Latest Reviews of Ubisoft Games
Review Star Wars Outlaws (Xbox) - Robust Stealth & Immaculate Vibes Make For A Super Star War
Hokey Religions And Ancient Weapons Are No Match For A Good Blaster At Your Side, Kid
Alright. Let's not beat about the space bush here. We genuinely thought that Star Wars Outlaws could have turned out pretty bad. A mediocre-at-very-best sort of affair. Just reskin any old Ubisoft-style open world game with Star Wars stuff and be done with it...
Review Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition (Xbox) - Ubisoft's Classic Revitalised
Jade is finally back!
It feels like we've been waiting forever for Beyond Good & Evil 2 to show up, and to tide us over until then, Ubisoft has now released a new remaster of the original outing – this time celebrating the game’s 20th anniversary. Yes, this year marks two decades since the original title debuted on the first Xbox (which was...
Review XDefiant (Xbox) - Classic COD In A Current-Gen Frock
Getting back to basics
Xbox 360 era Call of Duty was a special time for Activision's long-running FPS franchise. Call of Duty 4 burst onto the scene with unprecedented popularity back in 2007 — pairing smooth, fast-paced gunplay with a deep, addictive progression system — and most of the series' Xbox 360 follow ups built on the formula fairly...
Review Skull & Bones (Xbox) - Solid Combat Saves The Day In Ubisoft's Middling Pirate Playground
Sea of Peeves
It's taken its sweet time making landfall, but Ubisoft's oft-delayed AAAA slice o' pirate life, Skull & Bones, is finally with us. We've already been hearing chatter from some of those indulging in the game's early access that it's all a bit boring, slow and bland. Me hearties, all of these things are absolutely true! However,...
Prince Charming
It has, quite unbelievably, been 35 whole earth years since Jordan Mechner's original Prince of Persia released for the Apple II back in 1989. It represented one of the first examples of what's become known as the 'cinematic platformer', a genre that combines strong art styles, satisfying narratives and fluidly animated protagonists...
Review Assassin's Creed Valhalla (Xbox) - The Best Entry To Date, And A Series X Showpiece
Update: And now it's on Xbox Game Pass!
Update (Mon 8th Jan, 2024): Just over three years since we published our Assassin's Creed Valhalla review, the game is joining Xbox Game Pass as part of the January 2024 lineup! You can check out our original impressions of the game down below, which arrived just a few days after the launch of the Xbox Series...
Blue Velvet?
Ubisoft's final big release of 2023, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, looks, feels and plays pretty much identically to every open world Ubisoft adventure you may or may not have played over the past decade. It's most reminiscent of Far Cry Primal in its moment-to-moment gameplay, with a focus on gathering and making use of nature to heal,...
Review Assassin's Creed Mirage (Xbox) - A Super Slick Return To The Series' Stealth Roots
The Thief of Baghdad
The Assassin's Creed franchise has come a long way since we first got our hands on the fairly disappointing tech demo that was the original experience all the way back in 2007. Yes, pals, that really was 16 years ago already. The core concept behind AC has always a strong one, and the first outing was undoubtedly a real...
Review The Crew Motorfest (Xbox) - A True Forza Horizon Competitor Enters The Playground
The new motorfest
Forza Horizon has ruled the open world racing roost for years now, subsequently becoming one of the jewels in Xbox's first-party crown as Playground Games has taken the genre to new heights. However, we did feel like 2021's Forza Horizon 5 was a little bit of a drop off for the series, as it — perhaps naturally — started to run...
Review Immortals Fenyx Rising - A Fantastical Adventure That Draws Heavily From Breath Of The Wild
Now available on Xbox Game Pass!
Update (Aug, 2022): Two years later, Immortals Fenyx Rising is now available with Xbox Game Pass! Below, you'll find our original review from 2020, which was just after the Xbox Series X and Series S first released. Enjoy! Read More: Four Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (August 30, 2022) Original...
Latest Ubisoft Articles
News Ubisoft's Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown Team Officially Disbanded
Update: Ubisoft issues a statement
Ubisoft's troubles reportedly continue with a new story suggesting the team behind the critically acclaimed Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown has been disbanded after it failed to meet sales expectations. This information comes from a video by the French media outlet Origami and game journalist Gauthier Andres...
News Ubisoft Insists There Are 'No Plans' To Shut Down F2P Shooter XDefiant
It previously reassured players the game wasn't dying
Ubisoft's free-to-play shooter XDefiant looked quite promising when it arrived earlier this year in May, but it's entered into an overcrowded market dominated by heavy-hitters like Call of Duty. Even since then, there have been claims about the game dropping off completely, and now the title's...
