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China approves 87 new video games
South China Morning Post, Published on 06/12/2023
» China approved 87 new video game titles in November including the local version of Tencent Holdings-backed Ubisoft Entertainment's The Division Resurgence - a mobile third-person shooter based on the French publisher's flagship franchise, Tom Clancy's The Division - as the domestic market continues to recover after Beijing eased its regulatory crackdown.
New releases for your streaming pleasure: Jun 28-Jul 4
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 28/06/2023
» Looking for a title to binge-watch this weekend? Here's our pick!
A swashbuckling tale of mutiny
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 07/05/2023
» Journalist David Grann was rummaging through the electronic files of a British archive in 2016, researching one of his pet obsessions -- mutinies -- when he came across an astonishing tale.
Into the 'Ryanverse'
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 11/01/2023
» After a three-year pause due to the pandemic, the long-awaited action-thriller series Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan is finally back to Prime Video and on our screens for its third season. Often referred to as America's version of James Bond, Jack Ryan is based on characters from the fictional "Ryanverse" political drama created by author Tom Clancy. The man is a CIA analyst and multitalented individual who's always saving the day. Season 3 also sees the return of John Krasinski as Jack Ryan, a role once played by a number of famous actors such as Harrison Ford, Alec Baldwin, Ben Affleck and Chris Pine, with Krasinski being the fifth to do so.
Space invaders: How video gamers are resisting a crypto onslaught
AFP, Published on 10/08/2022
» PARIS: When video game designer Mark Venturelli was asked to speak at Brazil's biggest gaming festival, he submitted a generic-sounding title for his presentation -- "The Future of Game Design" -- but that was not the talk he gave.
Ubisoft Montreal hostage-taking report being probed as hoax: media
AFP, Published on 14/11/2020
» MONTREAL - A report of a possible hostage-taking at the Montreal offices of French video game company Ubisoft that brought out a massive police response Friday was being investigated as a hoax, local media said.
New York, New York
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 03/04/2020
» The Division 2 was lauded as an improvement over its predecessor, giving players a more satisfying and rewarding endgame as well as building and adding on what made the original game fun. With its expansion, "Warlords of New York", Tom Clancy's The Division 2 draws you back in with a new story, new missions and even more loot.
Ghosting around
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 25/10/2019
» Infiltrating enemy lines and leaving without a trace is the signature of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (or at least that's how it's supposed to be depending on how you play it). Its latest installment, Breakpoint, transports you from its predecessor's drug cartel-run Wildlands to the lush jungles, sandy beaches and urban landscapes of the island of Auroa. Sounds like paradise? Sure -- until bullets start flying.
Ubisoft plays into streaming trend at E3 video game event
AFP, Published on 11/06/2019
» LOS ANGELES - French video game titan Ubisoft on Monday unveiled a new subscription service and a Brexit-tinged title as it taps into the industry trend toward streaming games.
Better and badder
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 26/04/2019
» Tom Clancy's The Division had a concept that got gamers excited and though the game was generally well-received, it didn't exactly live up to all our expectations. We're learning more and more not to trust so-called "in-game footage" shown at events like E3 anyway. Its sequel, Tom Clancy's The Division 2, promised a more satisfying story and endgame. So did it deliver?