Ubisoft acquires the studio that made The Crew racing game
Ubisoft has purchased French game studio Ivory Tower, the maker of The Crew racing game. The price of the deal wasn’t disclosed. The founders...
Might and Magic: Heroes VII — avoiding this epic disappointment is your best strategy
When a good series runs into serious trouble, the results feel especially ugly. Might & Magic: Heroes VII offers the worst game yet in a venerable turn-based...
The inside story of the long-lost South Park game
Ten years ago, a small developer in Eugene, Oregon — Buzz Monkey Software — started making a South Park game for PlayStation 2 and...
All post-launch Rainbow Six: Siege maps will be free to download
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...
Far Cry 2 director Clint Hocking left Amazon to rejoin Ubisoft
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...
Multiplayer’s latest trend: Avoiding other players
Many multiplayer games have you doing more than fighting other players, but whether this good for new players is up for debate.
Jade Raymond’s journey to EA, Star Wars games, and a new Montreal studio
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...
Big developers betting on third-party engines for triple-A games
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...
Former Ubisoft narrative director joins studio Certain Affinity as it goes triple-A
Corey May brings his experience working on games like Assassin's Creed to a studio that wants to start building its own projects.
Development superstar Jade Raymond joins Electronic Arts to work on Star Wars
One of the most recognizable names from Ubisoft is now an EA employee.