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News Two Ubisoft Forward Events Announced, Starting With Skull & Bones This Week
Theeeere once was a ship
Wow, here we go! After a pretty quiet E3 period, publisher Ubisoft has announced two 'Forward' livestream events, showcasing some of the company's upcoming games. Things kick off on July 7th with a special Skull & Bones event, before a "multi-game showcase" arrives on September 10th. Much-awaited Pirate adventure Skull...
News Eight Ubisoft Games Are Closing Their Xbox Servers This September
All from the Xbox 360 era
Ubisoft has given notice on a selection of eight Xbox games from the Xbox 360 era that will be closing their online servers on September 1st, 2022, including games from the Assassin's Creed, Tom Clancy and Far Cry franchises. Here's the full list of Xbox 360 games that will be affected on September 1st. All of these are...
News Far Cry 5 Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (July 1)
Yeehaw
It's a big one today folks! Ubisoft is bringing Far Cry 5 to Xbox Game Pass today, July 1st, as the very first addition of the month. We don't know a whole lot about the rest of the month just yet, but five more titles are also confirmed for July, along with today's addition of Far Cry 5. Read More: How To Enable FPS Boost With Far Cry 5 On...
News Skull & Bones Reportedly Heading To Xbox In November 2022
According to MS store leak
Are we finally, finally about to hear more about Ubisoft's open world pirate game Skull & Bones? This one has largely been in the dark — aside from leaks — since its announcement years ago now. Well, even more leaks are hinting at the game's planned release date, with store databases also showing planned mission...
News The Crew 2 Is Getting 60FPS Support On Xbox Series X|S
Update: Arriving on July 6th!
Update: We've now got an exact date for this 60fps update, which arrives on July 6th, 2022! Original story: It's been almost four years since Ubisoft launched The Crew 2, its massive open world racing game. Developer Ivory Tower has continued to support the game since, and that will continue into Year 5. In a...
News Assassin's Creed Origins Deluxe Pack Included In Xbox Game Pass Perks
A $10 value!
Update: The Assassin's Creed Origins Deluxe Pack is now available to claim with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, and if you can't find it in the Perks menu, you can instead obtain it from the Xbox website via the link below: <products id="19073"> Original story: Microsoft finally revealed its upcoming Xbox Game Pass slate earlier this...
News Four Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (June 7)
It's a great selection folks!
The biggest Game Pass drop of the month so far is upon us, as four games come to the service today, June 7th. Assassin's Creed Origins leads the way, with three other notable titles also arriving to provide us all with more Game Pass goodness! Here are all the new additions, followed by a quick rundown of what each...
News Ubisoft Issues Statement On Prince Of Persia As Pre-Orders Are 'Delisted'
It's not cancelled, just delayed
It's been a month since Ubisoft announced yet another delay for the Prince of Persia: The Sands Of Time Remake, this time because Ubisoft Montreal is taking over lead development on the game from Ubisoft Pune and Mumbai. Since then, various retailers have been delisting their pre-orders for the game, and Ubisoft has...
News Assassin's Creed Origins 60FPS Update Reportedly Imminent
Smooth sailing
Assassin's Creed Origins hits Xbox Game Pass early next month, and it's looking like next-gen fans might get another boost as well. PlayStation Game Size on Twitter has spotted a backend update to Origins that "enabled higher framerate" when running on next-gen. Of course, given the Twitter profile, this is referencing the...
News Ubisoft Reveals Launch Dates For Two Xbox Game Pass Titles
An Egyptian adventure awaits
Back in April, Ubisoft revealed that it was planning on bringing more of its back catalogue to Xbox Game Pass. The biggest game announced was Assassin's Creed Origins and well, we have a date for its Game Pass arrival folks! Mark it on your calendars, June 7th! Assassin's Creed Origins comes to the service in just a few...
News Ubisoft+ Also Heading To PlayStation, Adding 50+ Games To PS Plus
Including Assassin's Creed Valhalla
It was announced earlier this year that Ubisoft Plus would be coming to Xbox at some point, but we've had a twist in the tale today, as it's also been announced for PlayStation, with part of it bundled as part of the new PS Plus service. The details on the subscription part of Ubi+ are still under wraps for now,...
News Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time Remake Delayed Indefinitely, Again
"This decision is an important step"
Remember the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake? Yeah, Ubisoft announced it back in 2020 and after a short delay, it was a mere month out from launch before the plug was pulled once again in early 2021. Well, it's not sounding any closer to release thanks to a brief update from Ubisoft. To put it simply:...
News UbisoftNL Clears Up 'Confusion' About Ubisoft+ On Xbox Game Pass
Don't get your hopes up
Remember when Ubisoft announced that the company's answer to Xbox Game Pass, Ubisoft Plus, would be coming to Xbox at some point in the future? That's still happening, but it's almost certainly not coming to Game Pass at launch. Unfortunately, the Ubisoft Netherlands team got a lot of people confused about this over the...
