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Ubisoft released its earnings report for the 2017-18 fiscal year, showcasing solid fourth quarter figures. PC sales in particular have seen tremendous growth for the publisher, which is a result of Ubisoft’s “continued excellent execution across the board,” according to the document.

Much of the €1.732 billion ($2.043 billion) yearly sales figure can be attributed to its new releases, with Far Cry 5 becoming Ubisoft’s second-biggest launch ever and Assassin’s Creed: Origins breaking fourth-quarter performance records. The continued growth of Rainbow Six Siege in both viewership as an eSport and player base also made a dent in the exceedingly good profit margin, breaching its €1.64 billion expectation.

Sony’s PlayStation 4 still remains Ubisoft’s best platform for general sales, with PC sitting two percentage points below Xbox One, holding 21 percent of total sales in the fourth quarter. This has climbed 3 percent since the third quarter, helping the PC platform to hold 18 percent of sales for the full fiscal year.

“In the short and medium term, Ubisoft has many growth opportunities to tap and expects further profitability increases,” states Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot. “Our digital transformation is progressing at a faster pace than we anticipated. Our potential in the PC and mobile market is massive, notably in China. Finally, we are continuing to develop and structure our eSports offering, which represents a significant opportunity.”

Even more impressive is Guillemot’s decision making during a distinctly rough time for the company, which had to dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge a hostile takeover from Vivendi. The immediate threat has gone from the former Activision owner as Vivendi has since rid itself of its 27.3 stake.

KitGuru Says: It seems that Ubisoft has made all the right moves this year, and while some will highlight mistakes from the publisher, it’s a seriously impressive run for a company that has previously been called out for bad practices. Hopefully this will set a precedence for other publishers to follow moving forward.

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Ubisoft has learned two important lessons: giving devs more time yields better results and quality PC games sell https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/ubisoft-has-learned-two-important-lessons-giving-devs-more-time-yields-better-results-and-quality-pc-games-sell/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/ubisoft-has-learned-two-important-lessons-giving-devs-more-time-yields-better-results-and-quality-pc-games-sell/#respond Tue, 13 Feb 2018 11:02:29 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=364017 Ubisoft has had some stumbles over the years, but 2017 might have been one of the best for the publisher yet. We saw several excellent new game launches, which were bolstered by recurring content updates for older games like Rainbow Six Siege. This has naturally led to sales growth, with Ubisoft's revenue growing by 36 …

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Ubisoft has had some stumbles over the years, but 2017 might have been one of the best for the publisher yet. We saw several excellent new game launches, which were bolstered by recurring content updates for older games like Rainbow Six Siege. This has naturally led to sales growth, with Ubisoft's revenue growing by 36 percent year-on-year, the publisher was also keen to highlight ‘the PC opportunity' in its latest earnings call.

For the third quarter of the 17-18 financial year, Ubisoft generated $890.73 million in revenue, a 36 percent bump from the same time the year before. This number was well above Ubi's targets, and largely came down to strong performance from Assassin's Creed: Origins, South Park: The Fractured But Whole. In fact, Assassin's Creed: Origins has almost doubled the lifetime sales of Assassin's Creed: Syndicate from 2015.

 

While new game releases performed well, Ubisoft CEO, Yves Guillemot was keen to point out that ‘live game operations' have also made strides, hitting record highs this quarter. This would mean strong sales for games like Rainbow Six Siege, The Division and For Honor.

However, perhaps most importantly, Ubisoft appears to have learned a lesson from the launch of Assassin's Creed: Origins, with Guillemot telling investors: “The increasingly recurring profile of our business has had a very positive impact on our new releases. By taking additional time to develop our games, we have been able to deliver three top-quality titles since August, including the grand return of Assassin's Creed.”

Aside from discovering that taking extra time to develop games generally yields better results, Ubisoft also cited “the PC opportunity” in its earnings report. The publisher notes that due to quality PC releases for games like Watch Dogs 2 and AC: Origins, Steam reviews are more positive than ever and PC sales have grown, accounting for 18 percent of the publisher's revenue, compared to just 7 percent several years ago.

KitGuru Says: Past Assassin's Creed games have generally been quite poor on PC, but Origins was a huge step up. I'm still enjoying the game myself. Hopefully Ubisoft will continue to deliver on the quality front this year too, with games like Far Cry 5.

