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After the E3 2011 gameplay footage for Far Cry 3, Ubisoft shows us another route and a slightly different play style gameres will be able to take in the same location: VIDEO: Far_Cry_3_AltE311.flv In recent related news, the developers made it clear that they are making a larger in-game world than in the previous game (Far Cry 2)...

One thing I really enjoyed about Far Cry 2, was the opportunity to explore and move forward any way you wish. You were given complete freedom to carry out various tasks in a highly realistic environment too (well, that's if we exclude the incredibly annoying random enemy patrols appearing and reappearing every few miles on the road)...

Far Cry 3 has officially been confirmed by Ubisoft Montreal. This is exciting news for us, because we really did enjoy Far Cry 2, despite some of its flaws (you can read more about that in our Far Cry 2 review). Now then, Far Cry 3 is being developed by Ubisoft Montr'al, Ubisoft Shanghai and Massive Entertainment...

According to the Spy column in latest issue of PC Gamer, the development of Far Cry 3 is well underway. The game is now "in full swing now," the report states. Mind you, no specifics were given about the game. We do know that the development will be handled by Ubisoft Montreal...

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As we all know, Ubisoft is making a strong effort to fight piracy with its latest PC DRM scheme (oddly enough, it's the same DRM scheme countless PC gamers continue to complain about). Anyhow, today Ubisoft announced the company's environmental initiative to eliminate paper game manuals, replacing them with an in-game digital manual for all titles on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360...

With Ubisoft's new Splinter Cell game out (well, the Xbox 360 version that is), people are already starting to wonder about DLC. The free downloadable content for Splinter Cell: Conviction will be arriving, as Ubi promises, every week. The first round of free content starts tomorrow, April 15...

Sam Fisher returns and he's pretty damn pissed off at almost everyone. Sam is warned that his life is in danger and quickly he ends up fighting Third Echelon, the very organization he once worked for. Struggling to stay alive, he begins to do what he does best - creeping through shadows and taking out foes as he moves towards his goal...

After yesterday's news of a nasty bug in the Xbox 360 edition of Splinter Cell: Conviction, Ubisoft is saying that the issue has been resolved and that gamers can relax and resume playing normally. "If you were seeing freezing in Splinter Cell - it's been resolved. No need to do anything, just play and enjoy," said Ubi via Twitter.

Ubisoft is currently looking into an issue with the Xbox 360 version of Splinter Cell: Conviction, which just hit stores in the US. The bug causes the game to become unresponsive. There is no long-term solution at this time, although Ubisoft Technical Support offers a workaround posted on official SC forums: Hm...

Ubisoft did not make its fans happy with recent news of their new PC DRM for future games. They didn't make things any better by talking about it on the matter. Now, the company attempts to soften the blow a bit by releasing the Assassin's Creed II PC patch v1...

Ubisoft reveals another round of DLC for Assassin's Creed II, called Bonfire of the Vanities. Get this, it comes in two variants - the "vanilla" variant, which will cost 320 Microsoft Points ($4) and offers a continuation of the main story set in a new district of Florence...

We've already been told that the next AC will pack a multiplayer mode. Today Ubi CEO confirms the game will also be set in Rome. "There has been a lot of excitement around the next installment of [the] Assassin's Creed franchise," Ubisoft CEO Yves Guilletmot told investors...

Ubisoft finally sets a release date for the long-awaited PC version of Assassin's Creed II, in addition to revealing, in detail, the games system requirements and pricing. Here's the word: Minimum Configuration: Supported OS: Windows® XP (32-64 bits) /Windows Vista®(32-64 bits)/Windows 7® (32-64 bits) Processor: Intel Core® 2 Duo 1...

Ubisoft previously revealed that the first dose of downloadable content for their action adventure Assassin's Creed II will appear at the end of this month, only they haven't specified the date. The company tweeted Assassin's Creed II, Battle of Forli, will be out next Thursday, January 28, for a meager sum of $3...