Ubisoft CEO: NX will put Nintendo ‘back in the race’
Nintendo has clammed up about the Nintendo NX, but thankfully, the world has Yves Guillemot. Ubisoft held a call with its shareholders today to...
Ubisoft claims win over Vivendi’s hostile takeover in board election
Ubisoft evidently won a victory today over French media company Vivendi in its attempt to thwart a hostile takeover, as the French publisher’s board...
Ubisoft acquires Ketchapp, a mobile studio criticized for cloning puzzle game Threes
The French publisher announced today that it acquired mobile game studio Ketchapp. Ubisoft did not disclose the details of the deal, but the purchase will go through during the company’s fiscal third quarter that ends December 31.
Beyond Good & Evil 2 might be back from the dead
Michel Ancel, the creator of the Rayman franchise over at publisher Ubisoft, posted a picture today on his Instagram that looks like concept art for a Beyond Good & Evil game, as spotted on the video game forum NeoGAf. Beyond Good & Evil was a cult favorite action-adventure game released in 2003.
Ubisoft buys another 3.2% to prep for battle against Vivendi’s hostile takeover
Ubisoft has signed a deal to buy another 3.2 percent of its own stock from a French investment bank for $137.5 million as the...
Watch Dogs 2’s hackivists go to war with its hacker-proof city
The original Watch Dogs is a revenge tale and a warning about the threats that hackers pose to smart cities. Watch Dogs 2 offers...
Watch Dogs 2 hands-on: The hacktivist crusade against the smart city of San Francisco
VentureBeat’s office isn’t there, but you’ll find plenty of familiar sights in the San Francisco depicted in Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs 2. The City by...
Gamers must wait for South Park: Fractured But Whole until 2017, but The Last Guardian takes its place
Ubisoft announced that its South Park: The Fractured But Whole has been delayed from December 6 until the first quarter of 2017. But instead of the goofy game from Trey Parker and Matt Stone, you’ll be able to play the long-awaited The Last Guardian on December 6.
Ubisoft steps up its campaign to fend off Vivendi acquisition
Ubisoft wants the world to know that it’s doing just fine without Vivendi meddling in its business. The French-based publisher has launched a new page...
Ubisoft’s Rainbow Six: Siege SWAT team shooter gets its third Pro League season
This will pit the best teams in the world against one another in the SWAT-team simulator while giving up-and-coming squads a chance to get into the Pro League through weekly tournaments. A $150,000 prize pool is up for grabs this season, and teams can register with ESL, the organizer that is managing the Pro League.