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Physical Copies Of Star Wars Outlaws Require An Internet Connection To Install
10.4.2024
Ubisoft and Massive’s upcoming open-world Star Wars Outlaws will require players to be connected to the internet to install the game, even if they bought a physical copy of it. While that might not be a problem for most people in 2024, it raises concerns about how playable the game will be in 10...
A Ubisoft Game Is At The Center Of A Fight To Stop Online Game Shutdowns
3.4.2024
In an increasingly digital age, owning media outright has become less and less possible. Whether it’s movies, music, books, or video games, the pivot to digital has made it harder for consumers to own permanent, physical copies of their favorite pieces of media. In video games, myriad titles that...
Everyone Will Finally Get To Play Skull And Bones 6 Years After It Was Revealed
26.1.2024
Ubisoft’s oft-delayed online pirate game, Skull and Bones, will finally—thanks to a newly announced open beta—be something that anyone—yes, even you, random reader—can actually play. The open beta starts next month and arrives shortly before the game launches, over six years after its reveal. Read...
Assassin’s Creed Publisher Continues To Downsize, Lays Off More Staff
7.11.2023
In a year full of video game layoffs, Assassin’s Creed maker Ubisoft Montreal is the latest to get hit by ongoing cuts. Kotaku has learned that the publisher announced 75 new layoffs across its Canadian offices today as part of a “reorganization” of its general and administrative teams, Ubisoft...
Five Former Ubisoft Execs Arrested By Police For Questioning About Sexual Misconduct Allegations
4.10.2023
Three years after allegations of sexual misconduct inside Assassin’s Creed publisher Ubisoft first surfaced, French authorities are moving ahead with a criminal investigation. Five former executives were detained for questioning on October 3, including former VP Tommy Francois, and CEO Yves...
Skull And Bones Loses Another Creative Director, Faces Union Campaign
6.9.2023
Ubisoft’s open seas pirate fantasy from hell has lost its third creative director. Kotaku has learned that Elisabeth Pellen, who began working with the Skull and Bones team back in 2018, left Ubisoft Singapore to return to the French publisher’s Paris headquarters earlier this summer. The game’s...
Skull And Bones Loses Another Creative Director, Faces Union Campaign
6.9.2023
Ubisoft’s open seas pirate fantasy from hell has lost its third creative director. Kotaku has learned that Elisabeth Pellen, who began working with the Skull and Bones team back in 2018, left Ubisoft Singapore to return to the French publisher’s Paris headquarters earlier this summer. The game’s...
Canceled Ubisoft Sequel Was Inspired By Wind Waker, Elden Ring
21.8.2023
The sequel to Immortals: Fenyx Rising (2020's open-world, Greek-inspired adventure game) was cancelled in July 2023, and we’re just now learning exactly what that game was meant to entail—and how much of a break from tradition it was planned to be for Ubisoft.Read more
Canceled Ubisoft Sequel Was Inspired By Wind Waker, Elden Ring
21.8.2023
The sequel to Immortals: Fenyx Rising (2020's open-world, Greek-inspired adventure game) was cancelled in July 2023, and we’re just now learning exactly what that game was meant to entail—and how much of a break from tradition it was planned to be for Ubisoft.Read more
Ubisoft Account Deletion Policy Sparks Backlash, Confusion
25.7.2023
A viral tweet about Assassin’s Creed creator Ubisoft’s account deletion policy has ignited an intense conversation about data collection and game access. Though the policy isn’t new, the wording has players confused about the consequences of inactive accounts.Read more
Far Cry's Source Code Has Leaked All Over The Internet
7.7.2023
The source code for Ubisoft’s 2004 open-world first-person shooter Far Cry has leaked online. Since source codes for video games seem to leak all the time, tell me, y’all, who could’ve seen this leak coming?Read more
Player Who Spent $1.5K On Rainbow Six Siege Sentenced For Swatting Ubisoft Studio
7.7.2023
The player responsible for a 2020 swatting incident at Ubisoft Montreal has been sentenced in French court to three years of community service, the Montreal Gazette reports. The player called in a hostage situation at the Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry studio leading to a lockdown and raid by police...
Video Games And TikTok Are To Blame For French Riots, Says Prez
30.6.2023
French President Emmanuel Macron has a few theories as to why riots have spread across France in the wake of the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old delivery driver: TikTok, Snapchat, and video games, mostly.Read more
Fired Assassin’s Creed Director Surfaces At Pokémon Unite Company As Ubi Devs Renew Calls For Accountability
28.7.2022
It’s been two years since a workplace reckoning over sexual misconduct at Ubisoft led to numerous departures, resigniations, and firings. Now one of the people investigated has resurfaced. Ashraf Ismail, previously creative director on the hit Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, is now working...
Ubisoft Is Axing 15 More Games’ Multiplayer This Fall
5.7.2022
Ubisoft recently announced that it would be ending support for the multiplayer aspect of several of its older titles, including Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood and Far Cry 3. The publisher stated the move will help it focus its resources on more recent games. As of the time of publication, 15 games...
Ubisoft CEO Takes $300,000 Pay Cut After Company’s Poor Performance
24.6.2022
The latest Ubisoft earnings reports shared that longtime chief executive Yves Guillemot will voluntarily take a sizable pay cut totaling €310,607 (around $327,000 USD).Read more
Report: Private Equity Eyeing Ubisoft As The Next Big Gaming Acquisition
23.4.2022
Private equity firms could be beginning to circle over Ubisoft, Bloomberg reported Friday. Talks are early, but include interest from firms like Blackstone Inc. and KKR & Co. Even if it’s not private equity, senior current and former Ubisoft developers Kotaku has spoken with in recent months...
New Ubisoft Tech Threatens World With Even Bigger Games
21.3.2022
Over the weekend, as part of a preview ahead of this year’s GDC, Ubisoft revealed a new cloud-based technology it’s developing. According to the Assassin’s Creed publisher, this new tech, named Scalar, will allow its teams to create “even bigger worlds” than what’s currently possible.Read more
Ubisoft Moves Rainbow Six Tournament After Fans Protest
23.2.2022
Until today, Ubisoft had been planning on holding a “Six Major”, a major competitive event for Rainbow Six Siege players, in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates. After a massive fan protest on social media, though, the publisher has now decided to move the tournament to another...
Report: Ubisoft Employees Are Still Telling Their Bosses That NFTs Suck
11.2.2022
Ubisoft employees continue to push back on the company’s plans to utilize blockchain technology for, among other things, the distribution of NFTs (non-fungible tokens), according to a new Bloomberg report.Read more