Ubisoft News Articles
Thursday8th Jun 2023
News Free Ubisoft Plus Trial Now Live On Xbox, Over 60 Games Included
Now's the time, folks!
It's been almost two months since Ubisoft Plus first launched on Xbox, and we've been eager to sample it ever since, but that £14.99 / $17.99 price point is a Steep one. However, as of today, the service is getting an entirely free trial! Yes, you can start your free Xbox trial of Ubisoft Plus right now by heading to the...
Thursday1st Jun 2023
News New Ubisoft Forward Trailer Confirms Multiple Games For This Month's Event
"Wait, what's that game?!"
This year's big summer gaming events are right around the corner, and one of them that will be taking place the day after the Xbox Games Showcase 2023 is Ubisoft Forward, promising an "exciting line-up of games and announcements". The new trailer above reveals that we'll see "live reveals" from
Tuesday23rd May 2023
Report Ubisoft's Open World Star Wars Game Is Blasting Towards Early 2024 Launch
Fuelling up
Ubisoft hasn't exactly been prolific over the last few years. Lots of its upcoming lineup seems to continue to see delays — both public and internal — but a new report from outlet Kotaku at least gives us a little bit of hope for the team's upcoming Star Wars game. According to the report,
Monday22nd May 2023
News Xbox Is Hosting A Massive Assassin's Creed Franchise Sale Right Now
Including deep discounts on Valhalla content
Tuesday is typically the day for Xbox digital deal roundups, but we appear to have some new discounts that have gone live over the last few days - namely a pretty huge Assassin's Creed franchise sale. The majority of Ubisoft's AC games are now discounted on Xbox, including lots of Assassin's Creed...
Thursday18th May 2023
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (May 18-21)
Included with Xbox Live Gold & Game Pass Ultimate
Xbox Free Play Days is back, and we have another generous weekend ahead of us! Microsoft has dropped four titles into its free-to-play promotion this week, including Ubisoft's huge co-op shooter The Division 2. Tom Clancy's The Division 2 Warhammer 40K: Inquisitor - Martyr
Tuesday2nd May 2023
Deals 600+ Games Included In This Week's Xbox Sales (May 2-9)
Another batch of promotions now live
Last week saw an absolutely huge selection of games discounted across Xbox Live, with Friday's Golden Week Sale still ongoing at the time of writing. That hasn't stopped Microsoft adding even more discounts though, with another big batch of sales going live today across multiple new promotions. <related...
Monday24th Apr 2023
News The Division 2 Dev Explains Why A Current-Gen Upgrade Is 'Unlikely'
"We still have a lot of players that play on all generations"
Ubisoft recently held a fairly substantial livestream event on all things The Division, discussing the future of the franchise including what's next for The Division 2. The game is about to enter its fifth year of support, and
Friday21st Apr 2023
News XDefiant Surpasses 1 Million Players As Beta Enters Final Weekend On Xbox
A few more days to go
Ubisoft's free-to-play hero shooter XDefiant seems to be gathering some momentum as of late, especially with the positive reception to its ongoing closed beta. Over one million players have jumped into this recent round of playtesting, which isn't half bad for a 'closed' beta is it! Remember, the beta period runs until late on...
Thursday20th Apr 2023
News Ubisoft Reveals Extended 'The Division Heartland' Gameplay Ahead Of Free-To-Play Xbox Launch
Take a look at the new developer deep dive
The Division Heartland is an upcoming free-to-play spin-off from the folks over at Ubisoft that we've not heard too much about yet - aside from a few brief trailers at recent Ubi showcases. However, tonight's 'Division Day' Livestream has brought us a much more in depth look at the title, which is launching...
Wednesday19th Apr 2023
News New Ubisoft Showcase To Reveal The 'Future' Of The Division Franchise
"Clear your calendar for April 20th"
Ubisoft is currently busy with all sorts of announcements from its new subscription service to the XDefiant beta, but it's not done just yet. On April 20th, the company will be hosting a stream on Twitch and YouTube to celebrate "Division Day" - focused on the "past, present, and future" of
Friday14th Apr 2023
News Ubisoft's XDefiant Beta Now Live On Xbox, Here's How To Gain Access
There are a few ways to get into the closed beta
As Ubisoft moves forward with various stages of XDefiant beta testing, the team is opening things up more and more. This time around, there's no NDA tied to the ongoing closed beta, which is now live on Xbox Series X and S. To gain access to this latest beta test, you'll have to grab an Xbox code...
