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Far Cry 5 gets PS5, Xbox Series X/S update to celebrate 5th anniversary

Ubisoft has rolled out a free update for Far Cry 5 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S that adds native 60fps support.

The update comes as part of the French publishing giant’s celebrations of the open-world shooter’s fifth anniversary. The current-gen update also includes support for 3840 x 2160 and 4K resolution on Series X and 1920 x 1080 on Series S. PS5 players can still play the game at 2880 x 1620 resolution.

Originally released on March 26th, 2018 on PS4, Xbox One and PC, Far Cry 5 follows a sheriff’s deputy as they try to stop a doomsday cult in rural Montana. Despite the American story and setting, though, the game was developed by the prolific Canadian studio, Ubisoft Montreal.

A free weekend for Far Cry 5 will run from March 23rd-27th, and the game is also 85 percent off on all platforms throughout the month.

Meanwhile, the most recent Far Cry game, Far Cry 6, launched on current- and last-gen hardware in October 2021 and follows a revolutionary’s efforts to topple a dictator in the Cuba-esque Yara.

Image credit: Ubisoft

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Ubisoft Montreal announces it is taking over the development of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake

After numerous delays and uncertainty regarding its status, Ubisoft Montreal is taking over the development of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake.

In a tweet, the official Prince of Persia Twitter account provided an update on the development of the game. The post announces that the “development of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake will now be led by Ubisoft Montreal.”

“This decision is an important step and the team, building upon the work achieved by Ubisoft Pune and Ubisoft Mumbai, will now take the time they need to regroup on the scope of the game to deliver the best experience for this remake of an all-time classic, when it’s ready,” the post states.

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake was first revealed by Ubisoft in September 2020. The first look of the game was met with criticisms over the state of the game’s visuals. While being positioned as an Xbox One and PlayStation 4 title, the game still looked in a rather rough shape.

The game was first slated to launch on January 21st, 2021. However, Ubisoft chose to delay the title by two months to March as a result of the pandemic. In October 2021, the team provided an update that development was still underway. However, Ubisoft Mumbai and Ubisoft Pune remained unclear when the game would be in a polished state in yet another update in February.

Development for Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake is coming full circle. The original title was developed by Ubisoft Montreal and launched in 2003. The game sold well over 14 million copies worldwide. It also serves as a jumping-off point for a new series of titles. Prince of Persia: Warrior Within and Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones follow the original. However, Sands of Time is widely considered the best entry in the franchise.

The Prince of Persia series has been absent for some time, with Prince of Persia: Escape, an endless running for mobile, being the latest entry.

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake does not have a release window currently.

“We will update you on the progress in a future update,” said the dev team in a statement.

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Source: @princeofpersia

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Assassin’s Creed II, Valhalla characters coming to Fortnite

The heroes of two Ubisoft Montreal-developed Assassin’s Creed games are diving into the world of Fortnite.

Starting April 7th at 8pm ET, fans can snag the Ezio Auditore Outfit (inspired by the eponymous Assassin’s Creed II lead) and Eivor Varinsdottir Outfit (featuring the female version of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla‘s protagonist of the same name).

The former includes Ezio’s Hidden Blade Pickaxe and Assassin’s Strike Emote, while the latter includes a Viking War Cry Emote, Eivor’s Shield Back Bling and the Handaxes of the Raven Clan Pickaxe.

Both bundles can be purchased individually or together as part of the “Tales From the Animus Bundle,” with the latter option offering the following additional items:

  • Wolf-Kissed Spray
  • Eivor’s Fury Loading Screen
  • Raven Clan Emoticon
  • A Tales from the Animus Banner

Finally, the Wolf-Kissed Longboat Glider can also be purchased as a standalone item.

In related news, Fortnite‘s ongoing Chapter 3, Season 2 event features a ‘No Building’ mode and characters like Marvel’s Dr. Strange.

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Ubisoft Montreal adds new levels and languages to Rabbids Coding

Ubisoft Montreal has rolled out new content to its free educational game, Rabbids Coding.

Developed by the winners of an international student competition, the eight new levels offer kids more ways to learn about programming through Rabbids Coding. Additionally, the game has added support for Arabic, Catalan, Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish.

Ubisoft says winners were picked by a jury of experts from its team, as well as its non-profit partner Libraries Without Borders. Notably, three of these were Canadian:

  • Miguel Antonio Penalver Zayek (Ontario’s George Brown College)
    Murray Smith (Ontario’s University of Toronto)
    Ophélie Foucault (Quebec’s Université du Québec à Chicoutimi)

The other five winners came from Italy, France, Singapore and the U.K.

As the title suggests, Rabbids Coding features Ubisoft’s eponymous mischievous rabbit-like characters as they try to regain control of a spaceship. To help them do that, kids will have to solve coding problems that teach the basics of programming and algorithmic logic. Ubisoft says the game is intended for kids seven and up and requires no prior knowledge of coding to play.

Rabbids Coding can be played on the web by creating a free Ubisoft Connect account or for via free download on Android and iOS.