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Sam Fisher may have snuck back onto shelves today in Splinter Cell Blacklist, but there’s one title Tom Clancy fans are still waiting for. Rainbow Six: Patriots was first announced back in November 2011, but nobody has seen much from it since. It was noticeably absent from Ubisoft’s line-ups at …
Read More »Read our 96-page MCV Gamescom special now
Our huge 96-page Gamescom edition of MCV is available to download right now. It is filled to the brim with exclusive interviews, including Ubisoft Europe boss Alain Corre, Deep Silver director Menno Van Der Bil and legendary games designer David Cage. There’s also the print version of our ‘Story of …
Read More »Alain Corre on why we should prepare for E3 surprises from Ubisoft
Ubisoft stole the show at E3 last year, with new IP and major blockbusters – and the firm is promising more surprises in Los Angeles next week. MCV caught up with EMEA?executive director Alain Corre to talk next-gen, new IP and the ‘death of the console’ What are Ubisoft’s hopes …
Read More »Ubisoft: Don’t write off Wii U yet
Despite mixed support from third parties, Ubisoft still believes Wii U can find a place in the market. Nintendo is not holding an E3 press conference but will unveil a raft of new games on the showfloor. It will only take one to ‘rescue’ the console, according to EMEA exec …
Read More »Look out FIFA: Ubisoft eyes No.2 spot with Assassin’s Creed
It’s most likely that 2012’s top three best-selling games will be Call of Duty, FIFA and Assassin’s Creed. But not in that order, says Ubisoft. EMEA managing director Alain Corre has told MCV he hopes momentum behind Assassin’s Creed III will push it to the No.2 slot this year. The …
Read More »Discover the 20 games that will save Christmas in this week’s MCV
The latest issue of MCV is now available digitally, and it features the 20 games that UK retailers believe will make their Christmas. This week’s edition also explores Ian Livingstone’s new book Blood of the Zombies and features an interview with Ubisoft’s European boss Alain Corre That’s on top of …
Read More »3D gaming awaits its day in the sun
Ubisoft thinks that the unveiling of its 3D technology will be the most memorable moment of E3 – and even influence the design of all future games. The publisher’s executive director of EMEA, Alain Corre, told MCV this week that Ubisoft is confident attendees would be left ‘dreaming’ of the …
Read More »Ubisoft makes shock move into football genre
Ubisoft has come good on its promise to make an eye-catching splash in the sports genre – with a new football title on Wii. MCV can reveal that Academy Of Champions will be targeted at a young male and family audience when it is released later this year. The game, …
Read More »More I Am Alive on the way?
Ubisoft’s executive director Alain Corre has hinted to MCV that the publisher is likely to release a string of sequels to its upcoming action title I Am Alive. The firm showed off an impressive teaser trailer of the survival title at E3, and it has garnered plenty of column inches …
Read More »Ubisoft eyeing an Activision-Blizzard style merger?
As the business media’s eyes remain firmly fixed on Activision-Blizzard and EA’s acquisition battle with Take Two, Ubisoft has been holding its own secret meetings with suitors – discussing potential deals that could propel the French publisher into the same league as its two biggest rivals. However, the company’s executive …
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