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The publisher has made some changes to its UK PR and marketing team. Alex Friend joins from Warner Bros as senior brand manager, where he will be handling the Assassin’s Creed series. Friend has worked in the games industry since 2004 when he joined Sega Europe as community manager. He …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed writer quits Ubisoft
Corey May picked up by Certain Affinity as narrative director
Read More »Jade Raymond joins new EA studio Motive
Former Assassin’s Creed producer Jade Raymond has joined EA to open a new studio. It’s called Motive and is based in Montreal. The studio will work in close quarters” with BioWare and is described as a creative-driven team, incubating entirely new IP and taking on some amazing projects”. Its first …
Read More »Ubisoft: ‘We’re taking more risks than our rivals’
On paper, 2014 looks like one of the most successful years in Ubisoft’s history. It smashed its targets by generating over 1bn in software revenue – thanks to its biggest new IP launch (Watch Dogs), and major sellers such as Far Cry 4, The Crew and Assassin’s Creed. Unfortunately, that …
Read More »Ubisoft financial results beat Q1 expectations
Revenues fall €263.4m from last year without Watch Dogs release
Read More »Ubisoft financial results beat Q1 2015 expectations
Ubisof has reported first quarter financial results for its fiscal 2015, showing a significant but anticipated dip in revenue when stacked up against the period Watch Dogs launched in last year. The publisher reported quarterly revenue of €96.6m for the initial stretch of its current fiscal year, down 73.2 per …
Read More »Read about the future of Minecraft in this week’s issue of MCV
There’s no disputing that Minecraft is the biggest game in the world – but what does the future hold for Mojang’s blockbuster title? At last week’s Minecon, MCV sat down exclusively with Mojang COO Vu Bui to talk the Swedish firm’s plans for Minecraft, its intentions outside of gaming and …
Read More »ZombiU heading to PS4 and Xbox One as Zombi – report
Wii U launch title ZombiU looks to be in the works for a PlayStation 4 and Xbox One release, according to multiple ratings board listings. Polygonreports Taiwan’s Game Software Rating Regulations board recently rated Zombi, sans U, for PS4 and Xbox One. Zombi was rated by Australia’s Classification Board for …
Read More »New Rayman Adventures title coming to mobile this Autumn
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: a new mobile game promising ‘an HD console-quality experience on mobile’. Nevertheless, that’s what the next entry in Ubisoft’s series of Rayman spin-offs for smartphones and tablets is offering. Rayman Adventures does have some punch to back up its claim, however, as …
Read More »Ubisoft changed its policies after Watchdogs downgrade drama
The hostile reaction toward the graphical downgrade experienced by Watchdogs between its unveiling and release led to a change of policy at Ubisoft. The game was upon its release last year widely criticised for failing to live up to the visual promises made in some of its pre-release material. Now …
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