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Rate Apple Expanding In-House iPhone/iPod Touch Game Development?

Original at MTV Multiplayer external link    Thu, Nov 19

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By Brian Warmoth The company wants a capable software engineer with "3-4 years of video game development experience" and who has "shipped at least one AAA title," according to the listing on Jobs.Apple.com. Are you surprised to hear Apple is recruiting new game development talent? Do you think they should...

Rate Article: Face-Off: Assassin's Creed II

Original at Eurogamer external link    Thu, Nov 19

This is the game I've been waiting for. While the original Assassin's Creed may have been short on variety, there's no denying the quality of the visuals and the immense possibilities of the openworld sandbox it presented to us. On Xbox 360, at least, it was a technological marvel that laid t...

Rate Assassin's Creed II - Review

Original at Planet Xbox 360 external link    Wed, Nov 18

One of my biggest disappointments in video game history was when Ubisoft released the first Assassin’s Creed on Xbox 360; that game could have been the epic title gamers were waiting for. Unfortunately it was plagued by a number of unforgivable issues, including repetitive gameplay,...

Rate News: RUSE VIP beta starts end of November

Original at Eurogamer external link    Wed, Nov 18

Ubisoft has announced that a VIP extended R.U.S.E. beta will start on 30th November. To begin with, the beta will be a fight between R.U.S.E. factions Germany and the US, a bit like the second half of World War II [it's set in World War II you lunatic - Ed]. The UK, USSR, Italy and France will be added later.

Rate Review: Assassin’s Creed II Is the Ultimate Killer App

Original at Wired external link    Tue, Nov 17

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By Chris Kohler That’s the promise of Assassin’s Creed, a promise the original 2007 game failed to keep in nearly every way. Every element of the presentation in Assassin’s Creed II drew me further and further into the fantasy. 60, Ubisoft See Also:

Rate 'Assassin's Creed 2' Review - Once More For Good Measure

Original at MTV Multiplayer external link    Tue, Nov 17

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By Adam Rosenberg When Ubisoft dropped "Assassin's Creed" in late 2007, people were confused. On the one hand, here was this stunningly gorgeous open world with nooks and crannies galore, a cast of thousands and simple controls that made both exploration and combat a joy to experience. On the other hand, yo...

Rate Review: Assassin's Creed II

Original at Eurogamer external link    Tue, Nov 17

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Nothing is true," said Al Mualim. "Everything is permitted." The point of Assassin's Creed - apart from establishing a hugely successful new IP for Ubisoft - was to avoid taking the old man's words literally, and to begin with you may wish you'd done the same with the pre-release hype for the...

Rate Assassin’s Creed II Review: A New Life, A New Creed, A New Beginning

Original at WhatIfGaming external link    Mon, Nov 16

By Usman Ihtsham Gameplay presents an extraordinary detail as Assassin’s Creed II comes with more variety and profundity due to more missions, and various enhancements to the city of Florence, Italy. Assassin’s Creed II rids itself of the repetitive nature of gameplay, which has seen an extraordinary...

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Rate News: Natal will cost under £50, says report

Original at Eurogamer external link    Wed, Nov 11

The report says 14 games will go on sale alongside the new tech and points out that Activision, Bethesda, Capcom, Disney, EA, Konami, MTV, Namco Bandai, SEGA, Square Enix, THQ and Ubisoft have all signed up to produce Project Natal games. A large proportion of the early titles are expected...

Rate Rumor: Ubisoft Requiring High Scores For Early Copies Of Assassin's Creed 2?

Original at GayGamer.net external link    Sun, Nov 8

By Dawdle German game magazine Computer Bild Spiele is reporting that, in order to get a review copy of Assassin's Creed II in time for publication in the most recent issue, Ubisoft had some specific criteria. From a web preview of the article (translation by WeAreTheInternetz):

Rate Call Of Juarez: Bound In Blood Patch Fixes PS3 Load Times, Multiplayer

Original at Cinema Blend external link    Tue, Oct 27

Today Ubisoft released a new patch for the Xbox 360 and PS3 editions of Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood. It cuts down on the checkpoint loading time for the PS3 version and makes a number of fixes to the game's multiplayer.

Rate Assassin's Creed II Dev Doc: The Clothes Make The Man

Original at Cinema Blend external link    Fri, Oct 23

Ubisoft released yet another developer documentary for the upcoming Assassin's Creed II. It features a look at the progressive elements in the game, which mainly consists of Ezio and the 30 or so years that players will experience in the game.

Year 2009

 

Rate Video: Assassin's Creed LineageVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at GayGamer.net external link    Tue, Oct 20

By PixelPoet It's good to see game companies using creative and artistic methods of getting more story out there for players. Even if the films don't end up being "A" quality, it's still something that Ubisoft is putting out for fans to try and help create a lusher Assassin's Creed universe and richer ga...

