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Ubisoft is adding more than 500 jobs to its Quebec studios over the next seven years. Usually the numbers are going in the opposite direction in stories like these, but Ubisoft said the need to strengthen its online gaming headquarters and company-wide infrastructure justified the $373 million investment. Its Quebec …

You may have noticed a common theme across Ubisoft’s upcoming games: Watch Dogs, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, The Division, and The Crew are all open world games with varying degrees of seamless multiplayer built in. That’s not for lack of ideas, The Crew creative director Julian Gerighty told Polygon. …

Mysteries of the Ani-mouse Seriously. We know you don’t believe us yet, but seriously. We came to this astounding realisation a couple of days ago and immediately knew that we had to share it with you. In Assassin’s Creed (opens in new tab), you are not playing an ancestral murder-man. …

Ubisoft’s E3 2013 Lineup will include Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, Watch Dogs, Rayman Legends, Splinter Cell Blacklist, South Park: The Stick of Truth, and more. The publisher will show off its upcoming lineup on stage at 3 p.m. PDT on June 10 and on the show floor throughout the …

Ubisoft is giving some serious thought to scooping up THQ’s assets, according to reports in industry magazine MCV. Unnamed sources told MCV that Ubisoft has had lengthy discussions with THQ and investment firm Clearlake Capital Capital group about acquiring the company. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot admitted last month that his …

Avengers (and the rest) assemble! Ubisoft’s revealed the full character list for Avengers: Battle for Earth, the Kinect-enabled brawler that’ll hit stores at the end of this month (with a Wii U version due two weeks later). Marvel fans will recognize the names on this list, as the game draws …

Assassin’s Creed III may be the last game in the series to follow the exploits of perennial captive Desmond Miles and his ancestors. ACIII lead designer Steve Masters spoke with OXM UK about putting a bow on Desmond’s plight, which will serve as the series’ main narrative vehicle for the …

Connor may be the face of Assassin’s Creed III, but it could be series regular Desmond that winds up stealing the show. Speaking to the rookie assassin’s role in Ubisoft’s upcoming sequel, writer Matt Turner told CVG that fans will spend more time outside of the Animus than usual, hinting, …

Realism. It’s what defines modern gaming… less and less whimsical 2D platformers, more and more hardcore 3D shooters set in the Middle East. Every year, we expect a technological leap forward in detailed graphics, believable sound, and immersive control, all in the pursuit of realism. Then a game like I …

Last week’s Far Cry 3 announcement from Ubisoft was missing one notable element: a decent chunk of first-person footage from the game in action. The company’s rectified that today, with the release of a good five minutes of in-game footage showing how the title’s looking during those bits between cutscenes. …