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Assassin’s Creed series lead Marc-Alexis Côté is leaving Ubisoft, shortly after the formation of Vantage Studios, the Ubisoft / Tencent subsidiary which will develop future Assassin’s Creed games. This news was announced via internal emails which circulated the company, reports IGN. The outlet also understands that Côté was offered a new role at Vantage Studios, but declined the offer. An …

Ubisoft reportedly scrapped an Assassin’s Creed game set after the American Civil War due to “online backlash” of Yasuke in Shadows and an “increasingly intense” political climate in the US. That’s according to Game File, which spoke with five “current and former Ubisoft employees” who shared information anonymously. The game, claimed to have been in the concept phase, was said …

Ubisoft allegedly cancelled plans for a new Assassin’s Creed game set in in the aftermath of the American Civil War last year, with online moaning about Assassin’s Creed Shadows co-protagonist Yasuke and concerns over the volatility of the modern day US political climate being cited as reasons.

Ubisoft reportedly cancelled development on its next Assassin’s Creed game last year over political concerns due to its planned post-American Civil War setting. As reported by Game File, the game would have been set in the Reconstruction period that followed the civil war in the 1860s and 1870s, with players taking the role of a Black former slave fighting for …

Sitting, as they do, at the intersection between “actual human history” and “stabbing the shit out of a ton of powerful dickheads,” Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed games have always been inherently political, pretty much by default. It’s built right there into the concept, after all, even before you get into games that specifically deal with topics like slavery, political revolutions, or racially …

Image: Ubisoft Star Wars Outlaws launched for the Switch 2 last week, and if you’re still not sure whether or not to check it out, a demo is on the way. Following the release of a demo on other platforms earlier this year, Ubisoft has confirmed via the game’s “Switch 2 Release FAQ” that a demo will be available for …

Image: Ubisoft Ubisoft’s famous mascot Rayman is celebrating 30 years, and as part of this, the third-party giant has all sorts of plans. Apart from reflecting on the character’s career – including behind-the-scenes information, anecdotes, developer interviews, concept art and “more” over the next month, as you might recall, the team at Ubisoft Montpellier and Ubisoft Milan are currently working …

Out of the blue, Atari has announced that it’s acquired the rights to five Ubisoft games this week, and they’re all set to be re-released with the intent of expanding their reach, meaning we’re very likely going to see new Xbox releases for them! The five games are as follows: The vast majority of these have appeared on Xbox before, …

Atari has announced that it has acquired the IP rights to five previously released Ubisoft games. The publisher aims to re-release the games on modern platforms and look at ways to expand each IP with new content. The five games that are now owned by Atari are: Cold Fear (2005) Child of Eden (2011) I Am Alive (2012) Grow Home …

Atari Announces Strategic IP Agreement With Ubisoft To Revive Five Acclaimed Titles  Business Wire Atari acquires rights to five Ubisoft games for re-release  Investing.com Atari has now purchased 5 IPs from Ubisoft  My Nintendo News Atari has acquired five titles from Ubisoft  Gamereactor UK Atari acquires rights to Ubisoft’s Cold Fear, I Am Alive, Child of Eden, Grow Home, and Grow Up  Gematsu Source link