A hot potato: Assassin's Creed Mirage has been getting quite good, and in some cases, great, reviews from critics and fans. But there's one element that pretty much everyone hates: its inability to disable the chromatic aberration graphical effect. Thankfully, after people started modding it out of the game, Ubisoft has announced an update that will let players turn it off.
Offering the classic Assassin's Creed experience with a modern twist, Mirage's campaign is short but retains the excellent RPG elements that have cemented it as a modern classic.
Ubisoft Connect has launched an all-new version that brings a sleeker more social interface, improved game library, better video play, streaming advancements, and quicker access to all Ubisoft services.
Does this mean I can declare myself Employee of the Month?
WTF?! Far Cry 6 Game of the Year (GOTY) Edition launches on Friday as an inexplicably strange bundle and costs $120. Several things make this version of the game weird, which I will touch on, but the main takeaway should be: Don't buy it. We don't want to encourage this type of marketing.
A hot potato: Ubisoft is joining the depressingly large number of companies charging $70 for their AAA games, the first of which will be November's Skull and Bones. The French studio has announced that the price will become a standard for its big PS5 and Xbox Series X/S releases. No word on PC games, though it wouldn't be surprising to see it follow in the footsteps of Square Enix and Activision by charging $70 for some titles on the platform.