Report Ubisoft Is Considering A Buyout From Tencent & Partners
The Guillemot family said to be involved
You may have read reports recently on the state of Ubisoft and its financials following the release of Star Wars Outlaws - heck, it all seems to have had an effect on Assassin's Creed Shadows and its sudden delay. Well, it sounds like the company could massively change course in the future, if a new
News Star Wars Outlaws Patch 'Tweaks' Stealth Again, Improves Performance On Xbox
Update 1.2 is here
Ubisoft has just dropped another Star Wars Outlaws patch, and there are some notable improvements tucked into the game's 1.2 update on Xbox. In a similar vein to the first big patch last month, the team at Massive Entertainment has again tweaked the game's stealth mechanics, alongside making a bunch of other changes and...
News Star Wars Outlaws Locks In November Release For Its Lando Story DLC
Free content and updates are also on the way
Following the news that Ubisoft will be delaying Assassin's Creed Shadows as a consequence of Star Wars Outlaws' poor start, the company has now announced the date for the Lando Story DLC. This first story pack 'Wild Card' will launch next month on November 21, 2024, and see
News Ubisoft Cancels Tokyo Game Show Livestream Right At The Last Minute
Due to "various circumstances"
Update: Following this story, Assassin's Creed Shadows ended up getting delayed to February 2025: <related ids="172368"> Original story: Here at Pure Xbox HQ, we're quite looking forward to Microsoft's upcoming Tokyo Game Show livestream - the team has delivered some interesting announcements there in
News The Crew Motorfest Year 2 Promises 'Exciting Updates' To Follow Free Map In November
Starting with, yep, functioning mirrors!
We've been enjoying The Crew Motorfest ever since we touched down on the island of Oahu last September, and it sounds like the team over at Ubisoft has some big plans for the game's second year - starting with a free map in November before delivering even more "exciting updates" in the future. Yep, right...
News Ubisoft Says XDefiant Is 'Not Dying' As Team Pledges To Keep Improving Xbox FPS
"The game is doing well. We just want it to do better"
At the tail end of last month, we began hearing reports that Ubisoft's free-to-play shooter XDefiant was in trouble due to dwindling player numbers, but this week, the company has come out swinging in defence of the Xbox FPS. In a new blog post dropped on the eve of the game's second season,...
News After Shutting Down The Crew, Ubisoft Will Add Offline Modes To Newer Entries
Ensuring "long term access"
During 'The Crew Showcase 2024', Ubisoft made a special announcement regarding existing entries in the series. Early on in the broadcast, it was mentioned how the company wanted to express its commitment to the "future" of The Crew 2 and The Crew Motorfest with the team currently "exploring different solutions" to ensure...
News Star Wars Outlaws Director 'A Little Disappointed' With Aggregate Review Score
But vows to improve the game over time
Here at Pure Xbox HQ, we really enjoyed our playtime with Star Wars Outlaws while working away on a review; ultimately scoring Ubisoft's open-world adventure an 8/10 late last month. However, the game's average score was a bit lower on the review scale, and that's proved to be "a little disappointing" for
Poll Are You Buying Star Wars Outlaws For Xbox Series X|S?
Is this on your pickup list?
Star Wars Outlaws is officially out in the wild, with the team over at Massive Entertainment bringing the first-ever open world Star Wars game to Xbox today, August 30. We've already been playing this one in the run up to its public launch - and we've been very impressed with the game so far. Outlaws strips away just...
Roundup Here's What The Critics Are Saying About Ubisoft's Star Wars Outlaws
An overview of this new Star Wars adventure
Well, reviews for Star Wars Outlaws are now out in the wild - including the Pure Xbox write-up from our resident Star Wars space blaster PJ O'Reilly. So, we're here to round up some of the general impressions for Ubisoft's upcoming Star Wars adventure, starting out with a summary of our PX review. Without...
News Well-Known Leaker Reveals Major Xbox Game Pass Addition For September 2024
Another one coming from Ubisoft?!
So far, we know very little about Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass lineup for next month, but the often-accurate leaker eXtas1s has today revealed a major addition to the service for September 2024. According to the insider, Ubisoft's open world, extreme sports-racing mashup Riders Republic will enter the library next...
News Ubisoft+ Issue Apparently 'Under Investigation' As Xbox Users Vent Their Frustrations
Better get it sorted for Star Wars Outlaws!
It's great to have the option of Ubisoft+ on Xbox these days - a subscription service that might seem costly on the surface, but provides access to all of Ubisoft's new releases on day one, often with the "Ultimate" editions included. However, we've been notified of an issue that multiple Xbox users have...
