US analysis firm Circana has released its gaming sales data for March, and it probably won't come as a surprise that Ubisoft's latest major release Assassin's Creed Shadows is leading the pack for…
April 23, 2025 | 10:12 EDT
Ubisoft has announced Might & Magic Fates, a new free-to-play trading card game created in conjunction with blockchain studio Immutable, and yes, that does mean the game will have Web3 elements…
April 23, 2025 | 09:39 EDT
Ubisoft has announced the release date for Star Wars Outlaws on Nintendo Switch 2, and the game's major second DLC pack, A Pirate's Fortune, has also been revealed. As revealed during a livestream, …
April 18, 2025 | 08:10 EDT
Ubisoft has released a free color blindness simulation tool to help developers understand how to make their games accessible to those with three major types of color blindness. The tool's name is…
April 15, 2025 | 08:54 EDT
Assassin's Creed Shadows often feels like two games in one. If you play as Yasuke, you'll mow down enemies like an indestructible tank. If you play as Naoe, you'll dance in the shadows, elegantly…
April 4, 2025 | 09:00 EDT
Assassin's Creed Shadows, the latest game in the long-running Assassin's Creed series of stealth action-adventure games, has launched to the franchise's highest Steam player count of all time. As…
March 24, 2025 | 10:38 EDT
We're finally here, an Assassin's Creed game set in feudal Japan. While I haven't been the biggest fan of the series since their swap to RPGs – falling off partway through Origins and Odyssey, but…
March 18, 2025 | 01:00 EDT
Feudal Japan—and the country's culture in general—has been idolized and romanticized for decades, including during the early days of Assassin's Creed. Ubisoft is finally answering the fans' longtime…
March 20, 2025 | 08:00 EDT
Assassin's Creed studio Ubisoft is reportedly considering creating a new gaming-focused business entity that will include some of its core IP, including the aforementioned Assassin's Creed series.…
March 14, 2025 | 11:30 EDT
The portrayal of a real-life religious shrine in Assassin's Creed Shadows has prompted officials at the shrine's real-world counterpart to take "action", according to a new report. Per Japanese…
February 20, 2025 | 09:11 EST
Ubisoft has revealed that it plans to implement yet more cost-cutting measures into the next financial year in order to exceed its cost reduction targets "by a significant margin". In its latest…
February 14, 2025 | 09:08 EST
Ubisoft has delayed the upcoming The Division 2 story DLC out of the game's sixth year, but it looks like the third season will remain on the cards for February. In an X post, Ubisoft says that it…
January 28, 2025 | 10:46 EST
Ubisoft has closed down yet another studio and laid off almost 200 employees, with a support outfit in the UK being shuttered and three studios undergoing "targeted restructurings", i.e. layoffs.…
January 27, 2025 | 11:20 EST
Over the weekend, a report emerged suggesting that Ubisoft had secured funding from the Saudi Public Investment Fund in order to create more Assassin's Creed Mirage DLC. Now, Ubisoft has responded to…
January 27, 2025 | 09:47 EST
When Assassin's Creed Origins came out eight years ago, it revolutionized the formula. But it was also a massive departure from its stealthier roots, with a more pointed focus on action-oriented…
January 23, 2025 | 12:00 EST
Ubisoft has announced another Assassin's Creed Shadows delay, with the upcoming open-world action RPG now set to launch around a month on from its most recent release date. Per a message on social…
January 9, 2025 | 12:43 EST
Ubisoft has revealed that it's including something it calls "Canon Mode" in upcoming action RPG Assassin's Creed Shadows, and if you've ever wondered which dialogue option your character would…
December 12, 2024 | 09:35 EST
Ubisoft has announced that it will shut down the servers for its competitive first-person shooter XDefiant next year, and two of the company's studios will close while a third will "ramp down"…
December 4, 2024 | 08:19 EST
Ubisoft has announced that it has appointed a new Star Wars Outlaws creative director, and he'll be helming what will be the game's biggest update yet. According to a blog post on the official Star…
November 5, 2024 | 10:32 EST
Ubisoft has released its financial results for the first half of the fiscal year, and if you've been following the company's fortunes recently, then it probably won't come as a shock to you to learn…
October 31, 2024 | 10:37 EDT
Ubisoft has quietly released an NFT game by the unfortunate name of Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles. Yes, you read that right, and no, you haven't blacked out and woken up in the year 2022.…
October 30, 2024 | 09:54 EDT
A new Star Wars Outlaws update is available, and it's bringing yet more fixes to the game's stealth systems across a variety of missions, plus changes to speeder travel and more. First up, stealth…
October 24, 2024 | 10:21 EDT
Assassin's Creed Shadows has found itself in yet more trouble, this time over a collector's figurine depicting protagonists Yasuke and Naoe alongside a one-legged Torii gate. As reported by IGN,…
October 16, 2024 | 09:23 EDT
Another plate has been added to the ones Ubisoft is already spinning, as the studio is now facing a lawsuit from disgruntled plaintiffs who claim that it shared their data with Facebook without their…
October 7, 2024 | 09:18 EDT
