Ubisoft News Articles
Saturday4th Oct 2025
Talking Point How Do You Feel About Ubisoft+ Classics Being Added To Game Pass Ultimate?
Good perk, bad perk, somewhere in the middle?
In order to pack out its newly price-hiked Xbox Game Pass Ultimate tier, Microsoft is bundling in a couple of bonus subscriptions for users - one of those being Fortnite Crew in November and the other bein
Wednesday1st Oct 2025
News Ubisoft Forms 'Vantage Studios' To Work On Some Of Its Biggest Franchises
Including Assassin's Creed, Far Cry & more
After several months of planning and seeking other forms of investment, Ubisoft's move to create a spin-off games company to work on some of its biggest franchises is now up and running. Coming straight from the company itself, Ubisoft and Tencent have now created 'Vantage Studios' to develop and distribute...
News 40+ Games Are Available Today With Xbox Game Pass Ultimate (October 1)
An absolute MEGA drop
As you may have already seen by now, Microsoft has announced some massive changes to Xbox Game Pass including a complete overhaul of the service's tiers - and that's brought us a big refresh to the main Ultimate library starting today, October 1st. The bulk of these new additions are from
News 'Ubisoft+ Classics' Joins Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Hugely Expanding The Library
A massive new perk for GPU members
As part of today's massive overhaul to Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft has integrated the 'Ubisoft+ Classics' library into its Game Pass Ultimate tier, in a similar fashion to EA Play. Just like that EA Play library, Ubisoft+ Classics focuses on the company's back catalogue, with more than 30 Ubisoft titles featured...
Wednesday17th Sep 2025
News If The Assassin's Creed Black Flag Remake Is Real, It Could Be Very Different From The Original
Major changes afoot
In recent years, we've heard multiple reports that Ubisoft is working on a Black Flag remake alongside its modern Assassin's Creed games, and new information on this supposed re-release suggests that things could be quite different from the original - if and when the project sees the light of day. As reported on by French outlet...
Tuesday9th Sep 2025
News Star Wars Outlaws Compared Across Switch 2 & Xbox Series S, And The Results Are Interesting
Both feature extensive ray tracing!
Star Wars Outlaws is now available on Switch 2, and the general consensus seems to be that the new port is rather impressive on Nintendo's hybrid console. However, what interests us the most so far about coverage on the new port is how closely it resembles the Xbox Series S version of the game - and Digital...
Monday25th Aug 2025
News Ubisoft Announces Surprise Free DLC For Assassin's Creed Mirage On Xbox Game Pass
A new location & story chapter!
Earlier this month, Assassin's Creed Mirage came to Xbox Game Pass on the eve of its two-year anniversary, and now Ubisoft has announced that the game is getting a surprise free DLC later this year. Later in 2025, AC Mirage will be expanding with a new story chapter and missions set in 9th century AlUla, Saudi...
Monday18th Aug 2025
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Is Europe's Best-Selling New Game Of 2025 So Far
Xbox has two titles in the top 20
As we head into Gamescom 2025, outlet The Game Business has shared some European sales data for the year up to this point - and we have some interesting entries in the top 20, including a couple of titles from Team Xbox. First off, our headlining news here is that Assassin's Creed Shadows is the best-selling new...
Wednesday13th Aug 2025
News Ubisoft Is Working On A 'Big Division 2 Project' Following Its Recent Xbox Game Pass Launch
"The Division 2 will be at Gamescom this year"
About two and a half months ago, Ubisoft's The Division 2 made its Xbox Game Pass debut a good few years after the title's initial release, and the company has just started teasing a major update that's coming to its co-op action game. As part of a short clip talking about what the team has planned for...
Monday11th Aug 2025
Rumour It Looks Like Ubisoft Is Making A 'Dark, Absurd' Far Cry TV Show
And it could be an anthology
We've long loved Far Cry 3, not only for its lush tropical open world and great gameplay mechanics, but also for its engaging story and captivating characters. Of course, the most famous of those is the game's utterly insane villain, Vaas - and it sounds as though Ubisoft is taking his traits and adapting them into an...
Thursday7th Aug 2025
News Assassin's Creed Mirage Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (August 7)
Another AC title hits the library!
