Ubisoft News Articles
Wednesday12th May 2021
News Ubisoft Has Major Free-To-Play Plans Across "All" Franchises And Platforms
Insert your own Splinter Cell request here
Ubisoft is one of the world's biggest publishers, yet has largely struggled to make a major breakthrough in the lucrative free-to-play space. The one exception currently is Brawlhalla, which is enjoying a resurgence after 5+ years on the market and plenty of investment. There's more on the horizon, too,...
Wednesday5th May 2021
News Immortals Fenyx Rising's 1.3.1 Update Has Landed - Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Download it today
Last month, Ubisoft rolled out a major update for Immortals Fenyx Rising - adding in support for 'The Lost Gods' DLC and much more. It has now released another patch - Title Update 1.3.1 - to address some minor issues. There are some bug fixes, stability and performance improvements, and a bunch of other fixes for quests,...
Thursday22nd Apr 2021
News Ubisoft To Take Assassin's Creed Lore To The Next Level With Mr Men And Little Miss Books
Mass murder, but for kids apparently
In the dozens (and dozens) of hours it takes to beat Assassin's Creed Valhalla it's possible you'll chop off approximately 800 heads, though you'll kill thousands as you rampage through monasteries and towns in a very Viking-esque way. Even going back to the older games that we can enjoy on the Switch, for...
Thursday15th Apr 2021
News Ubisoft Forward Event Confirmed For Day One Of E3
Just Dance 2022 confirmed, surely
E3 is back this year, and for many of us it'll be the same as always - sitting in comfort with snacks at hand and watching too many livestreams. Though we won't necessarily have the groan-inducing entertainment of a live show, the good news is that Ubisoft has dated its presentation with the 'Ubisoft Forward' brand...
Tuesday13th Apr 2021
News Nintendo Actually Responded To A Fan Request Asking For Rayman In Smash
Says it will send the suggestion to "other departments"
One of the most popular playable character requests for Super Smash Bros. over the years has been Ubisoft's Rayman. While he's already been added to Nintendo's all-star brawler as a spirit and trophy, the chances of him joining as a playable character seem far less likely - especially now that...
Wednesday31st Mar 2021
News Ubisoft Is Making A Film About A Female Video Game Reviewer Who's "Unlucky In Love"
Too real. TOO REAL.
Ubisoft's Film and Television department have just announced a deal with their 2020 Film & Television Fellow recipient, Annabel Seymour (pictured above), to secure a script for a feature film called "REPLAY". In the film, a video game reviewer (who has yet to be cast) is given the opportunity to live out her dating life as if...
News Fuser's April DLC Adds Darude Sandstorm To The Mix
The DJ game gets even more DJ
Fuser, the DJ rhythm game which came out last year, is still pumping up the jams with its regular DLC song drops. For April - that's tomorrow, by the way - the tracklist includes a decent mix of K-Pop, Rock, and R&B, as well as eternal banger, Darude 'Sandstorm'. Here's the full list of DLC tracks for April:...
Thursday25th Mar 2021
News New Immortals Fenyx Rising Narrative DLC Explores Chinese Mythology
Ubisoft Chengdu takes the reins for this new content
Immortals Fenyx Rising is a game about Greek Mythology and a hero named Fenyx, but in the new DLC - which launches today - players will take on the role of Ku, in a quest inspired by a Chinese myth called "Nuwa Mends the Heavens". The Myths of the Eastern Realm DLC is a self-contained story about...
Friday12th Mar 2021
News Immortals Fenyx Rising's Second DLC Expansion Launches Later This Month
A free "special primer" quest is now available for all players
Ubisoft's post-launch DLC for Immortals Fenyx Rising is gradually rolling out. After the first story expansion, A New God, launched back in January, we'd been waiting on Myths Of The Eastern Realm to follow.
Thursday11th Feb 2021
News Ubisoft To Show More Love To Free-To-Play Titles Moving Forward
Will continue to compliment "strong" AAA releases and more
In Ubisoft's recent earnings call (where it was revealed the French company was the top third-party publisher on the Nintendo Switch), CFO Frederick Duguet spoke about the changing model of the publisher. It will achieve this by focusing on free-to-play titles and premium experiences...
