French publisher Ubisoft has reported a profit of €37.3 million (£29.7 million) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012. Gross sales income came in at €1.06 billion (£845 million), a 1.9 per cent increase on the prior year's $1.04 billion (£828 million). Its current operating income shot from €29.4 million (£23.5 million) to €56 million (£44.8 million). More >
Ubisoft’s head of digital publishing explains why he sees an increasingly interconnected, and engaging, gaming future.
Brenda Brathwaite on how a quarter-century's worth of experience translates to social game development.
The game, which is soon to enter closed beta, is in development at Düsseldorf-based Ubisoft Blue Byte, the studio behind The Settlers and publisher of the Anno series that Ubisoft acquired in 2001. Austrian studio Sproing is also involved. More >
A science-fiction author alleges that Assassins' Creed steals ideas from his 2003 book, but do his claims stack up?
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The deepest online experience in XBLA history.
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How national grit, wrestling with colleagues and crazy-hard levels helped a Finnish indie make a hit biking game.
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How Abu Dhabi aims to be the game industry’s next big development hub.
Loot Drop, the social gaming studio founded by Doom creator John Romero and his wife-to-be Brenda Brathwaite, has been revealed as the developer of Ubisoft's Ghost Recon Commander. More >
Ubisoft is working on a cloud storage system for save games, allowing players of its games to switch seamlessly between devices without losing their progress. More >
The 3DS version of striking Ubisoft platformer Rayman Origins has been delayed to June to allow its developer to "fine-tune a few details." Michel Ancel's game was supposed to be released for 3DS in Europe last Friday, but according to Eurogamer it will now be released on June 8. While unconfirmed, it seems safe to assume the game will not meet its intended US release date of March 20. More >
Ubisoft has insisted that development of Rainbow 6: Patriots has not suffered from the departure of its creative director and three other leads. Yesterday we reported that creative director David Sears, narrative director Richard Rouse III, lead designer Phillipe Therien and animation Brent George had all been taken off the project, Speaking to Game Informer, which broke the story, Ubisoft insisted the game's development remained on track despite the changes. More >
Ubisoft has confirmed that it has removed the creative director on upcoming tactical shooter Rainbow 6 Patriots from his position. The publisher has confirmed to Game Informer that David Sears has been removed from the project, and replaced by Jean-Sebastien Decant, adding: "The development team is still hard at work to deliver the next installment of the revered Tom Clancy series, and more details on the game will be revealed at a later date." More >
Ubisoft's bleak survival horror emphasises the human aspect of its struggle.
Ubisoft's largest project to date, running on a new internal engine, due in October for 360, PS3, PC, and Wii U.
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A stellar licensed soundtrack breathes new life into the puzzler series.
1UK retailer Game Group has confirmed that it will be stocking Ubisoft's PS Vita launch titles from tomorrow. In a brief statement passed to VG247, the nation's largest specialist retailer confirms the games will be "available in all Game's channels" - the Game and Gamestation chains, their websites, and gameplay.co.uk, the last of which is to be closed at the end of the month - from tomorrow. More >
UK retailer Game Group's fortunes have taken another turn for the worse after it admitted it would not be stocking Ubisoft-published PS Vita titles. A spokesperson told VG247 that the company, the largest specialist videogame retailer in the UK, will not be selling Lumines: Electronic Symphony, Michael Jackson: The Experience HD, Rayman Origins, Asphalt Injection and Dungeon Hunter Alliance. More >
Gree and Ubisoft have announced an agreement that will see a brand new Assassin's Creed mobile game released exclusively on the Gree platform. More >