by Rainier on May 22, 2002 @ 5:21 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ubi Soft today announced a licensing agreement with Eidos for Tomb Raider on Game Boy ® Advance. With the new two-year agreement, Ubi Soft acquires exclusive worldwide development and publishing rights for 'Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Prophecy' for the Game Boy Advance. The game will be released this Christmas.
by Rainier on May 17, 2002 @ 6:22 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ubi Soft Entertainment, one of the world's largest video game publishers, today announced that it has entered into a publishing agreement under which 1C: Maddox Games will develop new content for the multi-award winning WWII combat flight simulation title, IL-2 Sturmovik. IL2-Sturmovik: The Forgotten Battles will include two new maps for Finland and Hungary, expanding the battlefield for both single and multiplayer modes. It will also feature more than 20 new single player missions and ten cooperative multiplayer missions. IL2-Sturmovik: The Forgotten Battles is expected to ship to retail stores worldwide in Fall 2002.
by Thomas on May 16, 2002 @ 5:25 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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As a world premiere, during E3 2002 Ubi Soft Entertainment will be unveiling Project BG&E, the latest creation by Michel Ancel, creator of the critically acclaimed Rayman series. Project BG&E is scheduled to ship to retail shelves in the 1st Quarter of 2003 with availability on all next generation consoles and PC.
by Rainier on May 16, 2002 @ 4:29 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ubi Soft just let us know that
the official site for The Sum Of All Fears (Red Storm's upcoming squad based tactical shooter) is online. The site has a lot of goodies such as : game information, weapons gallery, a few screenshots, a small FAQ, but most importantly a 6.4 MB Quicktime movie trailer (a little over two minutes with some in game footage).
Go check it out!
by Rainier on May 15, 2002 @ 6:12 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ubi Soft Entertainment, one of the world's leading videogame publishers, today announced an exclusive deal with Rage Software, to publish games based on the award-winning and beloved Rocky movies. Rocky will be available on all next generation consoles (PS2/Xbox/GameCuBe/GBA) and will launch in North and South America this fall.
by Rainier on May 14, 2002 @ 7:18 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ubi Soft announces "Dragon's Lair 3D" for the Xbox, PC and Mac -- an all-new 3D fantasy adventure game based on the popular game and characters from legendary animator, Don Bluth. Developed by Dragonstone, gamers will be able to fully experience Dragon's Lair with the highest quality graphics and sound that made the arcade version a blockbuster success. Dragon's Lair 3D is scheduled for release on Xbox, PC and Mac in Fall 2002.
by Thomas on May 14, 2002 @ 10:37 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ubi Soft Entertainment and MGA Entertainment, today announced an exclusive licensing agreement for Ubi Soft to develop and publish games based on the popular and fashionable BRATZ dolls for PC and all the new generation of consoles.
by Rainier on May 7, 2002 @ 12:44 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ubi Soft Entertainment announced that its sports trivia game for the PS1, POWER PLAY: Sports Trivia, has shipped to U.S. retail shelves with an MSRP of only $9.99. POWER PLAY: Sports Trivia features more than 4,000 brain-bruising questions from the wide, wide world of football, basketball, baseball, and hockey, challenging players to climb the ranking ladder, reach the hall of fame, and become a trivia legend. Featuring two tenacious trivia modes, POWER PLAY: Sports Trivia brings sports fans and fanatics alike to their knees as they compete with up to three opponents in a virtual tournament.
by Thomas on April 30, 2002 @ 7:21 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Ubi Soft Entertainment, one of the world's largest videogame publishers, today revealed its plans for the Electronic Entertainment Expo, one of the industry's major events of the year. Focusing on powerful brands, Ubi Soft is showcasing two never before seen Tom Clancy games - Tom Clancy's Rainbox Six Raven Shield and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell. Ubi Soft will also unveil the new sequel to the 10 million plus, best-selling Rayman franchise with the eagerly anticipated Rayman 3 Hoodlum Havoc. Also new this year, Michel Ancel's new creation, creator of Rayman. This top secret game will finally be revealed for the first time at the show. In addition, Ubi Soft plans to show its versatility with the debut of XIII, a first person shooter that contains a completely interactive graphic novel.
by Rainier on April 26, 2002 @ 3:35 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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"Lock On: Modern Air Combat" combines a broad scope of game play that includes a dynamic battle generator, an immersive combat environment, robust multi-player options, and in-your-face action. Click 'Read More' for some links where to grab it and see for yourself what the hype is all about ...
by Thomas on April 23, 2002 @ 5:40 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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UBI Soft let us know that they just tossed up the
Nordic Ghost Recon Clan site and at the same time they challenges all Nordic Ghost Recon clans to a fight out. Here is a clip from the posting:
We dare you to face TEAM =UBI=, our own clan put together by our most prominent gamers. Send us a
mail if your clan is ready to take up the challenge.
by Rainier on April 5, 2002 @ 6:51 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Wizardry Summoner is classic RPG game, in the style of the well-known and extremely successful Wizardry role playing series. The title is exclusively being developed for the Game Boy Advance by Natsume.
by Rainier on April 4, 2002 @ 4:05 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Car Battler Joe is an exciting action game around the futuristic "Car Battles" sport. These are autofights with the sole purpose to scrap opposing cars by using many different weapons and dirty tricks. In the story mode you slip into the role of the ambitious Joe Todoroki and work your way up from an inexperienced newbie to a genuine "Car Battler". Earn cash, by completing various functions, buy hundreds of new upgrades, in order to rig and tune up your auto. There are 3 million different combination options! Naturally you can play against your friends via link cable in Multiplayer mode. Expected in July 2002.
