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Heroes Over Europe announced
Original at Crispy Gamer
• Thu, Jul 2
By James Fudge Ubisoft will publish Heroes Over Europe, a flight combat game designed for the Xbox 360, PS3 and Windows. Developed by Transmission Games in Melbourne, Australia, and powered by an all-new engine, the sequel to Heroes of the Pacific features a new Ace Kill close combat action mode, four o...
Ubisoft duo available on Steam
Original at Crispy Gamer
• Wed, Jul 1
By James Fudge Ubisoft’s Dawn of Discovery and Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood are now available via Steam. Dawn of Discovery gives gamers the opportunity to explore new civilizations and build their own empire using combination of construction, economy, discovery, diplomacy, and combat. The game was...
Review: Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
Original at Eurogamer
• Tue, Jun 30
Once again - at least until Rockstar San Diego tries to bring the cows home with Red Dead Redemption - it falls to Europeans to keep the fine traditions of the Wild West squarely in the crosshairs of popular culture. Just as Italy and Spain did in the spaghetti western films of the sixties and s...
News: Over 300 companies up for GamesCom
Original at Eurogamer
• Wed, Jun 24
Games! Modding! M0t0rb1k3s! Armbands. They'll occupy 120,000 square metres of space at the event, which is being held in Cologne from 19th to 23rd August. Attendees will include the big three along with EA, Activision, Ubisoft, Square Enix and the other usual suspects.
C.O.P. Is Recruiting For The DS
Original at GayGamer.net
• Thu, Jun 18
By Wootini For a little bit of a change of pace, Ubisoft is developing an open-world adventure game where you're actually on the right side of the law. The real surprise is that this deep, detailed sandbox game is going to be on the Nintendo DS! C.O.P. The Recruit tells the story of Dan Miles, a former underg...
News: Games to cost $60m, says Ubisoft boss
Original at Eurogamer
• Tue, Jun 16
The next generation is going to be so powerful that playing a game is going to be the equivalent of playing a CGI movie today," Guillemot told CNBC. Right now, of course, games for Xbox 360 and PS3 cost between USD 20 million and USD 30 million to make, and look like Saturday morning cartoons dr...
Assassin’s Creed 2 Dynamic New Screenshots
Original at Cinema Blend
• 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.
Opinion: Hands On: Red Steel, Rabbids, and Other Ubisoft Delights
Original at Wired
• Wed, Jun 10
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
E3 09: Red Steel 2 Hands On
Original at GayGamer.net
• Mon, Jun 8
By Wootini While visiting the Ubisoft booth, I was lucky enough to have lead game designer Roman Campos Oriola take me through the introductory level of his new game, Red Steel 2. I just really wanted to get my hands on it because I'd yet to play a single game incorporating Nintendo's new Wii Motion Plus...
E3 Day One Reactions: Cameras Are the New Waggle
Original at Wired
• Mon, Jun 1
By Chris Kohler At Ubisoft, it was also a day of shoring up all the previously-announced games like Assassin’s Creed II, Splinter Cell, Red Steel 2, etc. There was also a lot of attention paid to Wii — besides the aforementioned fitness game and Motion Plus-enabled sword slasher, a new exclusive soccer ga...
E3 2009: Ubisoft To Publish No More Heroes 2 In North America
Original at Cinema Blend
• Mon, Jun 1
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Red Steel 2 isn't the only upcoming mature Wii game bearing Ubisoft's name. They will be publishing No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle in North America.
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Ubisoft Bringing Might & Magic To DS
Original at GayGamer.net
• Thu, May 14
By PixelPoet SAN FRANCISCO – May 13, 2009 Today Ubisoft® announced that it will launch a new title in the Might & Magic universe. Might & Magic Clash of Heroes, a puzzle RPG that was developed by Capybara Games, creators of award-winning handheld and mobile games, will be available on Nintendo...
Today's FarCry 2 patch detailed
Original at CVG Online
• 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 ...
News: Far Cry 2 patch tackles save corruption
Original at Eurogamer
• 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:
Tom Clancy's HAWX Review
Original at DailyGame
• 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 ...
Opinion: Assassin's Creed out on iPhone
Original at CVG Online
• Fri, Apr 24
Ubisoft and Gameloft have just released the iPhone version of Assassin's Creed, which is now available for purchase on the Apple App Store. The iPhone version's based on DS prequel Altair's Chronicles, featuring 3D acrobatics, upradable weapons and ... Assassin's Creed iPhone Review IGN
Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X Review
Original at WhatIfGaming
• 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...
Tom Clancy's Endwar gets patched
Original at Gameplanet
• 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 ...
Patch: World in Conflict: Soviet Assault Released
Original at Crispy Gamer
• 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...
