Geld sparen: Ubisoft streicht zwei weitere Studios und Hunderte Jobs
Mit den Entlassungen will Ubisoft vor allem eines erreichen: Weiteres Geld sparen, um wieder wirtschaftlich zu werden. ( Ubisoft, Assassin’s Creed)
Amazon Luna Ends Its Support for Purchased Games and Third-Party Subscriptions
Amazon’s Luna cloud gaming service is making some changes, reports Engadget:
It’s no longer possible to buy Ubisoft+ and Jackbox Games subscriptions or standalone games through Luna. Amazon will automatically cancel any active subscriptions bought through Luna at the end of customers’ next billing cycle. If you have … ⌘ Read more
UFC-Que Choisir Takes Ubisoft To French Court Over the Crew Shutdown
Longtime Slashdot reader Elektroschock writes: When Ubisoft pulled the plug on The Crew’s servers without warning, players were left with a worthless game they’d already paid for. Now, consumer watchdog UFC-Que Choisir is fighting back, demanding gamers’ right to play regardless of publisher whims. Supported by the “Stop Killing Games” mov … ⌘ Read more
Pro-Gamer Consumer Movement ‘Stop Killing Games’ Will Launch NGOs in America and the US
The consumer movement Stop Killing Games “has come a long way in the two years since
YouTuber Ross Scott got mad about Ubisoft’s
destruction of The Crew in 2024,” writes the gaming news site PC Gamer. “The short version is, he won: 1.3 million people signed the group’s petition, mandating its considerati … ⌘ Read more
Five French Ubisoft Unions Call For Massive International Strike Over ‘Cost-Cutting’ and Ending of Remote Work
Five French unions representing Ubisoft workers “have called for a ‘massive international strike’,” reports the gaming news site Aftermath.
The move follows a “series of layoffs and cancellations” at Ubisoft, the article points out, plus what the company calls … ⌘ Read more
Ubisoft Cancels Six Games, Slashes Guidance in Restructuring
Ubisoft is canceling game projects, shutting down studios and cutting its guidance as the Assassin’s Creed maker restructures its business into five units. From a report: The French gaming firm expects earnings before interest and tax to be a loss of $1.2 billion the fiscal year 2025-2026 as a result of the restructuring, driven by a one-off writedown of … ⌘ Read more
Ubisoft Closes Game Studio Where Workers Voted to Unionize Two Weeks Ago
Ubisoft announced Wednesday it will close its studio in Halifax, Nova Scotia — two weeks after 74% of its staff voted to unionize.
This means laying off the 71 people at the studio, reports the gaming news site Aftermath:
[Communications Workers of America’s Canadian affiliate, CWA Canada] said in a statement to Aftermath the un … ⌘ Read more
60 Game Workers Form First Ubisoft Union in North America
About 60 workers in Halifax, Nova Scotia have formed Ubisoft’s first union in North America, reports the CBC (though its 17,000 employees include some unionized workforces in other parts of the world):
T.J. Gillis, a senior server developer at Ubisoft Halifax, says he became increasingly concerned about the growth of artificial intelligence in the industry and … ⌘ Read more
Breach Forces Ubisoft to Take ‘Rainbow Six Siege’ Offline
Engadget reports on “a widespread breach” of Ubisoft’s game Rainbow Six Siege “that left various players with billions of in-game credits, ultra-rare skins of weapons, and banned accounts.”
Ubisoft took the game’s servers offline early Saturday morning, and as of Sunday night its status page still shows “unplanned outage” on all servers across PC, PlayStation … ⌘ Read more
Ubisoft Shows Off New AI-Powered FPS And Hopes You’ve Forgotten About Its Failed NFTs
Ubisoft has revealed Teammates, a first-person shooter built around AI-powered squadmates that the company is calling its “first playable generative AI research project” – not long after the publisher went all-in on NFTs and the metaverse only to largely move on from both. Built in the Snowdrop Engine th … ⌘ Read more
Assassin’s Creed is finally heading to Japan. It needs to hit the mark
The long-awaited feudal Japan episode of the long-running series follows a ninja and a samurai in a period of civil war. For Ubisoft, it could be a make or break. ⌘ Read more
Developer of Assassin’s Creed Shadows speaks to the size of the new game
Nine’s Julian Price sits down with Luc Plante, Level Design Director at Ubisoft to talk all about Assassin’s Creed Shadows. ⌘ Read more
Star Wars meets Grand Theft Auto in stunning but patchy new heist
The Star Wars underworld is a great fit for Ubisoft’s open-world checklist formula, but this criminal syndicate caper has a few major flaws. ⌘ Read more
Hands on with Star Wars Outlaws’ exciting open world
Ubisoft is pushing the boundaries of what a Star Wars game can be, blending storytelling and exploration in an unprecedented way. 9News.com.au caught up with Massive Entertainment’s Julian Gerighty and Lucasfilm’s Steve Blank to talk all about Outlaws. ⌘ Read more
Ubisoft developers share fresh insights on open world Star Wars: Outlaws game
Star Wars Outlaws is the next big video game set in a galaxy far far away. 9news.com.au caught up with Ubisoft’s Matthieu Delisle and John Bjorling to learn all about it. Star Wars: Outlaws releases on console and PC on August 30. ⌘ Read more
«Прекрасная смесь Hollow Knight и Rayman Legends»: главное из превью Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
А также много геймплея экшена от Ubisoft.
Ubisoft зарегистрировала домены для Might and Magic: Fates
Возможно, это та самая ААА-игра по франшизе, для которой компания нанимает сотрудников в последние годы.
Официально: ремастер Beyond Good & Evil выйдет в начале 2024 года
В Ubisoft заявили, что утекший в конце ноября билд не соответствует финальной версии переиздания.
В сиквелах «Аватара» могут появиться элементы из игры Ubisoft
Так как экшен входит в канон.
Ubisoft о полноэкранном рекламном баннере в Assassin’s Creed Odyssey: «Это техническая ошибка»
В компании уже якобы устранили её.
«Разработка продолжается»: Ubisoft — о состоянии ремейка Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Компания также опубликовала три концепт-арта оригинальной игры.
В декабре Assassin’s Creed Mirage получит режимы «Новая игра+» и «Пермасмерть»
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Ubisoft запустит торговую площадку для продажи и покупки скинов в Rainbow Six Siege
В ближайшее время пройдёт её закрытое бета-тестирование.
Ubisoft заключила партнёрство с блокчейн-платформой Immutable для создания игрового проекта
Компания не оставляет попыток «раскрыть потенциал Web3».