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For Honor Year 4 Season 2 Delayed Due To Coronavirus

Gaming industry delays courtesy of the coronavirus continue. The latest casualty is Ubisoft's melee arena battler For Honor. The game's Year 4 Season 2 launch has been pushed back to June in order to…

April 10, 2020 | 11:18 EDT

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Rainbow Six Siege Clash Exploit Forces Ubisoft to Disable Character

Yet another Rainbow Six Siege Clash exploit has popped up, causing Ubisoft to temporarily disable the defensive character yet again as they work on a fix. The announcement of Clash being temporarily…

February 21, 2020 | 12:50 EST

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For Honor Begins Year Four With Hope

Today Ubisoft showed-off season one of Year four for For Honor, titled "Hope". Hope will launch February 6 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC and will introduce a wealth of new content into the game…

January 31, 2020 | 01:00 EST

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[Updated] Rainbow Six Siege Year 5 Season Pass Reportedly Leaked

Update: the Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege Year 5 Season Pass contents have been confirmed in a comment on the /r/Rainbow6 subreddit. The comment contained a short statement by Game Director Lery…

January 14, 2020 | 12:30 EST

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Far Cry 4

Far Cry 4 is an action adventure game from the hit Far Cry series. Play alone, or with a friend, as you survive in the Himalayas.

November 3, 2019 | 04:18 EST

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Fight the Doktor's Curse in Rainbow Six Siege's Halloween Event

In this year's Halloween event for Rainbow Six Siege, players will attempt to stave off the Doktor's Curse on a reworked version of Theme Park. The curse manifests as a variant of 5v5 PvP matches, as…

October 24, 2019 | 11:30 EDT

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For Honor Gets Spooky For Halloween

Ubisoft has announced For Honor's Halloween event this year. Titled Fangs of the Otherworld, you'll get a chance to do battle with monsters. The event, which has already begun and will be…

October 18, 2019 | 12:48 EDT

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Quick Thoughts: For Honor

Rutledge has some quality time with the For Honor Open Beta, and shares his Quick Thoughts on it. 

September 27, 2019 | 03:04 EDT

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Operation Ember Rise Revealed For Rainbow Six Siege

Ubisoft has revealed the content that will be coming in the third season of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege Year 4 DLC. The new season is titled Operation Ember Rise and it will be adding one more…

August 24, 2019 | 04:30 EDT

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Rainbow Six Quarantine Will Launch Before April 2020 According To Ubisoft

Upcoming co-op zombie shooter Rainbow Six Quarantine will launch before April. In an investor call, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot revealed the game would launch sometime before the end of this fiscal…

July 22, 2019 | 10:40 EDT

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Ubisoft E3 2019 - Rainbow Six Quarantine Officially Revealed

The next step in the Rainbow Six Siege IP, Rainbow Six Quarantine was officially announced during Ubisoft's E3 press conference. Though the name was leaked prior to E3, the CGI trailer showed a…

June 10, 2019 | 06:10 EDT

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Ubisoft E3 2019 - New For Honor Event Shadows of the Hitokiri

At their 2019 press conference, Ubisoft unveiled For Honor's Year 3 Season 2 limited-time event: Shadows of the Hitokiri. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMY31oipf5U The trailer takes place in a…

June 10, 2019 | 06:03 EDT

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Wield Lightsabers in For Honor During Star Wars Day

May the 4th, also known as Star Wars Day is upon us. It's the day we celebrate all things Star Wars, the mega-franchise that millions have come to cherish and adore since the debut of the 1977 space…

May 4, 2019 | 11:14 EDT

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Ubisoft Is Giving Cosmetics To Players Who Report Rainbow Six Siege Bugs

Ubisoft is taking bug-squashing in Rainbow Six Siege very seriously. The company is dishing out in-game rewards to players who report bugs. The program is called Bug Hunter. The aim is to allow…

April 27, 2019 | 10:00 EDT

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Rainbow Six Siege Now Has Cheaper Operators

Yesterday, Ubisoft announced that Rainbow Six Siege will receive price reductions while also updating the cost and availability of DLC operators. As you can see, the separate editions each have…

February 13, 2019 | 05:30 EST

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Get a Free Rainbow Six Siege Operator (Or 25,000 Renown) Until January 1

A free Rainbow Six Siege operator is now available in the game for a limited time. Current owners who log in will be able to score themselves a free operator, just like that—as long as they do it…

December 27, 2018 | 09:13 EST

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Rainbow Six Siege Is Reverting Its Recently Announced Aesthetic Changes

