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PC DRM has again got Ubisoft into a sticky situation with PC gaming fans. The publisher had previously claimed that recent PC release From Dust would only require users to authenticate their copy of the game online the first time it was loaded. However, users have complained that the game …
Read More »Ubi scraps Driver’s always-on DRM
Negative community feedback changes PC DRM policy
Read More »Driver’s always-on DRM scrapped
Ubisoft has altered the way digital rights management works in the PC version of Driver: San Francisco after receiving negative feedback. Players will no longer be required to have a constant internet connection in order to play the game, reports Rock, Paper, Shotgun, but they will need to sign in …
Read More »New dates for Black Eyed Peas, Rabbids
Ubisoft has set release dates for a raft of Q4 titles including The Black Eyed Peas Experience which is out November 11th. It follows the release of Xbox 360 Kinect mini-game collection Rabbids Alive & Kicking which hits shelves on November 4th. The Black Eyed Peas game will hit Wii …
Read More »Abba dancing game announced
Mamma Mia – here they go again. Ubisoft has just confirmed it’s added an Abba dancing game to its roster of licensed music titles. The Wii game titled Abba: You Can Dance will be out in time for Christmas, MCV can reveal. Although it doesn’t have a firm release date …
Read More »Six Ubisoft games heading to Vita
GAMESCOM: Assassin’s Creed, Rayman Origins and Michael Jackson: The Experience are just some of the big games Ubisoft has planned for PS Vita. The publisher will also release Lumines, Asphalt and Dungeon Hunter Alliance for the device, as well as a number of new IP not yet revealed. PlayStation Vita …
Read More »Smurfs Facebook game hits 4m users
Ubisoft’s The Smurfs & Co has become the fastest-growing Facebook game in the past two weeks, picking up 4.1m monthly active users. The town-building adventure game went live on July 29th and is currently the No.1 licence-based social game in the world, according to AppData. The Smurfs & Co will …
Read More »VIDEOS: DMC, Ghost Recon Future Soldier
GAMESCOM: New gameplay trailers have been released for a pair of the console sector’s hottest new titles. DMC is Capcom’s re-imagining of its popular Devil may Cry series. Development has been shifted out of Japan and handed over to Heavenly Sword and Enslaved developer Ninja Theory. Ghost Recon Future Soldier …
Read More »Brand Map: Adventure Games
WITH Q4 only weeks away, it’s time to start considering some of the action/adventure titles hitting the High Street. Both Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception and Assassin’s Creed Revelations are on their way. It’s surprising to note that each of these two big brands will only be four years old in …
Read More »PSN gets jump on bricks and mortar with Splinters Cell
The PlayStation Store starts selling the HD remakes of Ubisoft’s Splinter Cell tomorrow – over a month before they arrive on disc at retail. Splinter Cell HD Trilogy is a current-gen remake of the first three stealth games – the original, plus Pandora Tomorrow and Chaos Theory – with 3D …
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