A new report has emerged which suggests Ubisoft's founders, the Guillemots, and investor Tencent are potentially considering a private buyout of the company to fend off investor challenges.…
October 4, 2024 | 11:00 EDT
Ubisoft has a lot riding on Assassin's Creed Shadows, which recently got delayed, and recent turmoil from investors and strike threats aren't helping. The future of the company isn't certain, but we…
October 2, 2024 | 07:00 EDT
It looks like Ubisoft's troubles are far from over. After admitting to an unsatisfactory financial performance for the first half of the year in a statement yesterday, the studio is now facing a…
September 26, 2024 | 09:18 EDT
Ubisoft has announced an Assassin's Creed Shadows delay, with the open-world action-RPG now set to launch early next year instead of on its originally intended November release date. In a post on X…
September 25, 2024 | 12:21 EDT
Ubisoft has released Star Wars Outlaws update 1.1.2, and it's intended to address some of the more pressing concerns players have had with the game, including frustrating insta-fail stealth sections…
September 10, 2024 | 10:05 EDT
A company that serves as a "significant minority shareholder" in Ubisoft has called for major structural and strategic change at the studio and has expressed "deep dissatisfaction" with Ubisoft's…
September 9, 2024 | 11:06 EDT
Star Wars Outlaws has a decent number of mini games to pass the time with, one of which you’ll encounter in several locations as you explore the galaxy. The series iconic card game of Sabacc is here…
September 2, 2024 | 11:51 EDT
Star Wars Outlaws is at its core an action-adventure game, but that doesn’t mean it’s all run and gun in its open world setting. The game makes heavy use of stealth elements, and really ramps up all…
September 2, 2024 | 11:51 EDT
The size of AAA games these days means bugs are almost inevitable, especially in open-world games like Star Wars Outlaws. Whether it's a graphical glitch, a stuttering line, or something more serious…
August 27, 2024 | 08:10 EDT
Our reviewer Erren Van Duine joined us for the TechRaptor Podcast to talk all about our Star Wars Outlaws review. It's the latest space opera adventure from Ubisoft and Lucasfilm Games, starring a…
August 28, 2024 | 07:00 EDT
If there’s one constant modern Star Wars can attest to, it’s the continued cultivation and success of its video games. The last several years have seen a solid portfolio of titles that expand the…
August 26, 2024 | 08:00 EDT
Ubisoft and developer Unfrozen Studio have announced Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era, and as the name suggests, it's a deliberate throwback to the strategy gaming roots of the franchise. Per…
August 23, 2024 | 08:43 EDT
Ubisoft has revealed the Star Wars Outlaws roadmap, so now you know what kind of content you can look forward to from this single-player adventure over the next year or so. The season pass includes…
August 6, 2024 | 09:35 EDT
So many Star Wars projects have a feeling of “should have been better” lately that it’s hard to get too excited for something new. Now that I have collectively played about five hours of Star Wars…
July 30, 2024 | 12:00 EDT
Mario + Rabbids creator Davide Soliani has left Ubisoft after 25 years with the studio in order to "embark on a new adventure". Speaking on X (formerly Twitter) earlier today, Soliani shared a shot…
July 24, 2024 | 08:57 EDT
Ubisoft has taken to social media to address the ongoing controversy surrounding one of Assassin's Creed Shadows' main characters, the Black samurai Yasuke. In a post on X (formerly Twitter),…
July 23, 2024 | 10:00 EDT
Update July 12th 7:56AM: The group whose flag was featured in Assassin's Creed Shadows' concept art has called for Ubisoft to remove the flag from the game's Collector's Edition artbook. In a post…
July 12, 2024 | 07:58 EDT
It's time for another gaming business roundup, and this week, we've got green initiatives in gaming, as well as another round of acquisitions, more layoffs, and some slightly sobering losses for a…
July 5, 2024 | 11:30 EDT
Ubisoft has announced a permanent Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown price drop, so if you missed out on one of 2024's best games, now's your chance to pick it up. As spotted by PCGamesN, Prince of…
June 26, 2024 | 11:29 EDT
With over a dozen Assassin's Creed games released, it's crazy to think we're just now getting to see Ubisoft's take on the Land of the Rising Sun. It's fitting, then, that Assassin's Creed Shadows, …
June 10, 2024 | 04:05 EDT
One of the least explored in visual media, yet most yearned for among many Star Wars fans, is a story focused on those with no connection to the force, jedi, or lightsabers. Star Wars Outlaws is…
June 10, 2024 | 04:00 EDT
Ubisoft has announced that yet another studio is joining the long-awaited (and apparently rather troubled) Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake. This time around (no pun intended), it's the turn…
June 3, 2024 | 11:41 EDT
We've had to wait a little longer for Ubisoft and Evil Empire's The Rogue Prince of Persia to hit Early Access than we might have liked. In a move that showed admirable humility (as well as making…
May 27, 2024 | 03:00 EDT
After people asking for years, Assassin's Creed is finally headed to Japan in Assassin's Creed Shadows. The game follows the intertwined story of Naoe, an assassin, and Yusuke, a legendary samurai.…
May 21, 2024 | 01:44 EDT