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Ubisoft is pushing back three games to focus on ‘higher quality experiences’ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/ubisoft-is-pushing-back-three-games-to-focus-on-higher-quality-experiences/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/ubisoft-is-pushing-back-three-games-to-focus-on-higher-quality-experiences/#comments Tue, 12 Dec 2017 13:17:27 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=357496 It looks like the success of Assassin's Creed: Origins has pushed Ubisoft into making some much needed changes. The publisher took a gamble by moving on from the series' annual release schedule and it paid off, which has pushed Ubi into taking a bit more time with a few other projects, including Far Cry 5. …

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It looks like the success of Assassin's Creed: Origins has pushed Ubisoft into making some much needed changes. The publisher took a gamble by moving on from the series' annual release schedule and it paid off, which has pushed Ubi into taking a bit more time with a few other projects, including Far Cry 5.

Far Cry 5 has been moved from its February 27th release date to March 27th 2018. Meanwhile The Crew 2 is getting a more dramatic shift from the 16th of March to ‘some time' in the second half of 2018. In addition, one of three previously unannounced ‘franchise' games has had its release date moved from the 2018-2019 financial year to 2019-2020.

As Ubisoft's Christine Burgess-Quémard puts it, this decision is a direct result of the publisher deciding to develop “more engaging and higher quality experiences for gamers”. She added that “taking more time with Assassin's Creed Origins” enabled the developers to “fully express their creative vision”, which in turn has had a positive impact on quality and commercial success.

In other words, Ubisoft has realized that taking extra time in development can yield better results, as opposed to sticking with a strict, regimented annual release schedule. Hopefully this strategy will continue into the future.

KitGuru Says: Assassin's Creed Origins has been a major step up for the series, which seems to have opened Ubisoft's eyes a bit. Hopefully this will lead to more varied releases from the publisher in the future, rather than annual releases for all major franchises.

 

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Ubisoft’s microtransaction revenue has surpassed digital game sales https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/ubisofts-microtransaction-revenue-has-surpassed-digital-game-sales/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/ubisofts-microtransaction-revenue-has-surpassed-digital-game-sales/#comments Wed, 08 Nov 2017 13:00:27 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=353604 We are currently at a point in gaming where most major publishers are keen to push micro-transaction sales and gain consistent revenue from games past the initial sale price. A lot of gamers might not be fond of this strategy, but unfortunately for them, it seems to be working. This week during Ubisoft's earnings call, …

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We are currently at a point in gaming where most major publishers are keen to push micro-transaction sales and gain consistent revenue from games past the initial sale price. A lot of gamers might not be fond of this strategy, but unfortunately for them, it seems to be working. This week during Ubisoft's earnings call, the publisher revealed that micro-transaction revenue surpassed digital game sales for the first time.

Ubisoft just held its earnings call for the first half of 2017. During this, the publisher noted that its “player recurring investment” (microtransactions) revenue had risen by 83 percent. The recurring investment category includes things like DLC, season passes and digital items. In all, these purchases generated €174.5 million for the first half of the year, overtaking digital game sales, which contributed €168 million in revenue.

Ubisoft isn't the only publisher seeing a rise in microtransaction or ‘recurring investment' revenue either. Earlier this morning we learned that Take-Two would be including microtransactions in all of its future games following the consistent success of GTA Online and the NBA 2K series.

On the plus side, it looks like Ubisoft's experimentation with Assassin's Creed: Origins has paid off. The game has caused the series to adopt RPG elements, a new combat system and explore world and character depth more through side-quests. So far, many seem happy with the changes, with Origins selling twice as much as Assassin's Creed Syndicate at launch.

KitGuru Says: For the most part, Ubisoft tends to handle micro-transactions fairly well. The yearly ‘season' model for Rainbow Six Siege for instance is quite fairly balanced. With that in mind, It would be interesting to see how Warner Bros' numbers look in comparison, as Shadow of War's micro-transactions were largely deemed as completely unnecessary.

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Assassin’s Creed Origins flooded with fake user reviews on Metacritic https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/assassins-creed-origins-flooded-with-fake-user-reviews-on-metacritic/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/assassins-creed-origins-flooded-with-fake-user-reviews-on-metacritic/#respond Thu, 02 Nov 2017 15:29:12 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=352906 While the game has encountered some DRM controversy on PC, overall, Assassin’s Creed Origins has been received positively by both fans and critics. However, despite this, it seems that someone out there figured that the game could do with a boost on Metacritic, as the game’s page was suddenly flooded with fake positive user reviews. …

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While the game has encountered some DRM controversy on PC, overall, Assassin’s Creed Origins has been received positively by both fans and critics. However, despite this, it seems that someone out there figured that the game could do with a boost on Metacritic, as the game’s page was suddenly flooded with fake positive user reviews.