Wednesday10th Feb 2021
News Ubisoft Leads As The Top Third-Party Publisher On Switch In 2020
"Reaping the benefits of the Switch's huge success"
Ubisoft may not have collaborated with Nintendo since Starlink: Battle for Atlas but in its latest quarterly financial report it has revealed once again that it's the top third-party publisher on the Switch. This sales success has been driven by games such as Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle and...
Monday8th Feb 2021
News Ubisoft And Warner Bros Are Holding Valentine's Day Sales On Switch (North America)
Can you feel the sale tonight?
Valentine's Day is slowly approaching, and whilst Haven has its own steamy plans for Switch, publishers can never resist a good sale opportunity. Both Warner Bros and Ubisoft have begun their own Valentine's themed sales in North America, though these aren't what we'd consider particularly romantic games. Warner Bros...
Friday29th Jan 2021
News Hades, Ikenfell, And Immortals Fenyx Rising All Nominated For GLAAD Media Awards
Games recognised for their LGBTQ+ representation
The 32nd GLAAD Media Awards are due to take place in April, in celebration of of "fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues". The Awards, which have been in existence for over 30 years, honour culture, media, journalism, and creators that represent those values, and...
Reminder You Can Now Download A Demo Of Immortals Fenyx Rising From The Switch eShop
"Come get a taste of Fenyx’s godly powers"
In case you missed it, Ubisoft has now released a demo for Immortals Fenyx Rising on the Nintendo Switch eShop. This free demo has been released alongside the game's first DLC expansion and appears to be the same one originally launched on Google Stadia. If you're more interested in the actual g
Thursday28th Jan 2021
News Ubisoft Announces UNO X Immortals Fenyx Rising Crossover
Sure, why not
There has to be some executive over at Ubisoft HQ who's just mashing all of their games together like they're playing with Barbies. We've already seen a fair few crossovers for the Greek Myth-meets-Assassin's Creed game, Immortals Fenyx Rising: from Adventure Time DLC to a tie-in with Netflix exclusive
News Ubisoft Launching European Closed Beta For Roller Champions, But Switch Owners Will Miss Out
New gameplay trailer also revealed
It's been a while since we heard about Ubisoft's upcoming free-to-play sports title Roller Champions. Bringing us a competitive 3v3 multiplayer experience, we haven't heard much these last few months, save for a developer-focused series of blueprint videos. Confirmed yesterday by Ubisoft, Roller Champions is now...
News Immortals Fenyx Rising's First DLC Expansion Launches Today
It's a new god, yes it is
Back in November, Ubisoft confirmed it was planning post-launch DLC for Immortals Fenyx Rising. So far, that's given us cosmetic crossovers between Blood of Zeus and Adventure Ti
Thursday21st Jan 2021
News Immortals Fenyx Rising Meets Blood Of Zeus In New Limited-Time DLC
Zeus, meet Zeus
Immortals Fenyx Rising is getting a new, limited-time event for all players, and this one makes a little bit more sense than that scary Adventure Time DLC from a month ago. As a promotional tie-in with Blood of Zeus, a Netflix animation that's all about the son of Zeus fighting mythical monsters, Immortals will have a new event...
Wednesday20th Jan 2021
Try before you buy
One game that you may have overlooked towards the end of last year was Ubisoft's open-world title Immortals Fenyx Rising. It's been compared to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild time and time again but falls somewhat short. Still, it's worth a look if you are craving a similar experience. If you're not entirely ready to...
Sunday17th Jan 2021
Video 50 Video Game Secrets In Scott Pilgrim Vs The World On Nintendo Switch
Spoiler alert
Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game is a game littered with popular video game references and to celebrate its return, the one and only Zion Grassl has put together a video highlighting all of these easter eggs and secrets. Just a word of warning, though - before you click play, this video is filled with spoilers, as the easter eggs...
