Ubisoft says good bye to DRM
Ubisoft is doing away with its always-on digital rights management (DRM) policy, the company’s worldwide director for online games Stephanie Perotti told Rock, Paper, Shotgunin a recent interview. The...
View ArticleThe Settlers Online is set to make more money than the Settlers brand did on PC
During an investor conference call today, Ubisoft’s chief financial officer Alain Martinez claimed that the free-to-play model will influence all of its future games. The French publisher detailed the...
View ArticleGhost Recon Online: Five reasons to love this free-to-play MMOFPS
Practically every genre in the MMO universe has been flooded to all hell with bog standard online games hoping to grab a slice of the financial pie. However, on occasion an MMO releases that pushes the...
View ArticleFree to Play Heroes Online teased by Ubisoft
The Might & Magic series is getting a browser-based persistent free-to-play makeover. (…) Ubisoft hasn’t made too many big free-to-play gambles as yet, but the collection-focused gameplay of the...
View ArticleUbisoft developer says “user content” is a must for sustainable games
Ubisoft Toronto’s Jade Raymond discusses how user generated content can create more meaningful experiences for gamers. (…) It’s interesting to note that Raymond makes special case of Team Fortress 2′s...
View ArticleUbisoft: Core gamers ‘starving’ for next-gen
The wait for next-generation consoles will soon be over, and according to Ubisoft, gamers will be eager to adopt the new platforms. As part of its latest earnings report, Ubisoft said the eight-year...
View ArticleUbisoft “convinced” second-screen gaming is “the future”
“I’m convinced it’s the future,” Guillemot told us. “What I like in second-screen play is its accessibility, which means different types of people can play. Those who don’t know how to play with the...
View ArticleUbisoft First Quarter Sales Down 42% to €76m
Ubisoft has released its first quarter sales, which ended June 30, 2013. Sales have dropped 42 percent compared to the same period a year ago. Sales for the first quarter were €76 million, down from...
View ArticleUbisoft shares plunge 20%
the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 might suffer from the delay of Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs , that may seem minor compared to the impact to the publisher itself. Ubisoft’s shares have taken a pounding today,...
View ArticleUbisoft loss widens despite growth in first half sales
French game publisher Ubisoft reported EUR 293.35 million of sales in its fiscal first half to 30 September, up 5 percent on EUR 279.23 million in the year-earlier period. The sales increase reflects...
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