Far Cry 4 Could Bring RPG Elements, Co-op and Online Companion Modes
Thanks to a source close to the newest Far Cry development (who has been speaking to Examiner.com) we now know the direction the Far Cry franchise is taking: "Far Cry 4 is coming on strong. Currently code named Omega (nothing to do with Blood Dragon, funny enough). Open world with RPG…
Ubisoft Pulls Back Music Copyright Claims on YouTubers
Many of YouTube’s popular gamers have been losing their advertising revenues with it instead being directed to companies making copyright claims. Under new YouTube rules, any company claiming ownership of intellectual copyright used in a video can make a claim to receive revenue from the video. YouTube allows copyright owners…
Ubisoft Announces Assassin’s Creed IV’s DLC Release Date
Ubisoft has announced that its expansion DLC, Freedom Cry, is being made available from December 17th, 2013, reports AllGamesBeta. The expansion casts players as AC4 hero Edward Kenway's first mate Adewale. Set 15 years after he first set sail with Edward, Adewale is now an assassin himself, and stars in…
The Settlers Online’s Annual Christmas Event Features Santa Himself
From December 12th, players of The Settlers Online will be able to grab presents from Santa Claus, which can be traded in for in-game goodies. As part of the promotion, players will find their islands populated by snow, presents and other Christmas-y decorations. As well as these new cosmetic updates,…
Blackbeard joins Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag on Tuesday
From tomorrow the notorious pirate Blackbeard will be joining the multiplayer of Assassin’s creed 4: Black Flag. The DLC as previously just a rumour but it will be available on the PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PC, Ubisoft confirmed today. Blackbeard Wrath is the first DLC for the…
Ubisoft President Believes Game Delays Ensure Better End Product
It was published some weeks ago now that both Watch Dogs and The Crew, major next generation titles are to be delayed. Examiner.com have had an interview with Ubisoft's North American President Laurent Detoc who has recently commented on this need to delay the release of these titles. "There are definitely times when we have to…
Guns N’ Roses Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal Plays Rocksmith 2014 Edition
Ubisoft have this month brought in lead guitarist of Guns N' Roses, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal to try out Rocksmith 2014 Edition in their studios. The video, found below, shows Ron trying out several of the games new features, such as Session Mode, Riff Repeater, Guitarcade and an interview with the man himself. …
Rayman Legends Patch Brings Extra Levels To The Vita Version
When Rayman Legends released earlier this year, a few gamers were irked by the fact that the PS Vita version of Ubisoft's 2D platformer was missing 28 levels that were included in the console versions. Today, Ubisoft released a new patch for Rayman Legends that adds these levels to the…
Five Radiohead Tracks Now Available for Rocksmith 2014
Guitar learning tool Rocksmith 2014 now has a modest collection of downloadable content. While still nothing to match the 1000+ strong collection of Rock Band tracks, Ubisoft is putting in a lot of effort so players have a healthy selection of songs to learn. The recently released Radiohead DLC pack…
Latest Just Dance 2014 DLC Tracks Announced
Ubisoft has today announced the latest batch of DLC available for its most recent Just Dance entry, Just Dance 2014. From today, new songs are available from the digital download stores such as the PlayStation Network, the Nintendo eShop, and the Xbox Live Marketplace. This includes an alternate set of…
Assassin’s Creed Pirates Naval Combat Trailer
Assassin's Creed Pirates is a spin-off of this year's mainline Assassin's Creed game, Black Flag. Players will customize ships and sail the Caribbean as Alonzo Batilia. The trailer shows us some of the naval combat in the game, which looks reminiscent of the ship-on-ship warfare in its console brethren. Assassin's…
Xbox One Title Fighter Within to be Available at Launch
Ubisoft has indeed confirmed that it's motion-fighting based game for the Xbox One, Fighter Within will be available at launch for the title, that being today, November 22nd. Primarily using the Kinect for Xbox One, Fighter Within is attempting to be seen as a fun, local multiplayer experience, allowing two players to fighter…
Just Dance 2014 Available on Both Xbox One and PlayStation 4
It has been revealed that Just Dance 2014 will see release both on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 next-gen consoles. Release for the title on Xbox One will occur today, November 22nd and a PlayStation 4 release will come on November 29th. Just Dance 2014 is already available on all current-gen consoles. The new Next-Gen editions…
Assassin’s Creed Producer Thinks PC Gamers Don’t Care About Performance
PC Gamers are still wary about Ubisoft. After years of iffy PC ports, as well as extremely restrictive DRM, it is understandable why players are a bit skeptical. Sadly Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag producer, Sylvain Trottier, has shot the company in the foot a tad. Speaking to Edge, but reported…
Assassin’s Creed IV: Blackbeard’s Wrath DLC Details Emerge
Ever wanted to play as Blackbeard? Well an Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag DLC Pack will let you play as Mr Thatch in the multiplayer component of Ubisoft's pirate adventure. Blackbeard's Wrath, as reported by Eurogamer, will be a multiplayer centered DLC update, adding three new characters: The Jaguar, The Orchid…
Fighter Within Launch Trailer
Bob and Dave have scores to settle in this trailer for Ubisoft's Fighter Within. The Kinect-based fighter is a 1v1 versus game with kicks and punches delivered by you, featuring all sorts of characters, from ninjas to old kung-fu masters, and is available for exclusively for Xbox One. Will you…
Watch_Dogs Setting the path for Assassin’s Creed with a Possible Shared World
Ubisoft open up about next-gen and their games travelling over the console change. "I think we're going toward a gaming place where the open world will be shared with other players. More and more. Socially speaking, but also maybe multiplayer stuff. And we will have to consider the open world…
Fighter Within Xbox One Trailer Released
Today Fighter Within, has put online it's latest trailer which brings to light the full potential of the Kinect within this fighter title. The game centers around pulling off various combos via your Kinect sensor in order defeat friends and the A.I based opponents within Fighter Within's single player. Fighter Within is set for release…
Assassin’s Creed: Rising Phoenix Turns Out to be Fake
It turns out that after all this time, Assassin's Creed: Rising Phoenix is a big fat fake. Don't believe us? Then check out this picture in comparison to the one above: This is a scene from Wolfenstein made by a gentleman called Mathew Donatelli and as you can see, it is…
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Companion App Now Available
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag may have come out two weeks ago, but Ubisoft have just released a way to help you keep track of everything a modern pirate needs. Available now on the App Store and Google Play, this free app can be used on iPad's or any tablet connected…
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Review
Instead of leaping forwards in time, Assassin's Creed IV :Black Flag takes a step back by focusing on the well received ship captaining segments of last year's Assassin's Creed III and expanding on them. Black Flag deviates from series' norms and does so well. So well in fact that it…