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Yves Guillemot explains that new engine introduced with last year's title will be refined for future installments
Read More »Ubisoft to abandon Xbox 360 and PS3 next year
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot says that from 2015, the firm will be moving away from the last generation of platforms. The boss told GameInformer that the rapid transition to the new generation of machines has made supporting the old machines unviable. Just look at the Chart-Track figures, and you’ll see …
Read More »Ubisoft vs The World
Corrupting journalists. Misrepresenting women. Misleading gamers… even a bizarre accusation of racism. Ubisoft has been criticised quite a bit lately. Some of the complaints have been fair, others have been absolute nonsense but regardless, the organisation behind Assassin’s Creed and Just Dance has found itself under intense scrutiny over the …
Read More »Yves Guillemot: Why Rainbow Six: Patriots had to be scrapped
Ubisoft boss explains companies can no longer risk waiting to restart game development
Read More »Ubisoft has a finished Wii U game that it won’t release until the console sells more
Ubisoft is holding back Wii U games until the console starts selling better. CEO Yves Guillemot told MCV at a roundtable event, that there is even a game that has been finished for six months and that it won’t be released until the machine’s install base is larger. It follows …
Read More »How Ubisoft is transforming Hollywood, TV and the next generation
Ubisoft’s next-gen titles may have dominated its E3 headlines, but the firm also showed off an interactive TV show, a new movie, and smartphone apps linked to its games. Michael French spoke to CEO Yves Guillemot to find out more… Xbox One and PS4 were quite aggressive at E3 this …
Read More »Check out the ultimate guide to games retail in the latest MCV
This week’s issue of MCV features a full run-down of the UK games retail landscape, including the names of all the buyers working at the biggest chains. We also speak to Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot on Hollywood movies, TV shows and and next generation consoles. There’s a whole lot more, …
Read More »Ubisoft CEO Guillemot urges industry to share digital sales figures
The head of Assassin’s Creed publisher Ubisoft is the latest games exec to call for publishers and digital retailers to release their sales data. CEO Yves Guillemot claims that greater transparency from the downloads market will benefit the overall games industry, which retail stats show to be in decline. "It …
Read More »Guillemot: Next-gen dev costs to stay stable for first two years
But budgets to rise quickly after as developers take full advantage of new hardware features
Read More »Ubisoft boosted Watch Dogs team after E3 reveal
Ubisoft drastically increased the Watch Dogs project following its blockbuster E3 reveal last year. The new IP will cross generations, launching on current and next generation platforms. And Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot says the publisher gave its Montreal-based development team everything it needed so the game would live up to …
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