It's taken two years for Rayman's revival to come to Mac, but better late than never as they say. Rayman Origins will hit the Apple platform on December 12, Ubisoft and Feral Interactive have announced.

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Rayman Origins was widely regarded as one of the best platformers of last year, and in a year with a new Mario game that's no joke. And, it even made Ubisoft a profit. So, it doesn't come as a surprise that Ubisoft appears to be considering a sequel.

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Only Tuesday I was lamenting the fact that Rayman Origins seemed to be on every platform but PC, and it would seem that Ubisoft heard my cries. Ubisoft Montpellier's charming jump 'em up will be leaping and lollygagging onto PC in March, the publisher announced today.

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If you've been all excited about Rayman Origins but, somehow, the only gaming platform you own is a Nintendo 3DS, your wait is almost at an end. UBIart's charming platformer will be released for 3DS on March 20, Ubisoft announced today.

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The Weekend Confirmed crew starts getting into the holiday spirit as Jeff, "Indie" Jeff, and Christian sit down with Garnett for this show. The buzz around misinterpretations of Miyamoto's plans for the future and the new Xbox Live dashboard and its mobile apps kicks things off. We know Jeff loves loving things, and it's obvious he's found a new object of his affection in Rayman Origins. No less fun, but definitely fun of a different sort, Saints Row the Third has Christian enjoying the freedom to fool around without feeling like he's missing out on anything. And of course there's your comments and stories, more news, and Finishing Moves to complete the package.

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Rayman Origins is one of the most gorgeous 2D games ever created. The "UbiArt" framework used to create the game produced spectacular results, and surprisingly, was born from technology developed for the perpetually in-limbo Beyond Good & Evil 2.

"It was a continuation of what we were doing with Beyond Good & Evil 2 -- a visual pattern generating-based engine," Ubisoft designer Michel Ancel said.

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Last I remember of Rayman, his series had been taken over by furry critters called Rabbids. However, with the Rabbids successfully spun off into their own series, it's time for Rayman to jump back into the starring role of his own series again. Rayman: Origins returns to his early days for a fun and challenging platforming experience.

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There's one thing we can all agree on: Rayman Origins is gorgeous. But, how does it play? It was one of my favorite games at E3, and now you'll be able to try it for yourself with a free downloadable demo.

Ubisoft has announced that the demo will be available on November 8th on PlayStation Network, November 9th on Xbox Live.

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Series creator Michel Ancel wants UbiArt, the tech behind the impressive-looking 2D game Rayman Origins, to be free for anyone who wants to use it. Develop reports that Ancel is aiming to make the UbiArt Framework open-source in the near future. "UbiArt has been built to be shared," he said.

"It won't be like the other game technologies, which are often just locked away," said Ancel. "If the guys who invented the paintbrush only kept it for themselves then fine art [would be in a sorry state], it would be ephemeral. So yes, I want [UbiArt] to be open source, I want it to go out and be shared and evolved."

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QUICKTAKE: Rayman Origins is a game that's easy to fall in love with. Quite possibly one of the most gorgeous 2D games ever made, Ubisoft's latest platformer offers four-player co-op and challenging level designs for one of the most purely satisfying experiences at E3.

Fresh off the heels of E3, Nintendo has revealed several new release dates for 3DS, Wii, and DS titles. Much of Nintendo's most anticipated first-party content remains labeled "TBA" or "Holiday," but a few new release dates stand out. Star Fox 64 3D is set for September 11, while Kirby Mass Attack is now slated for the regular DS on September 19.

In third-party news, Ubisoft is set to release several 3DS casual titles on October 25, and Sega is throwing its weight behind the 3DS eShop with planned releases of Dragon Crystal, Shinobi, Sonic Drift 2, and Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble this summer. Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked is coming on August 30, and Rayman Origins is due March 13, 2012. Read more »

The first chapter of Rayman Origins will be released for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 this holiday season, Ubisoft has revealed on its blog, possibly hitting other platforms too.

While Ubisoft does not specifically mention the 360 and PS3 by name, the developer and publisher announced the platformer for "HD consoles" and the blog entry's statement that PC, Wii, 3DS and iPad versions are "to be considered" settles the matter. Read more »

The origins of Michel Ancel's platforming hero will be revealed this year in new a episodic title for "HD consoles," Ubisoft announced at its E3 press conference, titled simply Rayman Origins.

Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 seem likely release platforms as the only "HD consoles," a requirement Ubisoft seeks "because the game already runs in this incredible image format and this really highlights the artist's work." The company does, however, note that "This doesn't prevent us from thinking about other consoles but we are a small team so we need to set priorities." Read more »