Ubisoft is teasing a reveal for the long awaited adventure sequel, Beyond Good & Evil 2 (opens in new tab). This image (left) recently appeared on the official Ubisoft Facebook page (opens in new tab), showing off a new image of Pey’J–one of the main characters from the original game. …
Read More »Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon listings leak
Far Cry 3’s lead writer teased Joystiq about something “surprising” in the game’s near future. The bengal tiger may have been let out of the bag a bit early, though, with materials emerging from multiple sources for a new release called Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon. “I’m working on something …
Read More »Assassins Creed III gets PS3-exclusive Benedict Arnold missions
Benedict Arnold’s defection from the rebels to the loyalists is one of the sadder stories of the American Revolution. Maybe that will soften the blow for Xbox 360 and Wii U Assassin’s Creed III players, who will not receive the PlayStation 3 exclusive set of missions depicting Arnold’s plot to …
Read More »Breathe a sigh of relief: Splinter Cell Blacklist is actually a stealth game after all, as this explosion-free walkthrough reveals
Explosions. Throat-stabbings. Strobe-lights. Dubstep bass drops. Omnipresent machine gun fire. Sensory-overload inflicted vomit. That’s pretty much my resounding memory (opens in new tab) of E3 2012, and no big game shown off at this year’s mega-expo ended up with more of my stress-puke on its metaphorical hands than Splinter Cell: …
Read More »ZombiU gameplay – Quickplay
E3 is loud and bright, so it’s nearly impossible to get completely immersed in a game. Being frightened by one? Even harder. That’s why we jumped at the opportunity to try Ubisoft’s ZombiU after the show ended in an environment more conducive to enjoying survival horror games. And guess what: …
Read More »Ubisoft assembling Avengers game
Right now”The Avengers” is dominating cinema screens twelve ways from Sunday, so naturally, the powers that be would like Nick Fury’s super squad to dominate your TV screen, too. To that end, Ubisoft has announced the development of Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth, a title specifically geared to the strengths …
Read More »Ubisoft: Rayman Origins turned a profit, could be long-term seller
Rayman Origins “can be too tough for some,” we said at the time of release, “but we’re betting even the more casual players will soon find themselves hopelessly addicted.” That turned out to be a sound bet. With the game’s sales never making headlines, many feared that the title could …
Read More »Raymans Ancel admits: I dont really enjoy playing Mario games
Rayman creator Michel Ancel is flattered by labels like “The French Miyamoto,” but says that as far as he’s concerned, the Mario games haven’t been an influence on his signature series at all. In fact, the designer says he’s not a fan of Nintendo’s mascot: “I understand that people love …
Read More »Ubisoft makes Driver: San Francisco online content free for all
Ubisoft is abandoning its online pass for Driver: San Francisco following reports that some US players are receiving incorrect UPlay Passport codes with their original copies. Although the issue has yet to pop up outside of North America, the studio today announced it will be making the entirety of Driver: …
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