Thursday13th Apr 2023
News Ubisoft Says 'Great Content' Will Allow Its Subscription Service To Compete With Xbox Game Pass
"That's the point of differentiation that we bring."
Well, it finally happened! After months and months of leaks and speculation, Ubisoft Plus is now live on Xbox as the company brings its subscription service to console for the very first time. We've got a couple of handy breakdo
Tuesday11th Apr 2023
News Ubisoft's Upcoming 'XDefiant' Beta Kicks Off On Xbox Later This Week
This time there's no NDA!
Ubisoft has detailed everything you can expect from its upcoming beta test for XDefiant; the company's new free-to-play FPS title. The team has already hosted one closed beta for the game (that featured a fairly strict NDA for gameplay footage), whereas this upcoming closed test is stripping away any NDA limits. That means...
Thursday16th Mar 2023
News Ubisoft Brings 'Native 60FPS' To Far Cry 5 On Xbox Game Pass
Available now!
Update: Well, it's official! Far Cry 5 now supports "native 60FPS" on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S! This applies to the base game as well as all the expansions. Here are more details on the resolutions for each console: "In addition to a smoother visual experience, Xbox Series X|S players will receive enhanced resolution for Far...
Friday3rd Mar 2023
News Ubisoft's 'Anno 1800' Will Be Fully Free-To-Play During Its Launch Week On Xbox
It's coming to Xbox Series X and S this month!
Last month, Ubisoft revealed that its impressive city-builder Anno 1800 was finally heading to consoles this March, after years of being exclusive to PC. Following this much-welcome announcement, we've got another huge win - the console version will be completely free-to-play for its launch week! Yep,...
Thursday16th Feb 2023
News Free Play Days: Try These Xbox Games For Free (February 16-19)
A couple o' biggies!
Free Play Days is here once again, and it's a big one! Two huge AAA titles are playable for free as part of Xbox Live Gold this weekend, including Ubisoft's Far Cry 6, which is having a free weekend across all major platforms. Far Cry 6
Tuesday14th Feb 2023
Deals A Bunch Of Games Are Discounted By 85-90% This Week On Xbox (February 14-21)
Come grab a bargain
Looking for some super cheap Xbox games this week? We've got you covered. Microsoft has dropped the price on a nice little selection of Xbox titles over the next few days - at over 85% off across multiple promotions. A lot of these deep discounts reside across the ongoing indie and Spotlight sales on Xbox Live — including...
Monday6th Feb 2023
News Xbox Leak Reveals Ubisoft+ Will Include 60+ Games, Here's The Full List So Far
Launch should be just around the corner!
Back in early January 2023, we started hearing rumblings that Ubisoft Plus might be gearing up for a release on Xbox, with around 20 games appearing on the Xbox Store with a Ubisoft Plus tag. Now, it seems we might actually have the full list of games that will be included with the catalogue, which has...
Tuesday31st Jan 2023
News Xbox Is Offering Absolutely Crazy 'Just For You' Deals Right Now, Over 90% Off AAA Titles
Some of the best discounts we've ever seen!
We share plenty of Xbox deals with you lovely lot, including weekly roundups highlighting the biggest Xbox Store discounts at any given time. This week's Ubisoft sale seemed like your typical publisher promotion, until we started spotting 'Just For You' deals cropping up on our Xbox dashboards, offering up...
Deals Huge Xbox Ubisoft Sale Now Live, 200+ Games Discounted
Along with Deals with Gold and Spotlight offers
Update: In addition to these offers, Xbox is also hosting a couple of Anime Sales throughout February. Original story: Another week, another batch of Xbox deals! This week, the focus is on a brand-new Ubisoft sale featuring over 200 discounts in all, but we've also got Deals with Gold and S
Friday27th Jan 2023
News 'Far Cry 7' & Far Cry Multiplayer Project Reportedly Safe From Ubisoft Cancellations
Two titles supposedly in development
When talking Ubisoft, lately the discussion has mainly centred around two subjects: cancellations and Skull & Bones. While the latter does seem to be coming out at some stage this year, several other Ubisoft projects have reportedly been cancelled internally. The next Far Cry game appears to have escaped such...
