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Ubisoft Donates Over $500K To Help With Notre-Dame Restoration And Reconstruction

April 18, 2019 Marc Marasigan Comments

In the aftermath of the catastrophic fire that devastated the towering Notre-Dame Cathedral on Monday evening, various organizations have generously pledged financial aid to restore the iconic Parisian monument. Among them is Paris-based video game company Ubisoft. The company revealed in a statement on their official site that they will be donating €500,000 to help with the reconstruction and restoration [...]

Rainbow Six Siege Starts Insta-Banning Players For Hate Speech

July 14, 2018 Erhan Altay Comments

Ubisoft has just upped the ante in their fight against what it labels toxic behavior. Players are now receiving instant, automated bans for using racial slurs and other offensive language. One user took to twitter to complain about his ban for saying the word 'nibba' in text chat: The automated ban kicks in instantly once a forbidden word or phrase [...]

For Honor Player Wins $10K Through Exploit Abuse

August 16, 2017 Michelle K Comments

Last weekend, Ubisoft hosted a tournament for its medieval brawler For Honor, with a prizepool of $10,000 USD for the final victor. The one lucky player who took home the prize however, managed to cheese his merry way to victory by abusing the "unlock tech" exploit in the game, a bug which renders the player's attacks unblockable by opponents. "I [...]

The Division's Engine Being Used In Several New Ubisoft Projects, More Pseudo-MMOs On The Way?

February 28, 2017 Matt Chelen Comments

In recent years, Ubisoft has been pushing into the pseudo-MMO space with a number of titles that offer online play in which you are automatically put into an instance with a set number of other players and that utilize the traditional box fee plus DLC model, rather than a heavy microtransaction element or a subscription. The titles in question are The [...]

Ubisoft Entertainment

June 25, 2017 Michelle K Comments

Ubisoft Entertainment is a publicly-traded, multinational games developer and publisher. They have created numerous games and franchises across all platforms, including titles such as Assassin's Creed, Tom Clancy, and Prince of Persia. Official Site: https://www.ubisoft.com/ Company Size: ~10,000 Employees Region(s): Global, France (HQ) Year Founded: 1986 Phone Number: 1 (919) 460-9778 Email: N/A

Star Trek Bridge Crew

July 3, 2016 Chanel Hwang Comments

Star Trek Bridge Crew is a VR simulation game where players are members of a crew abroad a Federation starship. Players must work together to successfully maneuver the USS Aegis as they explore the Trench for a new Vulcan home planet. Publisher: Ubisoft Playerbase: TBD Type: VR Simulation Release Date: Q3 2016 Pros: +Star Trek universe. +Story mode & randomly generated missions. +Multiple bridge positions. [...]

For Honor

June 28, 2016 Chanel Hwang Comments

For Honor is a medieval-themed 3D hack-and-slash action MOBA where players can choose to be one of three factions warring for survival. The game features intense melee combat where timing and skill is the key to victory. Publisher: Ubisoft Playerbase: High Type: Hack-and-Slash Action Release Date: February 14, 2017 Pros: +AAA visuals and animation. +Intense melee combat. +Three distinct factions. Cons: -P2P hosting. -Connection [...]

Steep

June 16, 2016 Chanel Hwang Comments

Steep is a 3D winter sports MMO set in dynamic open-world environment based on The Alps. Explore the stunning mountainous landscapes or compete against yourself and other players in a variety of challenges and events. Publisher: Ubisoft Playerbase: Medium Type: Open-World Winter Sports Release Date: December 3, 2016 Pros: +Stunning persistent open-world landscape. +Simple, easy-to-learn controls. +Create your own course [...]

Vivendi Sells Its Last 5.7% Of Activision Blizzard Shares For $1.1 Billion

January 18, 2016 Matt Chelen Comments

According to GamesIndustry.biz, Vivendi has sold off its remaining Activision Blizzard shares. The last 41.5 million shares the company owned—accounting for 5.7% of all Activision Blizzard shares—were reportedly sold for a staggering $1.1 billion. According to a representative from Vivendi, "the decision [...] was taken in view of the evolution of the Activision stock price." Last year, shares went for [...]

The Settlers Online

June 10, 2015 Omer Altay Comments

The Settlers Online: Castle Empire is an MMORTS based off of the popular Settlers series, where players build their cities from the ground up and manage their residents. Players must take caution with resources and build their city with care for the amount of resources they expend, with more in-depth resource management than many other free MMORTS games. Publisher: Ubisoft Playerbase: Medium [...]

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