The wave of fake reviews began appearing on the user review section of AC:O’s Metacritic page earlier this week. The bots are easy enough to spot, as the account usernames are often a random mashup of keyboard letters, with the reviews themselves also coming across poorly. Here is an example of one of the fake reviews popping up:

“OMG, this game is so amazing and has most beautiful graphic.. gameplay/combat is great.. Bayek is awesome character.. i didn’t notice anything weird yet.. story is very interesting.. Keep up Great job Ashraf Ismail !!!!!! i am enjoying every minutes of it”.

Reviews like the one above were posted multiple times with some varied text. We don’t know the root cause behind this but Kotaku managed to get in touch with Metacritic head, Marc Doyle, who said that this sort of thing happens a few times each year. However, the site tries to keep on top of it with moderation:

“It’s not a frequent occurrence – maybe 2 – 3 games a year. And yes, we’ve been aware of this case, and we’ve been moderating those reviews (and suspending those accounts – most off of which had one single review in their history). The people doing it appear to be changing it up with the chunk of text they keep replicating, but our moderators are working overtime to combat it.”

The user review section isn’t as prominent as the main review section, which aggregates scores from verified press outlets and reviewers. However, the overall user score is shown quite prominently on the game’s main page, so a flood of fake reviews can influence that.

We have no idea who was behind the fake reviews but this isn’t an uncommon occurrence across the web. There are entire companies in some parts of the world dedicated to supplying fake reviews for products and apps, with employees that simply create accounts all day and copy/paste the same nonsense over and over again.

KitGuru Says: It is unlikely that Ubisoft sanctioned this, after all, the game is doing well and a revelation like that would hurt the company’s credibility in the long run. Still, the fact that this happened does open up room for questioning. Have any of you played Assassin’s Creed Origins yet? What do you think of it?

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Updated: Dual-DRM might be causing high CPU usage on Assassin’s Creed Origins https://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/matthew-wilson/updated-dual-drm-might-be-causing-high-cpu-usage-on-assassins-creed-origins/ https://www.kitguru.net/channel/generaltech/matthew-wilson/updated-dual-drm-might-be-causing-high-cpu-usage-on-assassins-creed-origins/#comments Wed, 01 Nov 2017 15:00:16 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=352312 Update (01/11/17): Since the launch of Assassin's Creed: Origins, some users have noticed something rather peculiar with the PC version. The game seems to max out many processors on the market with 100% usage. According to one cracker, this was down to Ubisoft running two forms of DRM at once, putting an additional strain on …

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Update (01/11/17): Since the launch of Assassin's Creed: Origins, some users have noticed something rather peculiar with the PC version. The game seems to max out many processors on the market with 100% usage. According to one cracker, this was down to Ubisoft running two forms of DRM at once, putting an additional strain on hardware for legitimate buyers in an effort to lock pirates out. Now, some proof has also surfaced.

After speaking with TorrentFreak earlier this week, the cracker known as Voksi took to Reddit to offer some proof of his findings. Right now, AC: Origins uses both Denuvo as well as VMProtect. It seems that the latter is causing the strain on CPU usage, as the game calls back to VMProtect every second, or at least every time your character moves. Here is the screenshot he uploaded, showing the AC:O program checking in with VMProtect:

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Original Story (30/10/17): On Friday, the highly anticipated Assassin’s Creed: Origins launched and while for the most part, the game has been getting praise, some PC users have been a bit unhappy. At the moment, Assassin’s Creed Origins exhibits high CPU usage, which was initially pinned down to Ubisoft’s developers making full use of available resources on PC. However, according to a particular game cracker, the situation is different, as apparently AC: Origins uses two levels of DRM, causing an additional strain on PC hardware.

This information is coming from Voksi, who is part of the ‘Revolt’ cracking team that previously cracked Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. Speaking with TorrentFreak, Voksi says that Assassin’s Creed Origins is running a version of VMProtect on top of Denuvo’s anti-tamper code. This is apparently increasing CPU usage by an additional 30-40%. This isn’t necessarily an issue for users of the Core i7/Ryzen 7 and beyond, but it can be an issue for those running on a smaller number of cores with no Hyper Threading.

