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New Beyond Good & Evil 2 Screenshots

A fresh batch of Beyond Good & Evil 2 screenshots have leaked onto the web. The game was due to be developed for the current generations of consoles, but Ubisoft recently suggested that they were considering moving Beyond Good & Evil 2 to the next generation of home consoles. Let’s hope they decide to bring [...]

Published by sickr on May 19th, 2012 at 01:05 pm

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Rayman Origins 3DS Coming Out June 5, Might Be eShop Release

Ubisoft has reconfirmed that the previously delayed Rayman Origins for Nintendo 3DS will be arriving in North America on June 5th. Ubisoft stated in their press release that Rayman Origins will be available to purchase at retailers and online on June 5th. The interesting thing is that the game comes out the same day as [...]

Published by sickr on May 17th, 2012 at 05:05 pm

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Ubisoft Says Next-Gen Will Be A ‘Very Viable And Profitable Generation’

Ubisoft is confident that the next generation of video game consoles, including Wii U, will be profitable for the company. The company believes that initial development costs won’t go up primarily because developers can really leverage the capacity of the hardware and all the new features that come with the console to help bring a new [...]

Published by sickr on May 17th, 2012 at 09:05 am

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Just Dance Heading To Wii U

Ubisoft’s popular Just Dance series is heading to Wii U according to Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot. The company has revealed that it expects sales of the Just Dance franchise to dip this year, but they’re adamant that sales will bounce back when the game comes to Wii U, and also Japan. Ubisoft announced yesterday that it’s [...]

Published by sickr on May 16th, 2012 at 07:05 pm

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Ubisoft Says Wii U ‘Will Be A Great Success’

Yves Guillemot, Ubisoft CEO has told investors during a Q&A portion of the annual earnings call that Wii U will be a great success. Guillemot then went on to say that the publisher and development studio is extremely happy with the functionality of the console. “What is really interesting is the fact that we have this tablet [...]

Published by sickr on May 16th, 2012 at 11:05 am

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Ubisoft Releasing Five Casual And Two Core Games For Wii U

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has told attendees at todays investors meeting that the company is planning to release five casual and two core games for Wii U. It’s not apparently whether Ubisoft is releasing these titles this fiscal year. The two core games are most likely Assassin’s Creed 3 and Rayman Legends, both of which [...]

Published by sickr on May 15th, 2012 at 11:05 pm

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Ubisoft F2P Wii U Titles Are Planned For Coming Year Says Analyst

Robert W Baird & Co analyst Colin Sebastian believes that Ubisoft is preparing a number of free to play titles for Wii U in the coming year. Sebastian comments come in response to Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot’s remarks to investors on next-gen systems. He claims that the popular F2P model will broaden the content offerings on new platforms, [...]

Published by sickr on May 15th, 2012 at 08:05 pm

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Ubisoft profits in 2012, ‘core gamers’ drive rise in sales

Ubisoft ended the 2012 financial year on the up, reporting a gross profit of €718 million ($917 million) and sales up 2.1 percent to €1 billion ($1.4 billion) year-over-year, according to its financial results for 2011-2012.Ubisoft ended fiscal 2011-12 with net income of €37.3 million ($47.6 million), up from a net loss of €52.1 million [...]

Published by Jessica Conditt on May 15th, 2012 at 07:05 pm

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Ubisoft Employees: “I Can’t Continue To Make Shooters Over And Over Again”

Jade Raymond the Managing Director of Ubisoft Toronto has stated that a number of her employees approach her and confess that they no longer feel passionate about creating yet another first-person or third-person shooter. Raymond firmly believes that it’s now time to “give our teenage medium a kick in the balls.” “More and more people come to [...]

Published by sickr on May 13th, 2012 at 05:05 pm

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“If you’re going to create something, go above and beyond what’s gone before,” says Raymond

Ubisoft Toronto GM Jade Raymond has said the industry trend to copy games that sell millions of copies due to being risk adverse is disheartening. In her opinion, more companies should shy away from the status quo and shake the medium up a bit. Speaking in an interview with Eurogamer, Raymond said it “takes a [...]

