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Did Ubisoft Just Win E3?

"So, after several amazing presentations and perhaps a few mediocre ones (hello, EA and Microsoft), I’m left with mixed feelings..." Explosion.com

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NYC_Gamer5005d ago

Watch Dogs stole E3 this year no doubt

NastyLeftHook05005d ago

watchdogs was great looking on pc.

LOGICWINS5005d ago

I expect it to be great looking on all the platforms it comes out on.

Hisiru5005d ago

@LOGICWINS
Only PC and MAYBE WiiU (we still need to see specs).

thorstein5005d ago

Watch Dogs, Last of Us, Dust 514,

But I don't get the Question... I didn't realize E3 was over. They need to update the E3 site/ sarcasm

saladthieves5005d ago

E3 is done, and of all the people, the French stole the show.

ShinMaster5005d ago

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So I guess whoever "wins" is really dependent on each individual.
Personally, I liked Sony's E3 better than Ubisoft's simply because of God of War and Last of Us gameplay footage, unveiling of Beyond and free monthly full PS3 games for Plus.

thorstein5005d ago

@Shin

Indeed, I am going to have to buy a larger hard drive.

da_2pacalypse5005d ago

They really win by default... The other conferences were overall very weak... This year's E3 was probably the worst in quite a number of years.

GamingPerson5005d ago

what about this star wars 1313!

SilentNegotiator5005d ago (Edited 5005d ago )

"E3 is done, and of all the people, the French stole the show"

Isn't that one of the signs of the apocalypse?

It's pretty sad that Ubisoft had one of the best showings; they usually stink.

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ATi_Elite5005d ago (Edited 5005d ago )

everyone is all excited about Watch Dogs (except me)!!!!!!

1. still not convinced the game play is fully open like GTA. that demo seemed way too scripted.

2. That was the PC version. The consoles will NOT look like that. Ubisoft should of shown a console version instead.

Everyone's presser seemed the same. Cool game to start and end with, with a bunch of FILLERS in between.

to me Sony won! That Move Book thing looks really good for kids.

LOGICWINS5005d ago

1. It's not supposed to be. It seems to be a much more focused adventure than GTA. Did you hear any dev say that it was supposed to be open like GTA?

2. Ummm...so? BF3 on PC being the best looking version of the game didn't stop people from getting the game on consoles. I'm sure it will look fine on consoles as well. AC3 is open world and it looks incredible on consoles. The game is coming out in 2013...by that time, the console version should be able to surpass the demo we saw graphically.

TLG19915005d ago

finally someone else making sense. the game was extremly scripted, not that its bad, not bad at all. but people will be mislead and disappointed.

iv'e said this so much on here but its assassins creed 1 all over again making it out to be something its not then when everyone plays it its disappointing because they was expecting something else.

but im sure the game will be amazing either way
and sony won for me last of us won by a clear mile, if you realy think about it watch the videos back a good set of times and you will see how amazing it is and how scripted watchdogs was

lastdual5005d ago

Yeah, most of the other big titles (TLoU, Halo 4, etc.) we saw coming. Watch Dogs was a total surprise, and the rest of Ubisoft's lineup wasn't bad either.

xCaptainAmazing5005d ago (Edited 5005d ago )

I might be alone, but Far Cry 3 was game of show for me. Extremely compelling and mature content themes through that sucker. It was amazing. Watch Dogs was a sucker punch out of nowhere though, great stuff.

There are plenty of games that were equally awesome. It's too hard to pick one, but when you open your demo with tits and eroticism in general and have it for a mature and psychological reason, I feel you get some major bonus points.

LOGICWINS5005d ago

"I might be alone, but Far Cry 3 was game of show for me."

Your not alone. I feel the same way. Its a tie between Far Cry 3 and AC3. FC3 needs to polish up that co-op though, it seemed a little tacked on to me.

Nimblest-Assassin5005d ago

I think its because we were so starved for surprises... since every new game was leaked in some form or capacity right before their shows.

