June2017
News Ubisoft's Starlink: Battle For Atlas Isn't Just For Kids, You Know
"Something funny happened during development"
Ubisoft's decision to enter the toys-to-life genre just as the smart money is moving out might seem odd, but Starlink: Battle For Atlas is shaping up to be quite a unique entry in this sector. The title uses customisable space ships which are tethered to your controller and can be altered on-the-f
April2015
News Ubisoft Announcement Suggests More Child Of Light 'Universe' Games Are On the Way
Child star
Child of Light was an intriguing release from Ubisoft, utilising the UbiArt engine that originated with Rayman Origins and delivering a detailed, and rather popular, download gaming experience. It appeared to be a success, with some physical releases also making it to market, and placed well on the Wii U eShop's own charts. We're rather...
November2014
News Child of Light's Creative Director Paints a Picture of its Artistic Process
The game also made green, ended up in the black
Released back in spring Ubisoft Montreal's Child of Light possessed a uniquely gorgeous visual style that few, if any, have matched. In a talk at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) earlier this year, Creative Director Patrick Plourde discussed the journey from concept art to bringing the 2D RPG to...
October2014
News Watch Dogs Companion App Updated For Compatibility With Wii U
The dog's been given a bone
Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs for Wii U is due out next month, and new details about the long-awaited release continue to surface. After a series of ongoing promises, an eventual confirmation that the game was in fact on its way to Nintendo’s latest home console, and follow-up news that the Wii U entry
September2014
News Wii U Version of Watch Dogs to Miss Out on DLC
Base game extras and items purchases reportedly off limit as well
After a series of ongoing release promises and the eventual confirmation that Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs was indeed on its way to Nintendo’s latest home console, new information has surfaced that the Wii U entry will not include any downloadable content. The announcement w
News Ubisoft's Uplay Application Hints That Watch Dogs Is Still On Its Way To Wii U
TBC?
Following recent news that a solid street date continues to elude the Wii U version of Watch Dogs, a user of Nintendo’s latest home console who goes by the name of DiGiTaLM4N has taken a photo of the Uplay application on the system featuring an updated showcase of Ubisoft’s long-delayed title. If this is in fact new evidence, it is...
May2014
News Upcoming Child of Light Patch to Rename Difficulty Settings
From "Normal" and "Hard" to "Casual" and "Expert"
There's more than one way to experience Child of Light, and the developers are hoping to make that a bit clearer by renaming the title's two difficulty settings. Instead of "Normal" and "Hard", there will be "Casual" and "Expert." Writer Jeffrey Yohalem mentioned during a livestream event with...
April2014
Video New Child of Light 'Making Of' Focuses on Main Character and Narrative
"A modern fairy tale"
The Ubisoft Montreal team behind Child of Light has not been hiding their game under a bushel, no, but letting aspects of their project shine all the way up to its coming release. Not that any opportunity to gawk at the game's remarkable visuals is unwelcome. The latest "Making Of" video takes a few minutes to discuss Aurora,...
News Ubisoft Announces a Watch_Dogs eBook, //n/Dark Clouds
Hopefully it's //n/joyable
Ubisoft has today announced it's publishing an eBook to tie in with the launch of Watch_Dogs, titled //n/Dark Clouds. The book will serve as a direct sequel to the events of the game, and release on 27th May in English, Spanish, French, German, and Italian. //n/Dark Clouds is authored by American science fiction novelist...
News Child of Light Reveals Partnerships for Music and Theatrical Design
This fairytale is getting serious
Layer by layer, the Ubisoft team behind the upcoming RPG Child of Light has been revealing all the unique choices that have gone into creating an artistic experience. Today, they have shown how a Montreal-based singer-songwriter and the multimedia wing of Cirque du Soleil are contributing to the overall design...
Video Here's a Child Of Light Hands On And Interview With The Creative Director
There's a light and it never goes out
Child of Light is Ubisoft's attractive upcoming turn-based RPG that tells the coming of age story of a young girl, Aurora. Our colleague and Nintendo Life contributor, Andy Robertson of FamilyGamerTV, has provided a video in which he details his four favourite things from his hands-on experience with the game...