Rate Ubisoft Team "Discussing" A Female Assassin's Creed

Original at GayGamer.net external link    Wed, Oct 14

By faePuck In a recent interview with UK mag XBox World 360, producer Sébastien Puel has admitted under questioning that they're considering at least two things for the future of the Assassin's Creed franchise: a game whose backdrop is the turmoil of Allied Europe during World War II, and a female p...

Rate TGS 2009: Splinter Cell Conviction Release Date Announced

Original at Cinema Blend external link    Wed, Sep 23    14 related articles

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Ubisoft decided to share one valuable piece of information with gamers at this year's Tokyo Game Show: the release date for Splinter Cell Conviction. It's set to arrive on the Xbox 360 and PC on February 23rd, 2010.

Rate Patch: New Planes for Tom Clancy's HAWX Fly onto Xbox 360, PS3

Original at DailyGame external link    Fri, Jun 12

Ubisoft has released 16 new planes for Tom Clancy's HAWX, with the digital warbirds now available for PS3 and Xbox 360 via the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Marketplace, respectively. The 16 planes cost $9.99 (800 Microsoft Points), ...

Rate Assassin’s Creed 2 Dynamic New Screenshots

Original at Cinema Blend external link    Thu, Jun 11

Ubisoft released some exclusive new screenshots of Ezio Auditore Di Firenzes in action, and those action screenshots are really dynamic. I don’t think I need to further inform anyone that we actually have the screenshots up for you here at Blend Games.

Rate Opinion: Hands On: Red Steel, Rabbids, and Other Ubisoft Delights

Original at Wired external link    Wed, Jun 10

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By Chris Kohler Red Steel 2 Ubisoft lucked out with this Nintendo DS open-world Grand Theft Auto clone — Nintendo thought it was so good that it featured it during its E3 press briefing, even as it totally ignored many of its own DS titles. James Cameron’s Avatar Assassin’s Creed II

Rate Today's FarCry 2 patch detailed

Original at CVG Online external link    Tue, May 12

Ubisoft has detailed the long list of changes made to FarCry 2 on 360 via a fairly hefty patch today. Most notable is the fixing of an issue surrounding saved games becoming corrupted, although if you've already encountered the problem you won't be ...

Rate News: Far Cry 2 patch tackles save corruption

Original at Eurogamer external link    Tue, May 12

For anyone in that position, the news that the latest patch will "reduce significantly the probability of having a corrupted save-game" is likely to go down well. Developer Ubisoft Montreal expanded on this in the patch notes and said it apologised wholeheartedly:

Rate Tom Clancy's HAWX Review

Original at DailyGame external link    Sun, May 10

Ubisoft has tinkered with voice commands for quite some time -- since the original Xbox, in fact -- but it doesn't work nearly as well in HAWX and feels like something the company thought they should add because EndWar had it, not because it really ...

Rate Xbox 360 Review - 'Tom Clancy's HAWX'

Original at WorthPlaying.com external link    Mon, Mar 30

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Now that Ubisoft has begun to stretch Tom Clancy's name in new directions, Ubisoft Romania has found its flight expertise focused on Tom Clancy's HAWX, a techno-thriller aiming squarely at the top gun slot, which is currently held on the 360 by Ace ... Tom Clancy’s HAWX PC review Den Of Geek

Rate Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X Review

Original at WhatIfGaming external link    Sun, Mar 22

By Stuart Blair After an impressive series of titles under the Tom Clancy name embroidered with Rainbow Six, Ghost Recon and Splinter Cell, Ubisoft had a lot of thinking to do and were left to wonder how new ideas can be brought in without just churning out sequel after sequel. After seeing the completely n...

Rate Tom Clancy's Endwar gets patched

Original at Gameplanet external link    Thu, Mar 19

 New Zealand by Jon Valjean Ubisoft have released the first patch for the PC version of Tom Clancy's EndWar, updating this title to 1.01. Changelog is as follows; Fixed performance drop that comes after playing 5-6 matches online. Resolved issue of game crashing ...

Rate Patch: World in Conflict: Soviet Assault Released

Original at Crispy Gamer external link    Thu, Mar 12

By James Fudge Ubisoft’s World in Conflict: Soviet Assault for PC is now available at retail and at select digital download content providers. The retail version of this add-on for the popular strategy game will include the entire original World in Conflict title, as well as the Soviet Assault add-on a...