News Ubisoft's Skull & Bones Is Looking Impressive In New Gameplay Leak
Take to the seas
Skull & Bones seems to have been around in some form for ages now, but we've not really seen any proper gameplay yet. Well, thanks to an ongoing alpha playtest, a good chunk of footage has now leaked and we have to say, it's looking rather impressive. The roughly-five-minute clip is still up at the time of writing, a
News Report Suggests Ubisoft Could Be 'The Next Big Gaming Acquisition'
Are you seeing this, Microsoft?
Ubisoft could potentially be the next big third-party video game company to be bought out. According to a report on Bloomberg, the French publisher and developer known for franchises such as Assassin's Creed and Just Dance could be gearing up for a sale. Private equity firms Blackstone Inc. and KKR & Co are...
News Multiple Xbox 360 Games Brought Back Online After Server Shutdowns
Update: Some were just undergoing "maintenance"
Update: Panic over! Ubisoft has reached out to True Achievements to explain that some of these Xbox 360 games were taken offline due to "short maintenance", and have since been brought back online. These are (across all platforms): Anno 2070, Assassin’s Creed II, Assassin’s Creed III, Assassin’s...
News Ubisoft Is Reportedly Working On An Overwatch-Style 'Battle Arena'
Featuring a battle royale mode
Ubisoft seems to have quite a lot going on that none of us know about. Recently, we dove into a huge report detailing a load of unannounced Ubisoft games, and now that same source has revealed an upcoming shooter, currently titled 'Project Q'. According to the report, "eight sources" have confirmed that Ubisoft's...
News Two Ubisoft Games Are Heading To Xbox Game Pass Real Soon
Within the next two months in fact
Tucked into the latest Game Pass announcement is an update on more Ubisoft titles being added to the service! Assassin's Creed Origins is the big one, and it's expected to launch on Game Pass within the next two months. Then, Ubisoft will be upgrading For Honor's Game Pass version on console. The base game will...
News Ubisoft Is Reportedly Trying Again With A New, 'Different' Battle Royale
With a graphical style similar to Hyper Scape
Ubisoft's Hyper Scape, a free-to-play battle royale that launched back in 2020, unfortunately didn't prove to be a success (its servers close down this month), but it looks like Ubisoft might be trying again with a new game dubbed "Pathfinder". This is coming from a report by journalist Tom Henderson...
News Far Cry 6 Getting 'Free Weekend' Alongside Stranger Things Crossover
The Upside Down
Far Cry 6 has seen some pretty wild DLC packs since its launch last October; everything from sneak peeks into the psyche of past Far Cry villains, to Rambo mission packs. The latest in that line is a Stranger Things crossover, which arrives later this week. The Stranger Things crossover mission will be free for all Far Cry 6...
News Multiple Unannounced Ubisoft Games Revealed In Huge New Report
Including Immortals Fenyx Rising 2
We've got some huge new details on upcoming plans from Ubisoft courtesy of Tom Henderson at Xfire, who's advised that "a big games showcase event has been in the works for some time", stating that "a total of 20 games are lined up and ready for some form of an announcement in the near future." The games he's...
News XDefiant Drops 'Tom Clancy' Name Ahead Of Free-To-Play Xbox Release
Defying the norm
Some of you may remember that Ubisoft announced another free-to-play shooter last year, called XDefiant. Actually, most of you probably don't remember as its announcement quickly came and went. Well, it's having a bit of a rebrand, as it turns out. XDefiant was known as Tom Clancy's XDefiant, at the time of its reveal. Ubisoft has...
News Ubisoft Is Looking For People To Play Skull & Bones Early
Fancy it?
Skull & Bones has been stuck in development hell for quite a while now. However, recent reports have been more positive, and now, finally, players can go hands on, albeit in a limited capacity. Ubisoft is opening up an insider program for its pirate adventure, and applications are live. If you fancy a crack at Skull & Bones...
News Ubisoft Is "Very Happy" With Skull & Bones Progress, Says CFO
Despite documented troubles
Ubisoft's pirate adventure Skull & Bones is still being worked on, many years after its initial reveal. That was five years ago now though, so how is development holding up? Well, according to Ubisoft CFO Frederick Duguet, things are progressing nicely. In a recent earnings report, the company's Chief Financial...
News Ubisoft Would "Of Course" Consider Any Potential Acquisition Offers
Something for Phil to think about?
Ubisoft held its third-quarter earnings call yesterday, in which the company was asked about whether it would entertain the idea of an acquisition, with CEO Yves Guillemot sharing an interesting albeit fairly standard response. Guillemot made sure to note that Ubisoft can remain independent, but would "of course"...
