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News Michael Fassbender Fixed for Assassin's Creed Movie Role
Joining the creed
Prometheus actor Michael Fassbender will star in Ubisoft’s upcoming theatrical adaptation of Assassin’s Creed. According to Variety, the Hollywood heavyweight will play the series' iconic hooded hero, in addition to co-producing the movie. Details about the flick’s setting and plot are limited, but previous rumours have...
News Brothers in Arms: Furious 4 Has Not Been Cancelled
Evolving
Gearbox’s oft-ignored Brothers in Arms: Furious 4 has not been cancelled, studio gaffer Randy Pitchford has confirmed. In fact, development on the Inglourious Basterds-inspired shooter is “going great” according to the executive. Speaking with CVG, he explained: The game has evolved, I think people are going to be surprised by what...
News Wave Your Flags for This Assassin's Creed III Trailer
Milking it
Alright Ubisoft, we get it. You really don’t need to release so many trailers to remind us it’s 4th July. In fact, we already figured that out by looking at the calendar in the corner of our computer. Still, we suppose if you’re American, you’ll appreciate getting patriotic over this pandering live-action Assassin's Creed III...
News Latest Assassin's Creed III Trailer Celebrates Independence
Amazing grace
Hot on the heels of today’s North American exclusive Assassin’s Creed III limited edition announcement, Ubisoft has released a brand new independence themed trailer. It shows a bunch of British soldiers being blown to smithereens. Talk about a conflict of interests. Patriotism aside, though, this is a good trailer. Well, assuming...
News Assassin's Creed III Gets Patriotic with North American Limited Edition
Stars and stripes
Just days prior to Independence Day, publisher Ubisoft has announced a brand new Assassin’s Creed III limited edition. The premium set – which will retail for $119.99 – boasts a host of additional goodies, including a gigantic 24" by 48" Assassin’s Creed-inspired colonial American flag, a 10” statue of new protagonist...
News Ghost Recon: Future Soldier's Arctic Strike DLC Gets Cold Feet
On the back burner
Much like the oft-delayed tactical shooter itself, Ubisoft has pushed back Ghost Recon: Future Soldier’s first DLC pack Arctic Strike. The expansion was originally scheduled to release on 3rd July, but publisher Ubisoft cited “polish” as the reason for the setback. The pack will now deploy in late July, with an exact...
News The Expendables 2 Shoots onto PSN This Summer
Last action hero
Fans of high-profile actors and big explosions have our permission to scream like little girls, as Ubisoft has announced that it’s bringing The Expendables 2 to PSN this summer. The heavily rumoured movie spin-off promises “a feast of explosive over-the-top action, authentic to the Expendables franchise”. The game will see...
News Far Cry 3 Bottles the Madness Until 4th December
Holding it in
Don’t go spare, but Ubisoft has pushed back Far Cry 3 until 4th December in North America. The title had originally been scheduled for release in early September, but now has an additional three months in the oven. Those of you in the UK will get to play the game a few days early, when the title arrives overseas on 30th November...
News Salivate Over a Single New Watch Dogs Screenshot
The future
With the majority of the video game industry locked up for the weekend, we’re once again left hunting the depths of the Internet for marginally interesting summer stories. On our travels throughout the murky underworld, we uncovered this brand new shot of Ubisoft’s hot upcoming title, Watch Dogs. The image – which shows a populated...
News Play Assassin's Creed III at Eurogamer Expo
Go hands-on first
Assassin's Creed III will be one of the new titles on show at this year's Eurogamer Expo in London. Assassin's Creed III joins Far Cry 3, Just Dance 4 and Rocksmith in Ubisoft's line-up at the show, which runs from 27th to 30th September at London's Earl's Court. Tickets are available now and start from £9 for an afternoon...
News Ubisoft Snaps Up Watch Dogs Movie Domains
Thinking ahead
While we doubt watching dogs for 90 minutes would be especially engaging, we’re pretty sure Ubisoft’s upcoming Watch Dogs would make an enjoyable transition to the big screen. The upcoming Ubisoft Montreal project might be a year away from release, but that’s not stopped the French publisher from thinking ahead and registering a...
News Ubisoft Planning on Bringing Splinter Cell to the Big Screen
Red carpet
Splinter Cell could be the latest video game property to make an appearance on the big screen. Deadline reports that publisher Ubisoft is currently in talks with both Warner Bros and Paramount over a theatrical release of the stealth series. It’s not yet clear which game – if any, of course – would form the basis for the film...
