Ubisoft had hinted at a Wii U edition of open-world hack 'em up Watch Dogs before, but only formally confirmed it last night alongside the announcement of a PlayStation 4 version. No, obviously it didn't drop this news during Sony's big shindig, but in a press release afterwards.
Consider this thought for a moment: Couch co-op is not really a priority on the Xbox and the PlayStation. Oh, Microsoft has been pushing Dance Central, and Rock Band was a thing a few years back, but those are relatively isolated cases. Nintendo, however, values its relative monopoly on living room multiplayer, and their priorities are more evident than ever on the Wii U.
Just look at the system's controller--ostensibly the system's main selling point. Though it has plenty of other functions, the point of the Wii U's touchscreen is to introduce a new dynamic to party games and the like, which thrive on local multiplayer. Nintendo's bread and butter continues to be kids and families, and with their new controller, they appear to be hoping their unique brand of multiplayer will differentiate themselves from the Kinects and the iPads that have invaded living rooms around the world. All of which adds an interesting dynamic to Rabbids Land--the latest in Ubisoft's vulgar (but amusing) party series.
How would you like to play Ghost Recon for free? Well, that depends on how it's monetized, doesn't it? Ubisoft launched the Ghost Recon Online open beta today at Gamescom, letting all and sundry try the free-to-play multiplayer FPS and judge whether the fun of shooting men outweighs the annoyance of microtransactions.
The PC edition of Ghost Recon: Future Soldier was already arriving later on PC than on consoles, where it launched on May 22, but now that three-week delay has been extended by another two. The new, and hopefully final, PC release date is June 26. And, as always, Ubisoft has given no explanation for this.
When there's an international incident afoot, it's nice to have a team handy that can clean it up with discretion. The crack squad of operatives to whom such tasks fall and their missions have defined Ghost Recon games. After numerous delays the latest installment, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, is finally ready to deploy. It upholds the tradition well with strong catch-the-enemy-off-guard stealth mechanics, fun tech to play with, and a solid set of new features.
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier is getting ready to deploy, and Ubisoft has already announced its first downloadable content pack. The "Arctic Strike Map Pack" will release on July 3, just in time for you to celebrate Independence Day by taking out virtual enemies of freed. America!
Transmedia movie-and-game tie-ins are all the rage for games these days. Look at Dragon Age and Assassin's Creed for recent examples. Ghost Recon: Future Soldier is no exception. It will connect with a 25-minute movie titled Ghost Recon Alpha, teased by Ubisoft today with a trailer.
Nearly four minutes of Ghost Recon: Future Soldier sneaking fun are on show in a new trailer. In this questionable vision of the near-future, you'll see how handy a stealth suit is, uses of mini-drones, augmented reality, and some jolly nice weapon customisation.
After a lengthy and awkward silence on the PC edition of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, Ubisoft has finally opened up and shared, well, most things you might want to know. Along with its release date--June 12, three weeks after on consoles--it's detailed the system requirements, one-time DRM activation, and PC-specific features including DirectX 11 whizz-bangs.
Earlier today, a plethora of retailers revealed that Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Solider would arrive on March 6, 2012. Moments ago, Ubisoft has confirmed the date.
The near-future game features the Ghost Recon team venturing to far off locales such as Norway and the Middle East, to combat a force that have occupied Russia.
Ubisoft is bringing back their bizarre bunny mascots again, with Raving Rabbids: Alive & Kicking for Kinect. The game uses augmented reality for its mini-games, and we saw two examples.
In the first, we saw a demonstration of stomping on the rabbids' heads like you know you've always wanted to. In the second, a group of players made shapes with their body to fill in a shape, and the Kinect snapped a picture that can be shared on Facebook. Read more »
The new entry in Ubisoft's tactical shooter Ghost Recon known previously only as 'Ghost Recon 4' will be named Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier and be released during the 2010 holiday season, the publisher announced today.
Few details were given, other than it's coming from Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter developer Ubisoft Paris and a press release boasts of "cutting-edge technology, prototype high-tech weaponry, and state-of-the-art single-player and multiplayer modes." Read more »
"Of course not, it will only be cutting edge on PC! And maybe PS4. But it'll be more cutting edge ..."
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