September2020
News Immortals Fenyx Rising Launches This December, According To Microsoft
We're getting serious Kid Icarus vibes from this one
The release date for Immortals Fenyx Rising – formerly known as Gods & Monsters – has been leaked by the Microsoft Store. According to the now-deleted page, the Kid Icarus-style fantasy action title will launch on 3rd December 2020. As for whether or not this includes the Switch version,...
Get ready to find out more about Immortals Fenyx Rising
To combat the cancellation of E3 this year, Ubisoft announced it would be hosting its very own event known as 'Ubisoft Forward'. During the original one in July, we found out it would be broadcasting another one later on in the year around the time of September. An update on the official...
News Ubisoft's God & Monsters Is Now Officially Known As Immortals Fenyx Rising
And it will be at the Ubisoft Forward September show
Update (Wed 2nd Sep, 2020 01:35 BST): An update on Ubisoft's news page has officially confirmed Gods & Monsters is now known as Immortals Fenyx Rising. This open-world action-adventure will be part of the
July2020
News Ubisoft's Second E3-Style Broadcast Will Take Place This September
Moving forward
A few weeks ago, third-party video game giant Ubisoft hosted its "E3-style" showcase titled Ubisoft Forward. During the event, the company revealed it would be hosting another broadcast in the near future. According to an update from Ubisoft CEO, Yves Guillemot, this second event will take place at some point in September. No exact...
News Ubisoft Forward: All The Nintendo Switch Announcements From Ubisoft's 'E3-Style' Show
And rewatch the event here
Just in case you missed the Ubisoft Forward showcase, we've put together a handy list of all the announcements related to the Switch, as well as one or two other important things of note. Before we jump into those, though, let's kick things off with the full video. If you're wanting to jump in without anything being...
June2020
News Ubisoft's Gods & Monsters Really Does Look Like Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
Update: Leaked footage dates back to E3 2019
Update: Ubisoft Quebec executive Marc-Alexis Cote issued the following statement to Eurogamer about the leaked footage: Our vision for the game formerly known as Gods and Monsters has evolved in surprising ways, which is common when developing exciting new worlds. This footage is from our E3 2019 demo,...
May2020
News Ubisoft Forward Announced - A Brand New "E3-Style" Showcase Airing On 12th July
Expect news, reveals and more!
Following the cancellation of this year's E3, major first and third-party video game companies have decided to host their own events. Ubisoft - best known for series such as Assassin's Creed - has now announced its own digital conference. It's called 'Ubisoft Forward' and will take place on 12th July, which is a month...
March2020
News Ubisoft Confirms Its Free-To-Play Team-Based Sports Title Roller Champions For Nintendo Switch
Roll on
Last year, around the time of E3, a new Ubisoft IP known as Roller Champions was leaked ahead of its official reveal. Pro Controller assets were also discovered, seemingly confirming the free-to-play team-based sports game for Switch. Now, many months on, a Ubisoft press release has confirmed the game is indeed coming to Nintendo's hybrid...
February2020
News Watch Out, Ubisoft - Witcher Studio CD Projekt Is After Your Crown
Polish studio is now Europe's second-largest games company
Witcher 3 studio CD Projekt is now Europe's second-largest video game company, according to its latest market valuation. It was valued at $6.8 billion around a month ago, but that figure has leapt to $8 billion since then thanks in no small part to the amazing commercial performance of...
December2019
News Lionsgate To Produce Hybrid Live-Action Movie Starring Ubisoft's Rabbids
Bwaaah!
Back in October, we heard how the third-party video game giant Ubisoft was working on a number of animated series "inspired by" its existing IP such as Rayman, Hungry Shark and Watch Dogs. Now, Deadline Hollywood is reporting Lionsgate has acquired the rights to produce a "hybrid live-action" movie based on the French
News Ubisoft Shows Its Support For Nintendo Switch's Chinese Launch With An Exclusive Rabbids Game
And three other titles
Earlier this year in July, Ubisoft lifted the lid on a brand new Rabbids game for the Switch that looked similar to Nintendo's Mario Party series. In case you forgot, it's known as Rabbids: Adventure Party and was created by Ubisoft Chengdu. Interestingly, it's also a Chinese exclusive. During the official Chinese Switch
November2019
News Walmart Selling Ubisoft Family Bundle For Switch, Contains Mario + Rabbids And Starlink
Two games for one price
There are two games on the Nintendo Switch that Ubisoft went above and beyond with – the system exclusive Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle and Starlink: Battle for Atlas featuring special Star Fox content. If you never got around to playing either of these games and you happen to live in America, you now have the opportunity...
News Just Dance 2020 Might Be The Last Entry Released On Wii
And the last Wii game ever!