News Ubisoft Bullish About PlayStation Vita's Prospects
True believer
Ubisoft was one of the few third-party publishers to deliver the goods for Vita at this year’s E3. The company announced a full-blown spin-off in Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation – a title that’s been getting a lot of buzz in the aftermath of the show. That support shows serious belief in the platform’s future prospects,...
News New Assassin's Creed III Trailer Takes a Trip Through the Forest
Climbing trees
Ubisoft’s released a brand new seven minute video of Assassin’s Creed III. The Frontier demo was shown to press during E3 last week, and includes full narration from creative director Alex Hutchinson. The footage includes a look at numerous mechanics from the game, including hunting and combat. But perhaps most staggering is the...
News The Expendables 2 Game Outed By Ratings Board
Sly
We’re really scraping the metaphorical barrel for interesting stories today aren’t we? How about this one then: the Australian Classification Board has rated a video game tie-in to the upcoming The Expendables 2 movie. The title – which was an awarded an MA15+ rating – supposedly includes “strong violence” and an online component...
News Babel Rising Launch Trailer Smites Scores of Sinners
Great balls of fire
In order to celebrate Babel Rising’s arrival on the PlayStation Network this week, Ubisoft has released a brand new video of the sanctimonious strategy action title in motion. The trailer shows off some of the activities you can expect to experience in the final game – namely zapping blasphemous peasants with thunderous bolts...
News Get Your Face in Ubisoft's Splinter Cell: Blacklist
Fame monster
If you’ve always dreamed of being stabbed in the throat by Splinter Cell: Blacklist protagonist Sam Fisher, then you might finally get the chance. GameStop has launched a contest that will see winners jetted off to developer Ubisoft Montreal to have their likenesses implemented into the upcoming game. To be in the running all you...
News Ubisoft Explains Rainbow 6: Patriots' Absence from E3
Brand power
Remember Rainbow 6: Patriots? The game got a very impressive concept trailer late last year, but has been hiding in the shadows ever since. Chatting with IGN, Ubisoft’s Tony Key explained that, while the game is still in development, skipping E3 was the “best thing for the brand”. Key continued that there simply wasn?
News Ubisoft Confirms Watch Dogs Is Coming to PlayStation 3
Big brother
Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs was probably the most exciting announcement of E3. The open-world action title looked like the company’s first next-generation hit for sure, but the publisher has since elaborated that the title is actually coming to PlayStation 3. Chatting with Joystiq, producer Dominic Guay admitted that the E3 demo w
News Ubisoft Considers ZombiU for PS3 and Vita
Shuffling elsewhere
ZombiU is arguably one of the most exciting titles in the pipeline for Nintendo’s newly announced Wii U system, but according to Ubisoft it might not stay exclusive forever. Chatting with IGN, senior vice president of sales and marketing Tony Key explained that, while the game is an exclusive for now, the company would...
News Assassin's Creed III: Liberation Sneaking onto Vita
In the shadows
The surprise might have been ruined, but Game Informer's premature preview of Assassin's Creed III: Liberation still couldn't kill the enthusiasm for PlayStation Vita's biggest E3 announcement. For the first time in the Assassin's series, Liberation introduces a female assassin named Aveline. The game – which is a brand new...
E3 2012 Watch Dogs Might Be Ubisoft's Biggest Game Ever
Maybe its best, too
Ubisoft closed its E3 2012 presentation with a brand new IP called Watch Dogs, coming to PS3 in the near future. An open world game set in a near-future Chicago, the concept works with 'digital shadows': the amount of online data stored about every one of us. You'll be able to use your smartphone to hack into other people's...
E3 2012 Watch the Ubisoft Press Conference Here
Catch it all live
Ubisoft's E3 press conference is always a big one and this year's no different. With new in-game footage and details of Assassin's Creed III to rumours of new Splinter Cell and Prince of Persia games there should be plenty to watch out for, and we'll have it all for you here live. The Ubisoft conference kicks off at 3pm Pacific...
News Splinter Cell: Blacklist Screenshots Leak
Not so sneaky
Splinter Cell: Blacklist is a real video game after all. The first screenshots of the stealth sequel have leaked online, showing series protagonist Sam Fisher kitted out with his trademark night vision goggles. Details are alarmingly scarce right now, but you can bet we’ll be learning more about this one at some point later tonight...
Rumour Assassin's Creed III: Liberation Sneaking onto Vita
Freedom fighter
It looks like the first major PlayStation Vita title of this year’s E3 has already been leaked. A lucky NeoGAF poster has managed to get hold of an early copy of this month's Game Informer magazine, which includes a preview of Ubisoft’s upcoming Vita exclusive Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation. The game – which is set to...