Welcome to your latest XGP roundup! Today's a big one - with another of Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed games joining the lineup almost two years after its initial launch in October 2023. Here's what to expect from Assassin's Creed Mirage on Xbox Game Pass: Assassin's Creed Mirage (Console, PC, Cloud) - Later Today
Wednesday6th Aug 2025
News 10+ Ubisoft Games Added To Microsoft PC Store Ahead Of ROG Xbox Ally Launch
But they're not Play Anywhere compatible...
Ubisoft has today revealed another batch of games that are now available on Microsoft's PC storefront, as the Xbox owner continues to improve combability ahead of its upcoming ROG Xbox Ally launch. Previously, these games would have only been accessible on PC via the likes of Steam or Ubisoft's own...
Friday25th Jul 2025
News Assassin's Creed Shadows DLC Lands On Xbox In September, Free For Those Who Pre-Ordered
Welcome to Claws of Awaji
In a summer update on all-things Assassin's Creed Shadows, Ubisoft has announced a release date for the game's first major expansion; Claws of Awaji. The premium DLC (free for pre-orders) — which adds a new area and roughly 10-hours of fresh content — launches for Xbox on September 16th - and we have a free update for...
Monday21st Jul 2025
News Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora Is Getting A Third-Person Mode On Xbox
Coming in an update later this year
Ubisoft and Massive Entertainment have announced a new update for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, and it contains a much-welcome third-person mode for the game on Xbox Series X|S. Unfortunately, fans will have to wait until December 5th to go hands-on with this update, which also contains New Game+ and more fresh...
Tuesday27th May 2025
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Update 1.05 Now Live On Xbox, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Almost 20GB on Xbox!
Ubisoft has just delivered its 1.05 Title Update for Assassin's Creed Shadows on Xbox - and it features some major changes and additions to the game, including a crossover with multiplayer horror title Dead by Daylight. This DBD-flavoured event adds a new free quest to the game with bonus rewards upon completion, alongside a...
News Tom Clancy's The Division 2 Is Available Today With Xbox Game Pass (May 27)
Div 2 hits XGP!
Welcome to your first Xbox Game Pass update of the week! Today, Ubisoft's ever-popular shooter The Division 2 hits the Game Pass library, a good few years after it first launched for Xbox One. However, Ubisoft is still updating The Division 2 all these years later - in fact, this XGP release actually coincides with a huge new update...
Wednesday21st May 2025
News Ubisoft Working On New 'AAA' Rayman Game As Studio Begins Hiring
Rayman revival
Some now-deleted job adverts from Ubisoft have sparked particular interest today, and for good reason - they relate to a brand-new Rayman game from the company's Milan studio. Gathered on Reddit and shared by our friends at Nintendo Life, two job adverts were spotted for this upcoming Rayman project - one of wh
Wednesday14th May 2025
News 16 Ubisoft Titles Now Available On Microsoft's PC Store, Adding Fuel To The Xbox Handheld Fire
"For the first time ever..."
Last week was stacked with yet more Xbox handheld news - first through leaked images & details of the system itself, followed by some curious preparations that Microsoft seemed to be making for the device's upcoming launch. One of those preparations was a bunch of Ubisoft PC titles being brought over to the Microsoft...
Monday5th May 2025
News Assassin's Creed Shadows Next Major Update Includes Free Story Pack On Xbox
Specifically, 'The Works of Luis Frois'
Following the game's first major update roughly a month ago, Ubisoft has unveiled the next big patch for Assassin's Creed Shadows - and it includes a new free story pack on all platforms, including Xbox. That free story DLC is dubbed 'The Works of Luis Frois', and it involves a new quest arc playable as...
Tuesday29th Apr 2025
News Far Cry 4 Getting Native 60FPS Patch On Xbox Series X|S & Game Pass
FPS Boost option now disabled
As we reminded you fine folks earlier today, Far Cry 4 is coming to Xbox Game Pass this week, and Ubisoft is seemingly preparing a native 60FPS patch for the game on Xbox Series X|S to coincide with its XGP arrival. A new Far Cry 4 patch has cropped up on PS5 that enables native 60FPS gameplay, and the Xbox Series X|S...