Saturday16th Jan 2021
News Scott Pilgrim For Switch Becomes Limited Run's "Biggest" Physical Release Ever
25,000 copies sold in less than 3 hours
Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game arrived on the Nintendo Switch this week and for the first time ever a physical version of the game was released. As you can probably imagine, fans were rather eager to secure a copy in case this cult hit release ever goes missing again. The demand for the
Thursday14th Jan 2021
News Scott Pilgrim Creator Talks About Cut DLC For The Game, Including Playable Envy
This ve-gone DLC will now be-gone
Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game came out today, almost ten years since its initial release. Fans have been going mad for it, with "Scott Pilgrim" currently trending on Twitter. But original graphic novel creator, Bryan Lee O'Malley, revealed that the game originally had a special DLC planned, until it was cut...
Friday8th Jan 2021
Random Scott Pilgrim Vs The World's New Cover Art Is A Parody Of Sonic Adventure
Sonic vs Scott Pilgrim vs The World
Bryan Lee O'Malley - creator of Scott Pilgrim - is trolling us, isn't he. The new cover art for Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game features the titular boy antihero is a pose familiar to many of us, and that's because it's a direct replica of/homage to Sonic's iconic under-the-leg pose from the box art of Sonic...
News Scott Pilgrim Vs The World: The Game Gets A Physical Release And Two Limited Editions
Time to get a little buy-curious
Hello, again. Friend of a friend. Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game - based on the hugely successful graphic novel series rather than the Edgar Wright movie of the same name - is finally getting a physical release, and it is fiiiine. Featuring music from Anamanaguchi and visuals based on artist Bryan Lee...
Tuesday5th Jan 2021
News Immortals Fenyx Rising DLC Release Dates Appear On The Switch eShop
"A New God" could be arriving later this month
Back in November, Ubisoft lifted the lid on its post-launch DLC plans for Immortals Fenyx Rising. There'll be three episodes all up. Season Pass owners will obviously have access to all of them. While there's no official release date just yet, a listing on the European Switch eShop reveals the first...
Monday28th Dec 2020
News In 2020, Just Dance Was As Popular As Watch Dogs And Mario Kart 8 Sold More Than In 2019
Sales statistics show surprising successes
Numbers are delicious. We're big fans of crunching all that tasty statistical cereal and spitting out interesting fact-nuggets. Remember when we took a look at gamesindustry.biz's "Year In Numbers", and found out that Nintendo Switch owners were the most likely to own another console? Well, we're back with...
Thursday24th Dec 2020
News Ubisoft's Online Store Lists The Prince Of Persia Remake For Switch (Again)
Really, Ubisoft?
Ubisoft, it's time to own up...is the Nintendo Switch getting the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake or not? In today's update about the rumoured Nintendo version of this game, Ubisoft's official online store has a page where you can pre-order the game right now, and on it
Friday18th Dec 2020
News Just Dance 2021 Season 1 Includes New Songs, Tournaments, And Playlists
Get ready to be the Dancing Queen
Just Dance 2021's first season of new content is a fairytale-themed collection of songs and dances entitled 'Once Upon A Dance', and even players who aren't subscribed to the Just Dance Unlimited service will be able to pick up a couple of freebies. For a one-week period between December 17th and December 24th,...
Thursday17th Dec 2020
News Adventure Time Meets Greek Myth In New Immortals Fenyx Rising DLC
Oh god, someone put Lady Rainicorn out of her misery
Did anyone order nightmare fodder for Christmas? No? Well, here it is anyway. The simplistic cartoon styling of Adventure Time has been rendered in HD glory in Immortals Fenyx Rising's new character pack, and it's... well... just take a look. We don't remember this bit in Greek mythology. Maybe...
Wednesday9th Dec 2020
News Scott Pilgrim VS. The World: The Game – Complete Edition Pushed Back To 2021
Will no longer be a "holiday 2020" release
Ubisoft surprised the world in September with the announcement Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game – Complete Edition would be released on multiple platforms (including Switch) holiday 2020. Unfortunately, it seems the game won't actually be arriving in "2020" as such, with a post on Ubisoft's website...
