Digital distribution outlet GamersGate is going all out on Ubisoft titles this week, offering deals anywhere from 25% to 50% off on titles like Assassins Creed, Beyond Good & Evil, Far Cry 2, Prince of Persia, Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X., World in Conflict and about a dozen others.

Released in 2007, Driver: Parallel Lines (Wii/PC) and Driver '76 (PSP) was the last time we heard of the franchise after Ubisoft bought the license and its developer Reflections Interactive from Infogrames/Atari the year before. The Driver offers an open, fast-paced driving action-movie experience, and while the previous title in the series, Driv3r, sold well, the past few games didn't score all too well in the media. Ubisoft seems to want to give it another try as it has recently registered Driver: The Recruit, indicating a new title might be in development at the UK studio.

Good Old Games announced an agreement with Ubisoft that will bring titles such as Beyond Good and Evil, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six, Far Cry, Heroes of Might and Magic and Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell to GOG.com, DRM-free of course, available for just $9.99 each, and guaranteed to work on Vista and XP.

Each day this week a select Ubisoft title will be available for a special price on Steam, beginning today with Assassin's Creed being offered at 50% off its regular price.

Ubisoft has made a strategic decision to use Quazal technology to provide online functionality within several of their upcoming games, as well as signed a long-term services and consulting agreement with Quazal to provide assistance from dedicated engineers with integration and feature development.

Last week UbiSoft's VP of publishing Jay Cohen resigned indicating that he would be working with a more traditional entertainment company in Los Angeles. Multiple sources have confirmed to Variety that Cohen has now teamed up with the game studio formed by MTV Games and Jerry Bruckheimer Films. Since the announcement of the joint venture back in late 2007, no details have been released what the studio is working on, apart from the fact that Bruckheimer would NOT make any titles based on his movies or TV series, but rather based on original IPs.

Six Flags Fun Park brings the thrills and chills of a Six Flags theme park to the family living room, featuring uniquely themed areas and 40 mini-games representative of a visit to Six Flags park. Ubisoft has picked up Brash Entertainment's Six Flags Fun Park, but only for the Wii, not the PS2/PSP editions.

Wheelman will take you on a thrill ride that unfolds throughout the streets of Barcelona, delivering powerful cinematic moments throughout the game's compelling storyline with car chases inspired by Hollywood's most famous action-sequences. Last week's Chapter 11 filing by Midway indicated that its action/driving Wheelman, starring Vin Diesel, might have been sold to Ubisoft, which turned out to be partially true as both companies have entered into a strategic relationship.

Wheelman will take you on a thrill ride that unfolds throughout the streets of Barcelona, delivering powerful cinematic moments throughout the game's compelling storyline with car chases inspired by Hollywood's most famous action-sequences. Earlier today Midway filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and in order to make some quick cash, rumor has it that Midway has sold its upcoming Vin Diesel starring action/driving Wheelman to Ubisoft.

Ubisoft seems to be weathering the down economy pretty well, with solid financial results, no layoffs, but studio acquisitions instead. Its Red Storm studio, known for the Rainbow Six franchise, is also on the move, literally, as on May 1, 2009 it will be moving into a new 35,000 square feet office in Cary, North Carolina for the next 10 years.

Ubisoft announced it will be expanding its studio operations to Vancouver, BC, Canada through the acquisition of video game developer Action Pants Inc. The studio currently employs more than 110 video game developers, and is working on a new Wii exclusive sports title, as well as unannounced PS3/X360 titles.

Ubisoft's Q3 2008-09 financial results are better than expected, up 13% compared to last year, mainly due to Far Cry 2 (2.9 million units) and Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party (1.5 mill.) and its casual lineup, which offset the slower take-off for Prince of Persia (2.2 mill. units). While previously listed as Q1 2009, I Am Alive has been bumped into Ubisoft's 2009-2010 lineup, which means at the earliest April 2009, joined by Assassin's Creed 2, Splinter Cell Conviction and a new Ghost Recon title.

Ubisoft's latest release schedule is a treasure trove of information as it reveals target dates for various titles, but also blows the lid on the often rumored, but never confirmed, PC editions for Tom Clancy's EndWar, as well as its survival game I Am Alive.

Ubisoft has acquired Brazilian independent developer Southlogic Studios, which will be merged into Ubisoft Sao Paulo.

Square Enix announced that it has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Ubisoft Japan under which Square Enix is entitled to distribute Ubisoft games exclusively in Japan starting April 2009.

