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Ubisoft Entertainment SA is a French video game publisher. Its video game franchises include Assassin's Creed, Driver, Far Cry, Just Dance, Prince of Persia, Rabbids, Rayman, Tom Clancy's, and Watch Dogs.

Ubisoft NEWS - Page 63

Rainbow Six Siege to hit 20 million players

Ubisofts' financial call revealed that the company came in well ahead of their targets for fiscal 2017-18. Also, their FPS from 2015, Rainbow Six Siege, is on its way to hit 20 million registered users before the end of the month. Ghost Recon: Wildlands was named the industry's biggest hit since the beginning of the year.

JULY 19

Assassin's Creed: Origins - What we know so far

Assassin's Creed: Origins is most officially going to ancient Egypt. A lot of changes seem to be on the horizon - a more RPG-y look and feel in line with recent open world trends, a seemingly greater emphasis on ranged weapons, a bird's eye view, and lots of sand.

JUNE 13

Assassin's Creed leaks pre-order information

It is now safe to say that Origins will be the title of the next Assassin's Creed game. American retailer Target apparently has pre-order bonus cards for the game lying around somewhere and isn't paying too much attention to who might take pictures of one.

JUNE 8

Next Assassin's Creed protagonist is called Bayek?

The next Assassin's Creed protagonist may have popped up on a t-shirt. A distinctly Egyptian looking rendition of an Assassin's Creed character has surfaced on NeoGAF and the rumored director of the next series entry commented on the leak on Twitter.

MAY 31

Far Cry 5: the return of the map editor

Far Cry 5 will see the return of the map editor, a feature that was absent in the previous Far Cry title. A local co-op mode has been traded in for its online version in the latest game.

MAY 29

Why Far Cry 5 may be UbiSoft's biggest mistake yet

As with all art, there is a right time and place for exploring certain topics with video games. UbiSoft's choice of setting and theme for the new Far Cry game clearly shows that the company is either oblivious to the current political climate or is just willfully ignoring it.

MAY 26

Watch Dogs 2 'long-tail' sales never happened

Did Watch Dogs 2 fail UbiSoft, or did UbiSoft fail Watch Dogs 2? It has been more than 6 months since Watch Dogs 2 released to less than stellar launch sales figures. UbiSoft were betting on 'long-tail' sales for the game. Currently it doesn't look like those sales are materialising.

MAY 22

Next Assassin's Creed heading to Egypt, on a boat

We now have semi-official confirmation that the next Assassin's Creed game will be set in Egypt and carry the title 'Origins'. Boats, shields, Egypt and crocodiles are so far the only things certain about the next series entry after its year long break.

MAY 9

The Division: free for the weekend

The Division will be available for free this weekend. People who play on their PCs will have a two hour head start roaming the infected streets of New York.

MAY 3

For Honor: Season 2

Ubisoft will soon be releasing a Season 2 for their fighting game, For Honor. The new season will bring two new heroes and maps. Season 2 will launch on 16 May.

APRIL 27

Wildlands tops the chart again

Sales charts for the last week are in and Ghost Reckon. Wildlands took the top spot once more. The top three also includes GTA V and FIFA 17.

APRIL 24

Ubisoft is hiring

Ubisoft is opening offices in France and Germany. The French studio will be located in Bordeaux, and the German studio will call Berlin its home.

APRIL 19

Wildlands will have you go undercover

Ghost Reckon: Wildlands' first expansion will be launching on 18 April for season pass holders. The expansion brings new vehicles, weapons and objectives. Prior to the expansion's release, a free update will be applied to the game.

APRIL 12

Persona 5 - number one in the UK

Persona 5 is the most successful JRPG to launch in the UK since 2013. ME: Andromeda saw a severe drop in sales due to the issues with Denuvo. Overwatch is again among the top ten on the UK game sales chart.

APRIL 10

UbiSoft dropping uPlay support for Windows Vista

With Microsoft soon dropping support for Windows Vista, UbiSoft is following suit. Players currently running uPlay on Vista will still be able to play previously available games with the current version, but should not expect updates in the future.

APRIL 10

For Honor

For Honor received a server update and a patch. Both updates brought a number of changes and balances to the game's heroes and game modes.

APRIL 7

For Honor player blackout is now in full effect - whatever that means

The player boycott of UbiSoft's For Honor organised via reddit should now be in full swing. SteamSpy data suggests an expected lack of discipline in the first hours of the player's attempts to force UbiSoft into a dialogue.

APRIL 3

For Honor microtransactions 'price cut'

For Honor players start organising boycott via reddit - UbiSoft reacts with shuffling around their premium currency system 4 days ahead of the planned blackout.

APRIL 2

Ghost Recon - what annoys Bolivians

Bolivia's foreign ministry has complained to France about the use of the South American nation as a setting for Ubisoft's new title - but Bolivian gamers aren't annoyed by that, they have other issues

Robert EdwardsMARCH 31

Watch Dogs 2

Showd0wn is an upcoming multiplayer mode for Watch Dogs 2. It will feature three competetive matches and bring the drone, motocross, and eKart races into the multiplayer realm. Showd0wn will be available for free across all platforms.

MARCH 29

Weekly sales chart

GfK's weekly UK entertainment software sales chart.

MARCH 27

UbiSoft responds to For Honor microtransaction "controversy" - BS erupts

UbiSoft defends microtransaction pricing by basically saying "you are not supposed to unlock everything anyway".

MARCH 23

The Division

Ubisoft apparently didn't send everyone from The Division team to go work on the upcoming Avatar game

MARCH 9

AFK farming in For Honor will now be awarded with account bans

Warning sanctions for first time offenders

MARCH 5

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