Skip to main content
  1. Home
  2. Gaming
  3. News

Ubisoft Details Nintendo Revolution Title

By

Video game publisher Ubisoft on Monday announced they were developing a new first person action title for Nintendo’s next generation console Revolution. Called Red Steel, the game will make its worldwide debut in May at E3 in Los Angeles.

Red Steel, said Ubisoft, is set in modern day Japan and will require players to “master both the ancient art of the katana and the sophisticated technology of modern firearms” as they engage in gameplay “with the style and flair of a contemporary action movie”. Ubisoft will disclose more information about the game, which makes extensive use of the Nintendo Revolution’s controller, in the coming months.

Recommended Videos

“We’re honored to announce this exciting new franchise and we’re confident that Red Steel will be the must-have title for the Revolution when it launches,” said Serge Hascoet, chief creative officer at Ubisoft, in a statement. “We have been working closely with Nintendo to take full advantage of the innovative controller to create a thrilling experience that can only exist on the Revolution.”

Editors’ Recommendations

Digital Trends Staff
Digital Trends Staff
Digital Trends has a simple mission: to help readers easily understand how tech affects the way they live. We are your…
Ubisoft and more offer ways to play purchased Google Stadia games elsewhere
The protagonist of Assassin's Creed: Valhalla shouting in battle and wielding two axes.

Google recently announced that it plans to shutter its cloud gaming service Stadia in early 2023, leaving players who used it as one of their primary platforms in an awkward situation. Google already promised to refund people for their Google Stadia hardware and software purchases, but people are still losing access to games they enjoyed and save files they possibly dumped hours into. Thankfully, some developers are working on ways to help Stadia players.
The most notable studio to help Stadia players is Ubisoft, which was Google's earliest partner for the technology via an Assassin's Creed Odyssey demo. "While Stadia will shut down on January 18, 2023, we're happy to share that we're working to bring the games you own on Stadia to PC through Ubisoft Connect," Ubisoft tweeted. "We'll have more to share regarding specific details, as well as the impact for Ubisoft+ subscribers, at a later date." Thankfully, the Stadia versions of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Far Cry 6, Immortals Fenyx Rising, Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, and Watch Dogs: Legion support cross-progression, so players won't lose their save files. 
https://twitter.com/UbisoftSupport/status/1575922767593078793
Ubisoft isn't the only developer to help. Developer Muse Games is giving Embr Steam codes to those who played its comedic co-op firefighting game on Stadia if they email the developer with screenshots of Embr in their Stadia library. Meanwhile, IO Interactive confirmed that it is "looking into ways for you to continue your Hitman experience on other platforms," as the World of Assassination trilogy was available on Google Stadia. 
There's still the matter of the five Google Stadia exclusives: Gylt, Hello Engineer, Outcasters, Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle, and PixelJunk Raiders. So far, only one of those games seems like it will be saved. PixelJunk Raiders developer Q-Games said in a blog post that "we hope to find a way to continue to share the vibrant worlds of Planet Tantal in the future, and we’re open to discussing opportunities to find the right publishing partner to make it happen.. Tequila Works, tinyBuild, Splash Damage, and Bandai Namco Entertainment did not respond to requests for comment from Digital Trends.
While the shutdown of Google Stadia is disappointing for players like myself who enjoy cloud gaming, at least players will be get refunds, and in some cases get the game for a new platform.

Read more
Ubisoft opens registration for Project U, a mysterious, ‘session-based’ co-op shooter
ubisoft opens registration for session based co op shooter project u

Ubisoft revealed a mysterious new "session-based" co-op shooter called Project U in the most low-key way possible: by quietly launching an official website and opening registration for the closed beta. The website went live on Friday, with the French publisher saying that the game will explore an entirely new concept in the shooter genre.

"Code-name Project U explores a new concept of session-based co-op shooter, where many players unite to prevail against an overwhelming threat!" Ubisoft wrote at the bottom of the website. The statement implies that Project U is a working title in the same manner that Project Eve was a working title for Stellar Blade. As such, the game is in early development, and the company is looking for people to play the closed beta on PC.

Read more
Ubisoft and Netflix partner for an Assassin’s Creed show and mobile game
The protagonist of Assassin's Creed: Valhalla shouting in battle and wielding two axes.

During today's Ubisoft Forward stream, Ubisoft announced that it has partnered up with Netflix to bring several projects over to the streaming platform. Valiant Hearts 2, Mighty Quest 2, and an Assassin's Creed mobile game will be coming exclusively to Netflix. Plus, there's a live-action Assassin's Creed show coming to Netflix as well.

Few other details about the Assassin's Creed mobile game or the TV show were revealed, but Valiant Hearts 2 is a brand new game announcement. it's a sequel to 2014's Valiant Hearts: The Great War.

Read more