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Closed Beta for Ghost Recon Online Just Around the Corner

Pierre Bienaimé — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:45:00 EST

Closed beta testing for Ghost Recon Online (PC) begins March 5th. Those looking to enlist in Tom Clancy's near-future military warfare can sign up for the beta at the game's official website. More »

This Ghost Recon Future Soldier Gameplay Trailer is All Synchronized Sniping and Stealth Kills

Mike Fahey — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:00:00 EST

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The most important thing I've learned from watching this premiere single-player gameplay trailer for Ubisoft's Ghost Recon Future Soldier is this: Be sure to turn down your dubstep before attempting a stealth kill. More »

They Turned My City into a Video Game (And Got it Mostly Right!)

Azim Durrani — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:00:00 EST

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There's a certain joy in hearing your country being mentioned in a movie or a video game. More »

Three (Okay, Four) Ways Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Will Differ From Ghost Recon Online

Kirk Hamilton — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:00:00 EST

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The bulk of my time with Ubisoft's upcoming Ghost Recon: Future Soldier was spent with single-player, but near the end of the session, I had a chance to talk adversarial multiplayer with the game's developers. The burning question I had was: Now that Future Soldier is coming to PC, how will it be different from the free-to-play PC Multiplayer game Ghost Recon: Online that is also due out this summer? More »

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Puts You in the Brain of a Highly Trained Military Killer

Kirk Hamilton — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:00:00 EST

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There has been a longstanding tradition of military fantasy in video games—you're a part of an elite team who have been honed into lethal killing machines by years of intense training. The rules of engagement are clear—we're the good guys, they're the bad guys, and we're going to operate as a well-choreographed unit to take them down. More »

Synchronized Tactics, Punchy Ultraviolence, and Dumb Storytelling Abound in Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

Kirk Hamilton — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:00:00 EST

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A couple of weeks ago, I visited Ubisoft headquarters to sit down and play through a large chunk of single-player content from their upcoming tactical shooter Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. I'd also played the game at E3, but this demo gave me a much better sense of how the stealth tactics will play out, as well as how the objective-based command system works. More »

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Screenshot Gallery

Kirk Hamilton — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:00:00 EST

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Ghost Recon Future Soldier Slides Back to May, Beta in April

Stephen Totilo — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:15:00 EST

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Ubisoft's big revision to the Ghost Recon series, Ghost Recon Future Soldier has been delayed to May 22 in the U.S., May 24 in Europe. And, look at this, we're getting an apology. More »

Ghost Recon Game Skipping PC Because of, you Guessed it, Piracy

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:00:00 EST

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There's a shiny big Ghost Recon game, Future Soldier, coming to consoles. It won't be coming to PC, though. PC users instead get a free-to-play game called Ghost Recon Online. Why? It's Ubisoft. Take a guess. More »

The Future of Ghost Recon Will Not Be Decided by Firearms

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 05:30:00 EST

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No, it will be decided by...look, just watch this until around 1:10, OK? More »

Fresh Screens of the Free-to-Play Ghost Recon Online Deployed to Field

Mike Fahey — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 12:00:00 EDT

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Ubisoft airdrops in a new look at its upcoming free-to-play online shooter Ghost Recon Online right into the middle of Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3 territory. Incoming! More »

Retro Ghost Recon Looks More Like the Syndicate Remake of our Dreams

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 01:30:00 EDT

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The video's title and characters say "Ghost Recon". But the style on show screams "the Syndicate game people actually wanted". More »

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier's Zambia

Brian Crecente — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 10:30:00 EDT

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Despite simplifying the heads-up and on-screen information displayed in Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, Ubisoft's upcoming third-person shooter still has a lot of things to tell you on screen. More »

Intel is Everything in Ghost Recon: Future Soldier's Multiplayer

Kirk Hamilton — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:30:00 EDT

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Just in time for Gamescom, Ubisoft has dropped off a new multiplayer dev diary for Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. In the video, Tommy Jacobs, the multiplayer creative director on Future Soldier, walks us through a bunch of features in the upcoming tactical shooter. More »

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Simplifies With Polished Play

Brian Crecente — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:00:00 EDT

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The first thing I noticed while watching a team of two Ubisoft developers play through a new level of Ghost Recon; Future Soldier wasn't the Zambia setting or the rolling wave of dust and smoke created by a crashing plane, it was how clean everything looked. More »

