New Activision studio established to develop a brand-new franchise
Activision has established a new internal development studio called Elsewhere Entertainment.
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Ubisoft insists yet again that its uncanny AI-generated 'NEO-NPCs' will make games 'more alive and richer', whatever that means
Ubisoft wants investors to know that it's still all-in on the AI-generated NPCs thing, according to a recent Q&A session (which you can access on the Ubisoft website). Fielding queries after a financial report, CEO Yves Guillemot insisted that there's still a bright future for uncanny NPCs delivering awkward and stilted performances with precious little intention behind them.
The Assassin's Creed Shadows reveal is saying all the right things to excite classic Assassin's Creed fans
The last seven years of Assassin's Creed games have turned me into the sort of fan I never wanted to become: a withered old grump who wishes things were the way they used to be. Nobody likes that guy—especially not the millions of people who became Assassin's Creed fans through the immaculate worlds of Origins, Odyssey, and Valhalla.
The Division Heartland Has Been Canceled, Ubisoft to Reinvest in XDefiant and Rainbow Six
Today, in the middle of its full-year financial report, Ubisoft announced that the free-to-play game Tom Clancy's The Division Heartland has been canceled. The publisher will reinvest in XDefiant and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six instead. Here's the full quote:
Ubisoft's planned free-to-play Division game is dead
Just over three years ago, Ubisoft announced The Division Heartland, a free-to-play entry in its survival-action shooter series. At the time, it suggested that Heartland would arrive later in 2021 or in 2022, but that never happened. In fact, Heartland isn't coming out at all.
Ubisoft cancels The Division: Heartland so it can focus on 'bigger opportunities' like XDefiant
Three years after announcing it as «an all-new perspective» on its long-running Division series, Ubisoft has quietly pulled the plug on The Division: Heartland, saying it has decided to focus its efforts on other games instead.
The physical version of Assassin’s Creed Shadows requires an online connection to install
Assassin’s Creed Shadows is the latest high profile single-player game that requires an online connection to install.
Assassin’s Creed Shadows video offers a deep dive on its two playable characters
Alongside the Assassin’s Creed Shadows cinematic reveal trailer, Ubisoft has released a second video offering a deep dive on the game’s two playable characters, which is viewable above.