Published by Stephany Nunneley on May 12th, 2012 at 02:05 pm

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Beyond Good & Evil 2 Environment Video

You’ve already seen the Beyond Good & Evil 2 screens that leaked, but now Unseen 64 has unearthed some new footage which shows off the incredible game engine. The footage is from 2009 and the game has reportedly been moved to next generation consoles. Who knows, we may just see something of the game at [...]

Published by sickr on May 11th, 2012 at 03:05 pm

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New Beyond Good & Evil 2 Screens

Shiggy from the Neogaf forums has uncovered a batch of never seen before screenshots of the elusive Beyond Good & Evil 2. The developers have hinted that the game is being moved from current-gen platforms to the forthcoming next-gen platforms, which will hopefully include Wii U. Let’s hope we hear more about the game at [...]

Published by sickr on May 10th, 2012 at 08:05 pm

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Assassin’s Creed 3 ‘Will Not Brush Slavery Under the Carpet’

Assassin’s Creed Lead Writer Matt Turner has explained that the Assassins Creed 3 team at Ubisoft won’t be brushing the delicate issue of slavery under the carpet. Turner says that the issue needs deserves a certain amount attention, and it also needs to be treated with respect. “[The issue of slavery is] something we’ve been very [...]

Published by sickr on May 10th, 2012 at 01:05 pm

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Avengers Battle For Earth Confirmed For Wii U

Ubisoft Entertainment has announced that Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth will be coming to Wii U. Ubisoft registered the domain a few weeks ago leading to speculation that the game was inevitably coming. Avengers: Battle for Earth will be released for both Wii U and Microsoft’s Kinect for Xbox 360. Ubisoft wouldn’t be drawn on announcing [...]

Published by sickr on May 10th, 2012 at 01:05 pm

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Gorgeous Assassin’s Creed 3 Teaser Trailer

Ubisoft has released a brand new teaser trailer for the highly anticipated Assassin’s Creed 3. The trailer asks fans to ‘unite’ in an effort to unlock the worlds first gameplay premier – which presumably means you have to support the game via social media. Assassin’s Creed 3 has already been confirmed for Wii U, though [...]

Published by sickr on May 7th, 2012 at 05:05 pm

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Avengers Game In The Works?

Ubisoft and Marvel have registered a domain name for AvengersBattleforEarth.com which many are assuming is a new video game based on the phenomenally well received movie. Both studios have yet to confirm whether there is an Avengers game in development but it would be safe to assume that it’s being worked on. Filed under: Microsoft, Nintendo, [...]

Published by sickr on May 7th, 2012 at 03:05 pm

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Beyond Good & Evil 2 2009 Gameplay Trailer Finally In Gorgeous HD

A forum member over at Neogaf has managed to get his hands on HD footage of the Beyond Good & Evil 2 gameplay trailer that Ubisoft showed off to the press back in 2009. Beyond Good & Evil 2 was mentioned earlier this week when the development team confessed that they need ‘additional hardware power’ [...]

Published by sickr on May 6th, 2012 at 05:05 pm

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Beyond Good & Evil 2 Needs More Hardware Power To Run

Ubisoft has revealed in a recent video that the development team need additional hardware power to run the game, suggesting that the game will be in development for next generation consoles. The original Beyond Good & Evil came to the Gamecube back in 2003 so hopefully we will eventually see the sequel on Wii U. [...]

Published by sickr on May 5th, 2012 at 12:05 pm

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Ubisoft Has Another Rabbids Game In Development

Ubisoft is currently busy developing another entry in the Rabbids franchise which is titled Rabbids Rumble. The Australian Ratings Board has given the game a G rating and says it features ”very mild crude humour”. Ubisoft has yet to disclose which platforms the game is in development for, but we should hear more at next months [...]

Published by sickr on May 4th, 2012 at 10:05 am

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Rayman Rated For European 3DS Virtual Console

European video game content rating board PEGI has rated Rayman for the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console. Presumably it’s Rayman for the Game Boy Colour which Ubisoft released back in 2000. Rayman will be the second Ubisoft game for the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console as Prince of Persia for the Game Boy Colour was released back in January. Filed [...]

Published by sickr on April 30th, 2012 at 12:04 pm

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