you'll be taking control of when playing as the Americans in the first-person shooter. It's not stated...
News Surprises and Unannounced Titles to Debut at Ubisoft's E3 2015 Presser
Turn it up
Ubisoft has tossed some fresh coal into the engine of the E3 2015 hype train, as it's hinted that it has a "few big surprises" lined up for its media briefing on 15th June. The publisher's press conference – which will kick off from 15:00PM local time in Los Angeles – will be hosted by Aisha Tyler, and you'll be able to watch the...
News Phew, Assassin's Creed Syndicate Won't Have a Daft Companion App
Now we're getting somewhere
Assassin's Creed Unity had a lot of problems, some far more serious than its stupid companion app, but the fact that there were locked chests scattered all about the map, which could only be opened via the use of said app, was just the icing on the cake of an already disappointing package. It's a relief, then, that this...
News Rainbow Six: Siege Breaks Free from 13th October on PS4
Several special editions announced
Rainbow Six: Siege will breach the PlayStation 4 from 13th October, publisher Ubisoft has announced. Pre-ordering the game – which was announced during the tail-end of the French firm's E3 press conference last year – will guarantee beta access to the title, presumably on your platform of choice. As with all of...
News The Number of Assassin's Creed Syndicate Special Editions Is Embarrassing
Shakes head
You may need an abacus to keep count of the various special editions that have been announced for Assassin's Creed Syndicate following its reveal yesterday. Ubisoft may have proved that it's learned from Unity's disastrous launch by debuting the title with tons of gameplay, but it's certainly not packing in its convoluted collector's...
News Ubisoft's E3 2015 Press Conference Gets a Date and Time
Not too late, thankfully
Well would you look at that, another somewhat reasonably timed E3 2015 press conference. Ubisoft's announced that its presser will begin at 23:00PM BST / 15:00PM PST / 18:00PM EST on the 14th June. That's just a few hours after EA's showcase. You see, we UK writers here at Push Square aren't too bothered by late nights, but...
News PS3 Owners, It's Time to Upgrade to the PS4
Ubisoft's moving on
There are still lots of people clinging to the fact that the PlayStation 3 has a much larger install base than the PlayStation 4, but the reality is that there are many, many more active users on Sony's super machine. Ubisoft thinks so anyway, as it's ditching development on last-gen systems – well, aside from the odd casual...
Feature 6 Things You Need to Know About Assassin's Creed Syndicate on PS4
Rule Britannia
Victorian England is very much back in video game vogue. Following in the period footwear of The Order: 1886 and Bloodborne, publisher Ubisoft has revealed Assassin's Creed Syndicate – the first London-based outing in its uber-popular alternate history franchise. Perhaps in response to the fiasco that greeted flawed French foray...
News Ubisoft's Got a Secret Triple-A Title Up Its Sleeve
Predictions on a post card, please
Ubisoft's no stranger to hidden blades, but it appears that the French firm has a different kind of weapon stuffed up its sleeve. Hot on the heels of Assassin's Creed Syndicate's announcement earlier this evening, the publisher has revealed that it has another "triple-A title that has not yet been announced" in the...
News Assassin's Creed Syndicate Is a Single Player Stab-'Em-Up Only
Alone in the dark
We'd wager that you're going to be hearing quite a bit about Assassin's Creed Syndicate as we approach E3 2015, but coinciding with the game's official reveal earlier today, Ubisoft's released its earnings report for this fiscal year. It may not seem that important at first, but the document actually confirms that the...
News Tom Clancy's The Division Combs Snowy Streets in 2016
Scoped and dropped
It feels like a lifetime ago that we first saw The Division, Ubisoft's open world, online shooter, and role-playing game hybrid. Since then, we've heard bits and pieces about the release, but with the publisher concentrating on other franchises such as Assassin's Creed, any big news has likely been postponed. We could well see...
News Assassin's Creed Syndicate Slums It on PS4 from 23rd October
London's burning
Britannia will rule in Assassin's Creed Syndicate, the next entry in Ubisoft's stealth series. As part of a livestream earlier today, the French firm confirmed that its oft rumoured London-based romp will release on the PlayStation 4 from 23rd October. The game will be set in 1868 – not to be confused with 1886, of course...
Live Join Our Assassin's Creed Victory Reveal Syndicate Right Here
Watch Ubisoft's announcement as it happens
Here we are, then: the future of Assassin's Creed is about to begin. Kicking off at 17:00PM BST (12:00PM EDT, 09:00AM PDT), Ubisoft will be livestreaming the reveal, which you can watch in here. We already know that the game's going to be set in London, and will likely feature a brother and sister...