Rate Patch: Prince of Persia DLC Now Available

Original at GamersDailyNews external link    Fri, Mar 6

Ubisoft has released the first DLC, (I say first as I am assuming that others will follow) yesterday. Prince of Persia: Epilogue is a Xbox 360 exclusive available on Xbox Live for download. The price for the DLC is right up my alley...Free! ... New Content for Prince of Persia 411mania.com

Rate How To: Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. Demo(PC) - Tutorial GameplayVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Wed, Mar 4

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By rss@youtube.com (StraticBlaze) The PC demo of the game Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. Author: StraticBlaze Keywords: Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X Demo Pc Ubisoft Games for Windows Air Combat Fighter Jet Machinima Europe Africa Action End War Added: March 4, 2009

Rate How To: Prince of Persia Rival Swords WII TutorialVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sat, Feb 28

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By rss@youtube.com (tomicek09) Prince of Persia Rival Swords Tutorial WII Author: tomicek09 Keywords: Prince of Persia WII Tutorial Ubisoft Rival Swords Added: February 28, 2009

Rate Opinion: 5 Things I Want From Assassin's Creed 2

Original at Wired News external link    Sun, Jan 25

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By Chris Kohler It was clear from the cryptic cliffhanger ending of Assassin's Creed that a sequel was coming, and Ubisoft made it official Thursday with the release of its financial outlook for the 2009-10 fiscal year. Assassin's Creed 2 is on the... Image courtesy Ubisoft

Rate How To: Re: Prince of Persia Walkthru - pt.2: "The Alchemist"Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Wed, Dec 31

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By rss@youtube.com (mrweeder1) Video Cam Direct Upload Author: mrweeder1 Keywords: walkthru prince of persia machinima gameplay animation tutorial Ubisoft exclusive xbox 360 walkthrough Valve Boss Alchemist Added: December 31, 2008

Rate How To: Prince of Persia

Original at 1UP.com external link    Tue, Dec 9

 NY - Dec 9, 2008 Costumes: Learn how to play through the game using outfits of other Ubisoft heroes. New to MyCheats? Register an account (it's free! ...

Rate Far Cry 2 PC Patch Coming Next Week

Original at DriverHeaven.net external link    Wed, Dec 3

By MIG-31 A patch for the PC version of Ubisoft Montreal's Far Cry 2 will arrive next week, according to publisher Ubisoft, though exact details on its contents are not known. Source: Shacknews A patch for the PC version of Ubisoft Montreal's Far Cry 2 will arrive next week, according to publisher Ub...

Rate Review - Far Cry 2 (Single Player)

Original at sev1512 (WordPress) external link    Wed, Nov 26

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By LinuxGuru Ubisoft is at it again, filling the gaps between your Rainbow Sixes and Ghost Recons and Splinter Cells with the long-awaited sequel to critically-acclaimed shooter Far Cry. Let’s just get the graphics out of the way first, as much talk of this game before its release was because of the new...

Rate Far Cry 2 Review: Cabeza de Vaca Has Nothing On This

Original at WhatIfGaming external link    Sat, Nov 8

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By David Jeffers Far Cry 2 is here with a new look and case of malaria cured for and developed by Ubisoft Montreal. For fans expecting to get the same experience as the first game: better think again. Jack Carver and his guns of steel are missing. There are no feral powers or mutagens, or trigens. Instead, you’re [......

Rate Far Cry 2 Version 1.01 Patch Out Now

Original at Shacknews external link    Wed, Nov 5

The first Far Cry 2 patch has been released by Ubisoft, updating the recently released shooter from Ubisoft Montreal to version 1.01. A 42MB update, the patch offers multiplayer, singleplayer and map editor bug fixes. Multiplayer Improved match start conditions. Ranked games can now also...

Rate Review: Far Cry 2 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)

Original at Loot Ninja external link    Tue, Nov 4

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By BJ Schwinghammer Publisher: Ubisoft Developer: Ubisoft Montreal Release Date: Oct. 21st, 2008 I SWEAR TO CHRIST IF I HIT ONE MORE FRIGGIN’ ROCK….. I’ve always been a fan of the Far Cry series. The first one was gorgeous and engaging. Instincts had a great feral ability setup and a great cover system. And Predator...

Rate Ubisoft® Gives ’Tweens Ener-G™

Original at TechWhack external link    Tue, Jul 15

By Satan © 2008 Ubisoft Entertainment. All rights reserved. Ubisoft, Ubi.com, and the Ubisoft logo are trademarks of Ubisoft Entertainment in the US and/or other countries. Ener-G Dance Squad and Ener-G Horse Riders developed by Lexis Numerique. Ener-G Gym Rocket developed by 1st Playable Produc...