Nintendo abandoned first-party game support for the Wii many years ago, but to this day third-party publisher Ubisoft has continued to release its Just Dance series on the system. The latest one – Just Dance 2020 – arrived yesterday. Of course, all good things must come to an end, and it now sounds as if Ubisoft will...
October2019
News Ubisoft's Goal Is To Make All Of Its PvP Games Support Cross-Play
And it's "well on the way"
As cross-platform play becomes increasingly popular, more third-party companies are starting to make it a standard feature within their games, as it's a great way of sustaining and uniting communities. Ubisoft's free-to-play arena fighter Brawlhalla is one of the latest titles to add cross-platform multiplayer support...
News Ubisoft's Open-World Adventure Gods & Monsters Appears To Have Been Delayed
Slips alongside upcoming Watch Dogs and Rainbow Six titles
An Ubisoft press release detailing the company's financial targets and release schedule for 2019-20 suggests that its multi-platform open-world adventure game Gods & Monsters has been pushed into the next financial year. Originally announced for release on 25th Februa
News The Physical Version Of Assassin's Creed Rebel Collection Might Be Different In North America
Ubisoft support rep says "both games" will be on one card
Yesterday, a listing over on Amazon Spain seemingly revealed the European physical version of Assassin's Creed: The Rebel Collection (comprised of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag and
News European Version Of The Rebel Collection Lists Assassin's Creed Rogue As A Download
Not again!
Last month, Ubisoft announced Assassin’s Creed: The Rebel Collection would be hitting the Switch on 6th December. In case you forgot, this exclusive Switch pack includes Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (as well as all of its DLC) and Assassin’s Creed Rogue. If you were plannin
News Ubisoft Working On Multiple Animated Shows Inspired By Its Existing Video Game IP
Rayman and more
Concept art for the Rayman-inspired animation The film and television division of the third-party video game giant Ubisoft is reportedly working on a number of animated series "inspired by" its existing IP. Ubisoft Film & Television Paris managing director Helene Juguet informed The Hollywood Reporter that each show would have a...
September2019
News Assassin's Creed: The Rebel Collection Is A Nintendo Switch Exclusive
Shiver me timbers, etc
Ubisoft has today announced that Assassin’s Creed: The Rebel Collection will be hitting the Nintendo Switch on December 6th – and it's a system exclusive. This pack contains Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (and all of its DLC) and Assassin’s Creed Rogue – two titles from the history of the franchise that will be...
News Ubisoft Expected More From Starlink, Plans To "Create Better Products" For Family Market
And gained a lot of experience in the process
Ubisoft had ambitious plans to revitalise the toys-to-life video game genre but unfortunately fell short when sales for Starlink: Battle for Atlas failed to take off. Nowadays, you're more likely to find the entire bundle for a heavily reduced price in a bargain bin, and while it's a game that we...
August2019
News Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle Celebrates Its Second Anniversary With An eShop Sale
Everything must go!
One of the standout games on the Switch is Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. Since launching in August 2017, the Ubisoft title has had tremendous success, shifting more than two million copies worldwide. If you haven't already played this game, now is the perfect opportunity. In celebration of its two year anniversary - the game,...
News Get Ready To Eat Some Dirt When The Second Trials Rising Expansion Arrives Next Month
And break every bone in your body, again
Trials Rising on the Switch might be a little rough around the edges, but it's still an incredibly fun game with a large number of challenging courses to complete. If you have been chipping away at the game since its February release, you've probably seen everything it has to offer by now, including the first...
News WWE Superstars Join Brawlhalla In Special SummerSlam Crossover
New mode also added
Ubisoft has announced its free-to-play arena fighter Brawlhalla is teaming up with WWE superstars in a special crossover. This collaboration sees Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, John Cena, Becky Lynch and Xavier Woods added to the game as part of a new themed event. In addition to these new playable fighters, you'll also get access...
July2019
News Brawlhalla’s Annual Heatwave Event Adds New And Old Summer-Themed Skins
Summer fun
Ubisoft's free-to-play arena fighter Brawlhalla begins its 2019 Heatwave Event on 17th July (aka. later today). It runs until 7th August and adds new and old summer-themed skins and items. In saying this, it's the first time Switch owners will be able to participate in this annual event, so technically everything is new. Here's exactly...
News Ubisoft's Sandbox MMO Growtopia Expected To Arrive On The Switch eShop This Week
Be anyone you want
The free-to-play sandbox MMO Growtopia is expected to arrive on the Switch on 18th July, according to a planned release date on the eShop in Europe and Australia. The game was acquired by Ubisoft in 2017 and has already been released on multiple other platforms and devices. Back in March, there was a bit of confusion when...