Rumour The Next Assassin's Creed on PS4 Will Sport a Brother and Sister Protagonist Combo
Dual wielding
After all of the furore over Ubisoft's statements regarding female characters in Assassin's Creed Unity, it may appear as though the company is trying to smooth things over with Assassin's Creed Victory – otherwise known as Assassin's Creed Syndicate – if the rumours are to be believed. According to Kotaku, sources have claimed...
Feature Five Ways Assassin's Creed Victory Can Stop the Series' Rot
The syndicate
It's rare for a renowned series such as Assassin's Creed to get tagged with middling review scores, but we slammed the disappointing Assassin's Creed Unity when it deployed last year. While there was a reasonable experience buried at the release's beating heart, the Parisian escapade also had a laundry list of flaws – the title's...
News The Next PS4 Assassin's Creed Game Is Apparently Subtitled Syndicate
Unvictorious
The upcoming Assassin's Creed title is being revealed next Tuesday, and according to Polygon, it won't be called Assassin's Creed Victory, as previously rumoured. Instead, it'll boast the subtitle 'Syndicate', which sounds a touch more ominous to us. According to the leaked marketing material that the publication obtained, the game...
News The Next Assassin's Creed Is Being Revealed in Just a Few Days
The hood is off
Don't you just love announcements of announcements? Well we've got a corker for you today, as Ubisoft has announced that the next Assassin's Creed title will be revealed on the 12th May at 18:00PM CET. If our useless math skills are correct, that's 17:00PM UK time. We already know quite a bit about the title, of course, as the...
News Far Cry 4: Complete Edition Conquers Kyrat on PS4
No word on the PS3, though
'Tis that wonderful time of the year where every blockbuster gets repackaged and re-released, and today it's the turn of Far Cry 4. Ubisoft has announced that a Complete Edition of its dictatorial overturning escapade will deploy on the PlayStation 4 in the UK from the 19th June. Bizarrely, there's no word on the...
Rumour Watch Dogs 2 Goes Walkies on Ubisoft Employee's CV
Woof break
In the least surprising news ever, Watch Dogs 2 appears to have been let off its lease. Julien Risse, who worked on the previous instalment in the phone hacking series, has accidentally included the release on his Linked In profile. This is no surprise, of course, as Ubisoft has talked about the possibility of creating a sequel to the...
News Ubisoft's Donating $100,000 to Nepal After Quake
"Far Cry 4 was heavily inspired by Nepal and its people"
So often we report on shady business practices here on Push Square, but it's nice to know that companies like Ubisoft still have a heart. Following the devastating earthquake in Nepal at the weekend, Far Cry 4 developer Ubisoft Montreal has pledged a whopping $100,000 to aid with support in...
Review Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China (PlayStation 4)
Creed of the chronic
It's been a rocky road for Ubisoft lately, with the publisher on the receiving end of bad press for the likes of Watch Dogs and Assassin's Creed Unity. It may be time for a bit of stability, then, and that's where Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China comes into the equation. A 2.5D adventure full to the brim with typical franchise...
News Assassin's Creed Chronicles Reveals Its Hidden Blade Next Month on PS4
International espionage
It must be 5PM, because Ubisoft's sent out a big old press release about an upcoming game. This time, it's Assassin's Creed Chronicles, a 2.5D adventure that's diving onto the PlayStation 4 next month. Launching on the 21st April in North America and the 22nd April in Europe, the first download in the Chronicles trilogy will...
News Hone Your Tactics with Rainbow Six: Siege's PS4 Collector's Edition
The art of war
Rainbow Six: Siege will come with a 120-page tactics guide if you plump up for its collector's edition in the UK. The £64.99 package – which will also comprise a copy of the PlayStation 4 first-person shooter, alongside some gold weapon skins – promises "information on every Counter Terrorist Unit, operator, weapon, and map". One...
News Rainbow Six Siege Beta to Infiltrate PS4 Later This Year
Deployment incentive
How many of you remember Rainbow Six Siege, then? The game was announced during Ubisoft's E3 press conference last year, but has remained more or less under cover since the Los Angeles event. However, a few assets from an ongoing alpha have spilled out onto the Internet in recent weeks, which the French publisher is doing a...
Review Far Cry 4: Valley of the Yetis (PlayStation 4)
Different, Yeti the same
The latest piece of downloadable content for Far Cry 4 – Valley of the Yetis – serves up another sizeable slice of action for the Kyrat faithful, and sees protagonist Ajay Ghale crash landing in the titular valley while investigating reports that Pagan Min's forces are on the hunt for a mysterious relic. After waking...