News Two Xbox Game Pass Titles Are Available This Week To Finish Off April 2025
Microsoft's April lineup comes to a close
Welcome to your latest Xbox Game Pass update - and the final one for April 2025! We have two more titles coming to the library this month; starting today with a new first-party title from Microsoft launching in Xbox Game Preview. So, let's take a look at today's brand-new addition, alongside our final drop...
Friday25th Apr 2025
News Ubisoft Provides Update On Offline Mode For Two 'The Crew' Titles
The first to come "before the end of 2025"
Last year, Ubisoft announced that following the delisting and shutdown of The Crew, it was planning to implement offline modes for The Crew 2 and The Crew Motorfest - so that fans can continue to enjoy these games beyond their end-of-life status. Today, the team has provided an update on this pair of...
Friday28th Mar 2025
News Ubisoft Shares Spike By 10% After Tencent Invests $1 Billion Into New Subsidiary
"Ubisoft is opening a new chapter in its history"
Last night, Ubisoft announced a "new chapter in its history" with the reveal that Tencent is investing $1.16 billion into a new subsidiary, and the company's shares have reportedly spiked by over 10% as a result of the news. To break down all the complicated jargon, this is based around Assassin's...
Tuesday25th Mar 2025
News Xbox Buying Ubisoft Would Be An Unwise Move, Suggests Former PlayStation Boss
"It's just too big to manage"
Back at the start of the month, it was reported that Xbox might have shown interest in acquiring one or more IP from Ubisoft, and speaking in an interview recently, former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden urged caution around this. Layden was asked about Xbox buying Ubisoft rather than any specific IP, and he advised that...
Wednesday19th Mar 2025
News Xbox Series X And S Offer Vastly Different Experiences With Assassin's Creed Shadows
"The Series S version presents the least stable"
With press now going hands-on with Assassin's Creed Shadows, the folks over at Digital Foundry have had time to pick apart Ubisoft's latest open-world title - and it sounds like an ambitious but mixed experience on Xbox Series
Tuesday18th Mar 2025
Roundup Here's What The Reviews Are Saying About Assassin's Creed Shadows
Ubisoft's latest is out on Xbox this week
Well, after multiple delays and plenty of chatter about Ubisoft's future along the way, Assassin's Creed Shadows finally hits Xbox later this week - which means reviews are now starting to circulate online ahead of release. Here at Pure Xbox, we only got time to
News Ubisoft Plus Gets Massive Discount On Xbox Ahead Of Assassin's Creed Shadows Launch
Play AC's Digital Deluxe Edition on the service!
Ubisoft is really pushing its Assassin's Creed Shadows launch this week, with the company now offering a massive discount on 12-month signups to its Ubisoft Plus subscription service - where the game will launch on day one. Live now on Xbox, players can enroll onto a 12-month plan for Ubisoft Plus at...
Friday14th Mar 2025
News Ubisoft IP Could Cost Buyers More Than The Company Itself, Says Report
A pricey endeavour
Earlier this week, we heard that Microsoft has seemingly held talks with Ubisoft about buying some of the French company's gaming IP - and a fresh report tells us that purchasing these franchises would likely cost a pretty penny for the Xbox owner, if they were to go ahead and pick anything up. By way of a new report from outlet...
Wednesday12th Mar 2025
News Microsoft Has Reportedly Discussed Acquiring IP From Ubisoft
As the French company looks for buyers
In recent months, we've seen that Ubisoft is still seeking investment from somewhere as it wrangles with game delays and general management difficulties - and a new bit of information has come to light today that suggests Microsoft has held discussions with the company over the future of its gaming IP. In an...
Friday7th Mar 2025
News Ubisoft Reveals Full Console Specs For Assassin's Creed Shadows, Including Xbox Series X And S
"We are happy to share more details"
After hearing about some of the Xbox Series X performance modes in Assassin's Creed Shadows earlier this week, Ubisoft has revealed the game's full console spec sheet - featuring a bonus Series X mode and details on the Xbox Series S version of AC Shadows. Over on Xbox Series X, we have a 60FPS performance mode,...
