Latest Reviews of Ubisoft Montreal Games
Review Assassin's Creed Unity (PS4) - Buggy French Open World Is Disappointing
Heads will roll
Republished on Wednesday 13th July, 2022: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of July's PS Plus Extra, Premium lineup. The original text follows. French publisher Ubisoft is on its home turf with Assassin's Creed Unity. With a sprawling recreation of 18th Century Paris to explore, the game...
Review Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (PS4) - Ship-Shape Open World Pirate Escapade
Livin' the sweet trade
Republished on Wednesday 13th July, 2022: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of July's PS Plus Extra, Premium lineup. The original text follows. Ubisoft has outdone itself with Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, as there’s more to see and do than ever in this exciting world of...
Review Rainbow Six: Extraction (PS5) – Limited Time Event Turned Middling Co-Op Shooter
Live die repeat
The Outbreak event in Rainbow Six: Siege all the way back in 2018 was a ton of fun. It presented the tactical shooter in a new light, offering something different to players that might have wanted a more fulfilling PvE experience than the tepid “terrorist hunt” offering in the base game. Ubisoft clearly felt there was enough...
"You are incorrigible"
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game is finally back after years removed from digital shelves. The 2D beat-'em-up translates the story of the graphic novels and movie well, with each stage culminating with a boss fight against one of Ramona's evil exes. It's a highly entertaining title, but with no real changes in this new...
Review Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege (PS5) - Multiplayer FPS Is Only Let Down by Its Community
Intentional team kill
As of December 1st, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege is five years old. Yes, you read that right. But how to celebrate such an incredible milestone for one of the only true Games as a Service success stories? Well, how about a shiny new version of the game that offers an array of improvements? Sure, there are still plenty of...
Review Assassin's Creed Valhalla (PS5) - Next-Gen Upgrade Is One of the Best Games in the Series
The raven's call
Assassin's Creed Valhalla was a disappointment on PS4. Plagued by a constant and unending stream of bugs, an otherwise great open world adventure was held back on Sony's last-gen console. Thank the Norse gods for PS5, then. The new system improves Valhalla massively, to the point where we could actually sit back and enjoy the game's...
Review Watch Dogs Legion (PS5) - Bland Open-Worlder at Least Looks and Runs Better
Rude Brittania
Technically speaking, at least, Watch Dogs Legion is an objectively better game on PlayStation 5 than PlayStation 4. It runs better, it looks better, and it loads much faster. That all does wonders for creating a much smoother experience on Sony's latest console, making sure you spend a lot more of your precious time in the thick of...
Review Assassin's Creed Valhalla (PS4) - Epic Viking Adventure Buckled by Countless Bugs
The Raven still beguiling
Picture the scene: you and your battle-hardened Viking clan are storming a huge Saxon fortress. You've smashed through the main gate, torn your enemies to pieces in the courtyard, and now you're racing towards the central keep. A degenerate king waits inside, surrounded by his finest warriors — but they're not going to...
Review For Honor - Medieval Brawler Comes Out Swinging
'Tis but a scratch
Republished on Wednesday 30th January 2019: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of February's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. The back and forth of a mano-a-mano sword fight rarely gets encapsulated effectively in video game form, and even the likes of Nioh or Dark...
Orthanc was a Ubisoft tower?
Transference is one of those games that’s best experienced knowing as little about what awaits you as possible. As such, we intend to remain as vague as possible when it comes to discussing narrative threads and consequences, while still giving you a good idea of how the experience adds up as a whole. Although, with...
Latest Ubisoft Montreal Articles
News Unleash Robotic Bees in Rainbow Six Siege Season 3: Operation Brutal Swarm
Not the bees!
Rainbow Six Siege's next major update is called Operation Brutal Swarm, and it will kick off the competitive shooter's third season of content, and the seventh year of the game's ongoing support. Brutal Swarm is set to launch on PS5 and PS4 on 6th September. A new operator named Grim is being introduced to the game, along with a new...
News Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction's Latest Crisis Event, Eclipse, Is Live Now
Delve deep in the dark
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction latest Crisis Event, Eclipse, is live now on PS5 and PS4, and it introduces a new operator, gear, cosmetic items, charms and the new Neoplasm enemy. The event will run until 1st September. The Eclipse event takes place on the Truth or Consequences map, and players will encounter the creepy...
News Check Out These Operator Skins Ikumi Nakamura Designed for Rainbow Six: Siege
The Walpurgis Bundle is now available
As a part of Rainbow Six: Siege's ongoing collaboration with guest artists, a set of three new Operator skins designed by Ikumi Nakamura are now available in-game. Known as the Walpurgis Bundle, these skins provide an all-new look for Valkyrie, Nomad and Twitch, and certainly stand out compared to the more...