News Beyond Good & Evil 2 Reportedly Still In Pre-Production After 5 Years
What's going on?!
Some of you may remember that many moons ago, Ubisoft announced Beyond Good & Evil 2. It's a follow-up that fans of the original have wanted for years, yet, it seems to still be a ways off. According to a report from Bloomberg, it hasn't even left pre-production. Yep, that's right. A game that was announced back in 2017 may...
News Ubisoft Reportedly Releasing 'Smaller In Scope' Assassin's Creed Title By 2023
Before Infinity arrives
Update: Eurogamer has corroborated the original Bloomberg report, while also adding that it has heard of "early plans" for the game to include Baghdad as a location. Original Story: Ubisoft is working to further expand Assassin's Creed with 'Infinity', its upcoming "evolving"
News Heads Up, Riders Republic Is Getting A Free Weekend On Xbox
Included as part of Free Play Days
Ubisoft's fantastic Riders Republic is part of the current set of Xbox weekly deals, but if you're still on the fence about whether to buy it, you'll get a chance to play it for free with Xbox Live Gold from this Thursday to Sunday. The trial (which is also available on other platforms) will run from February 10th...
News Game Developers Are Starting To Take A Stand Against NFTs
Never say never?
NFTs are probably the biggest gaming controversy since loot boxes took over multiplayer games a few years ago. They've started to creep into games over the last few months, with one of the biggest players being Ubisoft. However, not everyone wants in on NFTs. It seems that, after huge backlash from communities over pretty much any...
Deals Xbox Is Hosting A Massive Ubisoft Publisher Sale This Month
Along with an Anime Month Sale
The latest Xbox deals are now live, and we've got loads more great offers to take advantage of, including a massive Ubisoft Publisher Sale featuring over 100 games! The Lunar New Year and THQ Nordic sales from last week haven't quite ended yet either, so you'll find a link to those down below as well — so much to...
News Ubisoft's Hyper Scape Battle Royale Will Shut Down In April
No more hype
Battle royale can be a tough market. Competition is fierce, with the likes of Fortnite, Apex Legends and Warzone ruling the roost. Ubisoft has learnt this the hard way, as its own Hyper Scape BR will close down after less than two years. If you don't remember this one, we can't really blame you. Ubisoft brought Hyper Scape to market in
News Rainbow Six Extraction Surpasses Three Million Players In Its First Week
A positive reaction
Rainbow Six Extraction made its debut across multiple platforms last week. This included a release on Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass service, and it seems to be paying off. According to the game's official Twitter account, the title has already surpassed three million players within its first week. Ubisoft is set to expand on this -...
News Far Cry 6 Pagan Min DLC Out Now With Free Co-Op Pass
Taking control
Far Cry 6's second major DLC is out now, based on all things Pagan Min. Yes, Far Cry 4's main villain returns here, as does the Kyrat location seen in the series' fourth entry. Pagan: Control is part of Far Cry 6's season pass, and it brings a little bonus for co-op players. Basically, only one player needs to own the DLC in order to...
News Ubisoft Reveals FPS & Resolution Details For Rainbow Six Extraction On Xbox
Extracting that next-gen power
Rainbow Six Extraction is out real soon, January 20th in fact, for last gen and current gen platforms. On the Xbox side of things, we recently found out that Extraction will be yet another day one Game Pass title, following recent co-op shooters Back 4 Blood and Aliens: Fireteam Elite. Now,
News The Ubisoft+ Subscription Service Is Officially Coming To Xbox
Update: No sign of Game Pass though
Update: Ubisoft has clarified that this service will unfortunately not be available with Xbox Game Pass. Original story: There have been suggestions for a while that Ubisoft might be planning to bring its Ubisoft+ subscription service to Xbox, and that's exactly what's going to happen, as the company has...
News Skull & Bones Co-Director Leaves Ubisoft After 15 Years
"On to new exciting adventures"
Ubisoft's Skull & Bones has suffered a notoriously slow development process, with suggestions that it had been rebooted in 2020 and was still "struggling to take shape" in 2021, and now its co-director has also left the company. In a message on
News Ubisoft Announces Splinter Cell Remake, 'Built From The Ground Up'
It's officially happening, folks!
It's the news Splinter Cell fans have been waiting for! Ubisoft has confirmed that it's working on a remake based around the "early" games in the series, rebuilt from the ground up using Ubisoft’s own Snowdrop engine. The game is being led by Ubisoft Toronto, and team members are currently being hired for the...
News Ubisoft Is Bringing A 'Reinvented' Monopoly To Xbox This December
It's... different
Ubisoft's Monopoly Plus has long been a popular party game on Xbox, but the company is switching things up for its next Monopoly title, reinventing the formula "in a way you've never seen before" with Monopoly Madness. This adopts a very different style to your typical game of Monopoly, focusing on shorter rounds as you "race...
