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pop culture
Public Transit Ads Say Something About The Wii
So I'm on my way home from an evening with Ubisoft and I happen across these new Fly Oakland tourism ads on the Bay Area Rapid Transit. More » -
industry
THQ: Who Needs a Diverse Portfolio
Last week THQ announced that they were dividing up the company into three divisions, core, online, kids and famiily and casual games. More » -
clips
TMNT: Smash Up Characters Flash By Your Screen
Has your favorite adolescent terrapin made the cut in Ubisoft's upcoming Wii-exclusive, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash Up? More » -
Pre-Order Bonus
Reserve Assassin's Creed II, Get The Palazzo Medici
Placing your money down on a copy of Assassin's Creed II at your local GameStop not only reserves you a copy of the game, but also your very own Renaissance palace to romp through. More » -
clips
Breaking Down Assassin's Creed 2
Just because a trailer is entirely CGI doesn't mean it can't tip off clues to gameplay features and story arc. More » -
splinter cell
Why Splinter Cell: Conviction Isn't On PS3 (Yet)
Splinter Cell: Conviction was one of the best games we saw at E3. No, wait, it was the best game we saw at E3. Which is good news for 360 and PC owners! Not so good news for PS3 owners. More » -
ubisoft
Ubisoft CEO Expects $60 Million Game Budgets Next Gen
If Yves Guillemot, chairman and CEO of publisher Ubisoft, is correct, the next generation of video game consoles won't just look visually on par with current CGI movies, they'll be outrageously expensive to make—more than double current budgets. More » -
call of juarez: bound in blood
New Juarez Trailer Sounds Like Porn Movie Script
I was going to introduce this clip with something about the game. But then, at 0:35 - "Don't you move, bitch." Followed by, "Yeahhhh! I'm comin'!" Please. There is no way that wasn't deliberate. More » -
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assassins creed
Assassin's Creed 2 Stabs A European Release Date In The Ear
Assassin's Creed will be out in the US on November 17. But what about Europe? Well, it'll be out in Europe on November 20. -
assassins creed
Assassin's Creed 2 Special Edition Includes Missions, Music & Toys
Like any other high-profile (or even mid-profile) game these days, Assassin's Creed 2 will be available in a collector's edition. Let's take a look at what's inside. More » -
tmnt
New TMNT Game Is 360 Timed Exclusive
Yay! More timed exclusives! Thanks, Microsoft. The latest title to piss off half the gaming world with a staggered release is one of the new Ninja Turtles games. More » -
assassins creed
Assassin's Creed PSP Looks...Familiar
When Assassin's Creed was downgraded to the DS and iPhone, it became an entirely different game. The upcoming PSP version, however, looks to be sticking a lot closer to the original than its handheld competitors. More » -
assassins creed
Assassin's Creed 2 Screenshots Take Flight
Here's some more screenshots for Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed 2. And yes, in one of them, he is flying. More » -
e3
Sam-Wow Fisher
This guy was the workhorse of E3. No matter the hour, no matter the day, there he was, selling Splinter Cell Conviction like it was only $19.99 after four easy, monthly instalments. -
clips
Behind The Scenes Look At Splinter Cell: Conviction
We love these behind the scenes clips — especially when people get nervous and totally ticked off. So humanizing. -
e3
This Is The Most Technically Impressive Thing I've Seen All Week
This being E3, there's been a lot of impressive stuff on show. But nothing as impressive as seeing somebody play Ubisoft's RUSE on Microsoft's $20,000 touch-screen "Surface". -
e3 2009
The Clips Of E3: Day Two
Shigeru Miyamoto dominates day two of E3's clips selection — appearing not once but twice to talk about the absence of Zelda from E3 and sort of talk about a new game mechanic. More » -
e3 2009
No More Heroes' Goichi Suda Has Plans For The Wii Vitality Sensor
You may not have been overly excited to see Nintendo unveil the Wii Vitality Sensor, a Wii Remote add-on that monitors one's pulse and "the body's inner world," but it filled No More Heroes: Desperate Struggle director Goichi Suda with ideas. More » -
e3 2009
Splinter Cell Conviction Preview: A Smoother Operator
Ubisoft hadn't shown Splinter Cell Conviction to the public in two years but brought it back impressively this E3. The game's creative director said it could be tricky for people to play during an E3 demo. But the game seemed to play quite well from what we witnessed.