by Rainier on April 3, 2002 @ 3:18 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Ubi Soft® Entertainment, one of the world's largest video game publishers, announced today that it will distribute Duke Nukem - Manhattan Project for PC CD-Rom in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, French-speaking Belgium and Switzerland releasing end of May 2002. Already a gaming Icon, the undisputed king of action makes a long-overdue return to alien butt-kicking, and babe-saving in this explosive platform action game from developer Sunstorm Interactive and Producer 3D Realms. The game is published by ARUSH Entertainment, and published in Europe by HD Interactive.
by Rainier on April 3, 2002 @ 1:36 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Ubi Soft announced today a worldwide deal with 20th Century Fox to develop the popular game Aliens vs. Predator for the first time ever on the Game Boy Advance hand-held video game system. Ubi Soft has acquired the rights to develop Aliens vs. Predator until 2003. Aliens vs. Predator is a successful gaming franchise, having sold over 1 million copies on PC worldwide.
by Rainier on March 27, 2002 @ 12:28 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Ubi Soft just announced Deathrow, a fast-paced team combat sport designed and developed by Swedish game developer SouthEnd Interactive, exclusively for the Xbox. In Deathrow, the world’s first true combat sport, there are no rules and full-contact aggression is not only legal, it’s required! The fastest, toughest players are victorious and the slow and weak are defeated. The game combines the lightning-fast gameplay of third-person action games with the cooperative team play and gritty roughness of rugby, offering a unique combat sport experience.
by Rainier on March 25, 2002 @ 7:16 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Ubisoft seems to be slapping games together like there is no tomorrow ... We now have word (and proof *g*) that they are planning to release a Real Time Strategy-pack (named RTS including Battle Realms, Settlers IV and Shogun: Total War), a EverQuest Gold Edition (including classic Everquest, The Ruins Of Kunark, The scars Of Velious and Shadows Of Luclin), a Worms Battle Pack (containing Worms 2, Worms Armageddon and Worms World Party) and last but not least Myst Trilogy (Myst, Riven and Myst III: Exile). Talk aout value for your money ... check the boxshots so you know what to look for ;)
by Rainier on March 21, 2002 @ 12:03 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Are you one of the many people eagerly awaiting the BATTLE REALMS World Editor? You are an inspired map designer? Then the next BATTLE REALMS Contest comes as a gift from heaven! In two weeks the large Mapcontest for Ed Del Castillo's popular real time strategy game will kick off. More details on the conditions of participation are given on the official
BATTLE REALMS page. Do not delay, grab
the Battle Pack 2 and start experimenting with the high performance World Editor NOW.
by Rainier on March 18, 2002 @ 7:24 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Ubi Soft, one of the world's largest video game publishers, today announced that it has shipped Mike Tyson Boxing for the Game Boy Advance, offering fans and critics alike the opportunity to climb into the ring and show Iron Mike who's boss. Featuring more than 100 different heavyweights, and a full arsenal of rib-crunching body shots, brain-rattling roundhouses, and jaw-busting uppercuts, Mike Tyson Boxing for the Game Boy Advance gives players the chance to build a boxer and take him to the top. Mike Tyson Boxing has an MSRP of $29.99.
by Thomas on March 15, 2002 @ 8:48 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Ubi Soft Entertainment has filed a claim against Cidiverte JOAG Italy Spa at civil courts in Gallarate, Varese (Italy) for the producing and selling of unauthorized copies of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Rogue Spear on PC in Italy in 2001. Cidiverte JOAG Italy Spa is a fully owned subsidiary of Take Two Inc.
by Rainier on March 13, 2002 @ 10:41 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Ubi Soft Entertainment, a world leader in interactive entertainment, and Strategic Studies Group (SSG), today announced that Warlords Battlecry II, the sequel to the popular and award-winning fantasy Real-Time Strategy game Warlords Battlecry, has shipped to U.S. retail stores with an MSRP of $39.99. The title is expected to hit shelves by this weekend.
by Rainier on March 13, 2002 @ 8:26 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Ubi Soft Entertainment today announced the development of XIII, a unique first-person shooter (FPS) game that creates a completely interactive graphic novel within a cel-shaded world. XIII is based on the comic license of the same name from Belgium comic book author, Jean Van Hamme, and the game will be powered with next-generation Unreal Engine technology. XIII will appear across the PS2, GameCube, Xbox and PC CD-ROM and is targeted for a Q1 2003 release.
by Rainier on March 11, 2002 @ 6:53 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Ubi Soft Entertainment announces a must-buy for fans of Alfred Hitchcock, with a deal to bring the PC game, Alfred Hitchcock The Final Cut to the U.S. and Canada. The adventure game, based on some of Hitchcock's best movies, will be released this month at an MSRP of $29.99. This title was already released in Europe some 4 months ago.
by Rainier on March 7, 2002 @ 12:00 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Finally, the eagerly awaited mission addon for Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon achieved the gold status. Thus nothing more in the way for its scheduled release March 28th. There are 2 reason to rejoice because at the same time as Desert Siege, the Ghost Recon Collector's pack will be available! Only three more weeks to go before you can indulge yourself into 10 fire-new missions. Click "read more" to get a detailed list of the weapon upgrades!
by Rainier on March 6, 2002 @ 6:22 p.m. PST | Filed under
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Ubi Soft Entertainment, one of the largest video game publishers in the world, today announced plans to release Rayman 3 Hoodlum Havoc in the U.S. and Europe this fall with availability on all next generation consoles and PC.