"I'm a huge fan of [Kinect]," Ubisoft's Laurent Detoc tells Gamasutra, alongside Microsoft's big E3 push to put all eyes on its new gesture controls for the Xbox 360.
And according to Detoc, there are still more opportunities to attract new audiences with accessible controls, despite Nintendo's market dominance. Games with user-friendly accessories "may be a little more mass market, but it's also less predictable," he suggests, citing the last several months' decline in the peripheral-equipped music game genre, once so attractive to a more casual consumer because of the recognizable objects.
"It's not just driven by the economy, but also the consumer may be a little more fickle because of the casual nature, as with the music category in particular," he adds.
Insider Gaming - "Ubisoft has cancelled yet another game, this time ending development on the Animal Crossing-inspired title Alterra."
HALIFAX (April 14, 2026) – Laid-off Ubisoft workers in Halifax have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a settlement with the video-game giant. The terms of the settlement, including the compensation employees will receive, is confidential.
I can't sit here and act like I know these workers financial situations. And I'm sure nobody wakes up WANTING to go to court. But for the sake of the industry, I wish some of these types of cases made it to trial.
Settlements allow companies to continue to do whatever abusive practices they do. While the trials (should the company lose) would actually force real changes for the better.
But again, I'm not in these workers shoes and I can understand them not wanting to risk it.
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