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Rainbow Six Siege, Ubisoft has dished out a free Showdown pack for all players who log in this week.Rainbow Six Siege players will be able to grab one free Showdown pack this week after the community was left confused over the appearance of a specific reward in the event.As spotted by PCGamesN, confusion arose from the ‘new sheriff in town’ challenge, which asked players to get ten kills in the Showdown mode. The reward for this task looked identical to a Showdown pack.

Ubisoft sent a DMCA for its removal.This list contained games that had not yet been announced, and some of them appeared to have placeholder names. Some games, however, had been released by the time the list came out.

Discovery Tour: Viking Age – an educational, free expansion for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla – will launch on October 19, with a standalone version also available as a separate purchase.Discovery Tour is a feature present in both Assassin’s Creed Origins and Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, and is designed to give the franchise a more educational approach to how players view each historical setting.Discovery Tour: Viking Mode will launch as a free expansion for all platforms on October 19, and will be

Ubisoft has announced that Rocksmith+ will no longer be releasing this year, and will instead look to launch in 2022.In a statement posted on Twitter, Ubisoft has shared that “To ensure we provide the best guitar learning service, we have decided to delay Rocksmith+ until 2022″.A message to our Rocksmith community#Rocksmith pic.twitter.com/q65ic1PhoO— Ubisoft_UK (@Ubisoft_UK) September 14, 2021The statement adds that the delay means developers can “incorporate user feedback” from a Rocksmith+

Driver is set to return to our screens, but not as a video game – instead, getting its own live-action TV show.Ubisoft has revealed it’s working on a new Driver project, bringing the classic 1999 PlayStation game back to the screen.

Rainbow Six Siege that was preventing players from joining playlists seems to have been fixed after devs admit to “not having a good weekend”.The issue arose when players tried to join playlists but appeared to be matched with a brand new account. This account/player did not exist, so this “ghost” could not be kicked to fix the problem.

Ubisoft has released a roadmap covering Far Cry 6 post-launch content which features several crossover missions.Far Cry 6’s post-launch road map includes three free crossover missions that will be released over time until the end of March of 2022. These will be joined by free special operations and a separate season pass release schedule.The first of the crossovers features Danny Trejo in Danny & Dani vs.

Ubisoft has announced that it will finally stop penalizing Rainbow Six Siege players for winning against cheaters in ranked matches.A new Twitter post from the official Rainbow Six Siege account has revealed a brand new MMR update, confirming that it will “rollback” changes it made to competitive mode two years ago (thanks, PCGamer).The update, which is now live, will let players keep the MMR (competitive rating) they gained after defeating a banned cheater.

Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six has had many games, several of which are no longer purchasable, and now seven of them can be played in the new Rainbow Six: Black Ops 2.0 mod.The mod, available on moddb, was created by Menrva.

Ubisoft‘s working culture following allegations of sexual misconduct last year, which saw the departure of several senior executives, the company has appointed a new chief creative officer.Igor Manceau, the creative director of Riders Republic who has been at Ubisoft for over two decades, takes over the Chief Creative Officer role, which had been temporarily filled by Ubisoft’s CEO Yves Guillemot after previous CCO Serge Hascoët left last July.However, as reported in PC Gamer, a pressure group

Ubisoft has reconfirmed Far Cry 6 will include a free next-gen upgrade for players.Almost a year since the launch of PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, there has been confusion and inconsistency among publishers and platform holders in regards when it comes to players who buy a game on PS4 or Xbox One and want to upgrade to the next generation.While some games do provide free upgrades – referred to as Smart Delivery on Xbox – some are only provided for an extra cost, such as how Call Of Duty: Black Ops

Far Cry 3 is free until Saturday September 11 (7:30am in every timezone) on PC via the Ubisoft Connect launcher.The title can be claimed for free here after users log in to or create a Ubisoft account, with it then available to play forever.

