Categories Posted inin Business All post-launch Rainbow Six: Siege maps will be free to download Posted byby GamesBeat September 17, 2015 1 min Gamers are getting used to the idea of paying for downloadable content — just look at the obligatory map packs for the annual Call of Duty... Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Far Cry 2 director Clint Hocking left Amazon to rejoin Ubisoft Posted byby Jeff Grubb August 27, 2015 2 min Clint Hocking’s last game was 2008’s Far Cry 2. That was seven years ago, and he’s ready to make something new … back at... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Multiplayer’s latest trend: Avoiding other players Posted byby GamesBeat August 20, 2015 5 min Many multiplayer games have you doing more than fighting other players, but whether this good for new players is up for debate. Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business Jade Raymond’s journey to EA, Star Wars games, and a new Montreal studio Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 17, 2015 21 min Jade Raymond has been making games since she was 14, and she’s just getting started. While other veteran game developers are settling into their... Continue Reading 21 min
Categories Posted inin Business Big developers betting on third-party engines for triple-A games Posted byby GamesBeat August 3, 2015 2 min A new white paper by Unity Technologies, the creators of the Unity game engine, shows just how widespread the use of third-party engines for... Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Former Ubisoft narrative director joins studio Certain Affinity as it goes triple-A Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 22, 2015 1 min Corey May brings his experience working on games like Assassin's Creed to a studio that wants to start building its own projects. Continue Reading 1 min
Categories Posted inin Business Development superstar Jade Raymond joins Electronic Arts to work on Star Wars Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 13, 2015 2 min One of the most recognizable names from Ubisoft is now an EA employee. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Ubisoft explains why digital game prices stay so high for so long on consoles Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 9, 2015 2 min Ubisoft is concerned about selling out physical versions of its console games before heavily discounting the digital game. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business PlayStation 4 makes way more money for Ubisoft than Xbox One Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 9, 2015 2 min Ubisoft did 27 percent of its sales on PS4 last quarter and only 11 percent on Xbox One. Continue Reading 2 min
Categories Posted inin Business Ubisoft’s lighter release schedule still beat earnings expectations for its fiscal Q1 Posted byby Jeff Grubb July 9, 2015 1 min Ubisoft expects to stay on track to make a operating income of around $220 million this fiscal year. Continue Reading 1 min