Last October Patrice Desilets made the surprising announcement that he would migrate from Ubisoft Montreal to THQ’s new big-budget development house. While Desilets’ non-compete contract will keep the studio in limbo until this summer, THQ hasn’t stopped their conversion of former Ubisoft employees at just one person. Danny Bilson, Head of THQ’s Core Games division, […]
Ubisoft recently boasted about the latest in its music-rhythm franchise – Just Dance 2 – passing another sales milestone. The Wii-exclusive sequel has sold more than 5 million units since its October, 2010 launch, putting franchise sales over 10 million across 3 titles (Just Dance 1, 2, Kids).
Following the launch of a new Digital Rights Management system back in March 2010, Ubisoft faced a lot of criticism from PC gamers as the new system required players to maintain a constant internet-connection while playing Ubisoft games, or risk losing non-saved progress if this connection was severed. However, without making an official announcement, Ubisoft […]
Jade Raymond, Managing Director of the Ubisoft Toronto division, has confirmed that the development team at her studio is currently working on a sixth installment in the Splinter Cell franchise. She also indicated that she herself is currently leading this team. Raymond has been a producer for the original Assassin’s Creed, and an Executive Producer […]