Terrifically Tactical Frozen Synapse Gets Demo, Half-Price Weekend on Steam

Kirk Hamilton — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 18:40:00 EDT

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I'm only just now getting around to Frozen Synapse, which was released back in May and about which a bunch of people I know have had only nice things to say. So far, it's like some glorious combination of X-Com and Tron with maybe a touch of Rainbow Six and Ubisoft's fantastic 3DS game Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars. (Which is still my favorite 3DS game—Crecente agrees.) More »

Ubisoft Unveils 'Ubicollectibles' for the Discriminating Assassin's Creed and Might & Magic Fan

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 21:00:00 EDT

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Publisher Ubisoft is continuing its pursuit into higher end, limited edition merch with the arrival of Ubicollectibles, things you may want to invest in if you're a die hard Assassin's Creed or Ghost Recon fan. And you live in Europe. More »

These Aren't Wii U Games. They're "Wii U" Games.

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 07:34:00 EDT

Darksiders II. Tekken: Wii Successor.Assassin's Creed. Dirt. Ghost Recon: Online. Aliens: Colonial Marines. These are some of the hardcore games coming to Wii U—which Nintendo showed off in its E3 press event. More »

Will Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Be 'Better With Kinect'?

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 25 May 2011 15:40:00 EDT

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Ghost Recon: Future Soldier's box art seems to think so, or at least the version uploaded to (and then removed from) Xbox.com today, touting Kinect support for the oft-delayed Tom Clancy game on Xbox 360. More »

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Goes Free and Online Only This Summer

Brian Crecente — Tue, 24 May 2011 12:00:00 EDT

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This isn't Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, but it may be better, delivering tactical action and fast-paced play in an online only, free-to-play computer game. More »

Ubisoft Queues Up Assassin's Creed, Ghost Recon, and Splinter Cell Movies

Mike Fahey — Mon, 16 May 2011 12:40:00 EDT

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Launched earlier this year, Ubisoft's motion picture arm is wasting no time at all getting the game developer's biggest franchises onto the silver screen, with 3D features based on Assassin's Creed, Ghost Recon, and Splinter Cell in the works. More »

Layoffs At Tom Clancy-Founded Red Storm Entertainment

Stephen Totilo — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:00:00 EDT

Thirty-eight people were laid off today from Red Storm Entertainment, the Ubisoft-owned studio co-founded by Tom Clancy and best known for the Ghost Recon franchise. More »

Ghost Recon Predator Shows Its Screenshots, Its RC Car

Stephen Totilo — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:30:00 EDT

Confirming a leak last month from the U.S. games ratings board, Ubisoft confirmed today that there's a new Ghost Recon coming to PSP, a welcome addition to the platform's thinned line-up. It'll be out in November. More »

See Ghost Recon: Future Soldier's 'Alpha' In Action For Yourself

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:40:00 EDT

San Diego Comic-Con attendees were given a sneak peek at the 20 minute short film Ubisoft is bankrolling to promote futuristic shooter Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. Now you can watch nearly a minute's worth of "Alpha" online. More »

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Stays Cloaked Until 2011

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 18 May 2010 15:20:00 EDT

The future has been delayed, now that Ubisoft has pushed its next big Ghost Recon game into next year. Ubi's big boss Yves Guillemot had bad news/good news today for anyone hoping to play Ghost Recon: Future Soldier this year. More »

Oscar-Winning Duo Working On Ghost Recon Movie

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:30:00 EST

The creators of Logorama - an Oscar-winning short film that featured its fair share of video game companies - will be sticking with a gaming theme for their next work, creating a live-action short for Ubisoft's Ghost Recon series. More »

Ghost Recon Designer Auditions For...Survivor

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:30:00 EST

You may think that, in 2010, TV show Survivor was totally irrelevant. Without interest. And you'd be right, except for this: a submission tape from Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter designer Christian Allen. More »

Ghost Recon: Future Soldiers Coming to the Wii

Brian Crecente — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:20:00 EST

A version of Ghost Recon: Future Soldiers, confirmed earlier today by Ubisoft, will be coming to Wii, the company announced today. More »