News Ubisoft Announces Another Assassin's Creed III Bundle
Spoilt for choice
Just in case you felt there weren’t enough permutations of Assassin’s Creed III readily available, Ubisoft has announced a brand new bundle. The Ubiworkshop edition collates an updated version of the Assassin’s Creed encyclopaedia, the Assassin’s Creed Subject 4 graphic novel, and a copy of Assassin’s Creed III on...
Rumour Splinter Cell: Black List Set to Infiltrate E3
Sam you believe it?
According to mounting rumours, Ubisoft is set to unveil the latest title in the Splinter Cell series at next week’s E3. The game – which is thought to be named Splinter Cell: Black List – is supposedly in development at Jade Raymond’s Toronto studio. It’s apparently scheduled for a January 2013 release on PlayStation 3...
News Ubisoft Releases Twisted Far Cry 3 Teaser Trailer
Trippy
You should know the drill by now: no publisher is going to release a full trailer for its latest blockbuster on the eve of E3. Instead you’re getting to get short teasers and snippets of the kind of content you can expect to see next week. This Far Cry 3 teaser trailer is no different – it spends more of its time showing off press quotes...
Rumour Retailer Lists Ghost Recon: Final Mission for Vita
Whoops
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier has barely had time to settle on store shelves, but it looks like publisher Ubisoft is already gearing up for the next title in the Tom Clancy branded series. The eagle eyed folks over at NeoGAF have uncovered a retail listing for Ghost Recon: Final Mission on PlayStation Vita. The listing was supposedly uploaded...
News Mad Riders Launch Trailer Pokes Fun at the Industry
It's a game with races
You’ve got to hand it to Techland: the studio has a great sense of humour. It’s released the launch trailer for its upcoming PSN racer Mad Riders, and it makes fun out of the entire industry. There’s even time for a parody of the studio’s own infamous Dead Island trailer – it’s brilliant. Watch the video below and...
News Believe in the Supernatural with Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
Phantom menace
It’s time to take a trip into the future, as Ubisoft has fired the launch trailer for Ghost Recon: Future Soldier online. The footage takes you on a tour of the tactical shooter’s features and modes, while throwing in the odd explosion to make sure you’re paying attention. You are paying attention, right?
News Ubi Takes Rocksmith On Tour Across Europe
Road trip
Now we've all forgotten about Guitar Hero, Ubisoft wants to remind Europeans about the concept of a guitar game with a Rocksmith tour across the continent later this year. The Rocksmith tour bus will take in music festivals across the UK, German, France and Sweden, among others, in its pursuit of music game dominance. Rocksmith deviates...
News Assassin's Creed III Headlines Ubisoft's E3 Line-Up
Start the party
Ubisoft’s raised the curtain on its E3 line-up, confirming the likes of Assassin’s Creed III, Far Cry 3 and Rayman Legends for the big show. The publisher also promised to reveal some “surprise announcements” too. CEO Yves Guillemot said of the offering: This year’s E3 promises to be one of our biggest and best yet...
News Ubisoft Reveals Far Cry 3's Insane Edition
Does it live up to the name?
2K's amazing Borderlands 2 Ultimate Loot Edition still holds the crown for most over-the-top special edition, but Ubisoft's going straight to the point by naming Far Cry 3's so-called "Insane Edition". The box contains a 12cm Vaas Wahine bobble head figure, a survival guide to the island and a stack of in-game...
News Babel Rising Makes You a God with Move
Genesis 11:9
Ubisoft’s PlayStation Move powered God game Babel Rising is set to release on 13th June in Europe, the publisher has announced. The downloadable title sees you assuming the role of God and attempting to stop humans from building the Tower of Babel by tossing all manner of natural disasters at them. Sounds like a good way to relieve...
News Mad Riders Speeds onto PSN on 30th May
Price of a pizza
The 15 people that actually played Techland’s off-road racer Nail’d will tell you that, terrible name aside, it was pretty good fun. We were one of those 15 people, and we agree. The big problem with Nail’d was its delivery method and price. For a few pennies on the PlayStation Store it would have been a roaring success, but...
News Far Cry 3's Closed Beta Shoots onto PSN This Summer
Summer holiday
Good news for GameStop Power Up Rewards members planning on picking up a copy of Ghost Recon: Future Solider: you’re all invited to Far Cry 3's closed multiplayer beta. The trial will kick off this summer on PS3 and will run for two weeks. Of course, if you don’t want to buy Ghost Recon (or shop at GameStop), Ubisoft will still be...
News Ubisoft Notes "Multiplatform Potential" for Trials Evolution
Making the jump?