But watch dogs was a huge surprise. Looking forawrd to that game, but I think it stole the show based on it surprising everyone, and the fact it looks really goood

lelo5005d ago

Yep, Ubisoft had the best show.

Ubisoft > EA > Microsoft > Sony > Nintendo.

Commander_TK5005d ago (Edited 5005d ago )

@ShinMaster

How is he a fanboy by saying that? But I think MS and Sony both had equally good shows. Ubisoft won. A lot of variety of games was the key for them.

TekoIie5005d ago (Edited 5005d ago )

@shinmaster

Yeh he's clearly an EA fanboy/s. IMO they had the worst conference on a serious note...

Also notice how he puts MS before Sony and is therefore a fanboy... Other way round is apparently the only logical possibility.

mugoldeneagle035005d ago

The whole "What you don't wanna get whopped by a big black girl" comment.

I mean I personally didn't give a fuck and thought it was hilarious, but I'm sure some suits somewhere might throw a fit over it.

She was great though, as were a lot of the games they showed. Can't wait to see more about them

vortis5005d ago

You don't think "Girl-wood" was the deal breaker?

Nimblest-Assassin5005d ago

Beyond
Last of Us
Watch Dogs
AC3

Unfortunately sony dug their conferences grave with the long wonderbook presentation... but hands down Ubisoft won e3... which surprises the crap out of me everytime I think about it

Kudos to them

S_C5005d ago

1st - Sony/Ubi
2nd - Microsoft/EA
3rd - Nintendo (EPIC EPIC FAIL)

unknownhero11235005d ago

call me shallow but when i saw those wind effects at the beginning, i was already in love. The gameplay looks very promising and I can't wait to see more of this game in the future.

humbleopinion5005d ago

I already said it myself on a previous comment on the game:
It's a 110/-10 for anything VS Watch Dog. Nothing on this show even came close to the stunning graphics of this game.

Not to mention, besides their own show, some of the best games on the MS/Sony/Nintendo show also came from Ubisoft.

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LOGICWINS5005d ago

With a combination of AC3, Far Cry 3, Watchdogs, and Blacklist...yes, Ubisoft had the best conference.

Gorilla_Killa_X5005d ago

Agreed. And a huge improvement from the wacky showing last year.

LOGICWINS5005d ago

^^Yeah, can't wait for the co-op reveal. I'm buying all these games on launch day :)

ShinMaster5005d ago (Edited 5005d ago )

Who "won" depends on the games one cares about.

To me, the only game from Ubisoft was Watch Dogs, which was great, but not enough to win me over Sony's conference.

TENTONGUN5005d ago

ubisoft has always been my favorite. glad to see them still kickin ass

Venoxn4g5005d ago (Edited 5005d ago )

don't forget Rayman: legends and ZombiU

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Eamon5005d ago

I'd say it's a close win between Ubisoft and Sony.

Ubisoft definitely did surprise this year. Was probably their best year too.

Microsoft and Nintendo were just seriously bad. Their worst years since I started watching E3 in 2007.

Aloren5005d ago (Edited 5005d ago )

MS, Sony, and Nintendo were all more or less equally "bad". I'd say EA was even worse... Ubi was actually the only very good conference this year.

PtRoLLFacE5005d ago

everything was great, besides the shows host, a pair of retards

Fez5005d ago

I liked Charlie from Friends. She was really confident (and extremely fit :P). And the guy was harmless.

PopRocks3595005d ago

My order.

Ubisoft
Sony
Nintendo
EA
Microsoft.

How the hell is it that Nintendo and Microsoft had such underwhelming shows? Heck if I know.

StreetsofRage5005d ago

To each its own I guess. I personally feel Microsoft had one of the best. Halo 4 was amazing and my game of E3. What was so special about Sony's? That wonderbook was a snoozefest. I was hoping for The Last Guardian and nothing. And even The Last of Us kind of underwhelmed me. The game play and AI looked simple. Same shooting mechanics as Uncharted. Meh! The new God of War game is the only thing that saved Sony for me.

