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Ubisoft Shaped The Games Industry, Only To Be Left Behind By Its Creation
Ubisoft is celebrating its 40-year anniversary today, March 28, 2025. Below, we look at how Ubisoft helped to establish the modern game industry, and where it may go from here.
In 1986, Zombi was released for the Amstrad CPC computer. The first-person adventure game heavily borrowed from George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead, to the point that knowledge of the film’s plot was necessary to complete the game. While it received decent reviews, Zombi’s only remarkable quality is being the debut game of a French developer called, at the time, Ubi Soft.
Four decades later, and Ubisoft has shed both the space in its name and its somewhat humble beginnings to be one of the biggest names in the entire video game industry. Ubisoft franchises are some of the best-selling in history, from Assassin’s Creed to Just Dance; the company has dealt with some of the biggest IPs around, from Star Wars to Avatar; its list of subsidiaries spans the globe, from Abu Dhabi to Toronto. Anyone who has played a video game in the past 20 years or so has likely touched an Ubisoft game.
Continue Reading at GameSpotNew Pokemon Go Update May Have An Item That Catches Pokemon For You
Pokemon Go players who want an alternative to their Go Plus devices may soon have an in-game item that lets them automatically throw Poke Balls and unleash Pokestops while searching for creatures to recruit.
PokeMiners (via IGN) uncovered the existence of the new Explorer Gadget during its latest datamining efforts in Pokemon Go. Players could already access automatic Poke Balls and Pokestops with some pricey physical accessories like the Go Plus. This gadget, however, appears to be a fully in-game device without any need for extra peripherals.
Assuming the report is accurate, it seems very likely that the new device will be monetized by Pokemon Go's developer. It would make the game a lot easier for casual players--the only real question is how much would fans be willing to pay for this perk? It has yet to be officially announced, so for now we can only speculate as to whether it will be a one-time purchase or if the developer has subscription plans in mind.
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