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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News | 9 Comments

Tetris Ultimate is launching in North America on November 11, Ubisoft has announced. The game will be available for $29.99 at retail, but the eShop version will only cost $19.99.

Tetris Ultimate for Nintendo 3DS offers six ways to play Tetris, in addition to “a new single-player Challenge mode that will test the skills and determination of the most die-hard Tetris champions.”

Fans can expect the following game modes from the title:

• Battle Ultimate – Be the last person playing after using crazy power-ups! Go on the offensive with Carousel and make your opponent’s Matrix shift to the left after each move, or trigger Let it Rain and dump blocks on top of them. Buzz Saw helps you advance by clearing away a number of your lines, especially useful when you’re in a spot of trouble.
• Marathon – Complete level 15 and rack up as many points as you can.
• Endless – Keep clearing lines until your stamina runs out!
• Ultra – Race to score as many points possible before time runs out in this three-minute challenge.
• Sprint – Clear 40 lines as quickly as you can.
• Battle – Go head-to-head to knock out 1-4 challengers.
• Challenge – With four mode variants, be prepared for a variety of challenges that will put any player’s determination to the test:
o Master – The Tetriminos drop instantly and appear at the bottom.
o Rotation Lock – The orientations of the Tetriminos are random and you cannot rotate them.
o Escalation – As the game levels up, you’ll have to clear more lines.
o Invisible – The Tetriminos become invisible as they drop to the bottom.

Check out the gallery below for some screenshots of Tetris Ultimate.

Source: Ubisoft PR

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 90 Comments

For the first time since its launch, Wii U will not be receiving any Assassin’s Creed games. This is in part due to sales. In the case of Assassin’s Creed Unity, it’s also a result of the Wii U being a bit underpowered when compared to other consoles.

Ubisoft creative director Alex Amancio explained to RedBull:

“It couldn’t, it really couldn’t. I mean this is why we from the beginning, this was going to be a new-gen-only title, because the crowds aren’t aesthetic, they actually have impact. If we did anything to hinder that or to reduce that it would have a detrimental impact, it wouldn’t be the same experience. I don’t think that would be fair to fans, to sell the same game but with different levels of experience. Even the seamless nature of the series and the scale of the game right, we couldn’t do that. We never load Paris. It wouldn’t be possible, in our minds we’d be cheating fans by providing a lesser version of the same game.”

As for Assassin’s Creed: Rogue, the same logic can’t be applied. Wii U not getting that game ultimately comes back to the point of Ubisoft being concerned about low sales.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 6 Comments

Ubisoft announced earlier this month that Watch Dogs will be heading to North America and Europe in November. As it turns out, the game will be available in Japan as well. A listing on Amazon reveals that Watch Dogs is due out on December 4 in the country.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 28 Comments

Ubisoft prepared a few special releases for Watch Dogs in Europe, including the Dedsec and Vigilante Editions. These were originally thought to be coming to Wii U, but UK retailer GAME has now indicated otherwise.

“It is with great disappointment that we can confirm that unfortunately on this occasion Ubisoft will not be producing either the Dedsec or Vigilante editions on Wii U,” GAME said in a recent email sent out to consumers. Those who pre-ordered either of the two versions are now being switched to the GAME-exclusive Special Edition.

For those wondering, the Special Edition seems to feature a bit of exclusive digital content. It includes the “Breakthrough” mission pack as well as the “Vehicle Expert” pack. These sound like DLC items to me (unless I’m missing/misunderstanding something), which makes things a bit confusing given how, just yesterday, Ubisoft confirmed that there are no plans to bring Watch Dogs’ downloadable content to Wii U.

Thanks to Derek for the tip.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Wii U eShop | 4 Comments

CVG is reporting that Ubisoft has created a dedicated “core team” within the company featuring members from the Child of Light development group.

In an interview with the site, Ubisoft Montreal’s VP of creative Lionel Raynaud said:

“We are super happy with Child of Light. The team did a good job and the game had a great reception. We were proud to deliver something new and unique – a lot of people were surprised that Montreal was delivering this kind of game. The team learned a lot about RPG mechanics during development and this has resulted in us creating a core team. The people who made this game now want to work together again, whether it’s on a small game or not. This dynamic has incredible value in the industry and it’s what we want to do: we want to create core teams that want to make great games.”

