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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...
News Ubisoft "Very Happy" With Immortals Fenyx Rising, Developing For Switch Was A "Challenge"
"We are very happy with the results on all platforms"
Immortals Fenyx Rising has now been available on Nintendo Switch for almost four months, with regular DLC and updates arriving since launch. We came away with slightly mixed, but mostly positive feelings in our review at the time, with our main criticisms revolving around a reliance on...
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...
Reminder Ubisoft's Latest Switch Sale Ends Today, Up To 83% Off Top Games (North America)
Mario + Rabbids, Just Dance, Assassin's Creed and more!
Update: As a quick reminder, Ubisoft's latest Switch sale comes to an end today. If you fancy grabbing any of the deals listed below, make sure to act fast! Original Article (Thu 18th Mar, 2021 17:00 GMT): Publisher Ubisoft has kicked off a brand new sale on the Nintendo Switch eShop, giving...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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 Official Rabbids Username Tweak Fuels Speculation Over A Mario + Rabbids Sequel
Update: Looks like it was just wishful thinking
Update: Ubisoft has now undone the Twitter username change, reverting the account's handle from '@MarioRabbids' back to '@RabbidsOfficial' once more. Was the original change all for nothing, or did the company want to hide all evidence until its ready to make any announcements? Either way, it looks...
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
Feature Limited Run Games On The Process of Bringing Scott Pilgrim To Physical Shelves
"It has been requested on an almost daily basis"
Fans of the Scott Pilgrim series far and wide have been begging the series creator, Bryan Lee O'Malley, Ubisoft, Oni Press, and physical game publishers like Limited Run Games to release a physical edition of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game ever since it was delisted from online storefronts back...
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...
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...
News Ubisoft Switch Sale Discounts Immortals Fenyx Rising, Mario + Rabbids And Plenty More
Deals live across Europe and North America
Update: If you've had your eye on any of Ubisoft's current Switch eShop discounts, you'll want to add them to your basket and get them bought ASAP – the sale ends today. You can find all of the discounts available listed below. Original Article (Mon 21st Dec, 2020 12:30 GMT): Rounding off 2020 in style,...
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
News Play Ubisoft's Free Browser Game To Unlock Rewards And Store Discounts
Get an extra 21% off already-reduced games
Ubisoft has launched a Google Chrome Dinosaur-like minigame to play online, rewarding those who do with some nice little freebies and store discounts. You can go ahead and play the game here; you simply tap the space bar to jump (double-tap to double jump) and try to stay alive for as long as possible...
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...
Bargains aplenty
Update: As a quick reminder, the Ubisoft Cyber Sale ends later today, 2nd December, at 11:59pm PT. This is your last chance to grab the discounts listed below. Original Article (Mon 30th Nov, 2020 19:00 GMT): Ready for yet another publisher sale? Once again serving as part of Nintendo's huge Cyber Deals sale on the Switch eShop,...
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...
News Ubisoft's Immortals Fenyx Rising Was Born Out Of An Assassin's Creed Bug
Life finds a way
Immortals Fenyx Rising is now just weeks away from launching on Nintendo Switch, but we're still learning plenty of new, quirky facts about Ubisoft's next action-adventure title. In an interview with Game Informer, game director Scott Phillips has revealed a cool little tidbit about Immortals Fenyx Rising's early development. As it...
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...
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...
News Immortals Fenyx Rising Switch eShop File Size Revealed, Switch Gameplay Shown Off
Make some space
Immortals Fenyx Rising - previously known as Gods & Monsters - arrives on the Nintendo Switch early next month. If you're planning on downloading a digital copy of the game, you might be interested to know just how much space it will require. According to the eS
Nothing is true, everything is permitted
There once was a time when any movie or TV show based on a video game was looked down upon by fans, but those days are in the past and we've seen several leading game properties make the leap from the interactive to the non-interactive realm – and soon, there's going to be one more to add to the list...
Hands On Immortals: Fenyx Rising Could Be The Switch Adventure You Need This Holiday
A Greek Mythological take on the Breath of the Wild formula
Last year at E3, the world was given the first look at a brand new, animated adventure from Ubisoft named Gods & Monsters, and after a year's worth of radio silence, we were finally treated to our first look at gameplay, along with a new take-it-or-leave it name, Immortals: Fenyx...
News Australian Rating For Immortals Fenyx Rising Reveals "In-Game Purchases"
Fight or flight
Ubisoft's upcoming open-world action-adventure game Immortals Fenyx Rising might look similar to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, but one thing it will have in it that Zelda doesn't is in-game transactions. This information comes from the Australian Classification Board, which has rated the title
News Michel Ancel Responds To Accusations Of Toxic Leadership During His Time At Ubisoft
"I will fight for the truth because such accusations are a shame"
Michel Ancel recently announced his departure not just from Ubisoft, but from the entire video games industry, and stated that his next venture will be a wildlife sanctuary. The dust had barely settled on this massive announcement when French newspaper Libération issued a report...
