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Xbox Game Pass gets the biggest game of 2025 bar none – free download coming very soon

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members might have to pay more, but boy are they getting the goods right now

'Gamers deserve clarity': UK Parliament debates videogame ownership while also beating the dead horse named Concord

Concord is quickly becoming shorthand for 'messed-up videogame launch'.

PC Gamer

Assassin's Creed is a "forever brand" because Ubisoft supported huge risks with it, ex director says: "Whereas, say, EA, you get these awful execs and they never made games and they came from toothpaste companies"

Assassin's Creed's shift to open-world RPGs would never have happened at many companies, Alex Hutchinson says

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Developers warned they may be breaking the law by making video games unplayable

Concerns were raised after developer Ubisoft discontinued online racing game The Crew in 2024

The Independent UK

EU Petition to Prevent Game Shutdowns Surpasses Verification Threshold

Another big step for video game preservation.

Operation Sports

Assassin's Creed was supposed to be a "trilogy" and end with Desmond Miles' death in Assassin's Creed 3, but Ubisoft released Brotherhood and Revelations before it released: "The problem with success is it drags it out"

Games die "when they start to disappear up their own butts a bit"

GamesRadar

Assassin's Creed Shadows finally hits Switch 2 in December, but you can probably already guess the bad news: Ubisoft is sticking with game-key cards over real physical releases

The Switch 2 port is finally confirmed

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Ubisoft has come up with a new way to avoid saying the word 'layoffs,' with a 'voluntary career transition program' offer that some employees won't be able to refuse

Ubisoft RedLynx, meanwhile, has put forward a restructuring plan that definitely will result in layoffs.

PC Gamer

After disappointing Star Wars Outlaws sales, Ubisoft studio Massive says "voluntary career transition program" is just "ongoing evolution," but it's sometimes known as soft layoffs

Massive "remains fully committed to our roadmap"

GamesRadar

As Ubisoft makes The Crew 2 playable offline, Stop Killing Games lead takes a moment to celebrate: "This is due to pressure from Stop Killing Games early on"

Back when the offline mode was announced, the lead said "I never thought it would happen before some sort of ruling from one of the consumer protection agencies"

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I'm convinced all roads lead back to Baldur's Gate 3, as Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era has inspired my first Paladin run in the RPG

Now Playing | Oath of Vengeance is basically the same as a hero, minus the dragons – right?

GamesRadar

I’ve been playing Just Dance for years, and camera controls make 2026 Edition the strongest entry yet

Just Dance 2026 Edition is an innovative and exciting entry in the long-running dance party series.

TechRadar

Don't underestimate Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era's arena mode – it taught me how to win a campaign after 5 failed attempts

Now Playing | If at first you don't succeed, try arena mode again

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Outgoing Assassin's Creed boss says 'I did not make that choice' when talking about his departure from Ubisoft

Former Assassin's Creed boss says 'Ubisoft asked me to step aside' in the wake of his sudden departure.

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Anno 117: Pax Romana isn't a truly new recipe for the series, but it is highly addictive – I built an empire, went to a party, then got exiled to Albion

Anno 117: Pax Romana serves up a well-done but familiar formula and has pulled me back into the series, hard.

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Former Assassin's Creed boss says he "did not make that choice" to leave Ubisoft after 20 years – the company "decided to transfer the leadership… to someone closer to its new organizational structure"

"I did not walk away"

PC Gamer

Former Assassin's Creed boss says he did not leave voluntarily: 'I stayed at my post until Ubisoft asked me to step aside'

Marc-Alexis Côté says he was offered a role at Vantage Studios, "but it did not carry the same scope, mandate, or continuity with the work I had been entrusted with."

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The Crew 2 will be "accessible for years to come" thanks to its new offline mode, which Ubisoft attributes to "player feedback" – a low-key way to acknowledge 1.4 million signatures worth of Stop Killing Games pressure

"This marks a major milestone in ensuring the game's longevity"

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Operation Sports

The Crew 2 Finally Gets Offline Option as “Hybrid Mode” Launches

Preserved!

PC Gamer

Gamers hand Ubisoft a rare 'W' as The Crew 2's offline mode finally goes live

"Hybrid Mode," as it's properly known, lets players choose between online and offline play, or just automatically loads the game into offline mode when no connection is available.

Destructoid

Anno 117 Pax Romana Preview – A major contender for the series’ best

A major step in the right direction.

TechRadar

Assassin's Creed series lead Marc-Alexis Côté leaves Ubisoft after 20 years following launch of Tencent-funded subsidiary – and it's made us a bit worried about the series' future

Assassin's Creed franchise lead Marc-Alexis Côté has departed Ubisoft after 20 years.

PC Gamer

Netflix's Splinter Cell: Deathwatch has already been picked up for a second season

The animated series dropped on Tuesday and Season 2 was confirmed on Wednesday.

Total Film

With no new game in sight, Netflix is keeping Splinter Cell alive with a second season of its Deathwatch animated series

Netflix has renewed its Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Deathwatch for season 2

PC Gamer

Assassin's Creed franchise boss leaves Ubisoft just 7 months after heading up one of the best-selling games in the history of the series

Marc-Alexis Côté's departure comes just a couple weeks after Ubisoft announced the launch of a new subsidiary that will take control of the series.

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