Steep – X Games
A year or so ago, I reviewed Steep from Ubisoft Annecy and had a pleasant time reminiscing about how much fun winter games can be. I even had some SSX flashbacks from the first Xbox launch in the early 2000s, minus the badass music. Since then, I have gone through a summer, gone through forgetting what winter was like, and have been unknowingly pining for some Steep. Thankfully, Ubisoft has given ...[Read More]
Ubisoft announces script deals
Details below. LOS ANGELES – November 1, 2018 – Today the film and television division of Ubisoft is happy to announce script deals for the two recipients of the company’s Women’s Film and Television Fellowship, Mishna Wolff and Tasha Huo. Last summer, Ubisoft announced a paid fellowship program specifically designed to illuminate female voices within the entertainment industry. In its inaugural p...[Read More]
Starlink: Battle for Atlas
Starlink: Battle for Atlas is a joy to play. Every night for the past week I have spent hours popping spaceships onto my DualShock 4, interchanging pilots, and swapping weapons, all while watching them instantly form in my game. 20 years ago, a much more blissful Ben obsessed with Ninja Turtles action figures and video games would have lost his mind over the toys-to-life proposition. Starlink is a...[Read More]
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege national finals heading to Las Vegas in December
Check out those details below and always support any esports competition. SAN FRANCISCO – October 15, 2018 – Today Ubisoft® announced that the US Nationals Finals for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Siege will take place in Las Vegas on December 15-16 at the Penn & Teller Theater located within the Rio Hotel. In partnership with Caesar’s, the US Nationals Finals will feature eight of the top Easter...[Read More]
Assassin’s Creed Rebellion comes to mobile November 21
Info below. SAN FRANCISCO — October 11, 2018 — Today, Ubisoft announced that pre-registration is now open for Assassin’s Creed® Rebellion, a new free-to-play strategy RPG mobile game from the famous Assassin’s Creed® universe. Assassin’s Creed Rebellion will release on November 21, 2018, for both iOS and Android devices on the App Store and Google Play. Developed by Behaviour Interactive, Assassin...[Read More]
Ubisoft partners with EGAL at UC Berkeley in collaboration for research
Sounds awesome! Check it out below. SAN FRANCISCO — October 11, 2018 — Today, Ubisoft announced its partnership with the Center for Equity, Gender, and Leadership at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business (EGAL). Together, EGAL will research various video game industry trends while Ubisoft will gain access to applied research and collaborate with other EGAL advisory board members, and top thought...[Read More]
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
Homer’s Odyssey is one of those bodies of work that has etched itself into countless forms of entertainment. While many of us may roll our eyes, recounting semesters or summers spent fumbling through its pages as required reading, the Odyssey is, simply, a classic. The grueling and treacherous steps Odysseus takes may seem hard to relate to in our electronic age but his tale is a very human ...[Read More]
Transference
Transference opens onto a darkened street void of any human activity. When wearing a VR headset, most players will likely turn their head to the left or right and then in the opposite direction in an attempt to get a sense of space. Behind is the deep black of nothingness, front-facing is a three-story apartment building dulled by the bright pink neon glow of a sign saying “Harmony.” T...[Read More]
The Crew 2 gets a free update with Gator Rush
SAN FRANCISCO — September 26, 2018 — Today, Ubisoft® announced that Gator Rush, the first free update brought to Ubisoft’s open world motorsports game, The Crew® 2, is now available on PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system, the Xbox One family of devices including Xbox One X and Windows PC. Ubisoft also announced that gamers can play The Crew 2, including Gator Rush, for free from September ...[Read More]
South Park: The Stick of Truth coming to the Switch September 25
Sounds like fun! Check it out below. SAN FRANCISCO — September 17, 2018 — Today, Ubisoft® and South Park Digital Studios announced that South Park™: The Stick of Truth™ will be available on Nintendo Switch on September 25, 2018. Created, written and directed by Trey Parker and Matt Stone and developed by Ubisoft San Francisco, South Park: The Stick of Truth, the winner of numerous 20...[Read More]
The Personal Journey of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
When you’ve only played six hours of a game that could reach well beyond 50 hours, you don’t want to rush judgement. And let’s be honest, hyperbole is rarely a friend, especially if it only serves to bite you in the ass a few days down the line. Yet here we are. In the past month I’ve had about eight hours with Assassin’s Creed Odyssey–a large chunk of the openi...[Read More]
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey releases new trailer: Power of Choice
Amazing trailer follows. The choices we make, no matter how small, can put us on the path to greatness or lead us down a road to ruin. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey will be available worldwide on October 5, 2018, on the Xbox One family of devices including the Xbox One X, PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and Windows PC.