News Ubisoft Appears To Tease Rayman Project, Deletes Post After Fans Get Too Hyped
Update: "We have no information to share at this time"
Update 2 (Fri 25th Sep, 2020 11:45 BST): Ubisoft Montpellier has now uploaded a second post, apologising for the first. "You may have recently seen a post on our page that includes visuals from Rayman and may be confusing," it reads. "We have no information to share at this time regarding the...
News The Plot Thickens On Prince Of Persia Remake As Switch Box Art Appears Online
Is it coming to Switch or not?
Just in case the whole situation surrounding Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake's potential Switch version wasn't confusing enough, a retail listing spotted online now appears to show an official-looking render of the title's box art. If you've missed the story on this one, you'll probably want to catch up on...
News Ubisoft CEO Publicly Apologises For Misconduct Allegations
"We are at the start of a long journey"
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has issued a video statement in which he addresses several controversies that have rocked the company in recent months. The statement – which was pushed to social accounts prior to the Ubisoft Forward event yesterday – addresses recent allegations of misconduct by Ubisoft...
Rumour Is Prince Of Persia Remake Coming To Switch? Well, It's Complicated
Update: Switch version referenced by Ubisoft and then removed
Update #3 (Fri 11th Sep, 2020 06:00 BST): During the latest Ubisoft Forward broadcast, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake was officially announced for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC. While there was no mention of a Nintendo Switch release in the trailer, a Ubisoft Twitter account...
News Ubisoft's Free-To-Play Sports Title Roller Champions Arrives Early Next Year
Keep rolling on
One other Ubisoft game coming to the Nintendo Switch in the near future is the free-to-play title, Roller Champions. It was due to arrive this year, but it seems the release date has now been pushed back to 2021. In a new announcement before the latest Ubisoft Forward, the game's product manager revealed it would be rolling out...
News It's Official, Immortals Fenyx Rising Launches On Switch This December
See the world premiere and gameplay walkthrough
It's official, the open-world action-adventure Immortals Fenyx Rising (formerly known as Gods & Monsters) is coming to the Nintendo Switch on 3rd December. It seems that the Micro
News Scott Pilgrim VS. The World: The Game – Complete Edition Announced For Switch
Available holiday 2020
During the latest Ubisoft Forward broadcast, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game – Complete Edition (including Knives Chau and Wallace Wells downloadable content), would be re-released on the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms for $14.99 this holiday season. It's all in celebration of the title's 10-year...
Reminder Ubisoft's Switch Summer Blow Out Sale Ends Today (North America)
You HAVE got Rayman Legends, right?
Update (Mon 7th Sep, 2020 17:00 BST): As a quick reminder, Ubisoft's current 'Summer Blow Out Sale' on Switch ends later today. You have until midnight tonight PST to grab any of the deals listed below, so don't miss out! Another day, another big eShop sale. To be fair, this one from Ubisoft has been running for...
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 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...
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,...
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...
Assassin's Creed, Starlink, Rayman, more
As is becoming a pretty regular occurrence at this point, Ubisoft is currently hosting a major sale on the Nintendo Switch eShop in North America, slashing the prices of a number of its action-adventure games by as much as 75%. The sale's running from now until 11th May at 11:59pm PT, so if you're interested...
News Ubisoft Is Hosting A Major Switch eShop Easter Sale, Great Savings On Top Games
Hop on over and grab a bargain
Easter might be as good as cancelled this year, but that won't stop Ubisoft from celebrating it anyway with some egg-cellent sales on the Switch eShop. Its 'Egg-tastic' sale, taking place in North America and Europe, reduces certain games by up to 82%. This sale runs until 21st April in North America and until 29th...
News Ubisoft Hosts Major Switch eShop Sale, Up To 75% Off Top Games (North America)
Mario + Rabbids! Assassin's Creed! Rayman!
Ubisoft is currently hosting a 'Spring Sale' on the Nintendo Switch eShop in North America, slashing the prices of lots of its games by as much as 75%. The sale's been live throughout the week and will remain active over the coming weekend. We've listed all of the games included for you below, so make sure...
News Ubisoft "Exploring Other Options" As E3 2020 Closes Its Doors
Sounds like a Ubisoft Direct is coming
With E3 2020 now officially cancelled, game publishers and developers who were planning to attend the event will need to start thinking about their options. One of E3's major and consistent guests, Ubisoft, has already commented on its plans regarding the event's cancellation. The studio has shared an update...
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...
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...
News Ubisoft Hosts Huge Switch eShop Sale, Get Up To 82% Off Top Games
Across Europe and North America
Ubisoft is hosting another publisher sale on the Nintendo Switch eShop, this time slashing the prices of plenty of its biggest and best games available on the platform. Highlights include the heavily discounted Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, Starlink: Battle for Atlas, and Rayman Legends - Definitive Edition, but...