News Ubisoft Reveals Star Wars Outlaws DLC Roadmap For 2024 And Beyond
The season pass will come bundled with the $100+ editions
Ahead of the launch of Star Wars Outlaws later this month, Ubisoft has revealed the game's paid Season Pass Roadmap covering the remainder of 2024 and also 2025. At launch, Season Pass owners can expect the exclusive mission 'Jabba's Gambit' as well as a character pack made up of cosmetics...
Feature Star Wars Outlaws Hands On Preview - An Undeniable Star Wars Adventure Despite Its Flaws
Star Wars Outflaws
Massive Entertainment’s upcoming action-adventure game, Star Wars Outlaws, launches on Xbox consoles August 30th. Thanks to the kind people over at Ubisoft, we’ve had the chance to play the game on two separate occasions. The first was at Summer Game Fest, which took place inside an immersive Star Wars Cantina bar. With...
News Here's 10 Minutes Of New Gameplay From Ubisoft's Open World Star Wars Outlaws
And it's out next month!
It's been a couple of weeks since Star Wars Outlaws went gold, and now developer Massive Entertainment has 10 minutes of fresh gameplay for us to feast over via IGN. As usual, we've dropped the video directly above so you can watch it right here, and remember, the full game is out next month - so we've really not got long...
News Remember Driver On Xbox? Ubisoft Says It's Working On 'Exciting Projects' For The Franchise
We're hoping that means a sequel
The last Xbox Driver game launched all the way back in 2011 in the form of Driver: San Francisco, but is the series about to make its grand return? Well, we're not entirely sure just yet, but Ubisoft says that it is "actively working" on the franchise - as the company also confirms the cancellation of a TV...
News Forza Horizon Competitor The Crew Motorfest Is Getting A Free Xbox Trial Next Weekend
Jump into this 2023 open-world racer!
Ubisoft has announced that The Crew Motorfest is getting another free access weekend, although this one will work a little differently when it comes to platforms. PC and PlayStation players can play the game for free this weekend, while Xbox players will have to wait until July 11th to jump in. The Xbox trial...
News Ubisoft Is Making Multiple Assassin's Creed Remakes Alongside New Series Entries
"The goal is to have Assassin's Creed games come out more regularly"
In a new interview with Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot, the company has unsurprisingly committed to lots more Assassin's Creed in the future - including 2024's Japan-themed Shadows of course. However, what's perhaps a little more surprising is that the company CEO straight up admitted...
Talking Point Are You Still Interested In Beyond Good & Evil 2 From Ubisoft?
Or has it been too long at this point?
Beyond Good & Evil - 20th Anniversary Edition launches on Xbox today, with Ubisoft's fresh remaster of the Xbox classic hoping to bring audiences new and old to the Beyond Good & Evil universe. Early reviews of the new remaster seem pretty good so far, but we want to
News Forza Horizon Fans, The Crew Motorfest Could Be Well Worth Checking Out Later This Year
It's getting a whole new map for free!
As we outlined in our Xbox Games Showcase predictions prior to the show, we really did think that we might have seen Forza Horizon 6 during this year's event, but as it turns out, Ubisoft's The Crew Motorfest might be the best place for Forza Horizon fans to turn this year.
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Looks Gorgeous In Next-Gen Extended Gameplay
Feudal Japan awaits
After first being revealed almost two years ago now, we have today seen an extended look at Assassin's Creed Shadows; Ubisoft's first current-gen-only AC title. The series has looked bloody good for a while, but Shadows is really singing with Xbox Series X|S-level hardware now the full focus of the team.
News 'Anno 117: Pax Romana' Announced For Xbox Series X|S, Launching 2025
PC and console day-and-date!
During this week's Ubisoft Forward event, the team has officially announced 'Anno 117: Pax Romana', the next instalment in its long-running City Builder series. This was a very early look at the title ahead of next year's launch (purely cinematic), but we do have quite a lot of information on what to expect from this...
News Skull And Bones Season 2 & Free Trial Announced As Player Numbers Dwindle On Xbox
Saving a sinking ship?
Skull & Bones is getting a week-long free trial shortly, just as the game's second season of content washes ashore. Ubisoft has announced that players across all platforms can try the game out for free from May 30th through June 6th, and there'll be "no content limitations" during this time. That should mean that free...
News Ubisoft's Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown Team Officially Disbanded
Update: Ubisoft issues a statement
Ubisoft's troubles reportedly continue with a new story suggesting the team behind the critically acclaimed Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown has been disbanded after it failed to meet sales expectations. This information comes from a video by the French media outlet Origami and game journalist Gauthier Andres...