Ubisoft announced that it has acquired from Activision Blizzard the assets and all of the personnel of esteemed Malmö, Sweden-based studio Massive Entertainment, as well as the real-time strategy brand, World In Conflict.

Last year Ubisoft announced it was developing a third-person action game based on the Heroes TV series, focusing on the entire cast, and not re-tell or bridge the gap between the two seasons, but instead offer its own insight. The game hasn't really been heard of since and today Ubisoft revealed that it is no longer making a Heroes game, thus the project has been canceled and the rights have been reverted back to series owner NBC.

Ubisoft released its sales for the fiscal half-year which ended Sept. 30, 2008, revealing sales are up 37% compared to last year, mainly driven by Brothers in Arms Hell's Highway, SoulCalibur IV (Europe) and its casual games lineup. Ubisoft expects further sales increase with its holiday lineup including Far Cry 2, Snowboarding, Prince of Persia, EndWar, Rayman and several more. Unfortunately, there is also some bad news, as Related Designs' strategy game, Anno 1404, and an unannounced title, were pushed until next fiscal year (anywhere from Apr. 1, 2009 to Mar. 31, 2010).

Former Ubisoft and Gameloft developers who worked on titles such as Far Cry 2, Prince of Persia, Ghost Recon, Brothers in Arms decided to take matters into their own hands and form a new studio, trapdoor. Located in downtown Montreal, the studio is currently working on a multiplatform (X360/PS3/PC) original IP, but no further details are available at this point.

In a recent interview EndWar lead AI programmer Vinh-Dieu Lam revealed that Ubisoft is thinking about merging all of its Tom Clancy titles (now that it has acquired the full license) into one overarching super game, where missions generated in a Ghost Recon game affect the world map in EndWar for instance, or a mission in EndWar will need you to attack Paris but before you can it may generate a Splinter Cell or Ghost Recon mission. While there is no time frame for the project, or whether it will even come this console generation, Lam indicated it's the direction Ubisoft wants to go in.

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Check out the following new screens and trailers from Ubisoft's Tokyo Game Show 2008 lineup:

• 'Far Cry 2' (PS3/X360/PC) - 19 New Screens
• 'Prince of Persia Prodigy' (ALL) - New Screens & Trailer
• 'Tom Clancy's EndWar' (ALL) - 20 New Screens
• 'Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.' (ALL) - 9 New Screens

Check out the following new screens and trailers from Ubisoft's Games Convention 2008 lineup:

• 'Far Cry 2' (PS3/X360/PC) - 18 New Screens
• 'Naruto: The Broken Bond' (X360) - New Screens
• 'Prince of Persia: The Fallen King' (NDS) - New Screens
• 'Prince of Persia Prodigy' (ALL) - New Screens & Trailer
• 'Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party' (NDS/Wii) - New Screens
• 'Shaun White Snowboarding' (PS3/X360/PC) - 17 New Screens
• 'Shaun White Snowboarding Road Trip' (Wii) - New Screens & Trailer
• 'Tom Clancy's EndWar' (ALL) - 7 New Screens & Trailer
• 'Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.' (ALL) - New Screens

Check out the following new screens and trailers from Ubisoft's Games Convention 2008 lineup:

• 'Babysitting Party' (Wii) - 4 New Screens
• 'Combat of Giants: Dinosaurs' (NDS) - 16 New Screens & Trailer
• 'Imagine Babysitters' (NDS) - 5 New Screens
• 'Imagine Fashion Designer New York' (NDS) - 5 New Screens
• 'Imagine Fashion Party' (Wii) Announced - Facts & Features
• 'Imagine Movie Star' (NDS) Announced - Facts & Features
• 'Imagine Teacher' (NDS) - 5 New Screens
• 'Imagine Wedding Designer' (NDS) Announced - Facts & Features
• 'My Stop Smoking Coach with Allen Carr' (NDS) - 6 New Screens
• 'Petz Monkeyz House' (Wii) - 8 New Screens
• 'Petz Rescue Endangered Paradise' (NDS) - 3 New Screens
• 'Petz Rescue Ocean Patrol' (NDS) - 3 New Screens
• 'Petz Rescue Wildlife Vet' (NDS/Wii) - 2 New Screens
• 'Petz Sports: Dog Playground' (Wii) Announced - Screens & Trailer

Ubisoft announced the opening of a new business office, not a development studio, in Warsaw, to help increase Ubisoft's market share in Poland and Eastern Europe.