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Alain Corre, Ubisoft Europe Managing Director has said that he thinks that the next game in the Assassin’s Creed series will surprise everyone.

For next year we have announced a few weeks ago that we’ve got a new Assassin’s Creed game – the next iteration that will surprise everybody – and we believe that will be a big success as well.

We need to put enough energy and talent into each new game, so it can become better than the previous one.

What sort of surprises can we expect? Multiplayer? Co-op?

We’ll have to wait and see.

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Ubisoft have announced a new Ghost Recon game called Future Soldier. It will be the newest game in the tactical first person shooter series. The game is being developed at the Ubisoft France Studio and will be released worldwide by the end of this year.

Here’s the press release.

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Ubisoft has revealed that they have signed an exclusive advert deal with Sony for Assassin’s Creed 2. The adverts will obviously promote the Playstation 3 version of the game, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guilemot claims the campaign will see more activity “than would have been possible otherwise.”

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There were rumours going round stating that Ubisoft’s survival game called I Am Alive will not be released for the Playstation 3.

The source of that rumour is the PS3 version’s alleged absence from the Ubisoft website. Except… the PS3 version is safely present and correct. You can see for yourself in the listing here.

A Ubisoft rep explained:

The page had accidentally disappeared for an unidentified reason. It is now back, and the PS3 version is still a confirmed platform.

So is this title still alive or is it dead? Only time will tell.

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Ubisoft is doing it’s best to push numbers for their recently released game Tom Clancy’s HAWX.

Through the special YouTube upload feature Ubisoft is asking you to submit a video of you playing HAWX.

Make sure to have you PSN ID in the video title and it’s no longer then 2 minutes. There is no limit too the amount of videos you can send in, but the prizes are limited to one per person. The top 3 most viewed videos will be awarded the stick, and receive notification through their YouTube email. Also your name will be posted on the website from April 6th.

You have until March 31st 2009, so get going, pilot.

Not much news circulating on gaming sites but Scrawl picked up a trailer.

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Ubisoft’s Jet-fighter has been given a release date. Confirmed for March 6th 2009 Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. will appear on the both the PlayStation 3 as the Xbox 360. The PC version will follow a week later.

In the same updated release schedule Tenchu Shadow Assassins for the PlayStation Portable also got dated. On April 2nd it will appear from the shadows.

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Ubisoft has confirmed for its next financial year (April 1, 2009 – March 31, 2010) that they are hard at work developing Assassin’s Creed 2.

Yves Guillemot said:

2009-10 looks very promising and our teams are working flat-out to provide gamers with the best the industry has to offer. Our line-up comprises several potential blockbusters with the launch of 7 franchises, including Assassin’s Creed, Splinter Cell and Ghost Recon, as well as 4 license-based games including James Cameron’s Avatar, 3 new brands and a further-enhanced casual games portfolio.

There you have it, Assassin’s Creed 2 officially confirmed. No details on the game were shared.

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Ubisoft are a giant company having created great games such as the Rainbow Six series and Splinter Cell. But what can we expect this year from the french company?

Ace Combat rival HAWX will arrive in March then Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood will follow making a second quarter release.

Tenchu: Shadow Assassins (AKA Tenchu 4) will be making it’s way to the Playstation Portable.

The game that could still make a 2009 release is Assassin’s Creed 2 but no word of release as of yet. Hopefully we will hear something at soon.

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At the UBS Annual Global Media Conference, Ubisoft announced that Far Cry 2 has been able to sell one million units after only 3 weeks. But their main focus for the up coming period is to sell atleast 2,5 millions units of latest edition of Prince of Persia.

Ubisoft CFO Alain Martinez believes reaching that goal will be very likely, as the franchise has done well in the past.

If it goes to four or five (million), then there is an upside factor for the company, If it goes to 1.5 million, then there is a downside factor.

Though the market is getting more and more crowded, he believes that despite the tough competition Ubisoft and Prince of Persia will come out winners.

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After almost two years and three possible release periods, Home will finally be available to the public from December 11th 2008.

SCEE let know that tomorrow, everybody who has registered to the Playstation Network will be able to download Home from the Playstation Store. There was much speculation of when it would be available and in the latest interviews with people from SCE/Sony/Playstation only increased them.

Kazuo Hirai was proud to say,

PlayStation Home is truly a promising network community service on the PlayStation platform, made possible with the powerful combination of PS3’s overwhelming computational power and PlayStation Network that covers many countries around the globe. We are committed to providing PS3 users with exciting gaming experiences with PlayStation Home and together with our partners and users, expand the new world of interactive entertainment as we move forward.

We’ve heard about different kind of places you can visit like the lately announced ‘Clubs’ or event halls like the Tokyo Games Show, but also special spaces dedicated to certain games. From the start you can expect to have access to a Far Cry 2 space.
Sony has aimed for such game inspired environments so that it allows people to discuss the specific games, plan strategies and access content and clues that will enhance the gaming experience.
Expect more spaces like this to come soon from games like Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune™, Warhawk™, Motorstorm and SOCOM (we say this one will be available once the game hits Europe) and even other games.
SCEE has focused on bringing us more of these engaging environments together with Electronic Arts, UBISOFT, Midway, Sega and Atari that will provide users with an on-going gaming experience.