Patch: Prince of Persia DLC Now Available
Original at GamersDailyNews
• 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
How To: Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. Demo(PC) - Tutorial GameplayOriginal at YouTube
• Wed, Mar 4
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
Opinion: 5 Things I Want From Assassin's Creed 2
Original at Wired News
• Sun, Jan 25
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
Opinion: 5 Things I Want From Assassin's Creed 2
Original at Game
• Fri, Jan 23
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
Patch: Shaun White Snowboarding Gets More Content
Original at TeamXbox
• Thu, Jan 15
Yesterday, we told you about the release of the "Freebie Pack" for Shaun White Snowboarding. A few hours later, Ubisoft let us know it released a second ... New Shaun White Snowboarding DLC Available Now For Xbox 360 and ... Gameinfowire.com Shaun White Snowboarding gets add-on pack Fudzilla
Ubi: Wii Is For Girls, 2K: Wii Is For Crap
Original at Wired News
• Wed, Jan 14
By Chris Kohler Hence the company's Imagineline (right) and Ener-Gsports games for girls dominating its Wii and DS lineups. Meanwhile, 2K's global president Christoph Hartmann seems frustrated with the massive amount of games that fill Wii shelves:
How to make My version of the Assassin's Creed Hidden bladeOriginal at YouTube
• Wed, Dec 31
By rss@youtube.com (cab767) How to make an asssassin hidden blade Author: cab767 Keywords: Assassin's Creed hidden blade Ubisoft numa numa Tutorial How to Added: December 31, 2008
Opinion: 'Quality and Innovation Are Key' Says Ubisoft CFO
Original at Wired News
• Thu, Dec 11
By Earnest Cavalli To those who follow the gaming industry it may seem like review scores are the crux of development, but Ubisoft CFO Alain Martinez is after more than a 90 percent Metacritic rating. "To be honest, when Assassin's Creed launched and... Image courtesy Ubisoft
How To: Prince of Persia
Original at 1UP.com
• 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! ...
Far Cry 2 PC Patch Coming Next Week
Original at DriverHeaven.net
• 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...
Review - Far Cry 2 (Single Player)
Original at sev1512 (WordPress)
• Wed, Nov 26
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...
Far Cry 2 Version 1.01 Patch Out Now
Original at Shacknews
• 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...
Opinion: Yves Guillemot Pushing Tom Clancy on Wii
Original at 1up.com
• Fri, Sep 19
By Dustin Quillen Guillemot went on to admit that casual games account for nearly 25 percent of the company's business these days, and that if industry trends continue, that figure could increase threefold. "I think the number of people can triple. We had the six-to-50-year-old males playing games and 80-...
Best of E3 2008 Game Critics Awards Winners
Original at Gaming Bits
• Tue, Aug 5
Dead Space (EA Redwood Shores/EA for PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) - WINNER Prince of Persia (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) Resident Evil 5 (Capcom for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (LucasArts for PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360)
Ubisoft® Gives ’Tweens Ener-G™
Original at TechWhack
• 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...
Today in Joystiq: June 19, 2008Original at Joystiq
• 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
Today in Joystiq: June 5, 2008
Original at Joystiq
• Thu, Jun 5
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
Kotaku Originals: Whole Lotta Whorelore [Kotaku Originals]
Original at Kotaku
• Sat, May 24
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
Today in Joystiq: March 25, 2008
Original at Joystiq
• Tue, Mar 25
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
Review: Rainbow Six Vegas 2 for Xbox 360
Original at Geek.com
• 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...
Ubisoft buys the Tom Clancy name rights
Original at Geek.com
• 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...
Podcast: Gaming Innovation
Original at BusinessWeek
• 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
Assassin's Creed PS3 Patch Arrives [Patch Watch]
Original at Kotaku
• Fri, Nov 30
By Michael McWhertor The patch that Ubisoft promised to deliver to PlayStation 3 owners of Assassin's Creed is due to be delivered over the course of a few days. Ubisoft's community manager posted on the company's official forums that "a corrective update has been developed and will be released worldwide on t...
Assassin's Creed PS3 Patch Due... Sometime [Playstation 3]
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Nov 26
By Michael McWhertor Following reports of random freezing and "white screens of death" in the PlayStation 3 version of Assassin's Creed, fingers pointed at the 2.00 firmware update as the culprit, Ubisoft writes that it's addressing the issue with a forthcoming patch. On the company's official Assassin's C...
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 Patches Released
Original at Shacknews
• 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...
Opinion: Jade Raymond on games as art: it's getting there
Original at Qj.net
• Thu, Jun 14
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...
Jade Raymond talks about Assassin's Creed Part 2
Original at Qj.net
• Thu, May 24
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...
Opinion: QJ asks: Splinter Cell's Sam Fisher is the new Jason Bourne - is that what you want?
Original at Qj.net
• Sun, May 20
By Ceasar S. When Ubisoft Montreal revealed the fifth installment to Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell - Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction for the PC and Xbox 360- developers of the game took out the visage of the stealthy, one-man army of an elite counter-espionage cell and fleshed out the man behind...
Opinion: Battle terrorists in style in 'Ghost Recon' sequel
Original at ParamusPost.com
• Tue, Apr 24
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
Podcast: Episode #65 - Atari, Ubisoft & Sega Interviews
Original at Gamertag Radio The Union of Music & Gaming
• 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...
Podcast: The HotSpot 4/18/06
Original at GameSpot
• 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!