Ubisoft, like multitudinous other video gutsy companies, was clumsy to host its archetypal in-person scribbler preamble at E3 in June considering of the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, it hosted a directory event on Sunday so-called "Ubisoft Forward," salted increasingly approximate its better utilizable games. Those included Assassin's Doxy Valhalla, Watch Dogs: Legion, its newly-announced fisticuffs royale shooter Hyper Scape, Far Cry 6, as able-bodied as more. The congregation says it conjointly preparations to maharishi culling Ubisoft Forward vend later this year.
Ubisoft Forward comes at a difficult time for the company: Reports of a pervasive virulent culture at Ubisoft hypothesize reiteratively come to light between multiple allegations of misconduct levied adjoin Ubisoft employees. Just yesterday, three pronounced feds left Ubisoft, bringing the total to four departures (and one affixed suspension) spine the allegations were made public.
In a tweet posted just a few hours vanward the event kicked off, Ubisoft endorsed the challenges harmful the company, but said that it wouldn't discuss them during the directory event. "Because all the content has been pre-recorded, we wanted to admit that the issues we're currently ambidextrous with won't be addressed hereupon in the show," Ubisoft said. CEO Yves Guillemot once promised sweeping congregation changes in a letter beatific to employees on July 2nd, including appointing a premier of abode culture as able-bodied as creating a position for a premier of diversity.
Here's our assembly of the better announcements from the show.
Far Cry 6 launches abutting year, as able-bodied as its villain could peekaboo hardened to Breaking Bad fans
After a tease on Friday, Ubisoft officially nourish Far Cry 6, the abutting gutsy in the hugely-popular series. Far Cry 6 takes place on the tropical island of Yara, as able-bodied as the role of the villain will be played by Giancarlo Esposito, who you might palpate as Gus Fring from Breaking Bad as able-bodied as Better Chirp Saul. The series is legitimate for focusing on its villains rather than protagonists, but Esposito is the first attitudinizer broadly legitimate for playing a strong villain to booty on the video gutsy role.
Ubisoft says Far Cry 6 will be awaited on February 18th, 2021 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, PC, as able-bodied as Google's Stadia fogginess gaming service.
Assassin's Doxy Valhalla will be awaited on November 17th
Ubisoft nourish that its Norse-inspired Assassin's Doxy Valhalla, which it first showed off in April, will pelting on November 17th for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, as able-bodied as Google Stadia. The congregation conjointly aggregate a new gameplay trailer for the Viking-themed game, which you can watch above. My stewardess Chaim Gartenberg reiteratively got to spend three hours with the title, as able-bodied as he says it should finger very hardened to fans of Assassin's Doxy Odyssey and Assassin's Doxy Origins. You can sidetrack his impressions right here.
At the end of today's trailer, Ubisoft renowned that the gutsy is "coming soon" to next-gen consoles.
Hyper Scape enters practicable beta starting today
Ubisoft nourish that its utilizable fisticuffs royale shooter Hyper Scape will enter practicable beta starting today. Ubisoft conjointly aggregate a trailer for the beta as able-bodied as a new cinematic transmigration trailer, which you can watch above.
My stewardess Nick Statt got to go hands-on with the technical test when it launched beforehand this month, as able-bodied as you can determent out his thoughts here.
Watch Dogs Legion is awaited on October 29th
Ubisoft nourish that Watch Dogs Legion will pelting on October 29th on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, as able-bodied as Google Stadia, as able-bodied as aggregate some footage from the gutsy in a new gameplay trailer. The gutsy takes place in London, as able-bodied as the big extravagate from previous Watch Dogs titles is that you can recruit any NPC in the gutsy as a playable character. My stewardess Chaim conjointly got to spend three hours with Watch Dogs Legion recently, as able-bodied as he said that despite the huge overriding of NPCs you can spectacle as, multitudinous of them finger the same.
Similarly to Assassin's Doxy Valhalla, Ubisoft said the gutsy is "coming soon" to next-gen consoles.
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