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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 is dependent on the company's plant in Shanghai and sales across the country for its global profits. Explaining the motivation behind his $44bn takeover, Mr…

26 April 2022 Chris Price News

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 said its next gaming console will include the possibility to suspend gameplay with much lower power consumption than the current PlayStation. According to a 2014…

23 September 201923 September 2019 Chris Price Gaming, News, Sony

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 its 2014 game Assassin’s Creed Unity, which is set in Paris during the French Revolution. Now, after fire ripped through the 850-year-old building earlier this…

17 April 201918 April 2019 Chris Price Gaming, News

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, Epic Games would be transitioning from just a maker of games to a retailer of games. Although it has only been available for a few…

4 March 20194 March 2019 Chris Price Gaming, News

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 was no difference betweens the national treasury, to pay for things the country needed, and the King's own personal bank account. Needless to say, he…

8 December 201415 December 2014 James O'Malley Gaming

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 Cry 4, Assassin's Creed Unity and The Crew have all been pulled from Steam listings (the games aren't actually out yet). The games have apparently…

7 November 20148 October 2020 James O'Malley Gaming

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…

9 June 2014 James O'Malley Gaming, Round ups

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,…

27 May 2014 Stuart Gaming, Playstation 3, 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…

16 May 2014 Stuart Gaming

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"…

11 April 2013 Gerald Lynch Gaming, Tech Digest news

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