It seems that Ubisoft may have been spooked by the recent string of Denuvo cracks, which have been coming in at a much faster rate throughout 2017. In order to bolster Denuvo and keep the game piracy free for a bit longer, Ubisoft added VMProtect on top to stop crackers from reverse-engineering Denuvo.

With that in mind, Assassin’s Creed Origins is going to be difficult to crack and may end up protected for a longer period of time. However, it seems to be coming at a performance cost that some PC players won’t be happy about.

KitGuru Says: I’m fortunate enough to have a high-end gaming PC at this point in my life, so I haven’t encountered any performance issues with Assassin’s Creed Origins. However, the high levels of CPU usage does seem to be worrying a number of players. Have many of you had issues with AC: Origins? What CPU are you using to run the game? 

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Assassin’s Creed Origins has microtransactions, but not like other titles https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/damien-cox/assassins-creed-origins-has-microtransactions-but-not-like-other-titles/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/damien-cox/assassins-creed-origins-has-microtransactions-but-not-like-other-titles/#comments Fri, 27 Oct 2017 17:11:44 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=352140 Assassin’s Creed Origins released today, giving the series a soft reboot and taking players into Ancient Egypt where it all started. Surprisingly, there has been little to no publicity on the fact that the game does contain clearly pay-to-win microtransactions. Amidst the wave of games just released that contain controversial loot boxes, it’s rather strange …

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Assassin’s Creed Origins released today, giving the series a soft reboot and taking players into Ancient Egypt where it all started. Surprisingly, there has been little to no publicity on the fact that the game does contain clearly pay-to-win microtransactions.

Amidst the wave of games just released that contain controversial loot boxes, it’s rather strange that Assassin’s Creed didn’t make the cut while other triple-A titles such as Star Wars: Battlefront 2 and the similarly single-player Middle-earth: Shadow of War have been ridiculed left, right and centre on the matter.

This is perhaps because Assassin’s Creed Origins goes about it in a different, less intrusive way. While Battlefront 2 originally made it so that you could not progress your skills without partaking in loot boxes, and Shadow of War teased better loot boxes that could only be purchased with real-world money while you opened your pitiful, lower-tier box, Assassin’s Creed Origins keeps its store completely out of the way in a separate menu.

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That’s not to say that it doesn’t sell pay-to-win items, as the store is filled with skill points, location icons, in-game currency packs, outfits and legendary weapons, but it does its best to keep each item as far from the core game as possible. These exist merely to save time under the meta title of “time savers”, without aiming to impact on the game itself.

While this is a full-priced $60 and many of you will feel that implementing a solitary loot box alongside microtransactions into a title is unacceptable no matter of the circumstance, Assassin’s Creed Origins is a true single-player game, so these items literally affect no one other than yourself. As for concerns that Ubisoft will have changed the core gameplay elements into a grind-fest to entice the purchasing of items, the gameplay is actually rather balanced, with many praising the changes made from past titles in the series.

KitGuru Says: How low-key the news has been on microtransactions within the game reflects how subtle the genuinely are in the title. Now that it’s known that Assassin’s Creed Origins has a loot box and microtransactions, does that change your stance on getting the game?

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Nvidia’s latest Game Ready driver preps for Destiny 2 and Assassin’s Creed Origins https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/matthew-wilson/nvidias-latest-game-ready-driver-preps-for-destiny-2-and-assassins-creed-origins/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/matthew-wilson/nvidias-latest-game-ready-driver-preps-for-destiny-2-and-assassins-creed-origins/#respond Mon, 23 Oct 2017 14:30:16 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=351360 It’s October, which means for the next several weeks, we are going to be seeing a lot of major game launches. Coupled with that, will be Nvidia’s Game Ready driver updates. Today, Nvidia is rolling out a new Game Ready driver preparing GeForce users for Destiny 2 as well as Assassin’s Creed Origins, both of …

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It’s October, which means for the next several weeks, we are going to be seeing a lot of major game launches. Coupled with that, will be Nvidia’s Game Ready driver updates. Today, Nvidia is rolling out a new Game Ready driver preparing GeForce users for Destiny 2 as well as Assassin’s Creed Origins, both of which release this week.

There are two major headliners for this week’s driver update, the first of which is Destiny 2. It is coming to PC a little later than it did consoles, but from what we saw in the beta, the game should function very well on its latest platform. Nvidia has not been very vocal about its support for this launch and this driver shows that with various optimisations and an SLI profile.

