Everything Ubisoft Announced Today During Its Not-E3 Event

Today, Ubisoft hosted its not-E3 event, “Ubisoft Forward.” Though the event was ostensibly about games, it was impossible to ignore the recent upheaval surrounding the French publisher. Last night, three high-profile figures—Serge Hascoët, Ubisoft’s chief creative officer; Cécile Cornet, the global head of human resources; and Yannis Mallat, the head of Ubisoft Canada—departed the company…

Everything We Learned About Assassin’s Creed Valhalla After Playing It

Last Tuesday, I played a preview build of this fall’s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla for three hours by streaming it directly from one of Ubisoft’s computers. That’s how Ubisoft is doing E3-style previews this summer. It’s useful. Three hours is a lot of time to spend with a game that’s not even out yet, but it’s…

Today, Ubisoft announced Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla will be releasing on PS4, Xbox One, PC and Stadia on November 17. The company also confirmed that previously delayed Watch Dogs: Legion will release on the same platforms on October 29. Both will be released on next-gen consoles in the future.

Ubisoft is ready to show off the new Assassin’s Creed, Watch Dogs, and other new games. You can watch the Ubisoft Forward stream on YouTube or Twitch We’ve embedded the YouTube stream below. The preshow starts at 2:30 PM ET and the full showcase begins at 3 PM ET.

‘Shop Contest: Digital Giancarlo Esposito

Oops! Far Cry 6 has leaked a little bit ahead of the official reveal, which is happening later today. Now we know that Giancarlo Esposito is the bad guy. So let’s have some fun with this digital Esposito! Your challenge this week: Add digital Giancarlo Espositio to video games. Let’s try to stick to games…

How’s It Going?: Packing Edition

Annnnddd….we…are…live!! Kotaku’s daily open thread is ready. Come on in and chat about how things are going, how you are doing, or anything else. At the end of this month, my GF and I are moving. I’ve mentioned this a few times before in previous posts, but now that we are about two weeks away,…

Ubisoft Says It Won’t Address Misconduct Issues During Today’s Digital Showcase

Ubisoft’s big gaming showcase event today will be full of hype for upcoming Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry releases, but it won’t mention the stream of allegations, resignations and overall upheaval happening as a result of weeks of reports about sexual misconduct across many parts of the publisher. A tweet posted on the company’s official…

Sunday Comics: I Have To Be There!

Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon. Corpse Run by Alex Di Stasi. Published July 9. Read more of Corpse Run Awkward Zombie by Katie Tiedrich. Published July 6. Read more of Awkward Zombie Clueless Hero by…

Top Ubisoft Executives Out Amid Allegations Of Company-Wide Misconduct

Serge Hascoët has resigned as Ubisoft’s chief creative officer after weeks of damning accounts of sexual misconduct throughout the company’s various studios, according to a Saturday evening press release. Yannis Mallat, the powerful head of Ubisoft’s Canadian studios, is also out effective immediately, as is the company’s global head of human resources Cécile Cornet. Hascoët…

‘Shop Contest: Pascal, Winners!

Pascal, Animal Crossing’s cute and chill otter, has returned in the most recent summer update for New Horizons. So in honor of his arrival, I asked you all to create some fun images featuring this adorable critter. Our winning image this week comes from sciteach, who improves a classic film with one simple change. I…

Fly High, Space Biker

This week on Snapshots: More Last of Us Part 2 photos, a creepy swamp, a big skull, an impressive deer, and a biker in the stars. “Where we’re going, we don’t need roads. But we might need a parachute.” Kotaku Snapshots is a weekly look at some of the best, funniest and coolest screenshots players…

Everything Announced During Devolver Direct 2020

In lieu of E3, the folks at Devolver Digital shared their latest nightmare look at the world of video games through a special “direct” presentation today. Here’s everything they showed off. We got an extended look at Shadow Warrior 3. As expected, it’s very bloody. It will be available in 2021. Massively multiplayer online party…

Revealed during Devolver Digital Direct, the cute-looking Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout is coming out on PS4 and Steam on August 4th The game has been in a beta stage for some time and is looking great.

Someone Created A Roller Coaster That Syncs Perfectly With Bohemian Rhapsody

Move over Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster, there’s a new music-themed roller coaster and it’s much cooler. Digitally created in Roller Coaster Tycoon 2, this large coaster takes over six minutes to ride and is synced perfectly to the popular Queen song “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Creating a roller coaster ride that moves around in sync to a…

Blacephalon Can Rip Its Head Off And Blow It Up Like A Bomb

Every Pokemon is interesting and worth talking about. I don’t play a ton of Pokemon, but I do enjoy the universe and I love learning more about the creatures in it. So, Here’s Another Pokemon! It’s Blacephalon! Blacephalon Details Type: Fire/Ghost Average Height: 5′ 11″ Average Weight: 28.7 lbs First Added In Generation VII Imagine…

How’s It Going?: Burger Edition

Welcome back! We missed you. The daily open thread is ready and open. Burgers! I love a good burger. Over the years, I’ve gotten better and better at making my own tasty burgers. This is both a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, being able to make tasty smash burgers or juicy grilled…

Today, EA officially revealed UFC 4, their next MMA game, announcing it will launch on Aug. 14 on PS4 and Xbox One. According to the box art for the Xbox One version, the game will be playable on Series X via Smart Delivery. Polygon has more details about the new game and its simplified control…

We Need More Mothman Statues

This week learn about the history of PopCap, take a bad photo of Superman, check out the new Sims reality show, and wish the world had more Mothman statues. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week This is exactly how I would decorate a big house if I was like 17 and had more money…

Let’s Rank The Tony Hawk Games, From Worst To Best

So here I am, doing everything I can, ranking Tony Hawk games and hoping I don’t anger fans. The Tony Hawk franchise started all the way back in 1999 and since that first game, the franchise has been chugging along, releasing over 15 games across nearly every platform out there including the PS1, N-Gage, PSP,…