News Here's the First Six Minutes of Far Cry 4's Valley of the Yetis DLC
Not over yeti
Far Cry 4's relatively crazy Valley of the Yeti DLC is out in just a couple of days, and as such, Sony's stuck a six minute walkthrough of the download onto YouTube. A nice introduction to the add-on, the video shows off the opening scenes and what sort of gameplay you can expect. Aside from battling big hairy monsters, you'll also be...
News Ubisoft's Going to Put More Modern Day Stuff in Future Assassin's Creed Games
Oh dear
We don't know about you, but we don't think that the lack of modern day content was Assassin's Creed Unity's biggest problem. Sure, it was almost non-existent and consisted of little more than a few daft cutscenes, but at least this meant that it didn't really get in the way of the historical story or its pacing. This particular author has...
News This Is No Hoax, Far Cry 4's Yeti Expansion Is Coming Soon
Fur real
Better get geared up and back out into Kryat's wilderness, because Far Cry 4's latest expansion is hitting the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 next month. On 10th March in North America and 11th March in Europe, you'll be able to take the hunt to the Valley of the Yetis, as protagonist Ajay has to survive against the mythical...
Review Trivial Pursuit Live! (PlayStation 4)
Genius in a can
If there's one problem with the physical version of Trivial Pursuit, it's that there aren't enough klaxons. Without loud noises and bright lights, how are you supposed to know how awesome and attractive you obviously are? Ubisoft's latest adaptation drops most of what made the question-and-answer board game such a huge success,...
News Assassin's Creed Unity's Newest Patch Means No More Using Apps and Sites to Unlock Content
The people have spoken
In yet another bid to try and improve Assassin's Creed Unity after the game's somewhat shoddy launch, Ubisoft has released a patch today that removes the need to fiddle about with the title's companion app and Initiates website. Throughout the game's virtual Paris, you'll find chests that can only be opened through use of the...
News Ubisoft Admits Difficulties Developing Assassin's Creed Unity for the PS4
Nothing's a waste if you learn from it
Did you know that Assassin's Creed Unity didn't have a smooth launch? It's no secret that the highly anticipated title was a major disappointment for almost everyone due to its myriad glitches and flaws that mired an otherwise beautiful game with ambitious design changes, as we pointed out in our review...
News You Terrible People Have Hunted 1,630,255,159 Animals in Far Cry 4
Think of the children
It's time for another round of open world video game statistics, and up today, we've got mountainous mayhem simulator, Far Cry 4. Posting on Twitter, publisher Ubisoft has revealed some shockingly massive numbers. For starters, you lot have killed 6,512,562,667 things, and scored 1,367,205,865 headshots in the process. You're...
Risky business
With so many kitten videos on YouTube, taking over the world is something of a hassle these days. Vladimir Putin, with his head as smooth as a baby's first jazz recital, has found this out the hard way, attempting to start a world war while also maintaining his long-distance stalking of PewDiePie. Luckily, there's an easier way to...
News Assassin's Creed Unity's PS4 Price Has Been Cut Down to Size on Amazon
Peasant money
We would have advised against putting down the cash for Assassin's Creed Unity when it launched, given its myriad technical issues, but Ubisoft's sandbox romp is currently going for a much more agreeable price on Amazon.co.uk, especially since a slew of patches have largely fixed a lot of the aforementioned problems.
News Who Wants More Assassin's Creed Unity Content on PS4?
Sacré urgh
Assassin's Creed Unity's free expansion pack Dead Kings ain't especially great. We can appreciate the apology from Ubisoft, but the PlayStation 4 title's core is so rotten that we found playing through the epilogue a bit of a chore. The thought of plunging into Paris for a third time, then, has this author breaking out in cold sweats...
Review Assassin's Creed Unity: Dead Kings (PlayStation 4)
Merde
If we were writing this review for an English literature class, we'd argue that Franciade is a metaphor for Assassin's Creed Unity as a whole. The expansive sandbox setting, which serves as hero Arno Dorian's stomping ground during add-on Dead Kings, is dark and dreary, contrasting the oversaturated architecture of Paris with something a...
News Ubisoft Developer Reckons Watch Dogs Has "a Lot of Room for Improvement"
Howling at the moon
When Watch Dogs released last year, we thought that it was a pretty solid sandbox romp, but like many games that had come before it, there was enough to improve upon to make us think that an inevitable sequel would end up being the real highlight. Fortunately, creative director Jonathan Morin agrees with us. In an interview with...