Ubisoft has announced that they are reverting the aesthetic changes outlined earlier this month for Rainbow Six Siege. This news follows the community's backlash about the changes, which were…

November 20, 2018 | 02:34 EST

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Rainbow Six Siege Gets Globally Censored To Prepare For Asian Release

Ubisoft's tactical shooter Rainbow Six Siege is undergoing some changes as part of the game's expansion into Asian territories, according to a news post on the official Rainbow Six Siege website.…

November 5, 2018 | 10:19 EST

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Marching Fire Brings For Honor Closer to Its MOBA Inspirations

For Honor is one of those games that just chugs along in the background. Every so often, you hear a little bit of news about it and maybe glimpse a new trailer. Other than that, Ubisoft's third-…

October 25, 2018 | 12:00 EDT

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For Honor's Breach Mode Brings Ubisoft's Brawler Full Circle

I think it's fair to say that For Honor didn't set its best foot forward on launch. We had high hopes when we reviewed it, but a swath of technical issues kept all but the most diehard fans away.…

June 17, 2018 | 01:00 EDT

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Ubisoft E3 2018: For Honor: Marching Fire

Roman Campos-Oriola took to the stage for the Ubisoft E3 2018 to talk about For Honor and the latest content update for the game: For Honor: Marching Fire. Starting today and until Monday, June 18,…

June 11, 2018 | 06:17 EDT

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Animus Control Panel Out Now For Assassin's Creed Origins On PC

Assassin's Creed Origins has received a free update on PC in the form of the Animus Control Panel, Ubisoft has announced. Originally revealed back in early April 2018, the Animus Control Panel is…

April 21, 2018 | 04:10 EDT

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Assassin's Creed Origins: The Curse of the Pharaohs Review - Living Dead Girl

I want to fight weird mythical enemies, but I know not every game lends itself to this. I don't think they'd make much sense in a Call of Duty game after all. If I'm in the middle of Egypt? Throw a…

April 14, 2018 | 12:00 EDT

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Almost Left For Dead: A Look At Rainbow Six Siege's Outbreak Mode

When Rainbow Six Siege was first shown off at E3 2014, it seemed like another run of the mill modern day military shooter from Ubisoft, at least from a thematic standpoint. Yet, almost half a decade…

March 7, 2018 | 09:00 EST

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Assassin's Creed Origins - Curse of the Pharaohs DLC Delayed By One Week

The Curse of the Pharaohs DLC for Assassin's Creed Origins has unfortunately been delayed by a week, as seen in a post from the Ubisoft Blog. Assassin's Creed Origins is the latest game in the…

February 27, 2018 | 09:00 EST

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Rainbow 6 Siege Getting Playlist Changes, Reload Improvements, More in Chimera Update

Rainbow 6 Siege fans may be getting a lot of new content in the Operation Chimera update, including two new Operators and a zombie mode, but nothing shows Ubisoft's dedication to the game more than…

February 19, 2018 | 10:42 EST

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Rainbow 6 Siege Operation Chimera Event and Operators Detailed

When people think of a semi-realistic tactical first-person shooter like Rainbow 6 Siege, the last thing that they will likely associate with the genre is zombies. Yet, for Siege's upcoming update,…

February 19, 2018 | 04:00 EST

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Assassin's Creed Origins: The Hidden Ones Review - Get Found

Assassin's Creed Origins came out last year and managed to take a stale formula and revitalize it. Ubisoft has been giving the game free updates, but now it's time for the first paid expansion to…

February 7, 2018 | 11:00 EST

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Ubisoft Details Rainbow Six Siege’s Upcoming ‘Outbreak’ Co-op Event

Next month, Rainbow Six Siege will be getting a special limited-time co-op event called Outbreak as part of its Operation Chimera content drop, a drop which will officially herald the beginning of…

February 5, 2018 | 01:26 EST

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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege Keeps $40 Edition After Fan Backlash

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, the premier tactical shooter on the market today, has raised the game's price according to a news post on the official website. However, fan backlash to the price hike…

January 27, 2018 | 06:37 EST

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Dedicated Servers Coming to For Honor In Age of Wolves Update

Ubisoft has unveiled the fifth major content season for its medieval brawler title For Honor. Season 5 will be called ‘Age of Wolves’, adding a plethora of new features, balance changes, and other…

January 26, 2018 | 12:37 EST

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Ubisoft Announces DLC Plans for Assassin's Creed Origins, Details Discovery Tour

While Ubisoft has been happily adding new free content to Assassin's Creed Origins, such as a hoard mode and new difficulty, paid expansions were also promised by the developer. Ubisoft has now…

