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UBISOFT LAUNCHES FIRST UPLAY SERVICES WITH ASSASSIN'S CREED II SAN FRANCISCO- November 17, 2009 - Ubisoft announced today that players of Assassin's Creed II on the PlayStation 3 system and Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft will be able to use the in-game interface to connect directly to the Uplay beta.

Ubisoft hopes to sell over 4 million units of Avatar, the action game based on movie director James Cameron's upcoming space adventure, CEO Yves Guillemot says.

Ubisoft set to unveil Avator game AFP Video Monday, Nov. 16, 2009 12:15PM EST Two years in the making, Avatar, the videogame based on James Cameron's new 3D animation film, is about to hit the streets.

The Entertainment Software Association has announced that its 11th annual gala event, A Nite to Unite - For Kids, raised over USD 800,000 when it took place last month.

Ubisoft's UPlay community features, designed to offer players of the publisher's games rewards the way a hotel or airline does, will make its debut alongside Assassin's Creed 2 . "We are creating the equivalent of an Xbox Live system, but for Ubisoft games," said CEO Yves Guillemot at the BMO Capital Markets Digital Entertainment conference in New ...

Ubisoft is exploring new genres including RPGs, sports, music and fighting games, chairman Yves Guillemot said in New York today.

Ubisoft reported that its sales in the first half of its fiscal year came in at 166 million , down 51.7 percent from the 344 million it reported for the same period last year.

Disney's trailer for its Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time movie emphasizes the project's videogame roots.

Ubisoft has reported its financial results for the six months ended September 30, with sales during the period down 52 per cent year-on-year to 166 million.

"We will also be ready with some very nice innovations when Natal and Motion Controller are launched on the Xbox 360 and PS3 next year," Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said, reminding us that a 2010 release for Project Natal is all but confirmed at this point.

Ubisoft offered a brief sneak peek into "Assassin's Creed II" on Tuesday by releasing the first of three short films set in the video game's world of 15th-century Italy.

Ubisoft today launched a brand new two-part promo for CSI: Deadly Intent , which includes the "Instant Win Investigation" and the "Solve the Case Sweepstakes," which are both now lvie at the main CSI: Deadly Intent home page, here .

Assassin's Creed 2 Ubisoft today announced the first of the three episodes from the new Assassin's Creed: Lineage short movies will debut on YouTube.

In a vast open world environment, Assassin's Creed II invites players to incarnate Ezio, a privileged young noble in Renaissance Italy who's been betrayed by the rival ruling families of Italy, and seeking vengeance.

The maker of hit games such as "Splinter Cell" and "Prince of Persia" also predicted that fiscal year 2008-09 would be "another year of robust growth for the group." "Early indications for our Christmas games launches have been positive, especially for 'Assassin's Creed;, whose sell-through sales have already topped the record level of one million ...

There are two types of people out there: those who love the Trackmania series , and those who haven't played it yet.

On October 13, 2009, the ESA Foundation will host its annual black-tie gala "Nite to Unite for Kids" at the Westin St.

Ubisoft co-founder and CEO Yves Guillemot will be formally honored by the Entertainment Software Industry, when he is named the 2009 ESA Champion at the annual Nite to Unite for Kids charity event.

The Fall 2009 video game release calendar has been ravaged by delays. The early 2010 calendar may meet the same fate.