March2014
News New Watch_Dogs Trailer Highlights a Living, Breathing Chicago Game World
Ubisoft boasts about intelligent NPCs populating the Windy City
Ubisoft has revealed a new trailer for its upcoming open-world computer hacking adventure Watch_Dogs today showing off the game's Chicago setting. The open-world urban environment based on the real-life city immediately brings to mind Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto series, with hundreds...
News Child of Light Creators Discuss Their Transition from Far Cry 3
From wackos to watercolours
Want to talk about shifting gears? How about going from making Far Cry 3, an intriguingly exotic and violent first-person shooter, to Child of Light, a softly toned, beautiful, turn-based RPG adventure that holds firmly to classic fairytale stylings? First instinct might be to hope those involved aren't going mad from...
News New Child of Light Trailer Shows Off Co-Op Mode
A point of light
To all those wandering lost in the dark, may you be visited by a spark. Reveal hidden passages, protect one another. Join forces to uncover Lemuria’s secrets, for the darkness is full of dangers. Ubisoft has released another trailer for the gorgeous-looking, fairy tale-inspired RPG adventure, Child of Light. This time, clips...
February2014
News Child of Light Set to Begin its Tale on 30th April
Coming out of the darkness
Child of Light, Ubisoft's eyecatching turn-based RPG inspired by classic fairytales, will release on the Wii U eShop and other systems on 30th April, according to the publisher. Ubisoft Montreal has used the UbiArt Framework engine featured in Rayman Legends to hand-craft the game's mystical world of Lemuria, acquiring...
July2013
News Watch_Dogs Team Outlines In-Game Connectivity and Ideas for the Future
Other players will appear in your game
Watch_Dogs is a title attracting a fair bit of attention across the console spectrum, whether you own a Wii U or any of its rival systems. In a landscape packed with sequels it's a new IP that incorporates the rather topical issue of hacking and network security — in a turn of events almost beyond parody,...
June2013
Video Watch_Dogs Behind the Scenes Trailer Shows MoCap in Action
Hands can now go in pockets, minds are blown
Watch_Dogs is arguably Ubisoft's biggest game of the year, as it's a new IP that also has the potential to be a technical marvel; it certainly turned heads when it made its debut at E3 2012. It's coming to the Wii U, too, which is possibly the best news of all. Ubisoft has been producing various videos...
May2013
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...
March2013
News Ubisoft: Players Will Let Us Know When They've Had Enough Assassin's Creed
As long as people are buying it, Ubisoft will keep on making it
Every year brings with it an Easter Sunday, a Christmas Day and a new Assassin's Creed title. The series is just over five years old now and there are five home console games already in existence as well as several portable iterations on the DS, PSP and Vita. It's reached the point now...
News Ubisoft Devoted Significant Resources to Watch_Dogs After E3 Reveal
Yves Guillemot is confident it will live up to the hype
Interest in Ubisoft's upcoming multi-generational Watch_Dogs title seems to be growing by the day. The game will be released on Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC and the yet to be launched PlayStation 4. It turns out Ubisoft really stepped it up a notch after announcing the game at last...
July2011
News Assassin's Creed: Lost Legacy Vanishes into the Crowd
Re-emerges in Revelations
That Ezio Auditore da Firenze sure knows how to disappear into the crowd. So well in fact, his skills at vanishing are spilling over to the status of the Assassin's Creed title that was planned for the 3DS. Assassin's Creed: Lost Legacy was originally planned for the 3DS but during an interview with Joystiq, Darby McDevitt...
March2011
News Splinter Cell 3D Soundtrack Available via Download and Vinyl
Double LP pack includes 3D inner sleeve
It's not often you see video game soundtracks released on vinyl records, especially in this digital age where even CDs are slowly becoming obsolete. Which is why it's come as a surprise that Tom's Clancy's Splinter Cell 3D's official soundtrack is available not only via digital download, but by way of a...
