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Ubisoft Eliminates Required Launcher Installs on Steam with Launch of Lightweight Connect Services Integration In a major shift for PC gaming distribution, Ubisoft has announced the phase-out of its mandatory standalone launcher, Ubisoft Connect , for titles purchased directly through Valve’s Steam platform. To streamline startup times and improve player retention, the publisher is replacing its heavy background software client with a targeted background utility called Ubisoft Connect Services for Steam . Eliminating Launcher Redundancy for Steam Gamers For over a decade, PC gamers purchasing Ubisoft titles on third-party storefronts were forced to navigate a multi-tiered launching process: The Dual-Launcher Friction: Historically, launching a Ubisoft game on Steam required the automatic background installation and execution of Ubisoft Connect. This secondary layer often caused login prompts, extra RAM usage, overlay conflicts, and offline compatibility issues. Targeted Background I...

Ubisoft Partners with Microsoft for "Xbox Console-to-PC Offer" Granting Free PC Game Copies to Xbox Players Ubisoft has announced a landmark partnership with Microsoft to introduce the Xbox Console-to-PC Offer , a cross-buy initiative that provides players who purchase eligible Ubisoft games on Xbox with a free copy of the corresponding PC version. The offer applies retroactively, meaning players who previously purchased eligible titles on Xbox can claim their PC digital copies directly through Ubisoft Connect . Furthermore, edition parity is fully preserved if a player owns the Deluxe Edition on Xbox, they will receive the equivalent Deluxe Edition on PC at no extra cost. However, Ubisoft clarified that the offer is strictly one-way: purchasing a game on PC does not grant a digital copy on Xbox. While Microsoft introduced a similar cross-buy ecosystem called Xbox Play Anywhere back in 2016, that program has largely remained restricted to first-party Xbox Game Studios titl...

Ubisoft Co-Founder Claude Guillemot Tragically Passes Away in Private Plane Crash in France Claude Guillemot , one of the five foundational brothers who built the global video game powerhouse Ubisoft , has tragically passed away following a private plane crash in western France. He was 69 years old. French media outlet Ouest-France reported that the incident involved a Cessna 421 aircraft, which went down near the coastal town of La Baule-Escoublac in the Loire-Atlantic region. The crash resulted in two fatalities: Claude Guillemot and the aircraft's owner, who was piloting the plane. Local authorities have launched an official investigation to determine the exact cause of the aviation accident. The five Guillemot brothers Christian, Claude, Gérard, Michel, and Yves originally established their entrepreneurial roots in Brittany, France, running a mail-order computer hardware and software distribution business. Recognizing the exponential potential of interactive entertainment, the...

Ubisoft Lays Off 105 at Red Storm Entertainment: The End of an Era for the Tom Clancy Co-Founded Studio In a move that marks a significant shift for one of the most storied names in tactical shooters, Ubisoft has announced the layoff of 105 employees at Red Storm Entertainment . While the studio will remain operational, it will no longer lead new game development projects, transitioning instead into a specialized technical support hub for other Ubisoft global studios. From Military Fiction to Digital Frontiers Founded in 1996 by legendary techno-thriller author Tom Clancy  and named after his acclaimed novel Red Storm Rising  the studio was the original architect behind the Rainbow Six and Ghost Recon franchises. After being acquired by Ubisoft in 2000, Red Storm became synonymous with tactical realism. In recent years, however, the studio's focus pivoted toward Virtual Reality (VR) development for the Meta Quest platform. Their final lead project was Assassin’s Creed Nex...

Ubisoft has announced that the Rainbow Six Siege game servers experienced a major data breach, affecting the servers, player systems, and the item marketplace. Initially, many players were reported to have received large amounts of in-game R6 Credits, while some players received account ban warnings. As of now, Ubisoft reports that they are gradually removing related transactions, and accounts that made these purchases will not be banned. They also confirm that the account ban warnings were not sent by Ubisoft and therefore have no effect. The game servers and marketplace are currently temporarily down until the issue is resolved.     No ID, No Entry Australia Age Verification Law for Adult Sites and AI Goes Live . 

  Ubisoft has announced the acquisition of Amazon Games Montreal, a Canadian studio, from Amazon, along with their 4v4 MOBA game, March of Giants. The interesting aspect of this deal is that two of the leaders of Amazon Games Montreal are former Ubisoft employees: Alex Parizeau, former head of Ubisoft Toronto, and Xavier Marquis, former creative director of Rainbow Six Siege. This acquisition therefore marks a "homecoming" for both of them. Ubisoft has several studios in Canada, but its two main studios, Ubisoft Montreal and Ubisoft Toronto, are responsible for popular franchises such as Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, Rainbow Six, and Splinter Cell. It's therefore not surprising that these former Canadian employees left to start their own studios in Canada (and were subsequently acquired in this case).

Ubisoft prepared game distribution Watch Dogs 1 free during the 7-13 November. People will take the right to have an account Uplay and into the press to get right from the web page Watch Dogs Giveaway . The game will appear in the library of games Uplay. Watch Dogs is an action game developed by Ubisoft Montreal for the first time in years, are being sold by 2014 with an exotic concept, players can be "hacked" surroundings. Although the game will really not be the most advertised, but it also has a fairly good review scores and sales have exceeded 10 million sets.

During the weekend, the Ubisoft is open to anyone to download three games to play for free through the platform Uplay include game Tom Clancy's The Division, Steep and Trials Fusion starting on June 9, 2017 at 23:00 am. To. on June 13, 2017 at 02:00. In addition, Ubisoft also offer a big discount. Welcome to the E3 can check out more details and list of games on sale at all the links - Ubisoft E3 Sale. An interesting game in promotions, including Rainbow Six Siege reduced 40%, The Division 60%, the series Assassin's Creed reduced 50%, Watch Dogs 1 & 2 reduction of 50-70%, the pricing promotion ends on June 19, 2017. 01:00.