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Rayman Adventuring To DSiWare
7:40AM Michael McWhertor | Looks like Ubisoft is bringing more Rayman to the portable gaming arena, with a rating for Rayman for Nintendo’s DSiWare recently levied by Germany’s UnterhaltungssoftwareSelbstkontrolle ratings board. Man, that’s a long word. More »
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Medal of Honour, Rayman 2 To Join PlayStation Store’s ‘PSone Classics’?
10:00AM Michael McWhertor | The ESRB has recently rated Medal of Honour and Rayman 2: Revolution for release on the PlayStation 3 and PSP, a good sign both are coming to the PlayStation Store. Wait… Rayman 2: Revolution? More »
Bunnies Can’t Win Gold Medals, New Raving Rabbids Olympic Trailers
7:00AM Adam Barenblat | I don’t think anyone will disagree with me when I say that Ubisoft’s Raving Rabbids Trailers are always a pleasure to watch. These new Olympic themed trailers for Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party definitely take the cake. Videos after the jump. More »
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What’s Ubisoft’s Biggest-Selling Franchise?
10:20PM Luke Plunkett | HINT: It’s not Splinter Cell. Not Rainbow Six either. Or Prince of Persia. No, when you look at the list Ubisoft released yesterday, showing the total lifetime sales of its major franchises, you’d best brace yourself for a surprise or two. Because atop the chart, beating out all Ubisoft’s current AAA series, is France’s favourite limbless platforming hero, Rayman, with 22 million copies sold (they have to be counting the Raving Rabbids games in that). Slightly shocking, no? But wait. That’s only surprise #1. Surprise #2? How about Petz games selling more than Prince of Persia titles. More »
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Ubisoft Profits Surge On Rainbow Six, Rayman
8:20AM Leigh Alexander | Strong performance of the Rainbow Six, Rayman, The Settlers and Ghost Recon franchises drove Ubisoft to a “record-high profits” in the fiscal year ending March 2008, the company announced today. Ubisoft’s sales surged 36 percent to €928.3 million ($US 1.46 billion) , while net income was up 11.8 percent to €109.8 million ($US 172.45 million). Ubisoft also credited a “sharp ramp-up” of its Games For Everyone casual range, which includes Jam Sessions, My Word Coach and My Life Coach, among others, for its profit climb, along with successful launches for Assassin’s Creed and its Imagine DS titles for girls. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said the company now has 14 franchises with unit sales in the multimillions, and plans to launch five new IPs in addition to new casual brands. “Going forward, 2008-09 is set to be another record year for Ubisoft,” said Guillemot. More »
New PSone Classics Rated By ESRB
2:15PM Michael McWhertor | A pair of PSone classics that my be coming soon to the PlayStation Store—then ultimately to PSP and PlayStation 3—have been rated by the ESRB. Capcom’s Street Fighter Alpha and Ubisoft’s Rayman were recently added to the software ratings board’s database. Unlike some of the ratings for Wii Virtual Console games, the turnaround time for ESRB ratings to become additions to the PlayStation Store is generally fairly quick, but we have no details yet on when these games will see re-release. ESRB Game Ratings More »
Raving Rabbids 2 Site Live
6:00AM Mike Fahey | Ubisoft has unleashed the raving website for Rayman Raving Rabbids 2: Electric Boogaloo (not the actual name), and as expected it is chock full of Rabbids doing raving things, with nary a Rayman in sight. Seriously, why is he even still in the title? This isn’t about Rayman anymore. Witness Rabbids hurting themselves around the world! In Osaka you’ll find martial arts Rabbids doling out game info. Venice contains a tranquil punting scene, videos, and screenshots. Finally we have Miami, where you can bling out your PC with screensavers and wallpapers. If they don’t immediately start selling the crossed plunger baseball cap, they will be missing out on $US 20-30 of my all-important monies. Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 [Official Site] More »