News Ubisoft Insists There Are 'No Plans' To Shut Down F2P Shooter XDefiant
It previously reassured players the game wasn't dying
Ubisoft's free-to-play shooter XDefiant looked quite promising when it arrived earlier this year in May, but it's entered into an overcrowded market dominated by heavy-hitters like Call of Duty. Even since then, there have been claims about the game dropping off completely, and now the title's...
Report Ubisoft Is Considering A Buyout From Tencent & Partners
The Guillemot family said to be involved
You may have read reports recently on the state of Ubisoft and its financials following the release of Star Wars Outlaws - heck, it all seems to have had an effect on Assassin's Creed Shadows and its sudden delay. Well, it sounds like the company could massively change course in the future, if a new
News Star Wars Outlaws Patch 'Tweaks' Stealth Again, Improves Performance On Xbox
Update 1.2 is here
Ubisoft has just dropped another Star Wars Outlaws patch, and there are some notable improvements tucked into the game's 1.2 update on Xbox. In a similar vein to the first big patch last month, the team at Massive Entertainment has again tweaked the game's stealth mechanics, alongside making a bunch of other changes and...
News Star Wars Outlaws Locks In November Release For Its Lando Story DLC
Free content and updates are also on the way
Following the news that Ubisoft will be delaying Assassin's Creed Shadows as a consequence of Star Wars Outlaws' poor start, the company has now announced the date for the Lando Story DLC. This first story pack 'Wild Card' will launch next month on November 21, 2024, and see
News Ubisoft Cancels Tokyo Game Show Livestream Right At The Last Minute
Due to "various circumstances"
Update: Following this story, Assassin's Creed Shadows ended up getting delayed to February 2025: <related ids="172368"> Original story: Here at Pure Xbox HQ, we're quite looking forward to Microsoft's upcoming Tokyo Game Show livestream - the team has delivered some interesting announcements there in
News The Crew Motorfest Year 2 Promises 'Exciting Updates' To Follow Free Map In November
Starting with, yep, functioning mirrors!
We've been enjoying The Crew Motorfest ever since we touched down on the island of Oahu last September, and it sounds like the team over at Ubisoft has some big plans for the game's second year - starting with a free map in November before delivering even more "exciting updates" in the future. Yep, right...
News Ubisoft Says XDefiant Is 'Not Dying' As Team Pledges To Keep Improving Xbox FPS
"The game is doing well. We just want it to do better"
At the tail end of last month, we began hearing reports that Ubisoft's free-to-play shooter XDefiant was in trouble due to dwindling player numbers, but this week, the company has come out swinging in defence of the Xbox FPS. In a new blog post dropped on the eve of the game's second season,...
News After Shutting Down The Crew, Ubisoft Will Add Offline Modes To Newer Entries
Ensuring "long term access"
During 'The Crew Showcase 2024', Ubisoft made a special announcement regarding existing entries in the series. Early on in the broadcast, it was mentioned how the company wanted to express its commitment to the "future" of The Crew 2 and The Crew Motorfest with the team currently "exploring different solutions" to ensure...
News Star Wars Outlaws Director 'A Little Disappointed' With Aggregate Review Score
But vows to improve the game over time
Here at Pure Xbox HQ, we really enjoyed our playtime with Star Wars Outlaws while working away on a review; ultimately scoring Ubisoft's open-world adventure an 8/10 late last month. However, the game's average score was a bit lower on the review scale, and that's proved to be "a little disappointing" for
Poll Are You Buying Star Wars Outlaws For Xbox Series X|S?
Is this on your pickup list?
Star Wars Outlaws is officially out in the wild, with the team over at Massive Entertainment bringing the first-ever open world Star Wars game to Xbox today, August 30. We've already been playing this one in the run up to its public launch - and we've been very impressed with the game so far. Outlaws strips away just...
Roundup Here's What The Critics Are Saying About Ubisoft's Star Wars Outlaws
An overview of this new Star Wars adventure
Well, reviews for Star Wars Outlaws are now out in the wild - including the Pure Xbox write-up from our resident Star Wars space blaster PJ O'Reilly. So, we're here to round up some of the general impressions for Ubisoft's upcoming Star Wars adventure, starting out with a summary of our PX review. Without...
News Well-Known Leaker Reveals Major Xbox Game Pass Addition For September 2024
Another one coming from Ubisoft?!
So far, we know very little about Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass lineup for next month, but the often-accurate leaker eXtas1s has today revealed a major addition to the service for September 2024. According to the insider, Ubisoft's open world, extreme sports-racing mashup Riders Republic will enter the library next...
