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The Ubisoft Carnage Continues, With One In Six German Staff Asked To Voluntarily Resign

The axe falls yet again on Ubisofts Düsseldorf, Berlin and Mainz, responsible for the Anno franchise

By John Walker Published October 15, 2026

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Ubisoft Is Closing Down Yet Another Studio, Possibly Ending A 25-Year Fan-Favorite Franchise

Could this be the end for Trials?

By John Walker Published October 14, 2026

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Cut Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced Epilogue Seemingly Teases Assassin’s Creed 3 Prequel

Assassin's Creed: Freedom Cry's protagonist Adéwalé also makes an appearance in the scrapped scene, which appears to be set two years after the birth of Assassin's Creed III's antagonist Haytham Kenway

By Lewis Parker Published October 12, 2026

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European Regulators Want To Crack Down On Gaming’s Oldest Monetization Trick

As courts around the globe scrutinize predatory payment systems, Italian regulators are leading the charge against misaligned in-game currencies

By Zack Kotzer Published October 11, 2026

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Rainbow Six Siege Mobile Already Has A Shutdown Date Just 7 Months Into Its Full Release

Ubisoft's live service games continue to flop

By Ethan Gach Published October 8, 2026

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Ubisoft Unites Developers Of Splinter Cell, The Division, Ghost Recon And More Under Star Wars Outlaws Studio Massive Entertainment

The Swedish group, Massive Entertainment, now coordinates development of multiple games across international teams

By John Walker Published October 1, 2026

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Ubisoft Has Lovingly Named Its GenAI Gaming Initiative ‘Motherbrain’

The Assassin's Creed maker is trying to trademark a nod to Nintendo's Metroid series

By Ethan Gach Published September 28, 2026

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Ubisoft Was Reportedly Working On A Legend Of Zelda Spin-Off Starring Ganondorf

Nintendo liked the concept, but reportedly passed on the project after it saw the prototype

By Zack Zwiezen Published September 24, 2026

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One Of Ubisoft’s Only New Games Releasing This Fall Just Got A Two-Month Delay

Rayman Legends Retold is getting pushed to the end of 2026

By Ethan Gach Published September 14, 2026

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Steam Users Could Soon Be Free From The Tyranny Of Ubisoft’s Hated Connect Launcher [Updated]

Remember the days when you could just double-click an icon on your desktop?

By John Walker Published September 10, 2026

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Some Big Companies Are Seemingly Opting Out Of Xbox’s Disc-To-Digital Service [Update]

Fans report Sega, Ubisoft, Square Enix, and Bandai Namco games are ‘not participating’ in the newly introduced service

By Kenneth Shepard Published September 8, 2026

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Fans Think Ubisoft Just Accidentally Revealed The Date Of The Next Nintendo Direct

If true, I guess we already know one game we'll be seeing

By Rebekah Valentine Published August 31, 2026

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Ubisoft Charges Steam Players $10 For ’90s Classic Heroes Of Might And Magic 3 And Forgets To Actually Give Them The Game

How does that happen?

By Ethan Gach Published August 26, 2026

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New Rainbow Six Siege Tactical Spin-Off Looks A Lot Like XCOM

Rainbow Six Tactics will launch in 2027 for consoles and PC

By Zack Zwiezen Published August 25, 2026

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Ubisoft’s Division Spin-Off Gets Dragged On Steam For Microtransactions And Terrible UI

The latest entry in the Division franchise is already sitting at 'Mixed' user reviews on Steam

By Lewis Parker Published August 10, 2026

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Ubisoft Reminds Us That All Next-Gen Upgrades Should Be Free

Ghost Recon Wildlands now runs at 4K/60FPS on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S

By Zack Zwiezen Published August 6, 2026

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In A ‘Who Could Have Possibly Seen This Coming’ Event, Ubisoft Will Shut Down Its NFT Game

Champions Tactics had previously removed its Web3 functionality and will be sunset in October

By Ash Parrish Published July 31, 2026

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Ubisoft CEO Says PlayStation Ditching Discs Has ‘Pluses And Minuses’ But Won’t ‘Disturb’ The Game Industry That Much

The Assassin's Creed maker was asked about physical games on its latest earnings call

By Ethan Gach Published July 23, 2026

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Ex-Assassin’s Creed Hexe Director Explains Why Trying To Get Things Done With 1,000-Person Teams Felt Like ‘Pissing Upstream’

Clint Hocking, the first Assassin's Creed Hexe director to exit the project this year, recounted the 'disconnected' process of developing Ubisoft's Watch Dogs: Legion

By Lewis Parker Published July 22, 2026

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Video Game Developers Are No Longer Quietly Getting Laid Off Without A Fight

Public demonstrations have kicked off in Barcelona, Edinburgh, Maryland and beyond bringing global attention to the video game industry labor crisis

By Ash Parrish Published July 16, 2026