Ubisoft plans to create a movie and a live-action TV show based on two video games, according to a new report. Those games are said to be Werewolves Within, which is reportedly the subject of a movie project, and Child of Light, which Ubisoft reportedly plans to turn into a live-action television series. Scripts for both projects are being developed now.
Today Google released a wave of invites to their new Project Stream, starting with Assassin's Creed Odyssey. This invite wave is for those users that signed up previously - but this isn't the end of the invite and update phase - not by a long shot! Today we've having a peek at what it's like to drop in on Google's gaming streaming service right out the gate! First we'll have a brief chat about what we needed and what you'll need to get started.
Our Assassin's Creed Odyssey Review isn't entirely necessary - we've already reviewed this game time and time again. The existence of a new Assassin's Creed each year is like what Star Wars became with its purchase by Disney. Each time a new one comes out, I'm gonna go see it, just like I'll buy each Assassin's Creed. It's not as if each new year is going to deliver something strikingly different or less good.
For as much as it's discusses, game streaming is something that's still very much in its infancy. Sony has found some degree of success with its PlayStation Now platform, and Microsoft has plans to break into game streaming with the Xbox brand, but there's still plenty of problems to solve in the space. Google is looking to do just that with a new service it's calling Project Stream, which was officially announced today.
Seven major games were shown at OC5 today by Oculus, by in Oculus Studios and in Oculus Publishing, too. In the Oculus Studio Titles category were Stormland by Insomniac Games, Lone Echo II by Ready At Dawn, Echo Combat (also by Ready at Dawn), and Defector by Twisted Pixel. Under the Oculus Publishing Titles umbrella were three titles: VOX Machinae by Space Bullet, Space Junkies by Ubisoft, and Final Assault by Phaser Lock.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.