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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 Michel Ancel platformer Rayman Origins will be released for PC on March 30. Even better news for PC owners: the digital download will only require a single activation, while the retail version will not feature Ubisoft's dreaded DRM at all More >

Like most PC games, Ubisoft titles carry a limit on the number of machines on which they can be installed. However, Guru3D has found that the limit also applies to hardware components. The site set out to perform one of its regular VGA and graphics performance analyses on the recently released Anno 2070, testing the game on two graphics cards in three different PCs. That proved impossible when, after activating the game on each rig, he switched graphics cards only to be met with an activation prompt and subsequent message that he had used his entire allocation. More >

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Future Soldier will be released in the UK for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, publisher Ubisoft has announced. The news means a further delay to a game that was originally intended for release in late 2010. In October, Ubisoft pinned down a release date of March 6; a beta planned for January will now launch in April. The delays aren't over yet, though - the PC version will follow "at a later date." More >

Another trailer from the weekend's Spike VGA, showing off the return of Tom Clancy's Rainbow squad, due in 2013 for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. The game, the first in the series since 2006's Rainbow Six: Vegas, stars multiple protagonists facing off against the True Patriots, a revolutionary group seeking vengeance on corrupt politicians and financiers. More >

Ubisoft says Ghost Recon Online represents a shift in thinking in its strategy to combat piracy on PC after its use of DRM was roundly criticised. The publisher's upcoming Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, due next March, will only be released on consoles. Ghost Recon Online, a free-to-play shooter that is currently in closed beta, will be exclusive to PC. More >

Ubisoft has announced Tom Clancy's Rainbow 6 Patriots for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Patriots, due in 2013, is in development at Ubisoft Montreal with support from the publisher's Toronto and Red Storm studios, and is the first instalment in the 25 million-selling Tom Clancy franchise since 2006's Rainbow Six: Vegas. More >

Ubisoft has confirmed a March 6, 2012 launch date for Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. More >

First shipment of Revelations to include 2007 original. More >

Rock Paper Shotgun reports that Ubisoft has fulfilled its promise to remove From Dust's always-on DRM in a patch; update the game through Steam now and play offline to your heart's content. Meanwhile, Ubisoft confirmed yesterday that the Eric Chahi god sim will finally be released for PlayStation 3 on September 14 in Europe, and September 27 in North America.