All posts tagged: ubisoft

Far Cry 4 Gets Free 60 FPS Patch on PS5 and Xbox Series S/X Ahead of Game Pass Launch

Far Cry 4 Gets Free 60 FPS Patch on PS5 and Xbox Series S/X Ahead of Game Pass Launch

Published by Webster

Far Cry 4, the open-world first-person shooter from Ubisoft, has received an update a decade after its release that boosts the performance of the game on current-generation consoles. With the new patch, the game now runs at 60fps on PS5 and Xbox Series S/X. Developed by Ubisoft Montreal, Far Cry 4 released on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox 360 and Xbox Series S/X in 2014. Far Cry 4 60 FPS Patch Released Patch 1.08 is a free update that brings 60fps performance on current-gen consoles. PS5 users first spotted the update and posted about it online, before Ubisoft confirmed it on Tuesday. “Far Cry 4 will now run at 60 frames per second on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PS5 Pro, thanks to a free update deployed today,” the company said in a blog post. “Whether you’re wingsuiting out of a gyrocopter for an aerial incursion or wielding a rocket launcher atop an elephant as you charge into battle, the beautiful scenery and unbridled chaos have never been so inviting on console.” 30 FPS? Fucking …

Star Wars Outlaws’ A Pirate’s Fortune Expansion Arrives in May; Nintendo Switch 2 Release Date Announced

Star Wars Outlaws’ A Pirate’s Fortune Expansion Arrives in May; Nintendo Switch 2 Release Date Announced

Published by Webster

Ubisoft has announced the release date for its Star Wars Outlaws expansion, A Pirate’s Fortune, after the first-look trailer for the DLC leaked on Thursday. The expansion will arrive on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series S/X on May 15. Star Wars Outlaws: A Pirate’s Fortune is the second story expansion for the main game after the Wild Card DLC that launched in November 2024. Along with the second story pack announcement, Ubisoft also revealed Star Wars Outlaws’ release date on Nintendo Switch 2. Star Wars Outlaws: A Pirate’s Fortune Details The first-look trailer for A Pirate’s Fortune shows Kay Vess on the hunt for a treasure as she and her companion Nyx explore the Khepi system. The smuggler teams up with legendary pirate Hondo Ohnaka to uncover the secrets of the Khepi Tomb. Players will also come across the Miyuki Trade League and get new rewards for the Trailblazer in exchange for smuggling runs. The official DLC announcement came after the trailer, which was set to officially debut at the Star Wars Celebration event on …

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Review: Double-Edged Sword

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Review: Double-Edged Sword

Published by Webster

Assassin’s Creed has been walking a tightrope strung between its past identity and future ambitions since it abandoned its stealthy sandbox and embraced the expansive role-playing formula seen in successful open world games like The Witcher 3. Ubisoft has favoured a ‘more is more’ approach with newer Assassin’s Creed games and found runaway success, but older titles, that came with a sharper focus on the series’ central tension between good and evil and everything grey in the middle, continue to appeal to long-term fans. And thus, each new entry in the history-hopping action-adventure series becomes a dispute on what Assassin’s Creed is. Ubisoft has cast a wide net to please all parties with recent games in the series. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and Valhalla were action-heavy spectacles that mixed history, mythology, and conspiracy to deliver open world blockbusters. Assassin’s Creed Mirage, on the other hand, narrowed the scope down to a throwback stealth formula that stoked nostalgia for the series’ origins.  With Assassin’s Creed Shadows, however, Ubisoft has tried to have it both ways by doubling …

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Best Selling Game in the US Since Launch: Circana

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Best Selling Game in the US Since Launch: Circana

Published by Webster

Assassin’s Creed Shadows is a bona fide success for Ubisoft. The action-adventure title has been the best-selling game in the US throughout the three weeks since its launch, as per the latest data from market research firm Circana. While Ubisoft has not shared unit sales figure for Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the company has confirmed the game is the series’ second biggest launch. Assassin’s Creed Shadows US Sales According to Circana’s latest sales data through April 5, Assassin’s Creed Shadows has been the top selling game in the US for each of its first 3 weeks in market. Circana’s Mat Piscatella, who shared the update in a post on Bluesky on Monday, also confirmed that Assassin’s Creed Shadows was the second best-selling game of 2025 in the US so far, trailing only Capcom’s Monster Hunter Wilds in the sales chart. Here’s a fun one… Assassin’s Creed: Shadows has been the best-selling video game in the US for each of its first 3 weeks in market, according to Circana’s Retail Tracking Service (dollar sales, latest data through …

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown to Release on Android, iOS Platforms on April 14

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown to Release on Android, iOS Platforms on April 14

Published by Webster

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown was initially released on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S in January 2024 and came to Windows via Steam in August last year. Now, Ubisoft is set to bring the action-adventure game to mobile users. Next month, it will be available for both Android and iOS users. The French developer has announced the price for the mobile version of the game and confirmed the features that players on this platform can expect. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Mobile Price, Availability Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Mobile price is set at EUR 14.99 (roughly Rs. 1,400) in select global markets, according to a press release by Ubisoft. The company added that the game will be available at a special launch price of EUR 9.99 (roughly Rs. 900) for the first three weeks, starting April 14. The game will be available to both Android and iOS users on their smartphones or tablets. Pre-registration for the mobile version of the game is currently open via …

Ubisoft Forms New Subsidiary for Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry and Rainbow Six Franchises Backed by Tencent