Ubisoft has released details on the PC specs necessary to run Far Cry 6, revealing that lower-end computers will be supported quite nicely.In a blog posted earlier in the week (September 2), Ubisoft has shared the minimum and recommended settings for anyone hoping to run Far Cry 6 on PC.

Ubisoft has announced it will be taking action against Rainbow Six Siege players found to be abusing the game’s systems for a specific form of cheating, dubbed “AFKing”.AFK stands for “Away From Keyboard”, and in the context of Siege often refers to players who are farming an in-game resource called Renown while not actually playing the game.

Ubisoft has announced that Watch Dogs: Legion will be free to play from Friday, September 3 until Sunday, September 5.Announced via a blog post, Watch Dogs: Legion will be playable on PS5, PS4, PC, and Google Stadia throughout this time and will be entirely free to try.Like with other free-to-play weekends, players can preload the game now on all participating platforms so they are ready to play in time for the weekend.

Watch Dogs: Legion will be a crossover with TV show Money Heist, as a brand new trailer shows.The trailer was released today (August 30) and displays a “crypto-heist” at the Bank Of England, carried out by characters suited up in costumes from the TV show Money Heist.

Ubisoft is deploying an update to Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey to add 60FPS support for the Xbox Series X|S and PS5.Ubisoft’s update for Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey will launch today (August 24). The update allows Odyssey players to use next-gen consoles through backwards compatibility to enjoy 60 frames per second.

Rainbow Six Siege Mexico Major was delayed by Ubisoft after a “structural failure” at the tournament’s venue.Posted to the official Rainbow Six Esports Twitter account yesterday, the update on the event reads, “We regret to announce that following a structural failure at the venue, we are ending the stream for today, in order to safely evacuate all players and staff from the main stage.”“No one was injured during the incident,” the post assures.

Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs: Legion is adding a playable assassin in the upcoming Assassin’s Creed crossover event.Watch Dogs: Legion is hosting an Assassin’s Creed crossover that begins on August 24. All players will be able to enjoy two new story missions for free, as well as a few world events.

Ubisoft narrative writer Simon Ducharme has shared his immense pride at being able to help introduce the first transgender operator in Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege.Speaking via his own personal Twitter account, Ducharme shared how “incredibly proud” he is to help bring new character Osa to the game.“So here it is. Osa is a trans woman, and I’m incredibly proud.

Ubisoft’s Rainbow Six Siege is getting changes to its competitive ladder to encourage players to progress further.Talking to PCGamesN, a source at Ubisoft has said that the team had noticed a trend where players would reach platinum rank but wouldn’t continue to earn diamond. To help encourage players to bridge this gap, Ubisoft will reduce the gap between ranks within the platinum tier.

allegations of sexual harassment and workplace discrimination.The Straits Times reported today (August 17) that Singapore’s Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (Tafep) is investigating the company following anonymous feedback it received on July 23, including links to articles about allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination at the Singapore outpost of the French video game giant of Assassin’s Creed fame.The feedback to Tafep came after Kotaku published a

Rainbow Six Siege lineup – will be the first trans character in the game when she steps onto test servers tomorrow (August 17).When Osa joins servers with the launch of Crystal Guard, she will be the first trans character in the game as per her bio and further confirmation from Ubisoft.Her biography mentions that she “found herself isolated due to her unorthodox approach and others’ attitudes towards her transition, so she focused on her work”.Speaking to Gamespot, writer Simon Ducharme

Ubisoft has announced Ubisoft All-Star Blast, a Bomberman-like battle royale that features characters taken from all over the Ubisoft catalogue.First revealed yesterday (August 11), Ubisoft All-Star Blast has received a gameplay trailer that showcases which characters players can use within the game.There are plenty of recognisable faces in the game – including Rayman, Eivor from Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Vaas from Far Cry 3 and more.

Rainbow Six Siege has confirmed that the next operation will be called Crystal Guard, and will soon launch a trailer for the next operator.In a Twitter teaser posted on August 10, Ubisoft has confirmed that the next operation for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege will be titled Crystal Guard, which was correctly named by leakers back in June.