We already know that Red Bull had it’s own thing coming in Home but joined by other brands like Fashion leader Diesel, furniture designers Ligne Roset, Paramount Pictures, video content providers Hexus TV and Eurogamer they are one of the first to provide us with content once the Open Beta launches.
Expect to Dress 2 kill your avatar in Diesel clothing ranging in prices from free of charge to €1.50. Or do you rather want to show of your in-door decorating skills by furnishing your apartment, Summer Cottage or any other estate with exclusive Ligne Roset furniture. Maybe even be hired by somebody else.

To take the PlayStation Home Theatre to another level, Sony teamed up with various content providers to enhance the cinematic experience. Expect to see lifestyle technology programming from Hexus TV. Gaming content from Eurogamer and exclusive film content from Paramount Pictures (Maybe Sony Pictures as well in the future).
Paramount Pictures will be using Home to promote it’s latest movies like the highly anticipated film Watchmen to PlayStation®Home residents. You will also be able to get a selection of virtual Watchmen merchandise like T-Shirts with the smiley face logo, Doomsday clocks and character statues. Expect to see these items in (begin) 2009, ahead of an exclusive Q & A event where cast and filmmakers will meet selected press and competition winners fans within the Watchmen themed environment.
So this all seems like good news, but we still wonder how much content will actually be released in Open Beta from the start. With content we mainly mean clothing and furniture. The small store update that was received last week for people who were able to get into the Extended Closed Beta was nice acording to some but still not enough.
Will we be able to play music from our hard disks in our apartment or watch a clip on the TV in you Summer Cottage home. We don’t know yet, but coming tomorrow most questions will be answered, and then the judgement over Home’s potential will really start.

Get ready and be prepared to an experience that will take your Playstation 3 console to a whole other level.

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Play.com is getting better and more exclusive deals with developers lately. According to Eurogamer.net The upcoming Prince of Persia game will have a special pre-order edition.

The pack will include the following items:

• Scratch card with unique code to unlock exclusive in-game skins for the Prince (Prince “Classic” skin) and Elika (“Farah” skin)
• High quality collector box set featuring varnish and metallic blue arabesque finish
• Exclusive 24-page Comic book unveiling the backstory of the Hunter, one of the key bosses of the game
• Bonus DVD including soundtrack, videos, e-goodies, widget and more!
• Game features:
• Master the acrobatics, strategy and fighting tactics of the most agile warrior of all time. Perform perfectly timed acrobatic combinations to traverse canyons and buildings and avoid the evil tremors borne out of the corruption. Armed with a gauntlet acquired from previous adventures, the Prince scale sheer cliff faces and tackle Ahriman’s minions in combat!
• Experience an ancient mythological world brought to life with an all-new art style labeled “Illustrative”, inspired by the highly detailed hand painted illustrations it takes its source from. Prince of Persia’s unique graphic style is a perfect balance between classic drawings and modern modeling, offering the look and feel of a watercolour painting in motion.
• Combine the Prince’s abilities and Elika’s power to deadly effect. Her abilities will help in combat, acrobatics and puzzle-solving. She will enable the Prince to reach new heights of deadly high-flying artistry through special duo acrobatic moves or devastating fighting combo attacks.
• From sprawling Persian citadels, deserted kingdoms and perilous lava rifts, discover a vivid and mythological world of unprecedented scale, with an evolving non-linear structure. With multiple paths to choose from, players will influence the game’s final outcome.

So hurry up and pre-order it before the game hits the street on December 5th.

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From this thursday you’ll be able to get the classic game Prince of Persia.
Most of you have probably played it on the PC and remember the annoying traps and tough guards. Well Ubisoft have spiced up this remake a bit by adding a new 3D engine to render the game.

Not only can you expect new character designs and animations but also newly added traps, puzzles and enemies.

No word on trophies yet, or price. But you can probably expect it to be in the same region as Bionic Commander: Rearmed when it released

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Letting the gamers know they still have something up their sleeves, Ubisoft announced that Prince of Persia will still be released this year. To be exact it will be out on December 2nd, 2008. Europe can expect it on December 4th.

The main character will be assisted by Elika, a female friend to fight Ahriman.

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Ubisoft released the date that Far Cry 2 will be available in Europe. It will be expected on October 24th.

John Parkes, Marketing Director of EMEA was comment by saying

Far Cry® 2 is an amazing journey that will take you to the darkest places of Africa where each player will choose how they play. This will provide gamers with an unprecedented experience in the FPS genre

We can expect an entirely non-linear, open-ended experience with gamers able to navigate a sprawling, 50 square km landmass in Africa, featuring terrain from savanna to the jungle and implements of a dynamic weather system, with weather conditions changing depending on how the player is performing at the time.
Noted you will start the game with a new protagonist instead Jack Carver from the original Far Cry

There is also a Collector Edition which will include the following items:

• Exclusive wooden box
• Original Far Cry® 2 Game
• Limited edition Far Cry® 2 t-shirt
• “The Art of Far Cry® 2” Art book
• Collector 50km² map
• Making-of DVD

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