Ubisoft Forms New Subsidiary for Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry and Rainbow Six Franchises Backed by Tencent

Published by Webster

Ubisoft is forming a new dedicated subsidiary for its core IPs of Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six in an effort to transform its operations, the company announced Thursday. The new entity will be backed by a €1.16 billion (roughly Rs. 10,694 crore) investment from Chinese conglomerate Tencent, which will hold a minority stake in the subsidiary. The move represents Ubisoft’s efforts to combat falling share prices amid misfiring releases and its intent to focus on its biggest franchises. Ubisoft, Tencent Form New Subsidiary The unit, backed by the new investment, is valued at EUR 4 billion (roughly Rs. 36,878 crore) and headquartered in France. Tencent’s stake in the subsidiary will amount to approximately 25 percent, Ubisoft said. The newly created entity strengthens Ubisoft’s balance sheet by “significantly reducing” its debt, the company added. The subsidiary would remain exclusively controlled and consolidated by Ubisoft. “Backed by greater investment and boosted creative capacities, it will drive further increases in quality of narrative solo experiences, expand multiplayer offerings with increased frequency of content release, introduce …

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Said to Be Series’ Second Biggest Launch Ever

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Said to Be Series’ Second Biggest Launch Ever

Published by Webster

Assassin’s Creed Shadows released last week and had an impressive first weekend as over two million players flocked to the game across PC, PlayStation and Xbox. Ubisoft confirmed Saturday that the action-RPG had surpassed the launches of AC Origins and Odyssey. While the company has not made initial sales figures public yet, two separate reports have claimed that Assassin’s Creed Shadows is the series’ second biggest launch ever, behind only 2020’s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Assassin’s Creed Shadows Becomes Series’ Second Biggest Launch The latest Assassin’s Creed game is said to have generated the second-highest day-one sales revenue for the franchise. The information comes from two separate reports from VGC and IGN that cite Ubisoft sources and an internal email discussing the game’s sales performance. Shadows’ launch-day sales performance is second only to Valhalla in the series, which remains the highest-selling Assassin’s Creed game of all time. It’s also worth noting that Assassin’s Creed Valhalla arrived at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic when countries across the world had implemented lockdown rules, resulting in more people …

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Best Selling Game in the US Since Launch: Circana

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Crosses 1 Million Players on Launch Day, Ubisoft Confirms

Published by Webster

Assassin’s Creed Shadows has crossed over one million players across all platforms, Ubisoft confirmed Friday. The company did not disclose initial sales figures for the open-world action-RPG, but said the game had reached the impressive milestone on the day of release. Assassin’s Creed Shadows launched across PC, PS5 and Xbox Series S/X on March 20. Assassin’s Creed Shadows Reaches 1 Million Players Ubisoft thanked players in a post on X (formerly Twitter) and said the game had reached one million players on launch day. “It’s not even 4PM here in Canada and Assassin’s Creed Shadows has already passed 1 million players! Thank YOU from the bottom of our hearts for joining this adventure in Feudal Japan. We are beyond excited to start this journey with you,” the company said in the post. It’s not even 4PM here in Canada and Assassin’s Creed Shadows has already passed 1 million players! Thank YOU from the bottom of our hearts for joining this adventure in Feudal Japan. We are beyond excited to start this journey with you! 💝 …

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Best Selling Game in the US Since Launch: Circana

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Leaks Online as Physical Copies Sell Ahead of Launch

Published by Webster

Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Ubisoft’s upcoming Japan-set action-RPG, seems to have leaked. Some players have reportedly been playing the game early and leaked gameplay footage has surfaced online. Physical copies of the game are claimed to have been sold nearly a month ahead of the game’s scheduled launch. Assassin’s Creed Shadows has had a troubled development period and has been delayed twice to its current launch date of March 20. Assassin’s Creed Shadows Leaks A Reddit post on r/GamingLeaksAndRumours (as spotted by Eurogamer) on Sunday claimed that PS5 physical copies of Assassin’s Creed Shadows were already being sold ahead of launch. The game is reportedly fully playable for users who have managed to procure a disc. According to the post, Animus Anomalies, a mission type from older Assassin’s Creed games, is confirmed to be returning in Shadows. However, the post said the game was an older build, with none of the improvements added to the it from the delays. Separately, an X user also claimed (via TheGamer) they had bought a copy of the game on …

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Pre-Orders in Line With Series’ Second Biggest Launch, Says Ubisoft

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Pre-Orders in Line With Series’ Second Biggest Launch, Says Ubisoft

Published by Webster

Assassin’s Creed Shadows pre-order numbers have been encouraging, Ubisoft said at its third-quarter 2024-25 earnings call on Thursday. The Japan-set action-RPG is set for launch on March 20 and is the first mainline Assassin’s Creed title since 2020’s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. The publisher did not disclose pre-order numbers for the game, but said they were in line with 2018’s Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. Assassin’s Creed Shadows Pre-Orders ‘Tracking Solidly’ Coming on the back of major releases like Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown and Star Wars Outlaws failing to meet the company’s sales expectations, Ubisoft needs Assassin’s Creed Shadows to be a commercial success. The French developer expects its biggest franchise to perform well after a year that saw its share price fall to a 10-year low following the underwhelming launch of Star Wars Outlaws in August 2024. In its Q3 2025 earnings report, Ubisoft said pre-orders for AC Shadows were “tracking solidly,” and were “in line with those of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, the second most successful entry of the franchise.” The …