January 16, 2018 | 09:01 EST

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Assassin's Creed Origins' First Expansion Coming Soon, New Free Quest Joins It

Ubisoft has been more than happy to keep Assassin's Creed Origins in the spotlight, especially after it impressed many people by revitalizing the Assassin's Creed series. It seems they have more to…

January 8, 2018 | 08:21 EST

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Time For A Checkup - The State of Rainbow Six Siege Heading Into 2018

On paper, Rainbow Six Siege sounds like an average to below average game that would fizzle out after a couple months for a whole host of reasons. After all, Siege is a full price game that has no…

December 28, 2017 | 11:00 EST

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Over 25 Million People Have Now Played Rainbow Six Siege

Rainbow 6 Siege, the tactical first-person shooter from Ubisoft that seems to be immune to the effects of aging, has just passed another milestone in its two-year lifespan by accumulating a…

December 6, 2017 | 09:26 EST

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Fight off Hordes with Assassin's Creed Origins December Updates

Assassin's Creed Origins launched back in October to quite a few positive reviews, including one from us. Ubisoft appears to be interested in keeping the game fresh for players and has detailed a…

December 3, 2017 | 11:58 EST

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Assassin's Creed Origins Review - A Man and His Pet Drone

I haven't been excited by an Assassin's Creed game in a while. The series hasn't really managed to pull out many interesting new angles that I wanted to experience. Still, I played them, because a…

November 10, 2017 | 11:00 EST

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Assassin's Creed Origins

Assassin's Creed Origins is the tenth release in the Assassin's Creed series and takes the series to Ptolmaic era Egypt. You play as Bayek, the first Assassin. After his son is killed by a…

November 10, 2017 | 11:00 EST

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Watch Dogs Free On UPlay Until November 13

If you haven't had the chance to play Watch Dogs, you can grab a copy for yourself completely for free on UPlay according to a tweet from Ubisoft's official Twitter account. Watch Dogs tells the tale…

November 7, 2017 | 12:00 EST

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Assassin's Creed Origins First Impressions - The Lone Medjay Rides Again

Ever since Assassin's Creed II came out in 2009, there has been a steady stream of major Assassin's Creed games, with one launching every year until 2015. With the general perception of the series…

October 26, 2017 | 08:00 EDT

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Assassin's Creed Origins Trophies Leaked

Thanks to the rise of the Achievement/Trophy system for every modern game, you can usually take a reasonably accurate guess at a game's Achievements or Trophies to determine the amount of time you…

October 12, 2017 | 09:20 EDT

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Post-launch content for Assassin's Creed Origins detailed

Although it’s been nearly two years since we’ve seen a flagship Assassin’s Creed game, it looks like Ubisoft doesn’t want us to forget about its newest one anytime soon. Assassin’s Creed Origins…

October 11, 2017 | 04:40 EDT

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Some Rainbow Six Siege Maps To Be Removed Permanently

Having a certain pool of maps for a set period time, a competitive season, is not uncommon. To keep the game feeling fresh, players will see certain maps come and go for different seasons of…

August 26, 2017 | 08:52 EDT

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Ubisoft Bringing Dedicated Servers and Other Updates to For Honor

"Rocky" is but one word that can summarize the reception to For Honor's online component since February. Plagued by connectivity issues, farmers, drophacking, DDOSing, controversial microtransactions…

July 29, 2017 | 09:30 EDT

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Four-Player Party Mode Coming to Watch Dogs 2

Starting on July 4th, you and up to three other friends will be able to group up to explore the open-world of Watch Dogs 2, according to a recent post on the Ubisoft Blog. The four-player party…

June 29, 2017 | 11:55 EDT

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For Honor PTR Introduces Ranked Play and Tournaments

Ubisoft plans to introduce a more formal ranked system to For Honor, and the publisher will also add 1 v 1 tournament duels to the game. The public test for these new features will begin on June 29…

June 23, 2017 | 01:15 EDT

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Ubisoft E3 2017 - Assassin's Creed Origins' Collector's Editions Exposed

Considering that Assassin's Creed Origins is a reboot of sorts for the franchise, Ubisoft is going big with a range of three editions that you'll be able to apprehend upon the game's release this…

June 12, 2017 | 07:03 EDT

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Ubisoft E3 2017 - Take a Tour Through Egypt in This Assassin's Creed Origins Trailer

During Ubisoft's E3 2017 conference, Assassin's Creed Origins' Game Director Ashraf Ismail came up on stage to give an impassioned speech about Ubisoft Montreal's journey to redefine what the storied…

June 12, 2017 | 05:32 EDT