With this driver, GTX 1080Ti users should be able to hit 60 frames per second at 4K with the highest graphical settings. Meanwhile, the GTX 1070 will do the trick for 1440p and the GTX 1060 will garner 60 frames per second at the highest settings at 1080p.

The next game on the list is Assassin’s Creed Origins. We’ve already seen the system requirements for this game on PC and funnily enough, they are lower than Assassin’s Creed Unity from several years back. With that in mind, it seems clear that Ubisoft has spent more time optimising for PC this time around. We won’t be able to put that to the test until Friday though.

In an odd twist, Bethesda’s release this week, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, is not included in the list of games supported by this driver. However, that game doesn’t launch until the end of the week, so we may see another update closer to the time.

KitGuru Says: Are any of you planning on grabbing Destiny 2 or Assassin’s Creed Origins this week?

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Assassin’s Creed: Origins has loot boxes but you can only get them with in-game money https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/assassins-creed-origins-has-loot-boxes-but-you-can-only-get-them-with-in-game-money/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/assassins-creed-origins-has-loot-boxes-but-you-can-only-get-them-with-in-game-money/#comments Tue, 10 Oct 2017 15:33:55 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=349836 While titles like Middle-Earth: Shadow of War and Star Wars Battlefront II are coming under fire for their loot box microtransactions, Ubisoft is taking the safer route this year with Assassin’s Creed: Origins. There will be loot boxes present in the game, but before you roll your eyes too hard, it is important to note …

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While titles like Middle-Earth: Shadow of War and Star Wars Battlefront II are coming under fire for their loot box microtransactions, Ubisoft is taking the safer route this year with Assassin’s Creed: Origins. There will be loot boxes present in the game, but before you roll your eyes too hard, it is important to note that these are not acquired through microtransactions.

While Warner Bros and EA seem to be pushing the limits of what microtransactions players will accept, Ubisoft is choosing to stay out of the line of fire this year. Speaking with Eurogamer, Assassin’s Creed Origins director, Ashraf Ismail, explained that while loot crates can be purchased in-game, they can only be done so with money earned in-game.

As you play through Origins, you will encounter a unique shop vendor who sells mystery chests, as well as other things, including Carbon Crystals, one of the rarer crafting components in the game. The idea is that if you min-max your economy and hoard lots of money, this vendor will give you a reason to spend it.

All items found in these crates can also be found in the world, it’s just a more convenient money-sink for those that master the in-game economy, all without spending real-world money. This move came about from observing the player base, according to Ismail, the studio has found a subset of players that really like to focus on maxing out the in-game economy to acquire things, rather than sneaking into locations and stealing it.

KitGuru Says: It is starting to get to a point where loot boxes in games are a worrying sign, rather than a fun way to mix things up. In the case of Assassin’s Creed Origins though, it doesn’t look like we have much to worry about on that front.

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Assassin’s Creed Origins has many editions, from £55 to £700 https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/damien-cox/assassins-creed-origins-has-many-editions-from-55-to-700/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/damien-cox/assassins-creed-origins-has-many-editions-from-55-to-700/#comments Thu, 15 Jun 2017 21:56:09 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=338022 Ubisoft is no stranger to special editions with most of its games launching with more than one. Assassin’s Creed Origins has taken this to the next level with at least 5 special editions, one of which costs a whopping £700/$800. The £700 bundle is named Dawn of the Creed – Legendary Edition, limited to just …

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Ubisoft is no stranger to special editions with most of its games launching with more than one. Assassin’s Creed Origins has taken this to the next level with at least 5 special editions, one of which costs a whopping £700/$800.

The £700 bundle is named Dawn of the Creed – Legendary Edition, limited to just 999 units across the world. The Legendary Edition includes most of the stuff you would expect such as the main game, deluxe pack and the season pass as well as physical goodies like a world map, the soundtrack, art book, art cards, lithographs and perhaps most importantly the eagle skull amulet and 73cm figurine. The figurine in the £120/$160 Dawn of the Creed edition is of course half the size but strangely the main jump in cost seems to be that the Legendary Edition casts the figurine and amulet in resin.

Perhaps the worst part is that for the price, you would expect the Legendary Edition to pack all the content of the previous editions, in which their combined total doesn’t even come close to the £700 mark. Unfortunately, the God’s Edition, Dawn of the Creed Edition and Dawn of the Creed Legendary edition all come with their own exclusive figurine, meaning that unless you are to spend a total of £905, you are guaranteed to miss out on some of the collectables.

