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E3 Thoughts: Ubisoft’s Press Conference

French games publisher Ubisoft had Monday’s third presser and by all indications, execs decided they needed more than games to get everybody’s attention because their show had more bloodshed and partial nudity than the day’s others presentations put together. Ubisoft … Continue reading

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E3 Video: Watch Dogs

The nearly ten minute debut of Watch Dogs, a new IP from Ubisoft that plays on information as a weapon…and then some. It’s like a mash up of The Net, Sneakers, a little Cyberpunk, and Eagle Eye blended in gently … Continue reading

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Ghost Recon Alpha

Ubisoft’s Ghost Recon Future Soldier is only a little more than a week away and to celebrate the series’ impending return, they’ve put together a small prequel movie called Ghost Recon Alpha. It crams more story in the twenty minutes … Continue reading

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Review: Assassin’s Creed – Brotherhood

Brotherhood isn’t some ‘multiplayer only’ experiment: the kind of game where it wants to rely on only one online trick to convince customers to part with their hard-earned money because it uses ‘multiplayer’ like a magic word. When Ubisoft began … Continue reading

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Capsule Reviews: R.U.S.E. and H.A.W.X. 2

I’ve got two short reviews on two Ubisoft acronyms, one taking you back to WW2 and the other taking to the skies in hardware worth millions of dollars. Both are great alternatives to fielding your own army or air force, … Continue reading

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Review: Prince of Persia – The Forgotten Sands (X360)

When the Prince of Persia’s big screen debut arrived, many were expecting the inevitable game tie-in. Well, there was a game, but it didn’t tie into the movie as much as it rode on its marketing coattails. Instead, while it … Continue reading

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London 2032 + robots = one awesome concept

Remember the Ghostbusters teaser from Zootfly? Though Zootfly didn’t get to actually develop their own Ghostbusters game because they couldn’t get the rights, the video showing off their concept work in 2006 created a huge, happy buzz on the ‘net … Continue reading

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No manual for you!

It looks like Ubisoft is ready to deliver a knock-out blow to manuals. At least for some of their games. Eurogamer notes that Ubisoft’s “green” initiative isn’t without merit: to make a ton of manuals, it takes thirteen presumably standard-sized … Continue reading

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Review: Splinter Cell – Conviction

Revenge isn’t always carried through someone’s force of will. Sometimes, it’s through his skill. Ubisoft’s Splinter Cell: Conviction spends a lot of time trying to prove this point, transforming one of its flagship characters into an aggressive, precise and predatory … Continue reading

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Ubisoft Apologizes for Downtime with Free Stuffs

Did you lose out when you were disconnected from Ubisoft’s DRM servers? Ubisoft has come up with an apology for those affected by the downtime with an offer of free stuff. According to Kotaku, it seems that PC players of … Continue reading

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