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The dog stole the show at Ubisoft’s E3 conference

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Very good boy 12/10.

Lewis Packwood 11 June 2019 News

Well this is unexpected: there’s a remake of XIII on the way

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Ubisoft’s excellent 2003 cel-shaded shooter is getting the remake treatment in November. Quelle surprise!

Lewis Packwood 19 April 2019 News

The strange story of how Tom Clancy sold his own name

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Tom Clancy died in 2013, but his brand lives on. In fact, Ubisoft has the right to use his name on video games in perpetuity. I wrote a feature on this unusual situation for PCGamesN.

Lewis Packwood 17 April 2018 Features

That Beyond Good & Evil 2 trailer…

So, apparently the director of Beyond Good & Evil 2 was…not entirely truthful when he claimed that the […]

Virtuanaut 13 June 2017 E3, E3 2017

Quick Offload: chuck another T-Bone on the barbie

I’ve made no secret of my completely out-of-control love for 2014’s Watch Dogs. I think it’s tops. The art, […]

___ 28 September 2016 Opinions

Syndication: Assassin’s Creed needs to be less euro-centric

History is a sensitive topic to approach with me.  No, I’m not a denier of the holocaust or […]

___ 29 October 2015 Opinions

On Far Cry 4: How the plight of Kyrat’s people taught me the importance of protection of religious freedom

The following may contain mild spoilers of Far Cry 4’s plot.  For the hypersensitive, consider yourself warned. I […]

___ 23 February 2015 Opinions, Uncategorized

The Black Sheep of the Assassin Family

I’ve been intrigued by the reviews of Assassin’s Creed: Rogue. Although it was brought out in the shadow […]

Lewis Packwood 4 January 2015 Reviews

Why We Need Women In Video Games

As you may have read already, Ubisoft creative director Alex Amancio caused a bit of controversy at the […]

Lewis Packwood 12 June 2014 Opinions

Tap to tag a friend

You don’t have to look very far in Ubisoft’s Watch_Dogs to see how much time they’ve put into […]

___ 9 June 2014 Opinions

Trials Fusion and a short argument against series revolution

It’s funny just how similar Trials Fusion is to its predecessors.  On picking up the controller I was […]

iamsirgaulian 18 April 2014 Opinions

The Driver brand’s versatility is its greatest strength

Ubisoft’s acquisition of Playstation stalwart Reflections, and with it the Driver name, was a stroke of genius.  Driver […]

___ 1 March 2014 Opinions

ZombiU: The Scariest Game I’ve Ever Played

I only finished ZombiU a few weeks ago, despite buying it when it came out in November 2012. […]

Lewis Packwood 6 August 2013 Reviews

Far Cry 3 achieves greatness, almost perfection

Far Cry 3 is brilliant at making you feel like whatever you want to be.  While you play […]

___ 21 July 2013 Reviews

Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon – the new Duke Nukem

It’s not often that a video game makes me laugh out loud, but Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon […]

Lewis Packwood 9 May 2013 Reviews
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