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clips
Assassin's Creed 2 Gameplay Glides In
The Assassin's Creed 2 trailer from yesterday's press conference was short on the gameplay footage. This gameplay demo is not. More » -
e3 2009
Avatar Demo On The Way This Week
Ubisoft's special guest star at their press event turned out to be James Cameron — action flick director extraordinaire. More » -
clips
What Does The E3 No More Heroes 2 Trailer Have?
 Flying honies, dual beam action, an f-bomb and beam katakana kissing. Missing anything? -
ubisoft
Three Avatar Game Screens
James Cameron's Avatar has been a long time in the making. His goal has been a "fully immersive" flick. To bring the game version to life, Cameron said he carefully chose his partner, Ubisoft. More » -
clips
Ubisoft Ready To Get You In Shape With Its Wii Camera
Ubisoft's fitness game Your Shape comes with a camera that scans your, well, shape and allows folks to experiences hands free. More » -
e3 2009
Live Action Assassin's Creed Short Films Coming This Fall
Two years ago, Ubisoft got into the film-making biz by encouraging would-be Assassin's Creed fans to make short films exploring the game's themes and possible plot points. More » -
e3 2009
Ubisoft Unveils U Play, "A Network For Games Already On Networks"
As part of a strategy of "confluence," Ubisoft announced today at its press event that it would be launching an in-game serviced called U Play in the next year. More » -
e3
Assassin's Creed Due This November
One of the few highlights of Ubisoft's E3 press conference was an extended look at Assassin's Creed 2's cinematics. That and the game's release date. More » -
e3 2009
Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn Gets Ubisoft Treatment
Ubisoft and Paramount Digital Entertainment have announced that the upcoming motion capture 3D-film adapted from the crazy-popular Tintin series is getting its own game. More » -
e3 2009
Liveblogging Ubisoft's E3 Press Conference
It's time to hear what Ubisoft has to show us for this year's press conference. Will we see Assassin's Creed 2? Sure. But what about Beyond Good & Evil 2? Not so sure? More » -
splinter cell
What The Hell Happened To Sam Fisher's Haircut?
When Splinter Cell: Conviction was first announced a few years back, Sam Fisher was different. He had a moppish haircut. People made fun of it. Now? Now the long locks are gone. More » -
e3
And The Biggest Poster At E3 Is...
E3 is back. Back as a big show. And nothing says big like this Assassin's Creed 2 poster, which is by far the "biggest in show". -
exclusive
Red Steel 2 Box a Work (of Art) in Progress
The pre-order pages for Red Steel 2 have either no art or unofficial art. Well we've got the "work-in-progress" art, from Ubisoft itself. They also send word that a preorder bonus will be announced "soon." -
ubisoft
Sieve-Like Ubi Site Leaking Splinter Cell, Assassin's Creed Vids
Astute tipsters discovered some unprotected directories on Ubisoft's site, and we now have 20-second clips of Splinter Cell: Conviction and Assassin's Creed 2. More » -
trademarks
Ubisoft's Killing Day Still Alive?
One of the titles that appeared in Sony's first PlayStation 3 "sizzle" trailer at E3 2005 was a first-person shooter named Killing Day. Heavy on destruction, light on details, Killing Day soon disappeared. Until now. More » -
Rabbids Go Home
Raving Rabbids Leave Obama Pantsless In New Trailer
The newest trailer for Ubisoft's Rayman-free Wii exclusive Rabbids Go Home features a brief cameo by what appears to be President Barack Obama and Barack Obama's man panties. Oh, it's zany alright. More » -
ubisoft
Ubisoft Made Less Money Last Year, Had Some Huge Franchises
Profits were up, income was down and the Imagine games sold tons in the last 12 months, according to year-end financial results released by Ubisoft today. More » -
ubisoft
Avatar, New Splinter Cell, Assassin's Creed To Get DLC
Speaking to analysts earlier today, Ubisoft representatives said that several of their upcoming triple-A titles will be getting downloadable content. More » -
apple
Ubisoft CEO Predicts New Apple Gaming Hardware
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot predicted today not just a coming generation of consoles and a gaming revolution in set-top boxes, but a bigger gaming play by Apple than just the iPhone. More » -
ubisoft
Ubisoft Believes In Price Drops And Fitness Games
During Ubisoft's financial earnings call today, CEO Yves Guillemot highlighted the importance of fitness games, suggesting that coming console price drops could drive the growing genre to even greater heights. More »








































