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Ubisoft will keep next-gen game prices at standard $60 unlike Take Two

3 weeks

Ubisoft has revealed that it will be keeping its next-gen game prices at $60 instead of the higher-priced $70 that other games companies have been proposing in recent weeks. Revealed through today’s earnings call for this ...

Xbox’s Optimised for Series X badge is ruining gorgeous box art

by Lewis White

1 month

Good box art has often been marred by garish marketing materials and Ubisoft’s just revealed Far Cry 6 Xbox box art is no stranger to tacky marketing tactics thanks to a hideous Optimised For Series X badge. While the Far ...

Far Cry 6 release date confirmed

by Ash

1 month

After being accidentally leaked earlier this week, Far Cry 6 has had its release date officially confirmed by Ubisoft as February 18th, 2021. The news also came accompanied by the official world premiere trailer, which you can wat...

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla officially launches this November

by Ash

1 month

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is officially set to release on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC on November 17th, 2020 – and there’s a high chance that the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 versions will be launching rig...

Watch Dogs Legion gets new release date

by Ash

1 month

The new release date for the current-gen version of Watch Dogs Legion has been officially announced, with the game set to come to PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on October 29th, 2020. Watch Dogs Legion was previously scheduled fo...

Far Cry 6 leaked by PlayStation Store; stars Breaking Bad’s Giancarlo Esposito

by Lewis White

1 month

A little slip up has occurred over at the PlayStation Store; we now know that Ubisoft’s unannounced Far Cry 6 will be out next year and will star the fantastic Giancarlo Esposito. Leaked by the official Hong Kong PlayStat...

Splinter Cell director Maxime Beland resigns over sexual misconduct allegations

by Lewis White

1 month

Splinter Cell and Assassin’s Creed director Maxime Beland has resigned from developer Ubisoft following a large number of sexual harassment allegations. A founder of Ubisoft’s Toronto game studio as well as the origi...

Ubisoft developing anonymous tool to combat harassment, abuse and sexism in the workplace

by Lewis White

1 month

Ubisoft staff will soon be able to anonymously report internal abuse, harassment and sexist behaviour following a litany of sexual abuse allegations directed towards the company. Over the past week or so, many individuals in the...

Ubisoft puts numerous employees on leave following sexual harassment claims

by Lewis White

2 months

Ubisoft has put numerous employees on administrative leave following claims of sexual harassment from a variety of individuals in the games industry. Reports coming out of Bloomberg claim that Ubisoft has placed Maxime Béland, ...

Unfinished year-old build of Ubisoft’s Gods and Monsters accidentally made playable by Stadia

by Lewis White

2 months

Google Stadia did a little oopsie whoopsie by making an unfinished build of Ubisoft’s Gods and Monsters available to play on their video game streaming service before the game’s release date has even been announced. ...

CD Projekt overtakes Ubisoft as Europe’s most valuable game company

by Lewis White

3 months

The Witcher developer CD Projekt has overtaken Ubisoft as the most valuable video game company in Europe. The Polish company has made a name for itself over the past decade for their work on the critically acclaimed The Witcher se...

Actually, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla will be bigger than Odyssey

by Lewis White

3 months

Update: Ubisoft has more declared that Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is actually a bigger game than the sprawling Greek adventure of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. Joy? Assassin’s Creed Valhalla producer Julien Laferriere rev...