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Ubisoft’s stock took a hit today in the wake of the firm’s rocky launch of Assassin’s Creed: Unity. Yahoo reports company shares are down to $3.29 compared to Tuesday’s closing price of $3.62 – a dip of 9.12 per cent, effectively restoring shares to the levels they were at prior …
Read More »Ubisoft pulls new games from Steam worldwide
Ubisoft will not be releasing the likes of Assassin’s Creed Unity and Far Cry 4 on Steam globally. That’s according to PCGamesN, who reports that the firm pulled all of its upcoming releases from Steam worldwide last night. Earlier this week it was revealed that the publisher wouldn’t be releasing …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Michael Hampden, lead designer of Assassin’s Creed: Rogue
Assassin's Creed prepares to drop a Marvel 'Phase Two' style change-up on us with Unity, but its final current-gen installation is every bit as big as its contemporaries
Read More »Assassin’s Creed: Unity’s PC specs demand powerful machine
Ubisoft has confirmed some pretty demanding minimum requirements for PC owners looking to play Assassin’s Creed: Unity. When it comes to processors the minimum spec is either an Intel Core i5-2500K (3.3GHz), AMD FX-8350 (4.0GHz) or AMD Phenom II x4 940 (3.0GHz). The recommended CPUs are the Intel Core i7-3770 …
Read More »VIDEO: Localising blockbusters for Latin America
Ubisoft and Synthesis offer a behind-the-scenes look at creating Mexican Spanish versions of Assassin's Creed and Far Cry
Read More »The details in the folds of Assassin’s Creed: Unity
Ubisoft isn't quite willing to leave the current generation behind this year, but it's not letting it constrain Assasin's Creed: Unity either.
Read More »Ubisoft: ‘We do not constrain our games’
Publisher moves to quell concerns about Assassin's Creed resolutions following misunderstood statement earlier this week
Read More »Games industry is "dropping" 60fps standard, Assassin’s Creed: Unity dev says
Achieving 60 frames per second is no longer gaming’s holy grail, the world level design director of Assassin’s Creed: Unity has said. In fact, Nicolas Gurin has told Tech Radar that his studio actively targeted 30fps when developing Assassin’s Creed: Unity because it delivered a preferable experience to 60fps. "At …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Unity delayed
Ubisoft has pushed back the release of Assassin’s Creed Unity by a few weeks. The game was originally due October 28th, but will now hit European shelves (including the UK) on November 13th. It’ a slight delay, no doubt to ensure the game gets those last few bugs out of …
Read More »Ubisoft picks Havok Physics for next-gen line-up
Rainbow Six, Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, The Crew, The Division and more using Havok tech
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