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Anno 1800 Botanica DLC Out Now, Day-Night Cycle Free To All Players

Ubisoft's city-builder Anno 1800 has some new content to enjoy. There's a new paid DLC pack out, as well as a day-night cycle update that's free for all players. Botanica is the second DLC pack for …

September 11, 2019 | 10:00 EDT

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Uplay+ Games List Revealed for Upcoming Subscription Service

The Uplay+ games list has finally been revealed! Ubisoft had previously announced the launch of their very own subscription service back at E3 2019 akin to Xbox Game Pass. They didn't mention much in…

July 17, 2019 | 11:00 EDT

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Ubisoft E3 2019 - Ubisoft Announces Subscription Service UPlay+

At their E3 press conference today, Ubisoft announced a new subscription service (as was previously leaked) for their expansive games catalog called UPlay+. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=…

June 10, 2019 | 06:21 EDT

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[Rumor] Ubisoft Pass Premium Leaked on Ubisoft Store

Eagle-eyed fans of Ubisoft got a glimpse of something interesting on the Ubisoft store today, where a mysterious, out of stock item, titled Ubisoft Pass Premium, was listed on a category that doesn't…

May 26, 2019 | 10:04 EDT

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Ubisoft Partners With Genba To Take On Grey Market Key Sellers Like G2A

Genba Digital is a tech developer from the UK whose killer app is what they call a game-changing digital distribution activation system. Dubbed the Silent Key Activation, it aims to be the future of…

May 2, 2019 | 02:39 EDT

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Ubisoft Donates To Notre-Dame, Offers Assassin's Creed Unity Free On Uplay

Ubisoft is donating 500,000 Euros to help rebuild the Notre-Dame cathedral. The company is also offering its Paris-set game Assassin's Creed Unity free for a week on PC via Uplay. France's 850-year-…

April 17, 2019 | 02:10 EDT

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Assassin's Creed III Original Edition Removed From Steam And Uplay

Ubisoft appears to have removed the original version of Assassin's Creed III from both the Steam and Uplay storefronts since the release of the HD remaster of the game was released earlier this past…

March 31, 2019 | 02:10 EDT

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Anno 1800 Jumps Ship, Only Available on Uplay and Epic Store After Launch

Per an announcement via the Anno Union community portal, the upcoming Anno 1800 will only be available on Uplay and the Epic Games Store post-launch. Steam preorders will still be available through…

March 29, 2019 | 03:22 EDT

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The Neverending Expansion of Digital Distribution Clients

Four years ago, I wrote about the growing world of digital distribution. I lamented the seeming split in game distribution services and the notion that I would have who knows how many of these things…

February 25, 2019 | 01:00 EST

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Here's How to Organize All The Different PC Launchers Into Steam

On the Xbox, you have the Xbox Store, on the PlayStation you've got the PlayStation Network, but with the PC being such an open platform it's no wonder that a lot of clients have appeared. This has…

February 6, 2019 | 01:00 EST

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Assassin's Creed Symphony Announced

Today, Ubisoft announced the first worldwide tour dates of the Assassin's Creed Symphony, which will premiere at next year's E3 in Los Angeles. As a two-hour show, fans of the series will be able to…

December 3, 2018 | 05:40 EST

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GOG Says FCK DRM With New Anti-DRM Initiative

The folks over at GOG are on a righteous crusade. Their new initiative, FCK DRM, aims to educate consumers about the DRM (digital rights management) that's often baked into the media they consume, as…

August 24, 2018 | 10:05 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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Gamesplanet Dragon Ball FighterZ And January Ubisoft Sale

As we move further into 2018 and you're already beginning to run out of games you got over the holidays Gamesplanet has announced their January sale. This sale has an emphasis on Ubisoft Titles but…

January 25, 2018 | 10:00 EST

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Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag Free On UPlay Until December 18th

If you're up for a bit of swashbucklin' this holiday season, you can get Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag free on UPlay until December 18, 2017, according to a news post on the Ubiblog from earlier…

December 11, 2017 | 02:17 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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E3 2017 - Skull & Bones Hands On Impressions

E3 2017 proved to be a huge show for pirate based video gaming. Microsoft has had Rare working away on Sea of Thieves for quite a bit and finally released some gameplay during their conference. Not…

June 24, 2017 | 11:00 EDT

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Watch Dogs 2: No Compromise Review - Compromised

While Watch Dogs 2 was a great game, its first DLC (Human Condition) felt lacking and was little more than three random side quests. No Compromise seeks to give it another shot. Containing a campaign…

May 1, 2017 | 11:00 EDT

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Ubisoft Ending Windows Vista Support

Ubisoft announced that future updates to their online service Uplay will no longer be compatible with Windows Vista, although games will still be accessible. In a post on the official support forums…

April 8, 2017 | 12:40 EDT

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Watch Dogs 2: Human Conditions Review - Or Are we Dancer?

