Microsoft has once again temporarily halted the rollout of its latest major Windows 11 update, also known as 24H2. This time it is for systems running select Ubisoft games following widespread user reports of crashes and performance issues. The affected titles include Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Assassin’s Creed Origins, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, Star Wars Outlaws, and … Read more
Tencent Holdings, operator of China’s biggest social media app and the world’s largest video gaming business by revenue, beat analyst estimates with a 47 per cent profit jump in the third quarter, helped by renewed growth in the video gaming segment. Profit reached 53.2 billion yuan (US$7.4 billion) in the three months ended September, up … Read more
Ubisoft Ubisoft reaffirmed its efforts to move toward a more player-centric strategy for its games, while announcing that it’s looking closer into “polarized” comments aimed at Ubisoft developers and games. The publisher and developer has been internally working on changing some long-standing Ubisoft release traditions involving season passes, early access for certain preorders, and launching … Read more
Ubisoft Ubisoft recently announced big changes to how it publishes and release its games, and now a new report reveals more may be coming to the company. According to Bloomberg, those familiar with the situation have said Tencent, the Guillemot family, who founded Ubisoft, and other minority shareholders are looking into a buyout to take … Read more
Ubisoft Ubisoft is making some big, last-minute changes. The next game in the Assassin’s Creed franchise has been pushed into next year, according to a statement the company published Wednesday, due in part to the lower-than-expected performance of Star Wars Outlaws. Assassin’s Creed Shadows, which is set in feudal Japan and has two playable protagonists, … Read more
The games industry is understandably nervous about AI. Most predictions see the new tech burrowing into the heart of game development, putting designers, artists, musicians, programmers and even game designers out of jobs. We’re not too far away from an entire game developed by AI, and if you want an advance peek into what that … Read more
While playing through the first few hours of Star Wars Outlaws, I found myself once again presented with an all-too-familiar trope. ND-5, the game’s primary droid crewmate to Kay Vess, appeared to be yet another autism-coded droid that is typically played for laughs or treated as “other” by the main cast. He is introduced as … Read more
You will learn very quickly in Star Wars Outlaws that it isn’t the Empire that runs things — it’s the syndicates. These crime families each fight for power over the various planets you will explore and all see you as a potential pawn in their schemes. Kay has a lot of useful skills and abilities … Read more
Ubisoft has revealed the Star Wars Outlaws system requirements. As an open-world space adventure game, it includes both familiar locations and settings, as well as new picturesque planets and spaces to explore. You can experience these environments with Ray Tracing-based lighting effects, provided your system meets the game’s specifications. So, the question is, “Can you … Read more
It’s strange to think that of all the best Star Wars games, not one has been a true open-world experience. Ubisoft is looking to fix that with Star Wars Outlaws, which is among the most anticipated upcoming games of 2024. Taking place between episodes 4 and 5 of the original trilogy, we will explore a … Read more
