Netflix, Ubisoft partner to develop live action 'Assassin's Creed' series

Source: Netflix

The next game franchise to get a Netflix show (or shows, in this case) is Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed. The streaming service and game developer plan on developing live-action, animated, and anime series based on the title. 

First up is the live-action adaptation, which will have Ubisoft Film & Television's Jason Altman and Danielle Kreinik onboard as executive producers. They're currently in search of the series' showrunner. Without a showrunner yet, it might take some time before we see this project come out.

Source: Netflix

Ubisoft plans to share 'Beyond Good & Evil 2' gameplay in 2021

Source: Ubisoft

Ubisoft has been working on Beyond Good & Evil for many years already. Senior producer Guillaume Brunier wrote an update on Ubisoft's website, saying its Montpellier and Paris studios are working hard to release the game. The publisher plans to at least show off its gameplay sometime next year. 

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Ubisoft's 'Beyond Good & Evil' will become a Netflix film

The next video game adaptation for Netflix will be Ubisoft's Beyond Good & Evil. The streaming service shared the update on Twitter. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film project is in early development, with the production team still looking for writers. Detective Pikachu director Rob Letterman is supposedly at the helm of what might be a hybrid live-action/animated movie. Ubisoft Film & Television's Jason Altman and Margaret Boykin will be the film's producers.

Beyond Good & Evil came out in 2003. The action-adventure game follows Jade, an investigative reporter who becomes part of an underground resistance movement trying to expose a government conspiracy involving the invaders. It takes place in the year 2435 on a planet that's under alien attack.

Source: Engadget

Ubisoft gives away 'Watch Dogs 2' on PC for free

If you want to try out Watch Dogs 2, now is the best time to get it. Ubisoft is offering the open-world hacking simulator for free. All you need to do is log into your Uplay account. Head to this page and sign in from there. A prompt should show up when you've logged in successfully saying you've claimed the game, and it'll soon appear in your Uplay library. 

Watch Dogs 2 was supposed to be a freebie for viewers who tuned into the Ubisoft Forward digital event on Sunday while being logged in to Uplay. But technical problems prevented some people from getting the game. And so the developer decided to give it away. Ubisoft hasn't announced until when the giveaway will last, so if you want the game, you better download fast.

Source: The Verge