News Ubisoft+ Issue Apparently 'Under Investigation' As Xbox Users Vent Their Frustrations
Better get it sorted for Star Wars Outlaws!
It's great to have the option of Ubisoft+ on Xbox these days - a subscription service that might seem costly on the surface, but provides access to all of Ubisoft's new releases on day one, often with the "Ultimate" editions included. However, we've been notified of an issue that multiple Xbox users have...
News Ubisoft Reveals Star Wars Outlaws DLC Roadmap For 2024 And Beyond
The season pass will come bundled with the $100+ editions
Ahead of the launch of Star Wars Outlaws later this month, Ubisoft has revealed the game's paid Season Pass Roadmap covering the remainder of 2024 and also 2025. At launch, Season Pass owners can expect the exclusive mission 'Jabba's Gambit' as well as a character pack made up of cosmetics...
Feature Star Wars Outlaws Hands On Preview - An Undeniable Star Wars Adventure Despite Its Flaws
Star Wars Outflaws
Massive Entertainment’s upcoming action-adventure game, Star Wars Outlaws, launches on Xbox consoles August 30th. Thanks to the kind people over at Ubisoft, we’ve had the chance to play the game on two separate occasions. The first was at Summer Game Fest, which took place inside an immersive Star Wars Cantina bar. With...
News Here's 10 Minutes Of New Gameplay From Ubisoft's Open World Star Wars Outlaws
And it's out next month!
It's been a couple of weeks since Star Wars Outlaws went gold, and now developer Massive Entertainment has 10 minutes of fresh gameplay for us to feast over via IGN. As usual, we've dropped the video directly above so you can watch it right here, and remember, the full game is out next month - so we've really not got long...
News Remember Driver On Xbox? Ubisoft Says It's Working On 'Exciting Projects' For The Franchise
We're hoping that means a sequel
The last Xbox Driver game launched all the way back in 2011 in the form of Driver: San Francisco, but is the series about to make its grand return? Well, we're not entirely sure just yet, but Ubisoft says that it is "actively working" on the franchise - as the company also confirms the cancellation of a TV...
News Forza Horizon Competitor The Crew Motorfest Is Getting A Free Xbox Trial Next Weekend
Jump into this 2023 open-world racer!
Ubisoft has announced that The Crew Motorfest is getting another free access weekend, although this one will work a little differently when it comes to platforms. PC and PlayStation players can play the game for free this weekend, while Xbox players will have to wait until July 11th to jump in. The Xbox trial...
News Ubisoft Is Making Multiple Assassin's Creed Remakes Alongside New Series Entries
"The goal is to have Assassin's Creed games come out more regularly"
In a new interview with Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot, the company has unsurprisingly committed to lots more Assassin's Creed in the future - including 2024's Japan-themed Shadows of course. However, what's perhaps a little more surprising is that the company CEO straight up admitted...
Talking Point Are You Still Interested In Beyond Good & Evil 2 From Ubisoft?
Or has it been too long at this point?
Beyond Good & Evil - 20th Anniversary Edition launches on Xbox today, with Ubisoft's fresh remaster of the Xbox classic hoping to bring audiences new and old to the Beyond Good & Evil universe. Early reviews of the new remaster seem pretty good so far, but we want to
News Forza Horizon Fans, The Crew Motorfest Could Be Well Worth Checking Out Later This Year
It's getting a whole new map for free!
As we outlined in our Xbox Games Showcase predictions prior to the show, we really did think that we might have seen Forza Horizon 6 during this year's event, but as it turns out, Ubisoft's The Crew Motorfest might be the best place for Forza Horizon fans to turn this year.
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Looks Gorgeous In Next-Gen Extended Gameplay
Feudal Japan awaits
After first being revealed almost two years ago now, we have today seen an extended look at Assassin's Creed Shadows; Ubisoft's first current-gen-only AC title. The series has looked bloody good for a while, but Shadows is really singing with Xbox Series X|S-level hardware now the full focus of the team.
News 'Anno 117: Pax Romana' Announced For Xbox Series X|S, Launching 2025
PC and console day-and-date!
During this week's Ubisoft Forward event, the team has officially announced 'Anno 117: Pax Romana', the next instalment in its long-running City Builder series. This was a very early look at the title ahead of next year's launch (purely cinematic), but we do have quite a lot of information on what to expect from this...
News Skull And Bones Season 2 & Free Trial Announced As Player Numbers Dwindle On Xbox
Saving a sinking ship?
Skull & Bones is getting a week-long free trial shortly, just as the game's second season of content washes ashore. Ubisoft has announced that players across all platforms can try the game out for free from May 30th through June 6th, and there'll be "no content limitations" during this time. That should mean that free...