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Original at Joystiq external link    Thu, Jun 19

By Ross Miller Ubisoft needs help picking Prince of Persia achievements LucasArts confirms Star Wars: The Clone Wars games for DS, Wii Square Enix: Final Fantasy Versus XIII not on hold GDAA mate, Aussie developer group chief quitting Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway deploys August 26

Rate Today in Joystiq: June 5, 2008

Original at Joystiq external link    Thu, Jun 5

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By Ross Miller It's too hard to find stuff on XBLA, says Microsoft Ubisoft to develop games for iPhone, iPod Touch Nielsen: Wii usage is second to Xbox 360 The Sims 2 Apartment games coming to PC, DS in August Disney's games and internet divisions merging

Rate Kotaku Originals: Whole Lotta Whorelore [Kotaku Originals]

Original at Kotaku external link    Sat, May 24

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By Owen Good Nintendo Not Attending Leipzig This Year Ubisoft Profits Surge On Rainbow Six, Rayman Europe Gets Three New DS Colours Xbox Live "Gay" Crackdown MIGHT Be Getting A Little Out Of Hand Wii Fit Shipments Late? Not Exactly WiiWare Launches In Europe/Australia, Gets Demos With A Catch

Rate Today in Joystiq: March 25, 2008

Original at Joystiq external link    Tue, Mar 25

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By Ross Miller WiiWare Japanese launch info round-up Wonder Boy, Fantasy Zone coming to North American VC We'd buy that for a dollar: 50 Cent sequel in latest EGM Ubisoft shares boosted by 'Tom Clancy' purchase Raiden Fighters Aces demo on Japanese Xbox Live

Rate Review: Rainbow Six Vegas 2 for Xbox 360

Original at Geek.com external link    Tue, Mar 25

By James Rainbow Six Vegas 2 is–as the name implies–the high-powered follow-up to Rainbow Six Vegas. As with most Tom Clancy-licensed titles, Ubisoft stacked the deck, crafting a thoroughly realistic and punishingly difficult tactical shooter. Read on to find out whether RSV2 once again hit a s...

Rate Ubisoft buys the Tom Clancy name rights

Original at Geek.com external link    Sun, Mar 23

By Matthew With the Rainbow Six, Ghost Recon, and Splinter Cell series all carrying the Tom Clancy name, you can see how important it is to developer/publisher Ubisoft. Therefore, in a bid to secure its continued use, and to save a bit of money, the company acquired the intellectual property rights t...

Rate Podcast: Gaming Innovation

Original at BusinessWeek external link    Wed, Mar 12

Laurent Detoc, Ubisoft North America's president, talks about how the company's surging profits have been driven by innovation and cross-genre experimentation embracing casual games and younger audiences

Year 2007

 

Rate Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 Patches Released

Original at Shacknews external link    Wed, Jul 18

Hot on the heels of the release of the game, Ubisoft has issued the first patches for the PC version of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2. At FileShack you can find a 1.00 to 1.02 update and a 1.01 to 1.02 one. The patches offers interface tweaks, and a number of single- and multi-play...

Rate Opinion: Jade Raymond on games as art: it's getting there

Original at Qj.net external link    Thu, Jun 14

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By Ceasar S. EuroGamer had a brief sit down with Ubisoft Montreal's Jade Raymond to talk about the subtle clues hidden in the recently released Assassin's Creed (for the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360) trailer, only to find out that Ubisoft is still staying as secretive as ever. Even though they have cl...

Rate Jade Raymond talks about Assassin's Creed Part 2

Original at Qj.net external link    Thu, May 24

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By Ryan A. It was just yesterday when we shared with you a video interview of Ubisoft Montreal Producer Jade Raymond in relation to video game Assassin's Creed (PS3, 360, PC). Seeing how most of you are interested about Altair, or Raymond for that matter, we decided to share with you yet again another...

Rate Opinion: Battle terrorists in style in 'Ghost Recon' sequel

Original at ParamusPost.com external link    Tue, Apr 24

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System: Microsoft Xbox 360 Review rating: 3 1/2 stars About a year ago, Xbox 360 owners were wowed by Ubisoft's stellar military action game "Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter," better known as "GRAW." Not wasting any time, Ubisoft has released a sequel. System: Nintendo DS

Year 2006

 

Rate Podcast: Episode #65 - Atari, Ubisoft & Sega Interviews

Original at Gamertag Radio The Union of Music & Gaming external link    Wed, Aug 16

By tips@gamertagradio.com GTR continue's with our coverage from Microsoft Games Unwrapped (NYC). This weeks show we have 3 big interviews! We start with Atari interview. They break down the new car racing game Test Drive Unlimited for the Xbox 360. If you played the demo from E3 then check out this interview a get ready...

Rate Podcast: The HotSpot 4/18/06

Original at GameSpot external link    Tue, Apr 18

By support@gamespot.com This week's major stories include Guitar Hero 2, Xbox 360 games at Burger King, and Starforce getting jilted by Ubisoft. We also cover tons of e-mails and phone calls in another hour-long edition of The HotSpot!

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