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As reported in Stephen Totilo's newsletter, Game File, Ubisoft quietly released a new game this week called Captain Laswerhawk: The G.A.M.E.. This new release was hardly advertised or given the kind of showy spotlight reserved for major releases, and it might have something to do with how this...

The news was mentioned in an internal all-hands meeting today. The decision was made due to poor player numbers and a lack of player spending, according to sources familiar with the decision to sunset the game. https://insider-gaming.com/ubisoft-xdefiant-shutting-down-in-june/

Support for cross-play on all platforms will launch in December with Rainbow Six Siege’s Year 9 Season 4 update, Operation Collision Point. It will let players matchmake with friends no matter what platform they’re playing on, but if there’s a PC player in the squad, then the team will always...

speaking to The Direct, producer Basil Iwanyk, who signed on for the Splinter Cell project in 2013, has suggested that it’s no longer happening. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/tom-hardys-splinter-cell-movie-is-reportedly-cancelled-we-just-couldnt-get-it-right/

https://www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-confirms-new-rayman-project-currently-in-the-exploration-phase-following-reports-of-a-remake

Former creative director, Brunier was removed from Beyond Good and Evil 2 earlier this year, sources told Kotaku at the time, following years of gridlock and indecision about scope, features, and design trade-offs. Taking his place was Francis Coldeboeuf, a nearly 30-year veteran of Ubisoft who...

https://insider-gaming.com/prince-of-persia-three-new-projects/

https://www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-responds-to-report-prince-of-persia-the-lost-crown-development-team-disbanded

https://insider-gaming.com/exclusive-update-on-splinter-cell-remakes-development/

While Ubisoft is already facing hardships when it comes to game sales and tumbling stock prices, it seems the studio will soon face yet another entanglement, and this time it’s with a new lawsuit. The lawsuit identifies the plaintiffs as Trevor Lakes from California, and Alex Rajjoub from West...

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The PlayStation brand has made a name for itself by producing some of the most popular first-party titles in the industry across various genres. However, the current gen has also gained popularity for having the best PS remakes in the gaming sphere. Now, it might also be doubling down on...

Source: Star Wars Outlaws Has Sold Just 1 Million Copies In The Month Since It Launched

Via Tom Henderson: https://insider-gaming.com/exclusive-assassins-creed-shadows-co-op-mode/

“The Chinese tech company and Guillemot Brothers Ltd. have been speaking with advisers to help explore ways to stabilize Ubisoft and bolster its value,” the Bloomberg report states. “Tencent and the Guillemot family are also considering other alternatives,” sources told Bloomberg...

Ubisoft staff asked bosses over the course of several months to delay Assassin's Creed Shadows, a new report has claimed, as the need for further time became clear. "While the announcement was somewhat of a shock publicly, internally, it was expected and desperately needed," Insider Gaming...

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has confirmed that XDefiant has fallen behind expectations amid company struggles. This week, the news that XDefiant is struggling went somewhat under the radar following what is arguably one of Ubisoft’s most challenging periods in recent memory. First, it was...

Ubisoft has admitted its open world Star Wars Outlaws has underperformed and announced a Steam release date alongside. A financial update from Ubisoft announced a number of significant changes at the company including the delay of premiere title Assassin's Creed Shadows. This came alongside...

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Get your first look at Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Deathwatch, a new animated series from Netflix and Ubisoft Film & Television coming soon