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We've still got a few more weeks to go before Assassin's Creed Odyssey arrives, but today, Ubisoft revealed its plans for post-launch content. More specifically, it revealed what will be included in Odyssey's season pass alongside the add-on content that all players will get for free. Ubisoft says that Odyssey will feature the company's "most ambitious post-launch support ever" for the franchise, and after seeing the video embedded below, we believe it.

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Ubisoft is offering an incentive for Rainbow Six: Siege players to activate two-factor authentication: a free exclusive skin. The extra layer of security aims to protect players' accounts from misuse by others, doing so by requiring them to use an authenticator app to retrieve a unique sign-in code. Epic Games recently offered something similar to prod Fortnite players to 2FA.

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Though yearly franchises may not be as popular as they once were in the video game industry, there are still a few big names that are going strong. Assassin's Creed has historically been one of these franchises, with a mainline game releasing nearly every year since the the first title debuted in 2007. As it turns out, that's going to change in 2019.

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PUBG and Fortnite might be the most talked-about and most cloned games these days, but they literally aren’t the only games in town, even when it comes to shooters. Compared to these youngsters, some games trace their lineage way back to the 90s, like Rainbow Six Siege. Based on Tom Clancy’s novel “Rainbow Siege”, the game has been in the market for close to three years now. But to prove that it is far from done with the franchise, Ubisoft is teasing its upcoming latest season that’s going to shake things up even for veterans.

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Ubisoft has provided early details about Operation Grim Sky, the next big update for tactical shooter Rainbow Six Siege. The next season will usher in changes to the game's Hereford Base map, those alterations possibly including weather effects (rain, specifically). The update will also bring two new Operators to Rainbow Six Siege, as well as enhancements to the gameplay.

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Earlier this year, Ubisoft brought South Park: The Fractured But Whole to the Nintendo Switch. The game's announcement came as something of a surprise, as it was made with no plan to bring the game's predecessor, South Park: The Stick of Truth, to the Switch as well. Ubisoft seems poised to fix that oversight, announcing a Switch version of The Stick of Truth in a roundabout fashion.

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Ubisoft is cracking down on gamers who toss around toxic language, slapping them with an auto-ban in Rainbow Six Siege at the time of the offense. The decision to auto-ban these players is a move toward cleaning up the game environment, making it a more enjoyable experience for the majority of users. The duration of the ban depends on whether the player is a repeat offender.

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Ubisoft's E3 2018 press conference wrapped up not too long ago, and it was quite the show. Ubisoft had a lot of announcements to make, giving some games we already knew about full reveals while announcing some others we weren't expecting. In all, Ubisoft's energetic press conference lasted right around an hour-and-a-half, and the publisher covered a lot of ground, so let's dive into the trailers from the show.

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With games like Skull and Bones and Assassin's Creed Odyssey on the horizon for Ubisoft, you'd be forgiven if you forgot about its upcoming toys-to-life game, Starlink: Battle for Atlas. Starlink was first revealed back at E3 2017, and this year, it made another appearance. What we thought was just a new trailer quickly took an interesting turn, as Ubisoft revealed that a beloved Nintendo character will feature in the game.

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Ubisoft's E3 2018 press conference is currently underway, and the company wasted little time in getting to one of its most anticipated games: Beyond Good and Evil 2. Ubisoft wowed fans when it debuted Beyond Good and Evil 2 during last year's show, and this year, it arrived at E3 with a fantastic new cinematic trailer. Unfortunately, the key detail that everyone has been waiting on - a release date - was nowhere to be seen.

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One of the largest gaming trade shows of the year is nearly upon us. Though E3 2018 doesn't officially kick off until Tuesday, June 12, most major publishers will host press conferences packed with their biggest announcements ahead of time. Electronic Arts is leading the charge this year, unofficially kicking off E3 tomorrow, June 9. EA's show begins four days of announcements from big game publishers, and with so much happening in such a small amount of time, it can be hard to keep everything straight.

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Ubisoft has decided to announce the next Assassin's Creed game, dubbed Assassin's Creed Odyssey, a little early. Though it was likely planning to have the game be a surprise announcement during its E3 2018 press conference in a couple of weeks, a leak yesterday outed the game before Ubisoft was ready. As a result, Assassin's Creed Odyssey is getting something of a rushed reveal, with the promise that we'll learn more at E3.

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