Assassin’s Creed is a game which was generally appraised as a fairly enjoyable experience. Despite its inherently intriguing premise, its repetitive gameplay and uninvolving action served to temper what could have otherwise been one of the hottest games of 2007. Two years later, both fans of that game and skeptics alike now have an inquisitive eye [...]

Montreal developer Ubisoft electrified a crowd of 5,000 on Friday night with its back-to-back presentations of Splinter Cell: Conviction and Assassin’s Creed II. The Sam Fisher game was first, with Creative Director Max Beland giving the presentation. He stressed that this Splinter Cell will change the way people play stealth-based games. According to Beland, typical [...]

The holidays just got a little bleaker for gamers. First came the news a few weeks ago that BioShock 2 and Bayonetta will be delayed for an early 2010 release. Now, GamePro reports that several Ubisoft titles will also be bumped to next year. This includes Splinter Cell: Conviction, Red Steel 2, I Am Alive, [...]

Ubisoft just released their financial report for 2008-2009 which showed that sales were up by 14%, profits were down by 37%.  If you’re interested in viewing the full report, you can check the PDF here. Sales1 up 14% Current operating income2: 12.2% of sales (14.3% in 2007-08)�Sales1 up 14%Sales1 urrent operating income2: 12.2% of sales [...]