Tuesday24th Jan 2023
Deals All 30+ Backwards Compatible Games Added To This Week's Xbox Sales (January 24-31)
Original Xbox and Xbox 360 classics
Xbox has delivered yet another themed sale promo this week in the form of the 'THQ Nordic & Handy Games Sale', which is currently live alongside Deals with Gold, the Spotlight Sale and last week's ongoing 'Lunar New Year Sale.' Included in all of these sales promotions are a selection of backwards compatible...
Wednesday18th Jan 2023
News Ubisoft's Anno 1800 Is Heading To Xbox Series X|S This March
Available to pre-order now
Update (Wed 18th Jan, 2023): As expected, Ubisoft has now announced Anno 1800 Console Edition for Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, with a release date of March 16th, 2023! The Standard version of the game is now available for pre-order on the Xbox Store at a price of £34.99 / $39.99, while the Deluxe version is priced at...
Tuesday17th Jan 2023
News Ubisoft Still 'Hard At Work' On Beyond Good & Evil 2, New Statement Reads
Will it ever launch though?
There's been a bout of bad news floating around about Ubisoft lately, but how about something at least a little positive? Despite multiple internal game cancellations, the company has reiterated that work on Beyond Good & Evil 2 is ongoing. In a statement detailed by PCGamesN, Ubisoft confirmed that Beyond Good & Evil 2...
Thursday12th Jan 2023
News Ubisoft CEO Reportedly Asks Employees For 'Energy & Commitment' After Game Cancellations
The company has cancelled 3 unannounced titles
Yesterday, a rather negative company report brought news that Ubisoft has cancelled three unannounced projects recently as it seeks to restructure its efforts towards delivering more successful game launches. In related news, it appears that the company's CEO is trying to rally the troops behind the...
News Ubisoft Cancels Three 'Unannounced Games', Delays Skull & Bones Again
Dust n' bones
Ubisoft has posted a new financial report detailing its current fiscal year results, whilst also looking ahead to the next financial period for the company. The report contains some pretty big info drops on the team's upcoming slate of games, although the news isn't particularly positive. Let's get this part out of the way real quick...
Tuesday6th Dec 2022
News Far Cry 6 'Lost Between Worlds' Expansion Looks Nothing Like Far Cry In Gameplay Intro
Far Cry nixed
Okay, look, this writer will openly admit he wasn't the biggest fan of Far Cry 6, finding the series' latest entry a bit tired compared to past Far Cry titles. However, at least Ubisoft delivered on the Far Cry memo there, providing a huge, gorgeous open world to cause all sorts of chaos in. Well, much like other recent Far Cry DLC...
Friday2nd Dec 2022
News Assassin's Creed Mirage Reportedly Aiming For August 2023 Launch On Xbox
Coming into view
Ubisoft announced its next core Assassin's Creed game back in September when it unveiled Assassin's Creed Mirage to the world, set in the city of Baghdad. At the time, the company only attached a "2023" release window to Mirage, with no further details on a proper release date revealed at the time. However, a new report suggests the...
Thursday1st Dec 2022
News Xbox Is Offering 'Buy One, Get One Free' On Select Ubisoft Games This December
Cool idea, but still pretty expensive
Although the Xbox Black Friday Sale 2022 has finally come to an end, you may still be interested in a brand-new Ubisoft sale that just hit the Xbox Store, where Xbox is offering "buy one, get one free" on a bunch of the company's titles. We spotted this deal earlier today in the UK, and we're presuming it's...
Wednesday30th Nov 2022
News Far Cry 6 'Lost Between Worlds' Is A Supernatural Expansion Coming This December
The space in between
Ubisoft has finally revealed Far Cry 6's 'Lost Between Worlds' expansion, almost two months on from first announcing the DLC as part of a new edition of the game. Lost Between Worlds is a "rich, action-packed gauntlet" that takes place in a fractured, otherworldly land - and it looks quite a bit different to what the main game...
