by Rainier on Oct. 11, 2007 @ 5:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Last month, speculation ran wild when Eidos' parent company SCi revealed that it was in early stages of talks with several interested parties to take over the UK publisher/developer. One of the possible but unconfirmed buyers was said to be Ubisoft, but today, a spokesperson stated that it "has no intention of making an offer for SCI-Eidos."
by Rainier on Sept. 23, 2007 @ 4:57 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ubisoft revealed its holiday lineup of titles, ranging from Haze, Nitrobike, to Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 and Beowulf. While Assassin's Creed is still in the lineup for PS3 and Xbox 360, it seems the PC version has been pushed until early 2008.
by Rainier on Sept. 19, 2007 @ 7:18 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ubisoft revealed that it has signed a publishing agreement with Grasshopper to bring its open-world action game No More Heroes to North America. You play the role of Travis Touchdown, a hardcore anime fan who takes it upon himself to murder the top assassin's in the world, using the Wiimote to wield Travis' beam sword and kill off enemies in gruesome ways.
by Rainier on Sept. 17, 2007 @ 8:35 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ubisoft has opened a new development studio in Chengdu, Sichuan, China, and appointed Richard Tsao, previously senior producer at Ubisoft’s Shanghai studio, as managing director. Ubisoft Chengdu will initially focus on internal outsourcing and in time will be responsible for developing online titles for PC, consoles and handhelds.
by Rainier on Aug. 23, 2007 @ 12:00 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Microsoft announced that Ubisoft was the latest to join the Games for Windows branding program. The first title Ubisoft will deliver is The Settlers: Rise of an Empire.
by Rainier on Aug. 22, 2007 @ 12:04 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ubisoft has released screens and trailers for its upcoming titles:
by Rainier on Aug. 13, 2007 @ 10:59 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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With a Prince of Persia movie in the works, an Assassin's Creed short story bring made, it is no surprise that Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot confirmed at the Edinburgh Interactive Festival that it plans to expand into film production and book publishing. "We will start making movies not because we want to, but because this is what we have to do," Guillemot said "If we don't, we will not be able to take advantage of the next generation."
by Rainier on Aug. 10, 2007 @ 12:01 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ubisoft announced that it will publish Chessmaster: The Art of Learning (NDS) and Chessmaster: Grandmaster Edition (PC). In both games, Josh Waitzkin, International Master and eight-time National Chess Champion, coaches players to grasp the basic fundamentals of chess and to master the game through exciting courses and tutorials.
by Rainier on Aug. 8, 2007 @ 3:21 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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A contract clause rewarding long time share holders resulted in Electronic Arts increasing the amount of Ubisoft shares it owns to 24.86 % (up from 20 % in 2004) according to
Forbes.com. This technically means EA now has more shares in Ubisoft than the actual founders, as the Guillemot family has only 22.8%.
by Rainier on Aug. 3, 2007 @ 3:23 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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In Namco Bandai's latest installment to the popular RPG Tales franchise, Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology, players will create a hero to embark on a valiant quest to save the land of Terresia from the gripping force of a powerful evil, set on destruction.
by Rainier on July 25, 2007 @ 6:35 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Yesterday Ubisoft announced it signed a deal with FOX/James Cameron to develop a game based on the upcoming Avatar movie, but it seems the French developer/publisher is in the running for yet another blockbuster. Scheduled to be unveiled at Comic Con later this week, Ubisoft is reportedly closing a deal with NBC to develop a game based on the TV superhero series Heroes.
by Rainier on July 24, 2007 @ 11:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ubisoft released its sales figures for Q1 ended June 30, 2007, reporting that sales came to $180.66M, up 90.5% compared with the same period last year, driven by Rainbow Six Vegas, Surf's Up, and its back catalog. Unfortunately, it also revealed that Splinter Cell Conviction has been delayed until January-March of 2008.
by Rainier on July 24, 2007 @ 9:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ubisoft announced that it will develop/publish the game based on 20th Century Fox's Avatar, the story of an ex-Marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet filled with exotic life forms, written and directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker James Cameron (Titanic, Aliens, Terminator, etc...).
by Judy on July 13, 2007 @ 12:04 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ubisoft released screens and trailers for its upcoming titles:
by Judy on July 12, 2007 @ 1:04 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ubisoft announced its Imagine series of games, which will allow girls aged 6 to 14 to explore their favorite interests and hobbies. The first games will launch in October 2007 for the Nintendo DS: Imagine Fashion Designer, Imagine Animal Doctor, Imagine Babyz and Imagine Master Chef. Imagine Figure Skater will follow in early 2008.
by Rainier on June 19, 2007 @ 4:13 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Today Ubisoft released their schedule for all its blockbuster titles that are due before year's end. Seems the French developer/publisher is going all out starting in September but mainly November is title heavy. Curiously enough the previous Haze PS3 exclusivity last a mere 7 days. Read more for details ...
by Rainier on June 14, 2007 @ 4:55 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ubisoft announced a plan to expand its Casablanca studio, known for various internal handheld titles, hiring 150 new developers by 2010 and moving to a new location in Casablanca that will be able to welcome the expanded Ubisoft team and the infrastructure needed to accommodate them.
by Rainier on May 29, 2007 @ 5:35 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Sales were up 24%, the current operating income recently revised upwards to $51.63M, net income reaches record level of $54.6M, cash flows from operating activities up to $71.72M, positive net cash position up $162.18M, and the outlook for 2007–2008 confirmed.
by Rainier on May 23, 2007 @ 6:01 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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While UbiDays 07 is currently in progress in Paris, Ubisoft North America held its event a few weeks back, where various developers/publishers showed off plenty of upcoming titles. Check out our
UbiDays 07 page, for news, screens and trailers on the following titles :
by Rainier on May 22, 2007 @ 12:52 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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At its UbiDays 07 event earlier today in Paris, Ubisoft announced that it has it is working on another movie licensed title, Beowulf. Not the TV series or the 1999 Christopher Lambert movie, but rather Paramount's upcoming remake with Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich and Anthony Hopkins. Developed by 4HEAD and 3D-IO, no platforms or release schedule was revealed, but the movie itself is due November 2007.
by Rainier on May 21, 2007 @ 11:35 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Having made significant investments, Ubisoft announced that it is expanding its casual video game business, and formed an internal development structure dedicated to the creation of games for everyone. Among the first projects of the new team are the introduction of the new My Coach product line and the significant expansion of the already successful Petz franchise.
by Rainier on April 26, 2007 @ 3:58 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ubisoft released sales figures for the Q4 of its fiscal year 2006/2007, reporting a 37.4 % increase with full year sales up 24.4%, mainly driven by GRAW 2 (X360), TMNT, R6 Vegas, Rayman (Wii), Red Steel (Wii), and The Petz.
by Rainier on April 18, 2007 @ 10:49 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ubisoft announced the release of Player's Pack Red Edition, an all-new downloadable content package (800 Microsoft points/$10) coming up for the X360 edition of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas, adding five more playable multiplayer maps and two new game modes.
by Rainier on April 12, 2007 @ 11:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ubisoft announced that it will publish WarTech Senko no Ronde, an arcade fighter for the Xbox 360 in North American and European territories in May 2007.
by Rainier on April 11, 2007 @ 9:50 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ubisoft announced that it has concluded an agreement to acquire SunFlowers, owner of the German bestselling Anno brand. This is not a surprising move after Sunflowers recently closed down Paraworld developer SEK.