Ubisoft has announced that Jade Raymond has left the company.
Raymond was largely involved with many of Ubisoft’s titles over the past few years. She acted as producer on the original Assassin’s Creed, and was the executive producer of Assassin’s Creed II, Watch Dogs, and Splinter Cell: Blacklist.
Raymond said of today’s news:
“I’ve spent 10 extraordinary years at Ubisoft, and I am proud to have been part of many of the best teams in the industry making truly remarkable games. This is one of the hardest decisions of my career, but the Toronto studio is strong and on a solid path. I’m confident that now is a good time for me to transition leadership of the studio to Alex and to pursue my other ambitions and new opportunities. Stay tuned for more on what’s next for me, but for now, I’d like to thank Ubisoft for its partnership through the years, and I wish them the very best in all their next endeavours.”
Alexandre Parizeau, a founding team member of the Ubisoft Toronto studio, has taken over Raymond’s role as managing director.
Source: Ubisoft PR
Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire are seeing higher pre-orders than the last entry in the series, X/Y. That’s information comes straight from Nintendo UK, who spoke with MCV in the magazine’s latest issue.
Nintendo UK marketing boss Shelly Pearce said:
“Pre-orders for Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire are doing really well at the moment. It is pre-ordering more than X and Y, so we are quite optimistic about that one.”
UK general manager Simon Kemp chimed in about Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire pre-orders as well: “And that is a pattern we’re seeing globally.”
All of these screenshots showcase fighters that can be unlocked in the 3DS version. For that reason, we’re posting the gallery after the break.
Nintendo has just announced a Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Direct scheduled for North America and Europe on 10/23.
50 New Things are being teased… What do you think they could be?
Watch a live-stream event on 10/23 at 3 p.m. PT showing 50 new things in #SmashBros for #WiiU. http://t.co/k50A9Lq0h4
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) October 20, 2014
WARNING! #SmashBros video approaching!
Join us on 24/10 at 00:00 CEST for more #WiiU info! http://t.co/iX21jXzL2D pic.twitter.com/Ndw2wX35Vv
— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) October 20, 2014
We’ll have a stream up before the presentation on Thursday.
This week’s Wii U/3DS specific charts are as follows:
Wii U
1. Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
2. New Super Mario Bros. U – Nintendo
3. Hyrule Warriors – Nintendo
4. Nintendoland – Nintendo
5. Skylanders Trap Team – Activision Blizzard
6. Super Mario 3D World – Nintendo
7. New Super Luigi U – Nintendo
8. Sonic : Lost World – Nintendo
9. Disney Infinity 2.0 – Disney Interactive Studios
10. FIFA 13 – Electronic Arts
3DS
1. Super Smash Bros. – Nintendo
2. Tomodachi Life – Nintendo
3. Fantasy Life – Nintendo
4. Frozen: Olaf’s Quest – 1st Playable
5. Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo
6. Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Nintendo
7. New Super Mario Bros. 2 – Nintendo
8. Pokemon X – Nintendo
9. The Lego Movie Videogame – Traveller’s Tales
10. Pokemon Y – Nintendo