Assassin’s Creed Origins is set to release on October 27th. For more information on each version, as a guide is necessary this time around, check out the Ubi Store.

KitGuru Says: The Legendary Edition is certainly only for the most die-hard fans of Assassin’s Creed, but it is still difficult to justify the cost.  Do you think this has value for money?  

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Another leak for Assassin’s Creed Origins lands ahead of E3 https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/damien-cox/another-leak-for-assassins-creed-origins-lands-ahead-of-e3/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/damien-cox/another-leak-for-assassins-creed-origins-lands-ahead-of-e3/#comments Thu, 08 Jun 2017 21:46:35 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=337508 Ubisoft has quite the history with its Assassin’s Creed games leaking before they are officially announced. While the company remains tight-lipped on its big return to the series after 2016's break, we have previously heard plenty of rumours surrounding the game. Now, a leak this week appears to confirm the game's official title, along with the …

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Ubisoft has quite the history with its Assassin’s Creed games leaking before they are officially announced. While the company remains tight-lipped on its big return to the series after 2016's break, we have previously heard plenty of rumours surrounding the game. Now, a leak this week appears to confirm the game's official title, along with the Egypt setting.

The photo shows a Reservation Card from US retailer Target, with the store’s usual $5 GiftCard incentive for any pre-order. The image on the card shows the title Assassin’s Creed Origins on the backdrop of an Egyptian Pyramid, with what we can assume is the protagonist assassin in the foreground.

The card hints that Ubisoft will approach the DLC model similar to its previous entry Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, with Origins also featuring a Gold Edition. The Gold Edition will include the main game, a deluxe pack and the season pass, guaranteeing those that pre-order access to a bonus mission, Secrets of the First Pyramids. It is currently unknown if this bonus mission will become available at a later date to those that don’t pre-order.

Ubisoft hasn't said anything about the latest leak and it likely won't with E3 being just days away. However, this evidence does confirm a lot of what we have been hearing about this game for over a year now. Unfortunately, while the game might improve in terms of gameplay, Ubisoft's piecemeal DLC tactics are still in play, with pre-order bonus missions and season passes all around.

We are likely to see an official announcement of the game when Ubisoft takes the stage at E3 on Monday.

KitGuru Says: I am looking forward to seeing how Ubisoft’s break from the yearly cycle has impacted on Assassin’s Creed Origins. What improvements do you want to see for the series?

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Ubisoft: Far Cry 5, Assassin’s Creed, South Park and The Crew 2 all releasing this year https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/ubisoft-far-cry-5-assassins-creed-south-park-and-the-crew-2-all-releasing-this-year/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/ubisoft-far-cry-5-assassins-creed-south-park-and-the-crew-2-all-releasing-this-year/#comments Wed, 17 May 2017 08:26:50 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=334632 Last night, Ubisoft executives gathered around for an annual earnings report, which means we finally have some updates about the publisher's plans for 2017. For starters, Far Cry 5 is confirmed for release this year. However, Ubisoft mentioned a few other major games it has planned for this year, including the new Assassin's Creed, a …

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Last night, Ubisoft executives gathered around for an annual earnings report, which means we finally have some updates about the publisher's plans for 2017. For starters, Far Cry 5 is confirmed for release this year. However, Ubisoft mentioned a few other major games it has planned for this year, including the new Assassin's Creed, a sequel to ‘The Crew' and finally, there was also a brief update on the status of South Park: The Fractured But Whole.

Far Cry 5 was revealed to be launching in this financial year, which essentially means any time between now and March 2018. However, current rumours suggest that the game will be releasing in September and will be set in the US state of Montana.

Ubisoft will also be bringing Assassin's Creed back this year after a much needed break. This particular game is rumoured to be called ‘Assassin's Creed: Origins' and will be set in Egypt, focussing on the beginnings of the Assassin brotherhood.

South Park: The Fractured But Whole is still expected to come out this year. Unfortunately, a more specific release window was not given, which is a shame due to the delay out of Q1 2017. However, with E3 just around the corner, it is likely that we will hear more then.

Finally, Ubisoft also announced that it will be bringing out ‘The Crew 2' this fiscal year. We will be seeing all of these games at E3 on the 12th of June, when Ubisoft's press conference kicks off.

KitGuru Says: I'm pretty excited to see Assassin's Creed return this year but I do worry that Ubisoft will jump straight back into annual releases after this. Hopefully that won't be the case. Either way, judging from the 2017 lineup, Ubi's E3 this year is going to be pretty great.

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