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  Assassin's Creed Shadows Gameplay Overview Showcases Visceral Combat, Weapons and Abilities

  Ubisoft detailed the combat gameplay in Assassin’s Creed Shadows in a new update Tuesday, highlighting the basics of attacking, defending, skills and abilities available to players.

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  Ubisoft Is Discontinuing XDefiant, Shutting Down San Francisco and Osaka Studios

  Ubisoft is discontinuing development on its free-to-play shooter XDefiant, the studio announced Wednesday. The online title, which released in May after several delays and playtests, has not been able to retain strong player numbers after a promising launch, the publisher said. As a result, Ubisoft is also shutting down its San Francisco and Osaka ...

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  Windows 11, Version 24H2, Update Causing Issues With Some Ubisoft Games, Microsoft Confirms

  The last Windows update is stopping certain Ubisoft games from working, Microsoft has confirmed. Installing Windows 11, version 24H2, is causing issues with some Assassin’s Creed titles, Star Wars Outlaws and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, the company said.

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  Assassin's Creed Syndicate Gets Free 60 FPS Patch on PS5, Xbox Series S/X: Here's Why You Should Revisit it

  Ubisoft rolled out a free 60fps update for Assassin’s Creed Syndicate on PS5 and Xbox Series S/X on Tuesday, nine years after the game launched. Here's how the game feels now.

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  Assassin's Creed Shadows Will Take 'New Direction' With Modern-Day Story, Says Ubisoft

  Ubisoft has said that Assassin’s Creed Shadows will take a new direction with its modern-day story that will draw “meaningful contrast between past and present”.

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  Star Wars Outlaws' 'Biggest Update Yet' Arrives November 21, Will Improve Combat, Stealth and More

  Star Wars Outlaws is set to get its biggest update yet, Ubisoft has confirmed. The developer will roll out Title Update 1.4 for the action-adventure game on November 21, bringing improvements to combat, stealth and character movement controls.

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  Ubisoft Returns to NFT Gaming With Launch of Champion Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles 

  Ubisoft has launched a new NFT-integrated game called Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles. In the PvP turn-based RPG, players battle NFT “Champions” online to win rewards. Ubisoft has released a total of 75,000 NFTs of Champions at launch. These NFTs can be minted on the gaming-focussed Oasys public blockchain network.     

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  New Rayman Game in 'Early Stages' of Development With Prince of Persia Team Involved, Says Ubisoft

  Following a report that claimed Ubisoft was working on an unannounced Rayman remake, the studio confirmed that a project based on the franchise was in its early stages. The French publisher did not say if the game was a remake, as reported Wednesday, but confirmed that it had begun “an exploration phase on the Rayman brand”.

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  Assassin's Creed Shadows Collector's Edition Gets $50 Price Cut After Season Pass, Early Access Cancellation

  Ubisoft delayed Assassin’s Creed Shadows last month, announcing that the action-adventure title would launch in February 2025 instead of its planned November 15 release. In addition to the delay, the company announced it was cancelling Season Pass and early access plans for the game. Now, Ubisoft is cutting the price of Assassin’s Creed Shadows...

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  Assassin's Creed Mirage Coming to Steam in October, Ubisoft Confirms

  Assassin’s Creed Mirage is finally coming to Steam a year after its launch. Ubisoft has announced that the action-adventure title will be available on Valve’s platform later this month. While a release date is not yet confirmed, the Steam page for the game is now live.

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  Tencent, Guillemot Family Said to Consider Buyout of Ubisoft After Market Value Dips

  After Ubisoft lost more than half its market value this year, Tencent Holdings and Ubisoft Entertainment SA’s founding Guillemot family are considering a potential buyout. The Chinese tech company and Guillemot Brothers have been speaking with advisers to help explore ways to stabilise Ubisoft and bolster its value.

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  Assassin's Creed Shadows Delayed to February 2025, Season Pass Model Dropped After Backlash

  Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Ubisoft’s upcoming Japan-set action-adventure title, has been delayed to next year. Initially set for release on November 15, the game will now launch across PC, PS5 and Xbox Series S/X on February 14, 2025, despite being in a “feature complete” state.

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  Star Wars Outlaws Review: Ubisoft's Galactic Adventure Comes With Rough Edges

  On its surface, Star Wars Outlaws is an incredibly faithful and visually beautiful recreation of familiar and beloved worlds that George Lucas created. But its shallow gameplay, inconsistent story and repetitive missions erode the experience.

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  Long Awaited Game "Star Wars Outlaws" Released After 4 Years

  After more than four years in the making, French video game designer Ubisoft on Friday released its much-anticipated "Star Wars Outlaws", an immersive spinoff from the famed saga.

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  Star Wars Outlaws Confirmed to Get 2 Story-Focussed Expansions as Ubisoft Reveals Post-Launch Plans

  Ubisoft has revealed the post-launch content roadmap and Season Pass details for Star Wars Outlaws, its action-adventure title that releases later this month. The open-world game will get two story-focussed expansions, with the first of them arriving later this year and the second in 2025.