News Riders Republic's Trial Week Has Begun On Xbox, Play Four Hours For Free
Ahead of its release next week
The release of Ubisoft's massive multiplayer playground Riders Republic is fast approaching, with the official launch taking place on Thursday, October 28th, and starting today you can try it for free to see what the fuss is about. Ubisoft has released a Free Trial Week for the game on the Microsoft Store, which...
News You Could Win This Far Cry 6 Xbox Series X With Microsoft Rewards
Lead the revolution
As if Microsoft Rewards wasn't giving us enough Game Pass Quests, punch cards and sweepstakes at the moment, Xbox and Ubisoft have today highlighted a special Far Cry 6 Xbox Series X competition available to enter right now. To be in with a chance of winning, all you need to do is head to the Microsoft Rewards app on console (or...
News Riders Republic's Open Beta Appears To Have Been A Big Success
It's received plenty of praise
Riders Republic, an "open world sports paradise" from Ubisoft set to arrive on Xbox this October, held its first (and presumably only) beta on Xbox last week, and it seems like the majority of players really enjoyed their time with it. The beta was initially 'invite-only' before opening up to everyone last Wednesday,...
News Skull & Bones Has 'Just Passed Alpha', But Is Reportedly Still 'Struggling To Take Shape'
"The game is still evolving"
Kotaku has published an in-depth report on the status of Ubisoft's Skull & Bones, which appears to have been stuck in development hell for years now, although Ubisoft says the project has 'just passed Alpha'. Kotaku spoke to a variety of anonymous current and former devs on the project, with the outlet summing up...
News Tom Clancy's XDefiant Is A Free-To-Play Shooter Heading To Xbox
Sign up now for a chance to play early
Ubisoft has today revealed a brand-new Tom Clancy game in the form of Tom Clancy's XDefiant, described as a free-to-play, fast-paced arena shooter. In terms of Xbox, it's scheduled to arrive on Xbox One, Series X and Series S. The game combines intense gunplay with personalised loadouts and specialised...
News Ubisoft To Reveal Brand-New Tom Clancy Game Later Today
"Things are going to get wild"
Update: GameSpot has posted a teaser video with a bit of gameplay of this new Tom Clancy title, which definitely looks like the rumoured PvP first-person shooter codenamed "BattleCat". You can watch the 20-second snippet above. Original story: Ubisoft announced last night via social media that a brand-new Tom Clancy...
News Ubisoft Delays Riders Republic To October, Rainbow Six Extraction To January 2022
"We are embracing the opportunity to take additional time"
Sadly, we've got news of another two delays today in the form of Ubisoft's Riders Republic and Rainbow Six Extraction, which have been delayed until October 28, 2021 and January 2022 respectively. Here's the message issued by the Riders Republic team on the Ubisoft website earlier today:...
News Ubisoft Removes Far Cry 5 'GoldenEye' Maps Following Copyright Claim
"I don't know if there's a legal way to upload them again"
There was a lot of attention being given towards a Far Cry 5 map creator called Krollywood earlier this month who recreated the classic GoldenEye 007 maps in the game, but unfortunately they've now been removed. According to Ubisoft (via Kotaku), the company received "copyright infringement...
Deals New Ubisoft Forward Sale Now Live On Xbox, 150+ Games Included
Grab yourself a discount on Ubisoft titles
It's time for another Xbox sale! Ubisoft is hosting a special 'Ubisoft Forward' set of discounts on over 150 games for the next couple of weeks until June 28, including the likes of Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Watch Dogs: Legion. Below, we've highlighted just some of the biggest games included in the...
Roundup Here's What Was Revealed At Ubisoft Forward E3 2021
Missed the event? Here's a recap
Weren't able to catch the Ubisoft Forward E3 2021 event earlier today? No worries! You can always go back and watch the on-demand version for yourself, complete with a rundown of announcements over at our live blog. If you don't fancy watching it all the way through, we've also detailed all the important reveals in...
Live Watch The Ubisoft Forward E3 2021 Livestream Here
"Get the latest news, updates and surprises"
It's time for another E3 2021 event! Today's Ubisoft Forward E3 2021 showcase will give us all the latest news, updates and surprises from Ubisoft, providing "the most up-to-date news on Ubisoft’s live and upcoming games." The main event is scheduled to begin at 12PM PT / 3PM ET / 8PM BST, and it's...
Guide How To Watch Today's Ubisoft Forward E3 2021 Event
All the details you need
Today marks the return of another major event for E3 2021 in the form of Ubisoft Forward, which will provide "the most up-to-date news on Ubisoft’s live and upcoming games," taking place entirely digitally. Ubisoft has teased that the show will feature For Honor, Trackmania, The Crew 2, Brawlhalla, Watch Dogs: Legion, and...
