
Sony stalking Assassin's Creed film rights
Variety reports Sony Pictures in final negotiations with Ubisoft for big-screen adaptation of action game; publisher insists on maintaining a measure of creative control.
Variety reports Sony Pictures in final negotiations with Ubisoft for big-screen adaptation of action game; publisher insists on maintaining a measure of creative control.
Altair's complete first adventure bundled as bonus for first run of Ubisoft's latest historical adventure game on Sony's console.
Following January order, Canada court grants French publisher's additional request to prevent further poaching after Assassin's Creed creative director's departure.
Publisher looking to hire a writer with a thorough knowledge of stealth action series and spin-offs to work on a franchise encyclopedia; no previous experience necessary.
Ubisoft confirms it is readying another entry in its award-winning action adventure series; more details due in May.
DICE 2011: Toronto studio managing director Jade Raymond explains what she'd like to see from Ubisoft's next game.
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Online poll distributor GMI Survey soliciting gamers' opinions for next installment in popular franchise; new leading character, setting, game mechanics offered up as questions.
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See how composer Jesper Kyd got his start in the business, and download an exclusive remixed track from the latest Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood soundtrack!
Patrice Désilets to oversee new Quebecois developer starting next summer; shop's focus will be on new intellectual property.
How video games teach us to tackle pop culture's biggest convention.
Publisher announces localised version of its online shop; limited time offer to include a "buy one, get one free" game promotion.
Activision locks down Web addresses for two potential James Bond games; Ubisoft registers domains, which may hint at titles for spin-offs, sequels of stealth-action, driving franchises.
GDC 2010: Sequel designer discusses core gameplay pillars, mission repetitiveness, using play tests as a mirror.
Ubisoft says internal sales reports shows critically lauded sequel outselling original by 32 percent.
Executives say there "might be something around" popular franchise next year, promise original intellectual properties in racing, fighting, and/or role-playing game genres.
Assassin's Creed II executive producer to be in charge of French publisher's new Canadian studio--and its $226 million government grant.
Ubisoft gets a T-for-Teen rating on side-scrolling action game pitting players against Templars in a Renaissance setting.
Microsoft adds Games on Demand, Avatar Marketplace, viewing parties, other improvements to console's online service; Netflix search possible down the line.
[UPDATE] Call of Duty 2, Elder Scrolls IV, and 22 other full 360 titles available at launch; Adidas, Quiksilver, Gears of War 2, Halo 3 duds added to virtual clothier. ...
E3 2009: Over 30 games available at launch, including Mass Effect and Assassin's Creed; games re-downloadable for free on any machine, Halo, Fable, and Gears of War avatar costumes coming. ...
Rise of Nations, Frontline studio reps tell developers how to make their games more Hollywood-like without using cutscenes.
Ubi Montreal's Yannis Mallat, Far Cry 2 lead Clint Hocking, POP producer Ben Mattes, and EndWar director Michael De Plater discuss the French publisher's approach to film-game cross-pollination.
Modern Warfare nets seven nods in extended Brit game awards; GTAIV, Fable II, Little Big Planet.
[UPDATE] Ubisoft confirms stealthy, heavily armed sequels will join postponed survival horror game on next year's release docket.
Rockstar's crime-spree sim tops Rentrak's annual rental top 10, which sports seven 360 games and three Wii games; PS3 MIA.
Second expansion to Blizzard's 11-million-strong MMOG tops US desktop sales, followed by Call of Duty, Spore, Fallout 3.
Torrent Freak reports 1.7 million copies of Will Wright's "everything" sim were illegally swapped; Sims 2 scores silver, Assassin's Creed gets bronze.
Analyst Michael Pachter tells a former GameSpotter that Ubisoft's recently revealed sequel might be set during the bloody 1789 revolt in Paris.
In announcing first-half profits, French publisher plays coy with release window for next installment in acrobatic stealth action series.
Publishers not immune from biggest one-day Dow Jones Index drop in history; EA, Activision Blizzard hit in US, Ubisoft clobbered overseas.
Publisher believes disc-replication firm responsible for 700,000 pirated prerelease downloads of its PC action game.
Publisher ups full-year outlook after 26 percent climb in Q1 sales to $264 million; Splinter Cell now due before March 31, 2010.
Larger-hard-drive PS3, Platinum titles confirmed for Sony Computer Entertainment Europe countries.
As the standoff in Electronic Arts' proposed takeover of the Grand Theft Auto IV publisher continues, Forbes suggests the French publisher might consider a merger.
The president of Sony Computer Entertainment admits that it often makes sense for publishers to go for a multiplatform rollout.
French publisher beats thrice-upwardly revised projections; annual profit jumps by $108 million on Rainbow Six Vegas 2, Assassin's Creed sales; one unnamed all-new IP and two new franchise installments in ...
Konami announces completion of "conclusion to the Metal Gear Saga" at press conference, unveils world tour, collaboration with iPod, Ubisoft, and more; new trailer inside.
Casual brands a big factor in French publisher's serious 36 percent revenue increase; Assassin's Creed hits 6 million-unit milestone.
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