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A Quiet Place, has been announced.The game, which is being described as a new single-player, story-driven horror game is based on the film franchise which has spawned two films, both directed and starring The Office star John Krasinski.The films, which co-starred Krasinki’s real-life wife Emily Blunt, took the world by storm with incredibly tense set-pieces, horrifying creatures and a dramatic turn by Kransinki, who to most had been previously known as the fun-loving, much-beloved Jim Halpert in

Ubisoft may be taking inspiration from the Hitman franchise for its next Splinter Cell game, according to recent reports.According to reports including VGC, “Ubisoft had fans play the upcoming Prince of Persia: the Sands of Time Remake and something that had the appearance of a new Splinter Cell prototype,” in the weeks before E3 2021.It continued that “the testers did not spend a lot of time with the possible Splinter Cell game.

Might and Magic 10 from sale in July, Ubisoft has fixed the game and rereleased it onto the Ubisoft Store and Steam.Might and Magic 10 players had a bit of a disastrous time earlier this year when the game’s servers were shut down in June and the game was rendered unplayable.

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla has revealed potential details about the game’s upcoming expansion.Frequent leaker j0nathon shared a video breaking down his findings. A deep look at the code suggests the title of the DLC will be Dawn of Ragnarök and that it will be set in the dwarven realm of Svartalfheim.Also uncovered were achievement and trophy information, such as ones for completing “all territories of Svartalfheim”, discovering “all Dwarven Shelters” and “fully upgrading Odin’s Bracer”.

Ubisoft is opening up a Free Trial week for Riders Republic, letting anyone who wants to try the game jump in for freeStarting from Thursday (October 21) and running until next Wednesday (October 27), Riders Republic will be available to try out for fans on all platforms the game will launch on.

Splinter Cell game has apparently been greenlit, eight years after the last title in the series.VGC has received information from development sources that say a new Splinter Cell game has been approved. The revival is an attempt to win back fans who have been frustrated by Ubisoft’s recent mobile and VR games.Two people close to Ubisoft said that the studios working on the project would not include the Montreal studio responsible for previous entries.

Rainbow Six Extraction, formerly titled Rainbow Six Quarantine, will release on January 20, according to an updated blog post on the Ubisoft Website.The blog post was written back in June 2021 following the announcement that Rainbow Six Extraction would be delayed from September of that year until January 2022.

Far Cry 6 will appear in Ubisoft‘s digital Uno game, with characters from the recently-released shooter appearing as their very own cards.The latest Uno DLC (downloadable content), The Call Of Yara, lets the characters and tropical setting of Far Cry 6 take over the card game (thanks, TheXboxHub).Described as “Uno done the Yaran way”, The Call Of Yara gives protagonist Dani Rojas, and the rest of Far Cry 6‘s recognisable cast, their very own card in the card game.“Plunge into the unique ambiance

Resident Evil 4 in Far Cry 5 using the in-game map editor.Modder Mojo Swoptops shared a screenshot of their recreation of the canyon area from Capcom‘s game via Reddit.They said the scene took around six hours to build, with two hours spent to get the general layout down, while another four hours was spent on adding the structures and details.

Siege commentator KiXSTAr passed away on October 11.Michael “KiXSTAr” Stockley was a former player turned Pro League caster for Ubisoft’s Rainbow Six Siege. He played professionally as a member of Team Orbit in 2016 and later that year he became a broadcaster.

Ubisoft‘s Ghost Recon Frontline was announced just last week during Ghost Recon‘s 20th-anniversary showcase, but the closed test that was meant to begin today has been delayed indefinitely.Announced via the game’s Twitter page, the team explained that they had decided to postpone the closed test, though they did not share reasons why Ubisoft had made the decision.The statement read: “The development team is dedicated to creating the best experience possible.” It can be assumed the game is not

Ubisoft is allowing eager fans to play Riders Republic for free tomorrow. The game is available to pre-load now and will be available for 24 hours only.Ubisoft’s PC Play Day will be available for PC users through Ubisoft Connect.

Far Cry 6 on PS4 are reporting that they’re unable to upgrade to the PS5 version due to receiving Russian versions of the game.This isn’t the first time Ubisoft has sent players the wrong version of a game. As initially reported by Eurogamer, these Russian discs don’t affect the gameplay, but they do prevent UK owners from upgrading to the latest version of the game unless they switch to a Russian PSN account.

Far Cry 6 appear to be teasing some multiplayer projects within the franchise.Originally spotted by YouTuber JorRaptor (via The Loadout), QR codes present in the game can be scanned with a phone, which then reveal different easter eggs and cryptic videos. The video from JorRaptor showcases where the QR codes can be found in the game, and what they reveal.A scannable code from a crate in the game leads to a video with a cartoon revolver chamber and what looks to be some sort of in-game map.

