May2013
Video New Assassin's Creed IV Trailer Shows Oceanic Warfare
Under the sea
Ubisoft has released a new trailer for the upcoming Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, which will be released for the Wii U this Holiday. The trailer shows some interesting gameplay and story footage, including a sunken ship, pirate warfare and the combat the series is known for. Check out the trailer below: Assassin's Creed IV begins...
Video Rayman Legends Footage Gets Sneaky in its Ocean World
With a cool name, "20 000 Lums under the Sea"
Ubisoft has stepped up its gradual unveiling of Rayman Legends, with the latest trailer and screenshots showing off the "20 000 Lums under the Sea" world. Rather than simply being underwater levels in the style of those seen in Rayman Origins, this world will introduce new enemies and a light and dark...
News Ubisoft Outlines Historical Context for Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag
Guys with swords say, "I want to be rich"
As with all previous Assassin's Creed titles, Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag will be based in and around real historical events and people, though it'll naturally be fairly liberal with its storytelling. While Ubisoft's choice of pirates in the Caribbean may be surprising on paper, the developer's released a...
News Ubisoft: Watch_Dogs Single Player Can Be Played "Completely Offline"
You won't need the internet to enjoy this one
A lot has been made of the connectivity features in Ubisoft's upcoming title, Watch_Dogs. The game blends single player with multiplayer, allowing others to jump - or 'hack' if you will - into your game to manipulate your surroundings. There's also the ability to connect to the game even when you're...
News Watch_Dogs Team Aiming For "Nuance" in its Storytelling Approach
Manipulating the "smart city" is the core of the game
When Watch_Dogs was unveiled by Ubisoft at E3 2012, it successfully turned a lot of heads due to its impressive visuals and the showcase of a lead character manipulating technology to cause chaos. Since then we've been given a clearer picture, including the recent unveiling of the ability to...
News Assassin's Creed Creator Fired From Ubisoft Less Than Two Months After Rejoining
"I intend to fight Ubisoft vigorously for my rights"
Patrice Désilets has been fired from Ubisoft less than two months after rejoining the company following the collapse of THQ. Désilets was one of the leading figures in the creation of the million-selling Assassin's Creed series, and departed Ubisoft in 2010 in order to take some time out from...
News Ubisoft Shanghai is Developing The Wii U Version of Splinter Cell: Blacklist
Ubisoft Toronto has drafted in some help
Splinter Cell: Blacklist has been in production for a while now and was confirmed as a Wii U title not so long ago. While the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC versions are being developed by the newly opened Ubisoft Toronto, the Wii U edition is in fact being made by Ubisoft Shanghai. Ubisoft Shanghai has...
News Super Ubi Land Is Set For A Name Change
Notion Games reveals Ubisoft has been in touch
Notion Games is bringing Super Ubi Land to the Wii U eShop in the near future, with the help of Maestro Interactive Games. However, though it will eventually find itself in the eShop, it's likely it won't be going by the name Super Ubi Land as it seems Ubisoft has taken issue with it. Notion Games...
News Watch_Dogs Enables Players To Connect To The Game Via Their Mobile Phone
Connectivity is "a core pillar"
Ubisoft's upcoming title Watch_Dogs sees you take control of Aiden Pearce as he wanders around the streets of Chicago, hacking into all kinds of devices and connecting with a plethora of electronics. It seems that this connectivity is something Ubisoft wants to build more on as the company has revealed in a YouTube...
News Debauchery and Seduction to Play Key Roles in Assassin's Creed 4 Black Flag
Kenway wants to "get rich and prove himself a ‘man of quality'"
While the pirates in the Caribbean theme — which reminds us of something — of Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag may have caused some mirth and casual mockery when the game was unveiled earlier this year, there's still little doubt that the title will earn yet another mature age...
Video Rayman Legends has the Eye of the Tiger, Mariachi Style
We pity the fools who don't check it out
Ubisoft seems to be getting ready to build the excitement for Rayman Legends, which will finally grace the Wii U in late August/early September. In the meantime Wii U owners can indulge in the free Challenge App, which is another way to build a bit of personal hype for the long-awaited platformer. One new...
April2013
News Watch_Dogs Stalking Onto U.S. Wii U Consoles on 19th November, Europe on 21st November
New trailer and details of four different special editions released
Ubisoft has confirmed that Watch_Dogs will launch in the U.S. on 19th November, Europe on 21st November and in the UK on 22nd November. In terms of UK retail offerings, meanwhile, the game will be available in four (count 'em) different editions: Dedsec (UK exclusive), Vigilante...
