After plenty of leaks, Ubisoft has confirmed that Assassin's Creed Mirage is the next entry in its long-running series. More details are expected to drop during the Ubisoft Forward event September 10th, but for now we can gleam some tidbits from the announcement image. It shows Basim Ibn Ishaq, a character from the recent Assassin's […]
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Ubisoft sanitizes ‘Rainbow Six: Siege’ to expand its audience
Ubisoft wants to bring Rainbow Six: Siege to new Asian markets, and it’s sterilizing some parts of the game in the process — regardless of where you live. It’s prepping a Year 3 Season 4 update to the global version of the game that removes numerous references to gambling, sex and certain violent elements. Slot […]
Ubisoft at E3: Beyond Good & Evil is back
Nathan Mattise LOS ANGELES—Ubisoft held a press conference at E3 today to show off its upcoming slate of games. As is usually the case with Ubisoft, the conference was heartfelt, zany, and high on showmanship. The company announced very few new games, but it went deeper on a few that players have been anticipating from […]
Ubisoft CEO: Cloud gaming will replace consoles after the next generation
Enlarge / A high-level concept diagram of how cloud gaming works. (credit: Venngage) Better start saving up for that PlayStation 5, Xbox Two, or Nintendo Swatch (that last follow-up name idea is a freebie, by the way). That generation of consoles might be the last one ever, according to Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot. After that, […]
Ubisoft fights off takeover by entertainment giant Vivendi
Ubisoft is finally free of Vivendi. The entertainment titan behind the Universal Music Group and Dailymotion kept buying more and more Ubisoft shares since 2015 to the point that it became the video game publisher’s largest stakeholder. While Vivendi said that it was only interested in a seat in Ubisoft’s board, the video game publisher […]
Ubisoft revives ‘Might & Magic’ as a mobile strategy RPG
Might & Magic is back, but not in the way you were probably hoping for. Ubisoft has revived the beloved RPG series as a mobile battler called Might & Magic: Elemental Guardians, chock-full of colorful and chibi-esque creatures to collect. The first batch of screenshots reveal a four-person party and various wave-based opponents to dispatch. […]
Ubisoft confirms The Division 2 is in the works
Ubisoft is preparing to go back to its open-world sci-fi/fantasy shooter series with The Division 2. The Massive development studio confirmed that the game is coming in a blog post on the publisher’s website today. The studio didn’t provide many specifics about its release date, but it did promise to deliver more info at the Electronic […]
Ubisoft clamps down on ‘Rainbow Six: Siege’ hate speech
It’s not just Blizzard taking more aggressive steps to fight toxic behavior. Ubisoft has revealed that it’s implementing an upgraded system for banning players who use hate speech in Rainbow Six: Siege matches. The developer now tracks how often players are reported using hate speech and issues bans accordingly, ranging from 2 days for the […]
Ubisoft researcher takes a bird’s-eye view of tech, games, and entertainment
Lidwine Sauer is paid to be one of Ubisoft’s big thinkers. She’s the director of insights and trends for Ubisoft’s Strategic Innovation Lab, a technology research division that absorbs all of the innovations happening in the world of technology that might some day be relevant to the French game publisher’s main business of making video […]
Wrong direction? Ubisoft raising prices on Rainbow Six: Siege by $20
Enlarge / You want me to pay how much now? If there’s one seemingly ironclad rule in video games, it’s that the suggested prices for hardware and software don’t get higher after launch day (aside from a few used game rarities, of course). Enter Ubisoft, seeking to be the exception that proves the rule by […]
