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Assassin’s Creed publisher Ubisoft says it is making strides in its attempts to win over dissatisfied PC gamers. The firm has come under fire from PC fans in the past for its DRM system and for releasing PC SKUs of games long after their console counterparts. But European bossAlain Corre …
Read More »Ubisoft hires Chief Parkour Officer
Free runner brought in as consultant on "authenticity and accuracy" for Assassin's Creed titles
Read More »Ubisoft hires freerunner Michael Zernow as Chief Parkour Officer
Ubisoft has created the world’s first Chief Parkour Officer position to assist in the publisher’s Assassin’s Creed franchise, hiring noteworthy freerunner Michael Frosti” Zernow to fill the new role. According to the publisher, Zernow will be tasked with making sure the parkour portions of titles like the upcoming Assassin’s Creed: …
Read More »Desilets: Increased workload shouldn’t stop creation of female characters
'You know what would have been really awesome? Four women'
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Unity "can’t be done on current-gen"
Ubisoft won’t be bringing its latest Assassin’s Creed entry to PS3 and Xbox 360. In an interview with GameSpot, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Ubisoft Tony Key said the publisher wouldn’t be able to launch a previous-gen edition of Unity. It’s built for next-gen; it can’t be …
Read More »Female game characters: ‘It’s not about equality, it’s about presence’
Preloaded games designer Catherine Goode discusses the importance of letting players associate with their avatars
Read More »Ubisoft clarifies male-only Assassin’s Creed Unity co-op
Publisher responds to yesterday's backlash, stresses importance of diversity to series creators
Read More »Former Creed animator questions lack of females in Unity
Jonathan Cooper reveals secrets of series animation past
Read More »Of men and women: Animators explain Ubisoft’s gender conundrum
Developers reveal implementing both male and female characters may be harder than you might think
Read More »Is abandoning female characters ‘the reality of development’?
Develop is calling on studios to discuss the alleged burden of adding women to blockbuster games
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