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Ubisoft claims ‘considerable progress’ made since last year’s harassment allegations

Last year, Ubisoft was forced to face its own internal culture issues, firing prominent executives and putting new systems in place to curb work-place harassment. A report earlier this month checked claimed that not much has changed at Ubisoft’s offices, something that the publisher appears to have responded to today. In an update from CEO,… Read more

GeForce Now adds Saints Row: The Third Remastered and more

GeForce Now is bringing another 17 games to its library this week, with the list headlined by Saints Row: The Third Remastered, which finally comes to Steam this week after a lengthy Epic Games Store exclusivity period. Aside from Saints Row: The Third Remastered, this week’s GeForce Now update has another significant announcement. Nvidia has… Read more

Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest returns June 10th with a ‘world premiere showcase’

Summer Game Fest is back this year, and it will start on June 10th with an event called “Kick Off Live!” that’s billed as a “spectacular world premiere showcase” with “more than a dozen” world premieres and announcements. The show, which will begin at 2PM ET, will be hosted by Geoff Keighley, who you might… Read more

Here’s how E3’s all-virtual event will work this year

The world’s biggest gaming showcase, E3, is going all-virtual for the first time in its history, with organizers revealing today how they plan to keep enthusiasts interested without the sights and sounds of the show floor. The virtual E3 will run from June 12th to June 15th. The showcase will include an online portal with… Read more

12 Minutes is a star-laden thriller in a bite-size package

A classic point-and-click adventure game mashed with a Hollywood movie Luis Antonio has been thinking about time loops for a long time. In 2006, when he was working as an artist at Rockstar Games, the studio was soliciting pitches from staff for a new game idea. “I thought, ‘Let’s do a time loop game,’” he… Read more

The Division Heartland is a free to play spin-off coming this year

Matthew Wilson 3 days ago Featured Tech News, Software & Gaming In a surprise update released last night, Ubisoft announced that it is working on a new game in The Division franchise. We aren’t getting The Division 3 yet, but Ubisoft is making a free to play spin-off title. Known as ‘The Division Heartland’, this… Read more

Google Stadia has figured out a way to ditch the fancy gamepad for TV play

Today, there’s only one official way to play Google’s Stadia game streaming service on your 4K TV — the last-gen Chromecast Ultra, connected to the company’s proprietary Stadia Controller over Wi-Fi. That’s because Google hasn’t yet brought Stadia to the new-and-improved $50 Chromecast, and its predecessor didn’t support Bluetooth, meaning the only way to pair… Read more

The Division is getting a free-to-play game and mobile version

Ubisoft announced that it’s developing a free-to-play game set in The Division’s universe, called The Division Heartland. The company also announced that a Division mobile game is in the works. The announcement is light on details, so it’s not clear yet whether the game will be a battle royale style like Call of Duty: Warzone… Read more

Pickle Rick is coming to Rainbow Six Siege

Mustafa Mahmoud 23 hours ago Featured Tech News, Software & Gaming, Tech News If Fortnite has taught us anything, it’s that no crossovers are off the table. Even so, this latest crossover is certainly unexpected. Ubisoft has announced that its popular tactical shooter Rainbow Six Siege will be crossing over with the Adult Swim cartoon… Read more

Ubisoft will host E3 showcase on 12th June

Matthew Wilson 1 day ago Featured Tech News, Software & Gaming Last week, the ESA finally began making some of its plans for E3 2021 official announcing press conferences and appearances from a number of large publishers. Now, we are starting to get date and times for when to tune in, with Ubisoft being the… Read more

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla ‘Wrath of the Druids’ expansion releasing in May

Matthew Wilson 2 days ago Featured Tech News, Software & Gaming Last month, Ubisoft announced Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’s first major expansion, “Wrath of the Druids”. While the expansion was originally due to release later this month, the development team needs an extra couple of weeks, pushing the expansion back into May. In a tweet last… Read more

Amazon adds 720p streaming to its Luna cloud gaming service to improve stability

Amazon is adding a new streaming option to its Luna cloud gaming platform that will cap resolution at 720p to help improve stability for players on slower internet connections. Right now, Luna streams only at 1080p, with 4K coming at some point in the future. Yet even at 1080p, internet connections that struggle to keep… Read more

E3 2021 Will Be All-Digital and Free of Charge

Home News (Image credit: Electronic Software Association) E3 2021 will be an all-digital event. The Electronic Software Association has announced that this year’s event, which will be free of charge, will take place from June 12 to June 15. Last year, the event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which is still ongoing. For… Read more

E3 is going digital this summer, will return in person next year

E3 2021 will take place June 12th-15th this year as a free, “reimagined, all-virtual” event, the Entertainment Software Association announced today. Organizers announced that the lineup includes companies such as Nintendo, Xbox, Capcom, Konami, Ubisoft, Take-Two Interactive, and Warner Bros. Games. Sony is notably missing from that list so far. E3, gaming’s biggest annual conference… Read more

Amazon is opening a new game studio in Montreal led by Rainbow Six Siege developers

Amazon is illustrating its commitment to game development with a new studio opening, despite its struggles to make a hit game in recent years. The company on Tuesday announced the new studio’s Montreal-based team, which will create original AAA games with an initial focus on a new online multiplayer title. The new studio will be… Read more