Ubisoft has confirmed that the Doktor’s Curse Halloween event will make a comeback as a “revamp” this year, giving Rainbow Six Siege fans who missed it in 2019 a chance to try again.The return of Doktor’s Curse was announced on Friday (October 8) through a spooky trailer that parodies a bunch of older horror movie tropes.As well as confirming that the mode will be returning to Rainbow Six Siege, the trailer also notes that the returning Halloween event will be a “revamp” to the original game

Far Cry 7 might focus more on an online-oriented approach, a few sources are noting. Stephen Totlio mentioned this in the Axios Gaming email newsletter, saying that journalist Jason Schreier said in June about the series going in a “radically different direction” actually “tracks with a source of my own who said the company was exploring a more online-oriented approach for a sequel.”The recently released Far Cry 6 seems to be dividing critics, as some are pleased with the overall gameplay loop

Ubisoft has revealed plans for the Riders Republic first year post-launch content roadmap, which includes new seasons, multiplayer modes, and more.Riders Republic Year 1 will begin day one with a Grand Opening Pre-Season where players will be invited to the Riders Republic launch celebration to play several multiplayer modes including Mass Race, Tricks Battle, Free for All and Versus.During this time, players can unlock exclusive rewards through weekly challenges while Year 1 Pass owners will be

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon, Ubisoft is letting fans own the original game for free, as well as DLC (downloadable content) for the series’ sequels.As announced yesterday (October 5) via the official Ubisoft website, fans will be able to redeem Ghost Recon, as well as the Fallen Ghosts DLC for Wildlands and Deep State Adventure for Breakpoint for free via the Ubisoft Connect PC launcher.The offer runs from October 5 to October 11 but once redeemed, they can be downloaded and played anytime.

Ubisoft has announced Ghost Recon Frontline, a new 100 plus PvP free-to-play team-based shooter. Developed by Ubisoft Bucharest, the game was revealed as part of the Ghost Recon 20th anniversary showcase.

Operation Motherland was revealed for Ghost Recon: Breakpoint.The livestream was a celebration of 20 years of the franchise and featured interviews with developers and fans. The expansion itself comes as part of the continued post-launch support for Ghost Recon: Breakpoint.The short trailer, which can be checked out below, shows the Ghosts travelling by helicopter back to Auroa, where a voice informs them that they’re needed to maintain peace on the island.The DLC will release on November

Ubisoft will announce a new Ghost Recon project at 6pm BST on October 5, as part of its anniversary showcase.Initially announced several weeks ago, the showcase will also contain a tribute to Ghost Recon’s legacy, a behind the scenes look at the Ghost Recon: Breakpoint live events, as well as two unannounced surprises.Hey Ghosts! Tune in on October 5 to watch the Ghost Recon 20th Anniversary Showcase.

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla title update fixes a bunch of issues, while introducing new graphics modes for Google Stadia users.Title update 1.3.2, which is now available for PC and consoles, has added several long lists of updates, many miscellaneous and general game improvements, but some that address performance and quality of life issues.First up, and most notably, in preparation for Valhalla‘s upcoming expansion Viking Age: Discovery Tour, support has been added to the game as well as two new

Ubisoft has confirmed that the antagonist of Far Cry 2 – the Jackal – is actually the player’s character from the first Far Cry.Speaking to IGN about how the villains of Far Cry were created, Clint Hocking – creative director of Far Cry 2 – has shared who the Jackal actually is.Confirming a decade of fan theories, Hocking revealed that “the Jackal is actually supposed to be Jack Carver from the original Far Cry“.Explaining how the Jackal turned from protagonist to antagonist, Hocking said

Ubisoft‘s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. Coming up over the next few months are two game updates, a free expansion, and a free time-limited event.The first update is Title Update 1.3.2, launching October 5.

Ubisoft has exclusively revealed to NME the Far Cry 6 title theme from Pedro Bromfman. Called Libertad, it’s a foreboding piece of music to reflect the tone of the game.As Far Cry 6‘s soundtrack opening, Bromfman explained that it “illustrates the dark, brooding temperament of El Presidente (the president)”, aka Anton Castillo, the game’s main villain.

Rainbow Six Siege, Ubisoft has dished out a free Showdown pack for all players who log in this week.Rainbow Six Siege players will be able to grab one free Showdown pack this week after the community was left confused over the appearance of a specific reward in the event.As spotted by PCGamesN, confusion arose from the ‘new sheriff in town’ challenge, which asked players to get ten kills in the Showdown mode. The reward for this task looked identical to a Showdown pack.

Ubisoft sent a DMCA for its removal.This list contained games that had not yet been announced, and some of them appeared to have placeholder names. Some games, however, had been released by the time the list came out.

Discovery Tour: Viking Age – an educational, free expansion for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla – will launch on October 19, with a standalone version also available as a separate purchase.Discovery Tour is a feature present in both Assassin’s Creed Origins and Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, and is designed to give the franchise a more educational approach to how players view each historical setting.Discovery Tour: Viking Mode will launch as a free expansion for all platforms on October 19, and will be

Ubisoft has announced that Rocksmith+ will no longer be releasing this year, and will instead look to launch in 2022.In a statement posted on Twitter, Ubisoft has shared that “To ensure we provide the best guitar learning service, we have decided to delay Rocksmith+ until 2022″.A message to our Rocksmith community#Rocksmith pic.twitter.com/q65ic1PhoO— Ubisoft_UK (@Ubisoft_UK) September 14, 2021The statement adds that the delay means developers can “incorporate user feedback” from a Rocksmith+

Driver is set to return to our screens, but not as a video game – instead, getting its own live-action TV show.Ubisoft has revealed it’s working on a new Driver project, bringing the classic 1999 PlayStation game back to the screen.