Ubisoft

05.07.12

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Alpha is the 25-minute prequel film to Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Future Soldier game. The short film, which was produced by Hollywood talent, follows the Ghosts as they are dropped deep behind enemy lines in order to eliminate one of the world’s most sought-after war criminals. Ubisoft details how its blurring the line between film and game in the video below.

05.06.12

CARY, North Carolina – Red Storm Entertainment has always worked closely with real soldiers. Founded by Tom Clancy 15 years ago, the Ubisoft studio has worked on the Rainbow Six and Ghost Recon games over the years. With Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, military advisor Dutch DeGay played an instrumental role in bringing an accurate near future world to life for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 gamers. DeGay breaks down the blurring of reality and virtual in this exclusive video interview below.

05.05.12

We're just going to say it right now.  Far Cry 3 is shaping up to be the best game in the series yet.  The first two games set up great tales of survival, with one man battling the odds through lush terrain and occasionally using feral abilities to get the jump.  The third looks to follow suit with an even more engaging single-player campaign, along with a new focus on multiplayer, where teams can battle it out to control parts of the terrain.  We recently went hands-on with the demo to see how it was coming along.

05.04.12

One of the highlights from this year's PAX East event was a huge standee for Ubisoft's upcoming Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, featuring plenty of action from the co-op side of things.  In the demo, players could team up to defend their home base from invading enemies on all sides, using their various tools of the trade, weapons and accessories alike, to their advantage as they got the jump on their adversaries.  This will be a huge part of the game when it ships later this month for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

04.29.12

CARY, North Carolina – Red Storm Entertainment is comprised of over 120 game developers who have focused their attention on the 12 versus 12 online multiplayer experience for Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. Mike Climer specializes in transforming real weapons into the virtual world. He breaks down some actual weapons owned by members of the team in this exclusive video from the studio below.

04.27.12

Throughout the history of video games, the oldest stereotype surrounding the industry has always been do violent video games affect player behavior and personality. It is a known fact that people who play games are exposed to more violence than the average consumer. From nuking entire civilization to obliterating players online, it’s has become more and more common now that games are more focus on squarely providing violent action. For this reason alone, parents have long held an underlining negative attitude towards the industry and those who stand by it, but is this criticism injustice or have developers gone to far? Should government step in?

04.19.12

CARY, North Carolina – Red Storm Entertainment has been aiming for authenticity with its latest shooter, Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. In addition to working with former soldiers for accuracy, the developer also buys actual weapons and even takes them out to the shooting range. Travis Getz walks us through some of the real weapons of the new shooter in this exclusive video interview below.

04.18.12

When Trials HD came out a few years ago for Xbox Live Arcade, little did we know how much of a racing/strategic gem that RedLynx would end up creating.  The game has sold over two million units, with players logging in best racing times like crazy and yearning for more of the same.  Well, after a long, tedious wait, we finally have Ubisoft’s Trials Evolution, a game that follows a similar formula to the first game, but exceeds it in every category.  This, folks, is how you get a sequel made right.

04.17.12

CARY, North Carolina – Developer Red Storm Entertainment works closely with former special ops soldiers and military personnel to develop its military simulations like Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. The newest Ubisoft shooter, which ships for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 May 22, introduces cutting-edge technology that is actually being used in the field today. Dutch DeGay, a former Army captain, talks about the real technology in this exclusive video interview below.

04.16.12

CARY, North Carolina – Red Storm Entertainment is doing more than develop the 12-player multiplayer experience for Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. The studio is also heavily involved in the new Ghost Recon Network, which will serve as a virtual hub for gamers to connect to the game world while away from their console. The service including support for tablets and smartphones, as well as laptops and PCs. Rob Newn, head of the free online service, talks about what’s in store for gamers in this exclusive video interview below.

04.15.12

CARY, North Carolina – Red Storm Entertainment has a team of 120 finishing up the multiplayer experience for Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. The newest Ghost Recon game introduces GunSmith, a feature that allows players to customize every detail of the game’s weapons into millions of variations. Gamers can also tweak their gear, grenades and even the look of their avatars. Developer Tony Sturtzel demonstrates how Kinect gamers can do all of this with their voices and motions in this exclusive video interview below.

04.09.12

Ubisoft’s engaging gamers eager to play Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier multiplayer early with its beta. Running April 19th through May 2nd on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, the multiplayer beta will allow up to 12 simultaneous players to choose from three classes (Rifleman, Engineer and Scout) and experience the intense adversarial online action in two different modes – Conflict and Saboteur.

03.30.12

Minnesota Timberwolves NBA All-Star Kevin Love is the first member of Team Ghost, a select group of four celebrity gamers brought together to promote Ubisoft's Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. Just as the Ghosts are the most elite soldiers and represent a complete range of skills on the battlefield, each member of Team Ghost is among the best at what they do and will play a unique role on the team.

03.27.12

Set against the backdrop of the American Revolution in the late 18th century, Assassin’s Creed III introduces a new hero, Ratohnhaké:ton, of Native American and English heritage. Adopting the name Connor, he becomes the new voice for justice in the ancient war between the Assassins and Templars. Players become an Assassin in the war for liberty against ruthless tyranny in the most stylized and fluid combat experiences in the franchise to date. Assassin’s Creed III spans the Revolutionary War, taking gamers from the vibrant, untamed frontier to bustling colonial towns and the intense, chaotic battlefields where George Washington’s Continental Army clashed with the imposing British Army. Ubisoft Producer Alex Hutchinson talks about the new game in this exclusive video interview below.