Ubisoft has announced that Tom Clancy’s The Division has broken the company’s sales record for most copies sold in the first 24 hours of release. Unfortunately, the company didn’t announce any specific sales figures for the game, which is available on PS4, PC and Xbox One, but the count did include digital sales.
Ubisoft has announced that the company will stop developing for last-gen consoles. The news was revealed by CEO Yves Guillemot in an earnings call yesterday. Guillemot confirmed that products like Assassin’s Creed, Rainbow Six, The Division and unannounced games, will not get betting PS3 or Xbox 360 versions.
Ubisoft have released a new trailer for Watch_Dogs, which collates some of the awards and quotes from critics, showing their appreciation for the game. Unfortunately, the trailer doesn’t actually feature any new footage from the game – rather, it’s just clips from the trailers released in the past.
Ubisoft have confirmed that their open-world cyber-thriller, Watch Dogs, is definitely coming in 2013. According to a report on Joystiq.com, Ubisoft’s CEO, Yves Guillemot, was the one to confirm the release window for the title, which will be releasing on the PS3 and Xbox 360.
Ubisoft have announced the sequel to Wild West title Call of Juarez. Call of Juarez: Gunslinger is a bounty hunting FPS that will see you hunt down infamous outlaws across the arid plains of 19th Century America, being developed by Techland. A live-action trailer for the title has been released (see below), but no gameplay or game footage has been released yet.
The Australian Classification Board have rated an ‘Expendables 2’ game which will be published by Ubisoft, giving the game a ‘MA 15+ Restricted’ rating due to the strong violence in the game. It’s unclear which platforms the game will be available on, but the rating did mention an online component to the game.
Ubisoft have announced their E3 2012 line-up, which consists of Assassin’s Creed III, Far Cry 3, Rayman Legends and Rocksmith. Unannounced games will also revealed at their invite-only press conference on June 4th 2012. “This year’s E3 promises to be one of our biggest and best yet,” said Yves Guillemot, CEO of Ubisoft.
From November 30th to December 7th, Ubisoft is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Ubisoft has 25 great promotions s with massive discounts of up to 75% off! Assassin’s Creed, Splinter Cell, Driver, From Dust and many more. Check out the list of discounts available below.
Ubisoft’s version of the PSN Pass to access online multiplayer content has been priced in a press release from the company. Uplay Passport is, according to the statement, “a new program designed to provide players with access to bonus content, exclusive offers, and online multiplayer play.”
Ubisoft is following suit by releasing it’s own ‘online pass’ in the form of Uplay Passport, it’s been revealed. Driver: San Francisco will be one of the first to use the system, which will lock out multiplayer to anyone that hasn’t got a code, mainly affecting the second-hand games market.
