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February was already looking like a stacked month thanks to Metro Exodus, Crackdown 3 and Anthem. Ubisoft is joining the club this year, piling Far Cry New Dawn onto the list. The game comes out in just one month, so in order to prepare PC players, New Dawn's system requirements …

After a largely monopolistic run in the PC video games market, Steam is facing what looks to be tough competition from emerging stores. The Epic Games Store in particular has managed to snag itself a monumental win, as a new partnership with Ubisoft will see The Division 2 snub Steam …

Ubisoft delved into controversial territory earlier this year, highlighting keywords in chat that resulted in an automatic ban for the players that trigger them. After careful consideration, the developer is finally doing away with the system, continuing to quell toxicity with staff moderation and reviews. There are always casualties in …

After dropping a teaser for its follow-up to Far Cry 5, Ubisoft has lifted the lid on its upcoming post-apocalyptic shooter at The Game Awards 2018. Far Cry: New Dawn builds off the controversial ending of its predecessor, entering into new territory for the series. Set 17 years after Far …

2018 has been such a huge year for games that it is easy to forget that Far Cry 5 actually came out this year. The game has been a huge success for Ubisoft and now, it looks like we'll be getting an expansion or sequel announcement later this evening during …

Ubisoft Club Points, otherwise known as Units, are a subtle type of currency implemented in the background of Ubisoft games. Players have previously been able to rack up as many as they want for any rewards they see fitting, however the publisher has now announced a 2-year expiration date that …

Ubisoft has spent years building up good will with players of Rainbow Six Siege. A chunk of that work was undone in recent weeks, as the publisher announced plans to expand the game into China. Since China has strict content laws, Ubisoft's plan was to censor the game by making …

Ubisoft has found itself in hot water with parents, after complaints that Just Dance 2019 was bombarding children with subscription messages despite utilising the supposedly safe “Kids Mode.” The publisher has since apologised, and claimed that it will rework its song listings to prevent such confusion in the future. Kids …

Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed 3 remaster will be released in March, available to those that purchased the season pass or Gold Edition of Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey. It seems as though this isn’t just a new coat of paint, however as the developer has since outlined the effort behind the rework in …

Ubisoft has had a great year so far with the launch of Far Cry 5 but it looks like its big end of year release, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, could be struggling at retail. While Far Cry 5 easily took the top spot on UK retail charts, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey’s physical …

Ubisoft experienced “a series of DDoS attacks” yesterday, disrupting the official launch of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. While the publisher initially stated that issues have since been resolved, services still seem to be impacted, preventing owners from playing the new game. As usual, Ubisoft took to its forums to address the …

The future of Ubisoft's Splinter Cell series has been up for debate for quite some time. Earlier this year, it looked like we might get a surprise reveal at E3 after Walmart Canada leaked listings for several games set to appear at the event. However, E3 went by without a …

Assassin's Creed Odyssey will be with us later this week. Reviews are now live, we've previously discussed some of the new RPG elements coming to this year's entry and now, it is time to take a look at the PC system requirements, broken down for 720p/30, 1080p/30 and 4K/30. Assassin's …

Back in October of 2015, Vivendi, the same company that once owned a majority stake in Activision, started taking an interest in Ubisoft. Vivendi swiftly began buying up shares, putting Ubisoft's board into a bit of a panic. Ubisoft made it clear that the potential takeover was not welcome and …

Ubisoft has been working on improving Rainbow Six Siege with frequent updates since release, many of which have revolved around stomping out bad community practises. This week, Ubisoft turned its attention to team killing, which will now result in an instant ban going forward. Up until now, players have been …

Earlier this year, we saw Capcom experimenting with cloud gaming on the Nintendo Switch in Japan, bringing Resident Evil VII to the system as a streamable game. Ubisoft seems to be doing something very similar with the launch of Assassin's Creed Odyssey, which will also be available on the Switch …

Following on from Assassin's Creed Syndicate, Ubisoft made the decision to halt its annual release schedule for the franchise. This change paved the way for Assassin's Creed Origins, a reinvention of the series and this year, we'll be getting Assassin's Creed Odyssey, which takes the RPG direction a step further. …

Details of Ubisoft’s next season have been trickling in throughout the past few months, with the publisher giving Operation Grim Sky a full reveal during its Paris Major over the weekend. Introducing shielded defender Clash and the blowtorch wielding Maverick, the meta looks set to drop rush tactics in favour …

Despite a full reveal set to coincide with the Paris Major Championship later this week, Rainbow Six Siege players can feast their eyes on Operation Grim Sky’s new defender, Clash thanks to a leak. Coinciding with the finals, Ubisoft will also be offering another free weekend, including everything seen in …

Following Ubisoft’s initial reveal for Operation Grim Sky, Rainbow Six Siege players have been treated to a trailer touring the brand new Hereford Base map rework. Players are warped back in time, as the developers have replaced the bland modern setting with a nostalgic World War II theme for the …

Ubisoft has been trying to branch out into other areas of entertainment for a while. The first big push came with the Prince of Persia movie, then more recently, we had the Assassin's Creed movie. So far, jumping straight into blockbusters hasn't worked out, so we'll be seeing a TV …

Operation Para Bellum is slowly but surely coming to a close, as Ubisoft has begun teasing details surrounding its next lot of content for Rainbow Six Siege. Titled Operation Grim Sky, this will be the first time in over a year that the developer has returned to a traditional seasonal …

Update (20/07/18): The Rainbow Six Siege community has been ravished from the game recently, as the latest update has seen an alarming increase in the amount of crash to desktop issues without warning. Ubisoft has now acknowledged the problem, stating that it is investigating the bug and wishes for those …

Toxicity is perhaps Rainbow Six: Siege’s biggest problem, second only to the plethora of cheaters that Ubisoft plans to deal with in the next few months. In an effort to subdue hate speech within the game’s chat, the developer has implemented a new auto-banning system that kicks players out for …

Despite being known for its open world single-player experiences, Ubisoft has found tremendous success in recent years thanks to ongoing games-as-a-service titles that constantly provide smaller chunks of content across the years. Vice president Lionel Raynaud has stated that Ubisoft intends to continue this approach, leaving behind one-shot narratives in …

This year’s E3 marked a surprising convergence between the world of film and the video game industry, with one notable example coming from Beyond Good and Evil 2 partnering with the openly collaborative HitRecord to source artwork and music. Many are concerned at the platform’s use of seemingly exploitative spec …

E3 is consistently the most exciting time of the year for gamers everywhere and this year should be no different. The event kicks off  this weekend, and all of the big publishers are prepared, with EA, Microsoft, Bethesda, Square Enix, Ubisoft, Nintendo and Sony  all hosting press conferences.  Similarly to last …

The eighth generation of video game consoles has marked a strange turn for the market, seeing iterative editions introduced in the middle of a consoles life with the Xbox One X and PS4 Pro, as well as significant advancements in cloud gaming. As a result, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot believes …

Assassin's Creed games have a habit of leaking well in advance of announcement. That changed this year, with very little being said about the next game in the series. Unfortunately, Ubisoft couldn't quite make it all the way until E3 without the surprise getting out. It looks like Assassin's Creed …

Rainbow Six Siege is just about wrapping up with the first season of its third year, ushering in Operation Para Bellum and with it the two new Italian operators. Balancing out the two attackers introduced this season, Alibi and Maestro are both defenders that focus on gathering intelligence. As we …