Hands On Getting Competitive in the Rayman Legends Challenges App
Nice for a freebie, modest as compensation
Sometimes game releases, or apps in this case, bring to an end a saga of delays, upset fans and development strife. This Rayman Legends Challenges App does that, representing the final (probably) peace offering from Ubisoft to disgrunted Wii U owners before Rayman Legends arrives in late August/early...
Video Here's Some Footage Of The Rayman Legends Challenges App
Hands-on with Ubisoft's peace offering to Wii U owners
This week sees the release of the Rayman Legends Challenges App, a free download which is largely intended to pacify angry Wii U owners following the delay of the game itself. Although the app itself is offered entirely free of charge, Nintendo Life video features editor Rory Cocker has put...
News Rayman Legends Release Brought Forward to 3rd September in North America, 30th August in Europe
The free challenge app is on the Wii U eShop today, remember
Update: We originally quoted an EU release date that we received directly and a US release date of 27th August given to Joystiq — the source link is at the end of the article. Joystiq has now confirmed that Ubisoft has corrected the US release date to 3rd September, so we've updated the...
Video Covert Splinter Cell Blacklist Wii U GamePad Features Revealed
Oh so sneaky
The confirmation that Splinter Cell Blacklist will arrive on Wii U this August was another welcome multi-platform release announcement from Ubisoft, especially as the GamePad is set to be utilised for its own unique uses. We've seen some details around weapon and item management on the touch screen — of course — as well as some...
Developer Interview Ubisoft on the Expanding Rayman Legends and Wii U's Free Challenge Mode
The upcoming Wii U eShop app sounds promising
When Wii U was preparing for launch, a good number of gamers were particularly excited about Rayman Legends, at one time a Wii U-exclusive launch title. Unfortunately for those eager fans, both promising selling points fell by the way-side, with an initial delay to Spring 2013 being extended to...
News Sam Fisher Shows Off His Abilities In This New Splinter Cell Blacklist Trailer
Stalking the shadows
Ubisoft has unleashed a new trailer for Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist which showcases Sam Fisher's impressive selection of unique abilities. The game launches on Nintendo's system in August. The Wii U edition will offer all the features of its current-gen siblings, but will come with exclusive Wii U GamePad features,...
News Splinter Cell: Blacklist Features "Nostalgic" Gameplay Elements
Building on what was achieved with Conviction
Ubisoft Toronto was created in 2009 and is close to releasing its first title Splinter Cell: Blacklist, which is coming to Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. In an interview with Game Reactor at the recent Game Developers Conference Jade Raymond, who heads up the studio, spoke about the upcoming...
Talking Point The Blurring Lines of Kickstarter Fundraising Goals
Pwnee Studios gives its perspective on the publication deal with Ubisoft
If you go back just a few years, the idea of developers raising funds for non-existent games from the consumer marketplace may have seemed to be a wacky proposition. The thinking may have been along the lines of "ask consumers to pay for a game that isn't even in development...
News Ubisoft's E3 2013 Conference Dated
Mark 10th June on your calendars
E3 2013 is almost upon us. With a little over two months to go, you can almost smell the excitement in the air amongst gamers, developers and publishers alike. To kick off the major gaming event, Ubisoft will be holding its presentation on Monday 10th June - which is actually a day before E3 is scheduled to begin...
News WayForward and Ubisoft Releasing The Smurfs 2 on Wii U, Wii and DS
Hopefully it won't make us feel blue
The Smurfs are making a comeback this Summer with the release of the aptly named The Smurfs 2 in cinemas across the world and Sony Pictures has decided to release a platforming game alongside it. Now, before you throw your arms up in despair, it might not actually be that bad as it's being developed by Ubisoft...
News Rayman Creator Michel Ancel "Wasn't Shocked" By Backlash To Legends Delay
Ubisoft hoping to make it up with additional content
When Ubisoft made the decision to delay the launch of Rayman Legends to accommodate a multi-platform launch — thereby robbing the game of Wii U exclusivity — the reaction from Nintendo fans was intense. However, Rayman creator Michel Ancel says that the response from fans didn't surprise him...
News Splinter Cell Blacklist Sneaks Onto Wii U in August
Ubisoft's support continues
Nintendo has sent out a fresh press release re-affirming third-party support coming to Wii U, and within the details of titles we know about is one that was still an unknown. After plenty of rumours suggesting its arrival, it's now confirmed that Sam Fisher's latest adventure, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Blacklist, is...
Talking Point The Downside to Delayed Releases on Wii U
What a difference a delay makes
At the start of the year we published a list of our biggest Wii U games of 2013; despite the beginning of a software drought on the system, we felt that the list showed the promise of the software lineup to come. There were eight exclusives at that point, either with fixed release dates or windows that we're confident...