If there’s one Xbox 360 exclusive that makes us green with envy, it’s RedLynx’s Trials Evolution. But with Ubisoft now in control of the Finnish developer, there’s every possibility that the title could hop onto Sony’s platforms. It’s a possibility that Ubisoft has noted itself. Speaking as part of an annual financial...
News Cool Down with Ghost Recon: Future Soldier's Arctic Strike DLC
Chill pill
Nowadays, developers don’t even bother to wait until their game has shipped before announcing DLC — take Ghost Recon: Future Soldier for example. The title may still be a couple of weeks away from release, but that’s not stopped Ubisoft from unveiling the tactical shooter’s first DLC pack. Due out on 3rd July, the $10 expansion...
News Take a Peek at Beyond Good & Evil 2's Environment Tech
Paparazzi
For a game that’s been shrouded in secrecy for the past five years, people sure do suddenly know a lot about Beyond Good & Evil 2. We thought this week’s sneaky screenshot would put an end to the leaks, but Unseen64 has followed up with a full environment trailer showing off the same urban setting glimpsed in the secret snap. The...
News Assassin's Creed III Goes Hunting in First Gameplay Trailer
Epic
Ubisoft has released the first gameplay footage of the upcoming Assassin’s Creed III. We could easily fill the next five minutes of your time recapping exactly why this video is so exciting, but we figure you’d rather just get to the action. And to be honest, we can’t blame you — this looks absolutely extraordinary. Assassin's Creed III...
News I Am Alive Was PSN's Top Selling Game in April
Land of the living
Ubisoft’s flawed survival horror experiment I Am Alive was the top selling PlayStation Network title in April. The oft-delayed adventure managed to displace thatgamecompany’s Journey from the top spot, while Telltale’s The Walking Dead adaptation occupied two spots in the top five. The episodic title's Season Pass and...
News Snap Up a Beyond Good & Evil 2 Screenshot
Dust looking
After Michel Ancel's assurances that Beyond Good & Evil 2 is in "active creation", All Games Beta has outed what looks like an in-game screenshot. The distant protagonist looks distinctly like Jade, and the dusty market street fits with what we've seen of the title so far. That's about it, though. No HUD, no other characters,...
News Unite to Unlock New Assassin's Creed III Trailer
Viral
How much do you like Assassin’s Creed? Ubisoft’s hoping you like it enough to help out with the publisher’s marketing campaign, promising to unlock the second part of this Assassin’s Creed III hunting trailer once you’ve recruited enough friends to the franchise’s Facebook page. It’s an abhorrent practice that we absolutely...
News Beyond Good & Evil 2 is in "Active Creation"
Rejoice
Rayman creator Michel Ancel has confirmed that development on the hotly anticipated Beyond Good & Evil 2 has continued – albeit not on PlayStation 3. The industry legend said in a video interview with the Toulouse Game Show [via NeoGAF] that the project is at an “active creation stage” and that the developer is focusing on...
News Early Assassin's Creed Footage Uncovered
For your eyes only
Before Assassin’s Creed was spun off into one of gaming's biggest franchises, it was pitched as a Prince of Persia title. Early concept footage uploaded by Alain Larose, a sound designer who used to work at Ubisoft, has provided a sneaky glimpse at the historical franchise’s origins. The footage in question shows a very...
News Before Altair, Assassin's Creed Starred a Woman
Girl power
Ubisoft has released a mass of early concept art for the Assassin’s Creed series. The images – which date back to the title’s origins back in 2004 – show a number of twists on the franchise's now established format. One image, for example, shows a woman kitted out in similar robes to final protagonist Altair. Another image shows...
News Domain Registrations Tease Legendary New Rayman Game
Ray of sunshine
Update: It's real — our friends at Nintendo Life have the Rayman Legends Wii U trailer. Remember our recent report regarding the possibility of a Rayman Origins sequel? Looks like it might be happening. Internet sleuths have uncovered Ubisoft website domain registrations for RaymanLegends.com and Rayman-Legend
Rumour Marketing Survey Teases Rayman Origins Sequel
Born again
When Rayman Origins appeared to struggle at retail late last year, many thought it was game over for Ubisoft’s stout nosed mascot. But alas, dreams can come true, as a marketing survey sent out by Arkenford on the French publisher’s behalf has hinted at the possibility of a sequel. The survey – discovered by Kotaku – notes that...
News Bring Friends for a Ghost Recon Future Soldier Multiplayer Vid
Kill confirmed
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier might have taken its time getting here, but if you like loud bangs and big guns the trailer below will make up for the wait. The latest multiplayer trailer from Ubisoft shows all kinds of futuristic tech, from camouflage suits to stealthy hacking, as well as fulfilling your recommended daily...
