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Last week during GDC 2014, companies like Oculus Rift and Sony unveiled their new virtual reality efforts. It certainly seems like exciting times are ahead of us because based on the prototypes alone, many seem to be reacting positively to the concept of virtual reality gaming, so we can only imagine what the final product could be like.

However it seems that Ubisoft expressed a bit of reservation about such technology, with their vice president, Lionel Raynaud, stating that only if 1 million units of VR technology was sold then can it only be considered a viable piece of technology. Ubisoft has since released a statement clarifying what Raynaud really meant when he said that. (more…)

Ubisoft Clarifies Stance On VR Technology original content from Ubergizmo.

It’s not long now before the next generation in a never-ending line of Ubisoft releases in the Assassin’s Creed family hits the public. Today amid leaks earlier this week, Ubisoft … Continue reading

Virtual reality gaming could be the next big thing, or won’t it? Well obviously there is plenty of interest for it because at GDC 2014, Sony unveiled Project Morpheus which is the company’s take on virtual reality gaming, and the folks at Oculus Rift have announced the pre-orders for the Oculus Rift Development Kit 2.

Heck, there are even rumors that suggests that Microsoft could be getting into the virtual reality gaming industry themselves, although no word on when Microsoft will be making that announcement yet. That being said, it seems the VR is gaining a fair amount of attention but Ubisoft still remains slightly skeptical. (more…)

Ubisoft Expresses Reserve Over Virtual Reality Gaming original content from Ubergizmo.

A couple of years ago, Ubisoft Montreal took the wraps off Watch Dogs. It looked and sounded like an amazing game with a lot of promise, but unfortunately fast forward to 2014, we still have yet to see the game.

The game has apparently been delayed ever since it was expected to launch in November 2013, but could the term “delayed” be a fair and accurate way of describing it, especially when the game’s creative director, Jonathan Morin, revealed in the latest issue of EDGE that the game was actually not primed for show and tell at E3 2012 to begin with? (more…)

Watch Dog’s E3 2012 Reveal Felt Too Early, According To Creative Director original content from Ubergizmo.

Earlier this year it was mentioned that Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs for the Nintendo Wii U had been delayed. In fact some even went as far as suggesting that the game had been cancelled due to the Wii U’s unpopularity, although has since been denied by Ubisoft.

Either way the game’s release date has since been revealed to be for the 27th of May, with the Wii U version still slated for a later date. The good news is that despite the delay and the rumors about the Wii U version being cancelled, Ubisoft has since come forward and reiterated that the game had not been killed off. (more…)

Watch Dogs For Wii U Still Alive And Well Despite Delays original content from Ubergizmo.