News Get Down with Roller Champions' Disco Fever, Season 1 Is Now Live
Disco isn't dead
Roller Champions has been in the wild for a few weeks now, and while we thought it had the basis of a solid game, the content on offer in the base game felt pretty thin. With the launch of Roller Champions' first season, called Disco Fever, that problem is starting to be addressed. Adding three new maps, a rotating roster of new...
Soapbox Rainbow Six: Siege Is My Favorite Shooter of All Time and I Hate It
A wretched hive of scum and villainy
The Push Square PlayStation 5 review of Rainbow Six: Siege went through quite a few changes. Originally a monstrously large article, the word count was trimmed by scaling back the amount of time I spent focusing on the game’s problems with cheating and toxicity. But I still have more to say on the subject. And...
News Rainbow Six Siege Devs Aiming for at Least 50 Playable Characters
Ubisoft are happy with the amount of game modes, however
With Rainbow Six: Siege into its second year of content -- and with player numbers still rising and its next content pack Operation Velvet Shell releasing tomorrow -- Ubisoft Montreal must be happy with the game's popularity. In an interview with PC Gamer, however, brand director Alexand
E3 2016 Vikings Storm Shores in New For Honor PS4 Gameplay
A clash of titans
After a lot of dancing and prolonged talking on stage, we were relieved to see that Ubisoft unveiled what's been going on with For Honor. There were announcements of a campaign in the works and plans to display viking gameplay since we saw it last, but it's not until now do we finally witness both of these promises come to life in...
E3 2015 For Honor Will Cut You and Your Mates Apart
Swing that sword, baby
Today (or tonight depending where you live,) Ubisoft gave us all a rather pleasant surprise by starting its E3 conference with a brand new IP titled called 'For Honor.' The game plays out as a third-person brawler, though it looks like combat is nowhere near as fast and frantic as what we're used to in the Assassin's Creed...
News Rainbow Six Siege Aiming For Gender Equality When It Comes To Hapless Hostages
But female hostages were shown at E3 for "empathy"
Ubisoft's recent confirmation that Assassin's Creed: Unity won't feature playable female avatars caused quite a stir in the gaming press, and the company appears to have stumbled headlong into another gender controversy, this time relating to FPS title Rainbow Six: Siege. The recent demo of the...
E3 2014 Ubisoft Bursts Down Doors With Rainbow Six Siege
Out with Patriots, in with Siege
Back in 2011, Gameinformer had the pleasure of unveiling the next Rainbow Six unto the world, which was called Patriots. With a trailer released during the Spike VGA 2011 show and a full cover story from the aforementioned magazine, Ubisoft Montreal seemed to have its sights set on continuing with this darker,...
News Child of Light Can Be Played as Lighthearted or Hardcore JRPG, Says Lead Writer
Looks can be deceiving
As Child of Light's PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 release date draws ever nearer, the throwback retro-inspired JRPG continues to throw up little surprises. For example, at first glance the game's beautifully crafted hand drawn and water coloured aesthetics – powered by the UbiArt engine – lend it a look resonant of genre...
News You'll Unlock a New Character and Campaign with Watch Dogs' Season Pass
An Aiden's best friend
Watch Dogs will receive a Season Pass that will include new weapons, an additional single player campaign, and a second playable character, according to a GameStop listing spotted yesterday. The pass will cost $19.99, and will provide players with all of the release's DLC at a reduced rate. "Stay connected to the world of...
News Current Sales of Assassin's Creed IV and Battlefield 4 Are Dead in the Water
Next-gen may not be to blame
It should come as no surprise that the current-gen versions of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag and Battlefield 4 are not selling as well as previous entries. After all, who wants to buy a game on an ageing console when they can wait a few weeks for the superior next-gen version? But a recent report from MCV reveals that...
News Far Cry 3 Makes the Madness Mobile with Companion App
Island insanity on the go
Feel like you've accomplished everything Rook Islands has to offer in Ubisoft's latest first-person frenzy, Far Cry 3? What about the competitive multiplayer and co-op modes? To keep things feeling fresh, the publisher has released a brand new companion application for the shooter on iOS and Android – and best of all,...
News Unleash Robotic Bees in Rainbow Six Siege Season 3: Operation Brutal Swarm
Not the bees!
Rainbow Six Siege's next major update is called Operation Brutal Swarm, and it will kick off the competitive shooter's third season of content, and the seventh year of the game's ongoing support. Brutal Swarm is set to launch on PS5 and PS4 on 6th September. A new operator named Grim is being introduced to the game, along with a new...
News Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction's Latest Crisis Event, Eclipse, Is Live Now
Delve deep in the dark
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction latest Crisis Event, Eclipse, is live now on PS5 and PS4, and it introduces a new operator, gear, cosmetic items, charms and the new Neoplasm enemy. The event will run until 1st September. The Eclipse event takes place on the Truth or Consequences map, and players will encounter the creepy...