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pwnmaster30005005d ago (Edited 5005d ago )

Halo has the same shooting mechanics wth.
Imean what kind of shooting mechanics do you want from last of us.atleast the gameplay is totally different, if it wasnt for halo. Ms conference would of bombed

Also the gameplay and ai does not look simple at all.
The lack of anything in the game looks good, making it seem more survival. Also with no regenerating life bar makes it harder. Also I like that when he gets injured like even shot at, you can see his reaction, like he is getting hurt. Also one last thing. I love how the ai reacts. When he ran out of bullets, when he held the guy hostage and even the guy begging for his life.
This game is very mature

StreetsofRage5005d ago (Edited 5005d ago )

Yes Halo's gameplay is still the same shooting mechanics. You are right. I give Halo 4 a pass only because it's a sci fi game and you're able to get "different" from new creative sci fi enemies.

Where as in Last of Us. It's just "wait till the bad guys stick their head out and shoot, than repeat" The additions you mention are cool but the core gameplay is the same old gameplay I been playing for years. The holding the guy hostage has been done many times before.

pwnmaster30005005d ago

You only seen one gameplay of it.
Your still forgetting humans arnt only the enemies in this game. Halo is probably my favorite game, but if it gets a pass for having "different" enemies, then this game to sinse it doesnt only have human enemies

Bladesfist5005d ago

WTF have you ever played halo. Which version only had human? please tell

StreetsofRage5005d ago

I was really hoping for something next gen and only Watchdogs came through.

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Analysts on Ubisoft cost-cutting and the myth of 'sustainable growth'

'The economy is in shambles and these companies are still talking about sustaining growth instead of sustaining their business.'

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Yi-Long4d ago

They should just make games. That sounds crazy, I know, but, hear me out.

No need for dev-times to.take 3+ years. Just stick to formula. Not every game needs to be bigger & better than everything else. Not every game needs to be GaaS. Not every game needs to completely re-invent the wheel.

They KNOW how to make a cool Splinter Cell game; Interesting story, 8-10 levels, just go and make it. Give the people want they know, want and love. It doesn't need to be a shared online experience. It doesn't need to be an epic big open world. It doesn't need celebrity voice-acting. Just make a cool new SC game, and the fans will be happy and pick it up. Easy. Done. Next one.

Same for Prince of Persia, Watch-Dogs, Assassin's Creed, Trials, Rayman, Brothers in Arms, etc.

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Assassin's Creed Drives Overperforming Financial Quarter for Ubisoft; Creative Houses Detailed

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Gamersunite8804d ago

It was the Switch 2 version that drove the sales.

MayorPauline4d ago

Makes sense as it released on the Switch 2 within the time frame Ubisoft listed up above. It didnt just jump up for nothing. Not sure why people disagree with you but I have two pretty good guesses as to why. 😆

Gamersunite8803d ago

I know. I'm just telling the truth. Lol

PRIMORDUS4d ago

Same shit year after year. Ubishit just leave the industry.

PrecursorOrb4d ago

Financial growth creates more and more layoffs. I always forget about that one

mastershredder3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Riiiight. Let’s pretend that Assassins creed Shadows was a major success (rinse repeat different setting, same assassins creed stuff with bs “new” features) . The game has been practically half off since release.
All their number are from the holiday sales, and Shadows is selling well under what they expected to sell it for. Let’s recap: The second expansion was scrapped, as was the season pass, the co-op was canceled (seriously guys wtf?) and any dlc was downsized in scale effort (Attack on Titan, did not help either, just say’n). This was all a result of recent poor reception/performance in sales and Ubisoft literally downsized, restructured production because of it. If this is success, they are going to have big problems next quarter.

Don’t believe the hype.

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At least 1,200 Ubisoft workers strike in response to recent restructuring

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Miacosa5d ago

Probably not too long from now until we'll get the annoucement: Ubisoft laysoff 1,200 workers.