Ubisoft's expecting a lot from Assassin's Creed 2 (PS3, Xbox 360, PC), especially since its predecessor holds the record for fastest selling new IP when it released. How much is that "a lot"? Yanis Mallat quantifies at the GameOn: Finance conference this week.

PAX 2009 will play host to demonstrations of quite a few big-name titles coming out. Among them is Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed II (PS3, Xbox 360, and PC), the follow-up to last year's Jade Raymond-advertised original. This time, Altair's out of the picture and stepping out of the shadows is another of Desmond Miles' uniquely skilled ancestors, Ezio.
On the scene at PAX 09 were the merry band of men called Left4Friends, and they've let us in on the goings-on that happened in the Assassin's Creed II live demo. Read on for their thoughts on it.

PAX 2009 will play host to demonstrations of quite a few big-name titles coming out. Among them is Ubisoft's Splinter Cell: Conviction (Xbox 360, PC), the oft-delayed continuation of Sam Fisher's stealthy saga. On the scene at PAX 09 were the merry band of men called Left4Friends, and they've let us in on the goings-on that happened in the Conviction live demo. Read on for their thoughts on it.

There's no need to fear the new "Mark and Execute" feature in Splinter Cell: Conviction (PC, Xbox 360), so said Ubisoft Montreal producer Alexander Parizeau. This "fear" he was talking about is the voiced-out concern of gamers that the game may be made "too easy".

Now we know a lot of folk out there have been turned off by the absence of witty Jack Carver or a tropical island setting in the sequel to Game of the Year, Far Cry. After all, their argument has some sense in it: Far Cry 2 needed to be a successor to Far Cry in some degree, or else it wasn't Far Cry at all. Art director Alex Amancio of Ubisoft Montreal stood up to give their stand on why they deviated from the things that made Far Cry memorable, and you can find that out at the full story.

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction (Xbox 360 and PC) has already been delayed, but it's going to be delayed even further. When can we see this epic stealth action title take off? Read the full article for more details.

Curious to know why Ubisoft Montreal's Prince of Persia has a distinct and unique art style to the point that it stands out from the rest? The visual art director and the creative director behind the game have said that they picked style over realism. Details after the jump!

Now that a new Prince of Persia has been confirmed for the PS3, Xbox 360, PC and DS, we're thinking that you guys might want to know more about the game. We've found a new Speed Art Trailer that shows off this upcoming game's unique art style. Catch the clip after the jump!

Sporting a new look similar to another Ubisoft-made assassin (by the name of Altair), the new Prince of Persia (PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, DS) springs into action once again on the next-gen consoles, PC, and handheld. Ubisoft has recently revealed several images of the new Prince as well as the beautifully cel-shaded environments he will be travelling in. You can view these images by clicking the "read more" link below.

Lately, we've been hearing quite a lot about a new Prince of Persia title in the works at the Ubisoft Montreal labs. Today, we've finally gotten some official word straight from a press release. It's to be released towards the end of the year for the PS3, 360, PC, and DS. But wait, what's this about cel-shaded graphics?