News Check Out These Operator Skins Ikumi Nakamura Designed for Rainbow Six: Siege
The Walpurgis Bundle is now available
As a part of Rainbow Six: Siege's ongoing collaboration with guest artists, a set of three new Operator skins designed by Ikumi Nakamura are now available in-game. Known as the Walpurgis Bundle, these skins provide an all-new look for Valkyrie, Nomad and Twitch, and certainly stand out compared to the more...
News Get Down with Roller Champions' Disco Fever, Season 1 Is Now Live
Disco isn't dead
Roller Champions has been in the wild for a few weeks now, and while we thought it had the basis of a solid game, the content on offer in the base game felt pretty thin. With the launch of Roller Champions' first season, called Disco Fever, that problem is starting to be addressed. Adding three new maps, a rotating roster of new...
Soapbox Rainbow Six: Siege Is My Favorite Shooter of All Time and I Hate It
A wretched hive of scum and villainy
The Push Square PlayStation 5 review of Rainbow Six: Siege went through quite a few changes. Originally a monstrously large article, the word count was trimmed by scaling back the amount of time I spent focusing on the game’s problems with cheating and toxicity. But I still have more to say on the subject. And...
News Rainbow Six Siege Devs Aiming for at Least 50 Playable Characters
Ubisoft are happy with the amount of game modes, however
With Rainbow Six: Siege into its second year of content -- and with player numbers still rising and its next content pack Operation Velvet Shell releasing tomorrow -- Ubisoft Montreal must be happy with the game's popularity. In an interview with PC Gamer, however, brand director Alexand
E3 2016 Vikings Storm Shores in New For Honor PS4 Gameplay
A clash of titans
After a lot of dancing and prolonged talking on stage, we were relieved to see that Ubisoft unveiled what's been going on with For Honor. There were announcements of a campaign in the works and plans to display viking gameplay since we saw it last, but it's not until now do we finally witness both of these promises come to life in...
E3 2015 For Honor Will Cut You and Your Mates Apart
Swing that sword, baby
Today (or tonight depending where you live,) Ubisoft gave us all a rather pleasant surprise by starting its E3 conference with a brand new IP titled called 'For Honor.' The game plays out as a third-person brawler, though it looks like combat is nowhere near as fast and frantic as what we're used to in the Assassin's Creed...
News Rainbow Six Siege Aiming For Gender Equality When It Comes To Hapless Hostages
But female hostages were shown at E3 for "empathy"
Ubisoft's recent confirmation that Assassin's Creed: Unity won't feature playable female avatars caused quite a stir in the gaming press, and the company appears to have stumbled headlong into another gender controversy, this time relating to FPS title Rainbow Six: Siege. The recent demo of the...
E3 2014 Ubisoft Bursts Down Doors With Rainbow Six Siege
Out with Patriots, in with Siege
Back in 2011, Gameinformer had the pleasure of unveiling the next Rainbow Six unto the world, which was called Patriots. With a trailer released during the Spike VGA 2011 show and a full cover story from the aforementioned magazine, Ubisoft Montreal seemed to have its sights set on continuing with this darker,...
News Child of Light Can Be Played as Lighthearted or Hardcore JRPG, Says Lead Writer
Looks can be deceiving
As Child of Light's PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 release date draws ever nearer, the throwback retro-inspired JRPG continues to throw up little surprises. For example, at first glance the game's beautifully crafted hand drawn and water coloured aesthetics – powered by the UbiArt engine – lend it a look resonant of genre...
News You'll Unlock a New Character and Campaign with Watch Dogs' Season Pass
An Aiden's best friend
Watch Dogs will receive a Season Pass that will include new weapons, an additional single player campaign, and a second playable character, according to a GameStop listing spotted yesterday. The pass will cost $19.99, and will provide players with all of the release's DLC at a reduced rate. "Stay connected to the world of...
News Current Sales of Assassin's Creed IV and Battlefield 4 Are Dead in the Water
Next-gen may not be to blame
It should come as no surprise that the current-gen versions of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag and Battlefield 4 are not selling as well as previous entries. After all, who wants to buy a game on an ageing console when they can wait a few weeks for the superior next-gen version? But a recent report from MCV reveals that...
News Far Cry 3 Makes the Madness Mobile with Companion App
Island insanity on the go
Feel like you've accomplished everything Rook Islands has to offer in Ubisoft's latest first-person frenzy, Far Cry 3? What about the competitive multiplayer and co-op modes? To keep things feeling fresh, the publisher has released a brand new companion application for the shooter on iOS and Android – and best of all,...