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, titled The Siege of Paris, will launch tomorrow (August 12), publisher Ubisoft has confirmed.The expansion is set in Francia, and will see the protagonist Eivor depart on “a dangerous path full of gripping questlines across the Frankish countryside towards one of the most infamous battles in Viking history.” The pack will include new weapons, abilities, gear, and skills, plus new enemies to test them on.The Siege of Paris also sees the return of “Infiltration

Riders Republic, the open-world sports game from Ubisoft, will launch later this month on August 23.Available for two days, the Riders Republic beta will run from August 23 to August 25 on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S and gives players the chance to get to grips with Ubisoft’s newest sports title.Anyone interested can sign up for the Riders Republic beta via the official website.“The Riders Republic Beta will give players a first glimpse of three careers such as Bike Races, Snow

Ubisoft is letting everyone have the chance to play Far Cry 5 for free this weekend.The free trial begins from Thursday, August 5 until Sunday, August 8, although downloads are already available now before servers go live.The Far Cry 5 free trial is available on all platforms, including PlayStation, Xbox, Stadia, and PC (via Epic Games Store or Ubisoft Connect).

Rainbow Six Siege in Japan are complaining that the game is being overtaken with what they call ‘AFK bouncers’.The PS4 version of the Ubisoft game is specifically experiencing the problem according to Eurogamer, as the button mapping in Japan here allows for a Renown (the games currency) exploit.Essentially, as the circle button on the Japanese PS4 version is both confirm and crouch, players can enter a match and repeatedly crouch while off doing other things.

Ubisoft and Bungie have teamed up to take a subscription-based cheat company to court, saying they’ve cost them “millions of dollars”Company Ring-1 currently sells bundles of hacks for online first person shooters like Destiny 2 and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege.As reported by PC Gamer, these cheats include aimbots, a hardware ID spoofer to avoid bans, special tools to show the health and distance of other players as well as the option to alter weapon spread and recoil.They offer similar cheat

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege is unveiling the Containment Event, which includes a new game mode called Nest Destruction.Running until August 24, Rainbow Six Siege’s Containment Event will be focused around the Nest Destruction game mode.

Ubisoft-approved cookbook for Assassin’s Creed, which includes recipes taken from all over history, is now available to pre-order ahead of a December release date.The cookbook, spotted by PC Gamer, includes 40 recipes “across ten full menus” and includes meals like “Masyaf Moutabel, Davenport Homestead Soup, Boston Apple Pie, Colonial Coleslaw, Meringues Mirabeau, Rooks’ Bread Pudding” and more.The book claims each recipe is “inspired by the times and places where the most famous Assassins lived

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot, employees of the company have once again asked management to “properly acknowledge our demands”.Earlier this week (July 29), an open letter now signed by more than 1000 current and former Ubisoft employees not only expressed solidarity with the Activision Blizzard walkout but called for industry-wide change against harassment and abusive behaviour.The original letter also criticised Ubisoft for not doing enough in the wake of allegations made against the company last

Ubisoft‘s new free-to-play, 6v6 shooter Tom Clancy’s XDefiant. The areas may be familiar to fans of previous Tom Clancy games as well.Acting as a first look at some of the maps available during the upcoming closed test, the video shows off Emporium and Air & Space.

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has responded to an open letter signed by more than 500 current and former Ubisoft employees that not only expressed solidarity with the Activision Blizzard walkout this week (July 28) but called for industry-wide change against harassment and abusive behaviour.The letter also criticised Ubisoft for not doing enough in the wake of allegations made against the company last year over abuse and sexual harassment.“We have stood by and watched as you only fired the most

Ubisoft employees have released an open letter showing support for the Activision Blizzard walkout, and asking for their employers to do more.The letter comes shortly after Activision Blizzard employees announced a walkout to protest the company’s response to allegations laid out in a lawsuit from the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing.