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Everything You Need To Know About The ‘Watch Dogs: Legion’ Multiplayer Mode Coming In March
The London cyber-crime spree adventure, Watch Dogs: Legion, is finally getting a multiplayer mode after a vague delay sent the mode into the ‘2021 release’ ether. Legion‘s online mode is coming as a free update to the game on March 9. Ubisoft hints that there will be “other surprises down the road,” in addition to March’s co-op and PvP mode. Co-op will allow you and three friends to play in Legion‘s immersive open-world together and play story missions as well as special tailored co-op missions. Ubisoft is releasing a series of “Tactical Ops” which they claim “require” four players. It is uncl...
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‘Rainbow Six: Quarantine’ Likely To Get A Name Change
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot indicated on an earnings call with investors Monday that the delayed game Rainbow Six: Quarantine would likely undergo a name change. An investor asked Guillemot about concerns with the upcoming project’s unfortunate name. Guillemot said, “On Rainbow Six: Quarantine, we are creating a product that is actually, as it’s named today, it is something we are evaluating and we will see what comes in the future on that product.” On the same earnings call, Ubisoft CFO Frederick Duguet confirmed that the Far Cry 6 would still be releasing on September 30, 2021. Quarantine was...
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Ubisoft To Lean Away From AAA Games, Focus On Free-To-Play
Speaking to investors on an earnings call Tuesday, Ubisoft CFO Frederick Duguet said the company no longer wants AAA games to be the focus of their business model. “We said for a number of years that our normal template is to come with either three or four AAA games, so we’ll stick to that plan for fiscal 2022,” said Duguet on the call. “But we see that we are progressively, continuously moving from a model that used to be only focused on AAA releases to a model where we have a combination of strong releases from AAA and strong back catalog dynamics, but also complimenting our program of new r...
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‘Prince Of Persia’ Remake Will Get Next-Gen Enhancements
It would seem that the upcoming remake of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time will be getting special enhancements when playing it on the next-gen systems. Recently spotted by Rest Era user The Praiseworthy, Ubisoft has updated its official online store to add the news of the upcoming improvements to the game. However, what these enhanced features are in the upcoming remake of Sands of Time have yet to be unveiled. Maybe these versions will feature something like Ray-Tracing or improved lighting? What we do know is that you’ll get these features free of charge when you buy the remake of the 20...
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‘Prince of Persia: Sands of Time’ Remake Delayed to March
It’s been a while since we heard anything about the upcoming remake of Prince of Persia: Sands of Time. When the game was first unveiled at Ubisoft Forward 2020 in September, fans weren’t too keen on the game’s visuals, particularly the game’s incredibly dated character models. Well, fans may have some hope for a better game as Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake has been delayed by two months and will now launch on March 18, 2021. The delay was first posted on Ubisoft’s Czech Facebook account but was shortly deleted. However, fans over on ResetEra translated it before the official Prince o...
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‘Watch Dogs: Legion’ Delays Online Mode To Fix Bugs
Since its release, players have been reporting bugs and technical issues in Watch Dogs: Legion, particularly on the game’s PC version. Rather than ignoring them and focusing on the game’s upcoming online Multiplayer mode, Ubisoft will be delaying the release of Legion’s Multiplayer to patch out all bugs that still plague the latest installment of the Watch Dogs series. “Since the launch of Watch Dogs: Legion, some of you continue to have technical issues preventing you from enjoying the game,” read a post on Ubisoft’s website. “The dev team is committed to fixing these issues and will not stop...
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‘Rainbow Six Siege’s Next-Gen Update Has Arrived
If you have a next-gen system and a copy of Rainbow Six Siege, you’ll soon be receiving a free update for the online multiplayer title. Starting on December 1, Rainbow Six Siege will see a major update for the PS5 and Xbox Series X. The most significant improvement will be to performance, with the game now running at a native 4K, with an option to run the game up to 120FPS. When talking with IGN about the upgrades, Mazen Elbawab, software project lead on Rainbow Six Siege, said that while the game will look crisp and cleaner than PS4 and Xbox One, it won’t be receiving much in the way of graph...
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Ubisoft has delayed Far Cry 6!
Ubisoft have delayed Far Cry 6.The game - which was due for release on February 18 -has been delayed by Ubisoft after they revealed in their quarterly earnings report that due to the impact of the global health crisis, it has now been moved to the next Fiscal Year, which puts the new release date sometime between April 2021 and March 2022.The news of the delay was announced on the official Far Cry Twitter account, where they wrote: "Earlier this year, we introduced you to Far Cry 6 - the most ambitious game in the series to date. We promised an immersive fantasy to lead a modern-dayguerrilla r...
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'Assassin's Creed' takes to Netflix in Ubisoft alliance
San Francisco (AFP) - Video game titan Ubisoft on Tuesday announced a deal with Netflix to create shows based on its hit "Assassin's Creed" franchise.The first project by the French-based video game group and the leading television streaming service is a series intended to be "an epic, genre-bending live action adaptation" of the game franchise, according to the companies.Word of the alliance comes ahead of the November 10 release of the latest installment of the game, "Assassin's Creed: Valhalla" that sets play in a time of Vikings.The agreement opens the door for Netflix and Ubisoft to creat...
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Ubisoft reveals new Connect service
Ubisoft is combing its Uplay and Ubisoft Club services into a new feature.Ubisoft Connect will support cross-play and cross-progression for a range of upcoming titles, with the company describing the service as an "ecosystem of players services" across all platforms.The feature will launch on October 29 alongside 'Watch Dogs Legion', with a combination of community features and a loyalty scheme.Addressing the development in an online FAQ, the team wrote: "Ubisoft Connect is the ecosystem of players services for all Ubisoft games across all platforms."It is the unification and improvement of Ub...
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