“So yes, we will encourage other initiatives like Child of Light and there’s a chance that we will have many more games like that in the future. I already have many different projects that are in the pitch stage – I even had one in my office this morning, which was super exciting.”

Plourde himself has “moved on” from the Child of Light team to work on a different project. However, the chance to work on a smaller game provided him with the opportunity “to grow and try something different.”

“It wasn’t the most commercial idea so it became very personal – I even did a lot of the PR myself; GDC talks, global tours etc. I have moved on. I guess I’m a special snowflake in this case, because I hate being stuck in one place. At some point somebody put me in a room and said, ‘Pat, you’re the Rainbow Six guy!’ or ‘You’re the Assassin’s Creed guy!’ but I said no, even after Far Cry.”

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 65 Comments

Despite shipping later on Nintendo’s platform, the Wii U version of Watch Dogs will not feature any downloadable content. It doesn’t seem as though any extra DLC will be included in the base game, and items won’t be available for purchase either.

The official Watch Dogs Twitter account confirmed today:

Watch Dogs launches for Wii U on November 18. All other versions shipped in May.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii, Wii U | 0 comments

Ubisoft published the full tracklist for Just Dance 2015 today. The game features many songs from the Billboard Hot 100 chart such as “Black Widow” by Iggy Azalea ft. Rita Ora, “Happy” by Pharrell Williams and “Bang Bang” by Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj.

Here’s the full listing:

“Bang Bang” – Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj
“She Looks So Perfect” – 5 Seconds of Summer
“Problem” – Ariana Grande Ft. Iggy Azalea and Big Sean
“4×4” – Miley Cyrus
“Best Song Ever” – One Direction
“Happy” – Pharrell Williams
“Till I Find You” Austin Mahone
“Addicted To You” – Avicii
“Black Widow” – Iggy Azalea Ft. Rita Ora
“Maps” – Maroon 5
“Birthday” – Katy Perry
“Bad Romance” – Lady Gaga
“Built For This” – Becky G
“Holding Out For A Hero” – Bonnie Tyler
“Summer” – Calvin Harris
“Tetris” – Dancing Bros.
“You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)” – Dead Or Alive
“Let It Go” – Disney’s Frozen
“Burn” – Ellie Goulding
“Bailando” – Enrique Iglesias Ft. Descemer Bueno & Gente de Zona
“Mahna Mahna” – Frankie Bostello
“Never Can Say Goodbye” – Gloria Gaynor
“I Love It” – Icona Pop Ft. Charli XCX
“You’re On My Mind” – Imposs Ft. J. Perry
“Love Me Again” – John Newman
“Only You (And You Alone)” – Love Letter
“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” – Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
“Get Low” – Dillon Francis & DJ Snake
“Diamonds” – Rihanna
“Me And My Broken Heart” – Rixton
“Walk This Way” – Run-DMC & Aerosmith
“Don’t Worry Be Happy” – The Bench Men
“Epic Sirtaki” – The Bouzouki’s
“Speedy Gonzalez” – Los Pimientos Locos
“Macarena” – The Girly Team
“Love Is All” – The Sunlight Shakers
“It’s My Birthday” – will.i.am Ft. Cody Wise
“The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)” – Ylvis
“XMas Tree” – Bollywood Santa
“Fatima” – Cheb Salama

Just Dance 2015 will be available on October 21 in North America and October 23 in EMEA territories.

Source: Ubisoft PR

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U | 21 Comments

Ubisoft has officially announced that Watch Dogs will be coming to Wii U on November 18 in North America. The European version is set for November 20.

In the Wii U version, a detailed and interactive map of Chicago will be displayed on the GamePad. Off-TV play is also supported.

Ubisoft Bucharest has been working on the Wii U version of Watch Dogs in collaboration with Ubisoft Montreal.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Rumors, Wii U | 16 Comments

Watch Dogs will be heading to Wii U on November 18, if Ubisoft Mexico’s Facebook page is to be believed.

A message posted on the page reads:

We’ll follow up with Ubisoft’s US branch to see if the date can be verified. Until then, consider this a rumor.

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