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  Ubisoft Games on Steam Will No Longer Require Ubisoft Connect PC Launcher

  Ubisoft is first testing the feature in Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. Ubisoft Connect Services will allow players to launch the game and access features like cross-progression, cross-play, player safety, challenges and rewards, among others, without installing and launching the Ubisoft Connect PC launcher.

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  Ubisoft Reveals Rainbow Six Tactics at Gamescom Opening Night Live

  Ubisoft has announced Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Tactics, a single-player turn-based tactics game coming to PC and consoles. The title was revealed at Gamescom Opening Night Life. Rainbow Six Tactics can be wishlisted on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series S/X.

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  Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Is Free to Claim on Ubisoft Store for a Week

  To celebrate 25 years of the Ghost Recon franchise, Ubisoft has released a free update for Ghost Recon Wildlands, which brings a new story mission, visual upgrades, and 60fps performance on current-gen consoles. Additionally, the mark the occasion, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier is free to claim on Ubisoft's PC store for a week.

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  Assassin's Creed Valhalla Director Returns to Ubisoft as Game Director for Assassin's Creed Brand

  Assassin's Creed's leadership team has a new member. Eric Baptizat, who served as game director on Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and lead game designer on Assassin's Creed Origins and Black Flag, is returning to Ubisoft. Baptizat will join Guesdon, Martin Schelling, and François de Billy as part of the leadership team in charge of the Assassin's Cre...

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  Assassin's Creed Hexe Will Not Release Until Second Half of 2027 at the Earliest, Claims Insider

  Assassin's Creed Hexe is the next mainline title in the series, but Ubisoft has not announced a release window for the title. An industry insider, however, has claimed that the game will not launch before the second half of 2027 at the earliest. Assassin's Creed Hexe was announced in 2022.

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  New 'Ambitious' Open-World Far Cry Game Reportedly Enters Development at Ubisoft

  Ubisoft has reportedly begun development on a new Far Cry game, said to be an "ambitious" open-world first-person shooter. The game is reportedly codenamed Kodiak and completed its conceptualisation phase earlier this month. The new Far Cry game is separate from the next mainline Far Cry title also in development at Ubisoft's Vantage Studios.

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  Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Review: Ubisoft's Remake Unearths Buried Pirate Gold

  A full remake of the acclaimed original, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced comes with undeniable technical upgrades, but the real task in front of it is to find the pirate soul of a game that many still consider among the best in the series.

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  Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Sells 2 Million Copies on Launch Day

  Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced has sold 2 million copies, Ubisoft has confirmed. The game reached the sales milestone on its launch day. Black Flag Resynced is a full remake of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, which released on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 in 2013.

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  Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Becomes Biggest Steam Launch in Series' History

  Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced launched on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series S/X on July 9. The game has already become the series' biggest launch on Steam, reaching nearly 100,000 peak concurrent players on the storefront. Black Flag Resynced is a full remake of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag.

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  Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Console Specs, PS5 Pro Enhancements Confirmed

  Ubisoft has detailed console specifications for Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced. The game will support Performance, Fidelity, and Balanced modes on PS5, PS5 Pro, and Xbox Series X. Black Flag Resynced will support ray-tracing features across all modes.

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  Claude Guillemot, Co-founder Of 'Assassin's Creed' Company Ubisoft Killed In Plane Crash

  Claude Guillemot, co-founder of Ubisoft and one of the creators behind the Assassin's Creed and Far Cry franchises, has died at the age of 69 after a small plane crashed in western France.

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  Assassin's Creed Shadows' Final Update Adds New Story Quest and Crossover Projects With Black Flag Resynced

  Ubisoft has detailed the new content coming with Title Update 1.1.11 for Assassin's Creed Shadows. The game's final update will bring a new story quest, projects that crossover with Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, a new endgame feature, and more.

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  Ubisoft Shuts Down 2 More Studios, Lays Off Up to 380 Employees in Latest Round of Cost Cuts

  Ubisoft is closing two more of its studios as part of its ongoing restructuring efforts. The company's team in Winnipeg and Belgrade will be shuttered and its studio in Barcelona will be reorganised to focus solely on the Rainbow Six franchise, according to reports. As a result of the latest round of cuts, around 380 employees will be laid off.

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  Remake of First Assassin's Creed Game Said to Be in the Works at Ubisoft

  Ubisoft revealed Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced last week. The company is confirmed to be working on multiple remakes of older Assassin's Creed games. The next remake could revisit the first Assassin's Creed title. According to a leak, Ubisoft is reportedly working on an AC 1 remake.

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  Assassin's Creed Hexe Game Director Exits Ubisoft Months After Creative Director Left Project

  Assassin's Creed Codename Hexe has had yet another change of leadership. Game director Benoit Richer has left Ubisoft to join an independent studio, Servo Games. The development comes months after Assassin's Creed Hexe's creative director Clint Hocking departed Ubisoft.