One of my favorite video game publishers Ubisoft (‘Prince of Persia,’ ‘Assassins Creed’) is expanding itself into more traditional entertainment by acquiring Hybride, a Montreal-based special effects company. The company will be integrated into Ubisoft’s Montreal studio, which is stepping into the realm of CG animation. The purchase will improve the animation in Ubisoft titles, …
Valve’s successful online digital distribution service Steam will begin offering Ubisoft titles. Starting with 40 titles, games like Assassin’s Creed, Tom Clancy Branded games, and Heroes of Might and Magic. I suppose this is exciting news, though I will admit, I haven’t really made use of the Steam system. But for those of you who …
Ubisoft announced last week that it acquired full rights to the Clancy brand/name free of all future royalty payments. Arstechnica reports that Ubisoft is working on developing a Clancy branded MMO. It seems like MMOs are a hot thing, but very rarely do these products take off. Would such a niché property do well in …
A little feature I’m going to start doing is to talk a bit about what game I’m most hyped up for, for the month of March that distinction goes to none other then Ubisoft’s upcoming sequel, Rainbow Six Vegas 2. It’s predecessor should no doubt receive some achievement award for being one of the most …