Ubisoft Unveils New Ghost Recon Title

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:30:00 EST

Ubisoft Paris announced this morning that it's working on a new entry in the Ghost Recon series, titled Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. And yes, you've heard that name before. More »

Ubi Trademarks "Ghost Recon Future Soldier"

Owen Good — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:30:00 EST

No details other than what's on the USPTO's web site. Ubisoft filed it on Monday and the mark covers video games, so you know Ubi's not getting into the lunchbox or breakfast cereal business. More »

Splinter Cell Conviction And Red Steel 2 Slip To 2010

Mike Fahey — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:19:33 EDT

The fall gaming season grows sparser still today, as Ubisoft announces the delay of Splinter Cell Conviction and Red Steel 2, with I am Alive and Ghost Recon slipping into the next fiscal year. More »

Ubisoft Narrows Release Dates For Splinter Cell, Red Steel, Rest Of Year's Line-Up

Stephen Totilo — Wed, 27 May 2009 12:20:45 EDT

As part of the company's announcement of financial results for its just-concluded fiscal year, Ubisoft has announced release windows for its full line-up through the end of March 2010. More »

Assassin's Creed 2, New Ghost Recon, Red Steel 2 Coming From Ubisoft

Brian Crecente — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:20:00 EST

Ubisoft plans to release seven franchise titles, three new brands and four movie licensed games in their 2009/2010 fiscal year, which starts in April, the company said today. More »

Believe, There Will Be New Ghost Recon & Rainbow Six

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:30:00 EST

According to sources speaking to CVG, Ubisoft are planning to release new versions of both Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six this year. Try and regain your composure from the shock of it all to read on. More »

Ubisoft Looking To Combine Tom Clancy Franchises Into A "Megagame"

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:20:00 EDT

This is real pie-in-the-sky stuff, so remain seated while reading, but here goes: Ubisoft are looking into turning their five Tom Clancy series - Ghost Recon, Splinter Cell, Rainbow Six, Endwar and Hawx - into a "megagame". How's that going to work? Here's how. They'll do it in baby steps. For example, in the next Ghost Recon and the next Endwar, they're hoping the missions will be interwoven, a mission in Ghost Recon 3 being given context in the larger conflict by a mission in Endwar 2. More »

Xbox Live Turning Five Next Week

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:40:56 EST

Wow. Five years have passed since the launch of Xbox Live? Way to make me feel even older, Microsoft. While I'll be spending the week recounting a series of haunting regrets over the past five years, Microsoft and the Xbox team are throwing a nearly week-long celebration that could net Xbox Live gamers some free stuff just by playing some games online. There will be a Frag Doll filled Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon game session, plus a Return to Castle Wolfenstein all-nighter. The trip down Xbox Live memory lane kicks off on the 15th of November, so brush up on those Ghost Recon skills. More »

Ghost Recon Creative Director Bungie Jumps

Mike Fahey — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:40:07 EDT

Christian Allen started at Red Storm back in 2002 as an assistant designer, working his way up over the past five years to the lofty post of Creative Director. After being involved in the development of just about everything Ghost Recon during his five-year stint, Allen has jumped ship, taking a Design Lead position at Bungie. From his personal blog:

I've accepted a Design Lead position at Bungie, where I'll be working on something a bit different than Ghost Recon. August 10th was my last day as a Sr Designer/Creative Director at RSE and Ubisoft.

A bit different than Ghost Recon? That could be anything from Halo to My Little Ducky Adventure. Curse your carefully worded blog post Christian Allen! Congratulations too, but mostly curses. Oh the curses I give. More »

Ubisoft Finally Brings Casual Gaming To Nintendo DS, Wii

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 21 May 2007 20:40:32 EDT

The company that brought you Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon and Rayman is ramping up its casual games division, finally, thankfully bringing a series of casual Ubisoft developed titles to the Nintendo DS and Wii. Thank God. No casual games drought. More »

New Ubi Site Launches, Secrets Abound

Brian Crecente — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 14:00:55 EDT

A new Ubisoft site popped up today that seems to be for some yet to be named title. Mousing through the site you come across a number of audio files that seem to indicate that the game is set sometime in the future. There are also biblical references, including to Revelations 6:4 which reads: "And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat theron to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword." More »