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Super Smash Bros Brawl developer working on original Wii outing for Ubisoft
Read More »Share prices tumble in wake of financial results
The world’s leading game companies are reeling on the stock exchange in the wake of the recent spat of financial reports, with French publisher Ubisoft suffering particularly badly. Following yesterday’s Q3 report, Ubisoft’s stock price has since dropped by 23.5 per cent on the Paris exchange, most likely as a …
Read More »Far Cry 2 nears 3m sales
Along with its financial results and confirmation of a new outing for Assassin’s Creed, Ubisoft has also confirmed that its next-gen sandbox shooter Far Cry has now sold 2.9m copies worldwide. In addition, Shaun White Snowboarding has sold 2.3m copies and can claim the crown of being the second best-selling …
Read More »Assassins Creed 2 out this year
As part of yesterday’s positive financial filing from Ubisoft , it was confirmed that the much-rumoured Assassin’s Creed 2 is in development and will be out before the end of the publisher’s financial year – or more likely – in time for Christmas. Along with the new Altair title, it …
Read More »Ubisoft Q3 sales top 500m
Ubisoft has reported sales of €508 million for the third quarter of 2008-09, up 12.9 per cent – or 17 per cent at constant exchange rates – on the €450 million recorded a year previously. For the first nine months of fiscal 2008-09 sales totaled €852 million, versus €711 million …
Read More »Ubisoft acquires Southlogic
Brazilian developer 'reinforces commitment to attracting talent in South America', says Burgess-Quemard
Read More »Square to help Ubisoft conquer Japan
Square Enix has announced a new partnership with Ubisoft Japan which will see the Final Fantasy publisher distributing Ubisoft titles exclusively in the territory. This arrangement is due to begin in April. The company’s president Yoichi Wada said: The global video game market is expected to maintain sustainable growth thanks …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Call of Duty holds firm
With just a week to go before the official Christmas number one is revealed, Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty: World at War has enjoyed its fifth consecutive week at the top of the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40. The WWII epic fought off stiff competition from Mario Kart Wii, …
Read More »RETAIL SURVEY: High Street upbeat for 2009
UK games retail will overcome economic pressure in 2009 and enjoy another profitable 12 months, according to this year’s MCV Retail Survey. The survey features responses from a wide variety of UK retail store managers from the likes of GAME, Blockbuster, Gamestation, HMV, and a range of independent stores. 86 …
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