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UBISOFT challenges the deviantART community to create original artwork for Prince of Persia

27th Nov 2008 UBISOFT challenges the deviantART community to create original artwork inspired by the forthcoming Prince of Persia title Chertsey, UK –To celebrate the forthcoming release of Prince of Persia on December 5th 2008, Ubisoft has teamed up with art community hub deviantART to challenge the creative brilliance of the community members to create stunning, innovative, and...

Ubisoft Announces Fan Reward for Prince of Persia - Unlockable Skin of Assassin’s Creed hero Altair

27th Nov 2008 November 21st, 2008 - There are many secrets hiding within the quiet places of our Prince’s world. Link your Ubisoft.com account to your Xbox LIVE® or PlayStation®Network account, and you will gain access to the skin of Altair from Assassin’s Creed. Continue your exploration of the fantastic places of ancient Persia clad in the white and red of Altair’s ancient...

Ubisoft Announces New Downloadable Content Available Before The End of November For Far Cry 2

27th Nov 2008 November 21st, 2008 – Today Ubisoft announced it will release exciting new downloadable content (DLC) for Far Cry® 2. The Fortune’s Pack DLC will bring new vehicles and new weapons to both the single-player game and the multiplayer game, giving gamers even more diverse means of destruction. Be the silent stalker armed with your silent shotgun or jump on your new quad and...

FarCry 2, Ubisoft's Innovative FPS Sells More Than 1 Million Units Worldwide In Less Than 3 Weeks

12th Nov 2008 London, UK – November 12, 2008 – Today Ubisoft announced that Far Cry 2, its open world first person shooter on Xbox 360™, PLAYSTATION®3 and PC, has already reached one million units sell-through worldwide in less than 3 weeks of availability at retail. "The holiday quarter is off to a solid start with the successful launch of Far Cry 2,” said Yves Guillemot,...

Tom Clany's EndWar Public demo released today

16th Oct 2008 Get a Taste of What Awaits in the Highly Anticipated Voice Command-Enabled Strategy Game on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft Kicking off the countdown to the game’s release, Ubisoft announced today that a playable demo of Tom Clancy’s EndWar™ for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft is now available to...

Far Cry 2: Red Hot Verdicts and The Jackal Hunt Competition

13th Oct 2008 Like a Molotov in dry grass, Far Cry 2 is picking up some blisteringly positive reviews. We thought you might be interested in telling your readers and communities about the reaction it’s garnered so far. First of all though, to celebrate the approaching launch we’ve started the Jackal Hunt competition, a web game where you are both hunter and hunted across a map filled...

Ubisoft Announces Release Date for Prince of Persia

20th Sep 2008 The Prince will Reign December 5th, 2008 London, UK – September 18th 2008 – Today Ubisoft announced that Prince of Persia will ship December 5th, 2008 for the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system, and PC. Prince of Persia: The Fallen King will also ship simultaneously and exclusively for the...

Ubisoft and Geoeye Integrate Satellite Imagery Into Tom Clancy's H.A.W.XT

3rd Sep 2008 Tom Clancy Game to Use Photo-Realistic Satellite Images to Portray Real World Backdrop for Air Combat Video Game London, UK – August 27, 2008 – Today, Ubisoft and GeoEye, Inc. announced that GeoEye, a premier provider of satellite, aerial and geospatial information, has provided high-resolution images taken from its commercial Earth-imaging IKONOS satellite for...

UBISOFT® AND GEOEYE INTEGRATE SATELLITE IMAGERY INTO TOM CLANCY’S H.A.W.X™

28th Aug 2008 Tom Clancy Game to Use Photo-Realistic Satellite Images to Portray Real World Backdrop for Air Combat Video Game London, UK – August 27, 2008 – Today, Ubisoft and GeoEye, Inc. announced that GeoEye, a premier provider of satellite, aerial and geospatial information, has provided high-resolution images taken from its commercial Earth-imaging IKONOS satellite for...

New Far Cry 2 Trailer

19th Aug 2008 Today we released an explosive new trailer for Far Cry 2. The action in this trailer is entirely game play and is accompanied by the song 'Barra Barra' by Rachid Taha, made famous by the 2001 film Black Hawk Down. You can view the trailer at Uplay.com or download the (very large) video file here: media.ubi.com/emea/farcry2/videos/FC2_media_vid_LGC_trailer.mov

UBISOFT ANNOUNCES ARMORED CORE FOR ANSWER™ VIDEO GAME

1st Aug 2008 LONDON, UK – July 31st, 2008 – Today Ubisoft announced it will publish Armored Core for Answer™, the newest addition to From Software’s mech-based combat franchise, Armored Core. The thirteenth installment in the series, Armored Core for Answer is scheduled for release on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PLAYSTATION®3 computer...

UBISOFT® GETS VOCAL WITH TOM CLANCY'S ENDWAR™ SCREENING AT EDINBURGH INTERACTIVE FESTIVAL 2008

1st Aug 2008 Friday 1st August/... Edinburgh Interactive Film Festival announced today that French publishing giant Ubisoft will be flying in two representatives of its Shanghai development studio to exclusively screen the upcoming Tom Clancy‘s EndWar™ at this year’s Festival. At 6pm on Monday 11th August, Julian Gerighty, Editorial Content Director at Ubisoft and Laurent Malville,...

UBISOFT® ACQUIRES HYBRIDE TECHNOLOGIES, CREATOR OF VISUAL EFFECTS FOR THE FILMS 300 AND SIN CITY

8th Jul 2008 Fusion between creator of best-selling video game brands and renowned special effects studio a groundbreaking event for digital entertainment London, UK - July 8, 2008 – Today Ubisoft announced the acquisition of Hybride Technologies, a Montreal-based studio renowned for its expertise in the creation of visual effects for cinema, television and advertising. Created over...