Ubisoft News Articles
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
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...
Saturday28th Nov 2020
Video Immortals Fenyx Rising - Switch VS PlayStation 5 Graphical Comparison
More than 10 minutes of gameplay, too
Ubisoft's next major release for multiple platforms including the Nintendo Switch is Immortals Fenyx Rising. We've obviously gone hands-on with it about a month ago, and now we've had even more time to see what it's like. To help tide you over until its release, our lovely senior video producer Alex Olney has...
Wednesday18th Nov 2020
News Ubisoft Reveals Its Post-Launch DLC For Immortals Fenyx Rising
Game launches on 3rd December
Ubisoft's next big release Immortals Fenyx Rising may not even be available yet, but that hasn't stopped the third-party video game giant from revealing its post-launch DLC plans. There'll be free in-game events, weekly dungeon challenges and daily quests. On top of this, there'll be a season pass - featuring new...
Saturday14th Nov 2020
News Police Find No Threat At Ubisoft Montreal After Hoax Emergency Call
Building safely evacuated
A reported hostage situation at Ubisoft Montreal appears to have been started by a hoax emergency call. Police say "no threat has been identified for now" and have evacuated the building. This all started local time early afternoon on Friday when news began circulating about police evacuating Montreal’s Mile-End...
Sunday8th Nov 2020
News Scott Pilgrim VS. The World: The Game – Complete Edition Rated By PEGI
Available "holiday 2020"
One pleasant surprise during the Ubisoft Forward broadcast back in September was the announcement Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game – Complete Edition (including Knives Chau and Wallace Wells downloadable content) would be coming to the Switch and multiple other platforms this
News Switch Version Of Ubisoft's Prince Of Persia Remake Resurfaces Online
But will it make the Switch?
In September, the long-rumoured Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake was officially announced for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC. While there was no formal mention of a Nintendo release, a Ubisoft Twitter account at the time posted and then removed a tweet making reference to a Switch version. Pre-orders for a...
