Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey and Rainbow Six: Siege help Ubisoft beat its Q1 targets
Even without a major release, Ubisoft was able to have a good Q1 thanks to its strong back catalog. The publisher released its financial...
Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey gets a Story Creator Mode
Ubisoft revealed that Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey is getting a Story Creator Mode right before its Electronic Entertainment Expo event today in Los Angeles. Odyssey...
Rainbow Six: Siege continues to drive Ubisoft’s growth
French publisher Ubisoft had another strong quarter thanks to games like Rainbow Six: Siege, Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey, and Far Cry 5. This powered the...
Google’s Project Stream cloud gaming will use AMD Radeon Graphics
Lisa Su, CEO of Advanced Micro Devices, announced that Google’s Project Stream cloud gaming project is using AMD’s Radeon graphics. Su announced AMD’s Radeon...
PC gaming editor Jeff Grubb’s top 14 games of 2018
We’re at the end of the year, and that means I have to figure out my favorite games of the year for our annual...
The DeanBeat: My favorite games of 2018
Games got bigger than ever in 2018, with revenues expected to grow 10.7 percent to become a $134.9 billion market, according to research firm Newzoo. People...
PlayStation rides roughshod over other gaming brands for October TV ad spend
PlayStation has been spending big on marketing, and yet for October, it upped its TV advertising budget for October, spending an estimated $28 million....
Ubisoft thrives 6 months after escaping Vivendi’s hostile takeover
Just six months ago, Vivendi ended its attempt at a hostile takeover of Ubisoft, the big French video game publisher. And today, Ubisoft exceeded its...
Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey’s debut out-performed Origins
Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey is making money faster than its predecessor, Origins, market researcher The NPD Group said today. Ubisoft‘s Greek open-world game launched on...
Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey embraces hookups, not romance
Romance options in video games are often stiff and boring. Studios like BioWare give players relationships to build and, eventually, consummate. But those experiences...