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Ubisoft explains the RPG mechanics in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey

Ubisoft has released a new behind the scenes video for Assassin’s Creed Odyssey in which it explains the game’s RPG mechanics. In this first episode of the new ‘behind the scenes’ video series, Ubisoft’s developers discuss how the player’s choices make big changes that determine how your Odyssey is written. Naturally, this video also packs some new gameplay footage from the game. Continue reading Ubisoft explains the RPG mechanics in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey

The Crew 2 – Review

The moment a Uplay notification popped up announcing that The Crew 2 had finished downloading, I had a stroke of genius. It had just been a week of hard work, and I was looking forward to some intensive, gaming therapy to relieve my exhaustion. My girlfriend also happened to be at a conference, so the living room was all mine! I freed my entire weekend, hooked my PC up to the TV, and raced on the (relatively) big screen while I lived off nothing but pizza and beer for two days. Believe me, it was a weekend to remember. Continue reading The Crew 2 – Review

The Crew 2 PC Performance Analysis

Ubisoft has just released The Crew 2 on the PC. The Crew 2 is a new open-world online game in which players can drive cars, powerboats, and fly planes. What’s really cool about The Crew 2 though is that players can shift from one vehicle to another with just a push of a button using the Fast Fav feature and experience the full potential of the game’s huge and seamless open world. As such, it’s now time to benchmark the game and see how it performs on the PC platform. Continue reading The Crew 2 PC Performance Analysis

The Crew 2 – Open beta phase launched, available to everyone

Ubisoft has announced that the open beta phase for The Crew 2 has been launched. As its title suggests, this open beta is available to everyone and you can download it from UPLAY. During this beta, players will experience the first level of the progression system as they compete in races across the first four disciplines – Street Race, Rally Raid, Powerboat and Aerobatics – against the backdrop of a fully redesigned U.S.A via land, water and air. Continue reading The Crew 2 – Open beta phase launched, available to everyone

Warner Bros follows Ubisoft’s example, will move everything to games as a service

In an interview with GamesBeat, David Haddad, president of Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment, revealed that the publisher plans to move everything to games as a service. This is the second publisher that invests as much to GaaS as possible, with Ubisoft already doing this with pretty much all of their franchises. Continue reading Warner Bros follows Ubisoft’s example, will move everything to games as a service

Far Cry 5 patch 1.07 available, adds new mouse+keyboard controls scheme for planes & FreeSync 2 support

Ubisoft has released a brand new update for Far Cry 5. According to the release notes, patch 1.07 fixes multiple low occurrence crashes, fixes an issue where the FPS could drop below 30 at certain locations in the world, and adds new Avatar Items in the Character Customization, new assets in the Arcade Editor and new loading screens. Continue reading Far Cry 5 patch 1.07 available, adds new mouse+keyboard controls scheme for planes & FreeSync 2 support

The Division update 1.8.2 is available, adds new Legendary Missions, Shields and Audio Logs

Ubisoft has released a brand new patch for Tom Clancy’s The Division. According to the release notes, update 1.8.2 adds new Legendary Missions, Shields and Audio Logs. In addition, this patch increases the Phoenix Credit limit from 5,000 to 8,000 and fixes some issues in both Dark Zone and Last Stand. Continue reading The Division update 1.8.2 is available, adds new Legendary Missions, Shields and Audio Logs

Ubisoft confirms that Assassin’s Creed Odyssey will be a service-type product with weekly updates

In an interview with GamesIndustry, Ubisoft’s EMEA executive director Alain Corre confirmed that Assassin’s Creed Odyssey will be a “games as a service” title. Ubisoft aims to release weekly content for it, however, this is another thing that makes Odyssey feel like a completely different game than a new main part in the Assassin’s Creed series. Continue reading Ubisoft confirms that Assassin’s Creed Odyssey will be a service-type product with weekly updates