Tag: Ubisoft
Tech Digest daily roundup: What will Elon Musk takeover mean for Twitter?
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has asked whether Elon Musk’s deal to buy Twitter will give China “a bit of leverage” over the platform. Twitter is blocked in China but Mr Musk‘s electric car business Tesla […]
Sony PS4 successor will use less energy on standby, console boss says
Sony is equipping its PS4 successor with a more energy efficient standby mode, as part of a wider effort by the gaming industry to address climate change. The Japanese firm […]
Assassin’s Creed publisher Ubisoft pledges 500,000 Euros to Notre Dame restoration
The company behind the Assassin’s Creed video games has pledged 500,000 euros (£434,000) to help restore Notre Dame Cathedral. French publisher Ubisoft featured a painstaking recreation of the landmark in […]
Why Are So Many Games Companies Launching Their Own Platforms?
At the end of 2018, some were shocked when Fortnite developer Epic Games announced that it would be launching its very own games store. Called the Epic Games Store, […]
Has Ubisoft had its “Let Them Eat Cake” moment?
Before 1789, the French monarchy was the very definition of power and excess: Louis XVI wielded virtually absolute power – and answered to no one. Back in those days, there […]
Is Ubisoft dumping Steam?
Several Ubisoft titles have disappeared from digital game distributor Steam – is the publisher planning for force players on to its U-Play platform? According to Here is the City Far […]
Ubisoft sure know how to make a trailer… here's The Division, Assassin's Creed Unity, Far Cry 4 and more from E3
Ubisoft are on fire at the moment. The company is the owner of so many blockbuster franchises… and wow, can they make some trailers look awesome. Here's everything it showed off during its E3 presentation this evening. Far Cry 4…
Does Watch Dogs live up to the hype?
Watch Dogs has been Ubisoft's second most-preordered game in the company's history, and has been generating a huge amount of buzz in the runup to its release this week. But is the game – out on PlayStation 4, Xbox One,…
Watch Dogs 'sets record for pre-orders'
Ubisoft says the new open-world revenge thriller Watch Dogs is the most pre-ordered new game in the company's history. While its didn't disclose the actual numbers, the company said the game's "strong pre-orders are a clear indication of players' anticipation…
Classic adventure game Flashback getting HD remake from Ubisoft
Ubisoft have announced that a HD remake of classic adventure game Flashback will be hitting the PSN and XBLA later this year. Though utilising 3D graphics and the Unreal Engine, the remake (overseen by members of the original "core team"…
