If you weren’t excited enough for Assassin’s Creed 2, Ubisoft started releasing their half real life, half CGI Lineage series for the game. The first episode is nothing short of awesome. I’m going to stop writing so you can start watching.
It was one of my favorites coming out of E3, but was sadly pushed back from the now-ish time frame until 2010. Finally, Splinter Cell Conviction has a release date. Sam Fisher is making a comeback on February 23rd next year. It’s not that far off.
Spring 2010 is really shaping up to be a monster season, possibly the biggest Spring ever. While I really want to play these games, I don’t want to rush through the quality titles of this Holiday season to get there. Now, back to ODST.
Splinter Cell: Conviction made a drastic change from what was shown a few years ago. I think most people at E3 was blown away by the game, myself included. But just how and why did Ubisoft make the changes to redefine the game? Check out this behind closed doors video they put together on that just that topic.
The first Red Steel on the Wii never really grabbed my total attention. One of the best implementations of the Wii Remote should be a sword, but it just didn’t work all that well. Sure, it was fun, but that fun didn’t last. Now with Wii Motion Plus, swinging a sword is as fun and visceral as you would expect. Tack on some solid gun-play and you’ve got a high quality action game.
Ubisoft held an entirely too long press briefing in the early evening Monday and I was in attendance. They had some big name titles coming this year, so it’s one I didn’t want to miss. What I got was a drawn out, somewhat boring event. Read on for all my thoughts on how it went down.
Ubisoft’s press briefing was… interesting. More on that to follow, but first, it’s time to see how it all looked. The room was small and hot and the sound system was entirely too loud. If you’re press conference host needs to comment to that effect… yeah. Also, entirely too much reading from teleprompters.
Check out the full gallery of pictures from the Ubisoft E309 Press Briefing.
Ubisoft has announced that it will be adding two more Mac titles to its line-up this year, Prince of Persia and Shaun White Snowboarding. Both games will be available through Ubisoft’s digital store, GameTree Online and at traditional retail locations in March 2009.
“The Mac community has responded very positively to our previous game offerings and we’re excited to provide Mac users with a new selection of games through our relationship with TransGaming,” said Andy Swanson, senior director of strategic sales and partnerships at Ubisoft.
TransGaming Inc. will be the developer porting the titles.
Mac versions of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Hard Evidence, Rayman Raving Rabbids and Petz Sports will also be released at select retail establishments for the first time in March 2009.
Mac gaming is still alive folks, get it while it’s hot.
Ubisoft has announced today that Far Cry 2, on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC has sold 1 million units worldwide. They accomplished this feat in less than 3 weeks. The sequel to the original hit takes place in an open world with highly detailed environments that allows the player to create their own experience.
“The holiday quarter is off to a solid start with the successful launch of Far Cry 2,” said Yves Guillemot, chief executive officer at Ubisoft. “The game is well on track to achieve our expectations for the year.”
With the crowded new game market it’s surprising Far Cry 2 has sold this well. It seems the franchise is here to stay.
Some free stuff content is coming to Rainbow Six: Vegas 2. That’s right, I said the magic word: FREE. Ubisoft will be releasing the Fan Pack containing three new maps, further ranks to obtain past Elite, some gameplay balancing tweaks, and a new tactical-based gameplay mode called High Stakes.
If you aren’t playing R6: Vegas 2 online, you’re definitely missing out. It’s one of the best online shooters out there, right along with CoD4, Bad Company, and Halo 3. It definitely sticks out from the crowd with it’s unique gameplay modes, especially my favorite: Terrorist Hunt.
The Fan Pack is scheduled to hit the Xbox 360 and PS3 in late July, so stay tuned as we get a firm release date from Ubisoft. Should be a good summer for gaming.
Apparently in 2020, we are all pretty much screwed. The world will be in shambles and the remaining superpowers will fight for whatever is left behind. The story is nothing new, but this is the first real RTS from Tom Clancy and Co. You can expect some awesome gameplay and great graphics. The RTS market is a tough one to get a read on. Some people are hardcore but most don’t bother because the learning curve can be too high or just frustrating. I think EndWar will change all that.
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