When Watch Dogs 2 came out back in November it didn't quite set the world on fire or make massive sales. It was, however, a solid open world game that did a good job making sure to not fall into the…

March 4, 2017 | 01:00 EST

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For Honor Plagued With Drophacking And DDOS Issues

Recently, it has emerged that players utilizing For Honor's multiplayer modes have been suffering occurrences of drophacking and DDOS'ing. What exactly are both of these things? Essentially,…

February 21, 2017 | 04:43 EST

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Rainbow Six Siege Starter Edition Makes Its Return

As the tactical team-based shooter Rainbow Six Siege moves into its second year of content updates, developer Ubisoft have brought back the 15 dollar Starter Edition that serves as a cheap way to get…

February 10, 2017 | 08:30 EST

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Humble Bundle - Assassin's Creed Bundle

Humble Bundle, the popular game bundle seller, has announced a new bundle focusing on from the Assassin's Creed franchise. This bundle offers gamers the opportunity to donate money to either the…

January 7, 2017 | 12:36 EST

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Tom Clancy's The Division Gets Free Weekend on PC

I think by now most people are at least somewhat aware of the problems Tom Clancy's The Division at launch. The game quickly proved to be bogged down by a remarkable amount of bugs and exploits used…

December 14, 2016 | 04:23 EST

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Watch Dogs 2 Review - Perfecting Puppers

Most people's memories of Watch Dogs aren't quite the best. Mostly remembered for being overhyped and under-delivering, the game still had some decent ideas to share. Looking for an Assassin's Creed…

December 2, 2016 | 01:00 EST

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Ubisoft's UBI30 Final Game: Assassin's Creed III

The Twitter page for the Ubisoft Club confirmed today that Assassin's Creed III will be free next month as part of their UBI30 program celebrating the 30th anniversary of the French developer.…

December 1, 2016 | 12:15 EST

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Splinter Cell Free on PC

As part of Ubisoft celebrating their 30th anniversary, Ubisoft is releasing 7 games for free over the course of 7 months. Last month we got 2003's Prince of Persia for free, and this month you can…

July 14, 2016 | 10:15 EDT

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Humble Bundle Reruns Ubisoft Bundle

Back in February Humble Bundle ran the Humble Ubisoft Bundle, which was interesting as the highest tier included a pre-order of The Division. It seems Humble Bundle is now re-running the Ubisoft…

May 24, 2016 | 07:10 EDT

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Tom Clancy's The Division is No Longer Guaranteeing Beta Access

Beta Access for Tom Clancy's The Division is no longer guaranteed as reported by Game Informer. To get an idea of what the game is like, Ubisoft showed off a fair bit of gameplay at E3 2015: https://…

January 30, 2016 | 11:59 EST

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Everything to Know About The Division PC Port

Tom Clancy's: The Division is the latest Tom Clancy game from Ubisoft coming to the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC this March. This game is going to be an open world third-person shooter with…

January 22, 2016 | 07:41 EST

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The Ever-Expanding World of Digital Distribution

In 2006, I purchased a physical copy of the Half-Life Anthology collection. It contained all of the original Half-Life games as well as Team Fortress Classic. Although the box contained a CD-ROM, I…

February 22, 2015 | 01:00 EST

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[UPDATE] Ubisoft Removes Keys from Uplay Purchased on the Grey Market

Several Ubisoft customers have been complaining that their games are no longer working through Ubisoft's official Uplay service and that their games are being removed from their Uplay library. It…

January 25, 2015 | 11:11 EST

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IMO: Lesson of 2014: Do not Pre-Order!

And so, the year of 2014 has come to pass. Happy New Year to all you lovely readers! Did any of you make any New Year's resolutions? I did. " I shall never again pre-order a game. Ever." As far as I…

January 7, 2015 | 09:00 EST

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Watch Dogs Release Breaks Records

With the release of Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs last week the sales have absolutely skyrocketed! Ubisoft announced that in the past week they sold over 4 million copies of the game. This is across Xbox One…

June 5, 2014 | 09:00 EDT