Ubisoft will hold special livestream for ‘Beyond Good and Evil 2’

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While we won’t get to hear about Beyond Good and Evil 2 at E3 this year, game developer Ubisoft will be holding a livestream for the game. You can tune in on June 5^th at 12 PM ET/9AM PT. This livestream is part of a series of livestreams the company calls Space Monkey Report. Details about the upcoming game have been sparse, but hopefully, we get some juicy updates from this stream. There won’t be new gameplay footage, though, but Ubisoft said they would share that “when the time is right.” This follow-up to the sequel of Beyond Good and Evil has been at least 15 years in the making, so our hopes are high for this one.

Source: Engadget

Ubisoft will be releasing ‘The Division 2’ exclusively on Epic Games Store

If you want to get your hands on The Division 2, you won’t find the game on Steam when it launches on March 15. Instead, Ubisoft struck a deal with Epic to release the game exclusively on its Games Store. In the meantime, all the other Ubisoft titles are still available on Valve’s Steam. But it looks like the developer wants to test the response on this new distribution platform. Epic has a more generous revenue sharing model versus Steam, with hopes of drawing more developers to launch on its platform. Valve’s current deal gives developers 70% of each sale and goes up from there, while Epic offers developers 88% from the start.

In a statement to Polygon, Ubisoft’s Chris Early said, “Epic continues to disrupt the videogame industry, and their third party digital distribution model is the latest example, and something Ubisoft wants to support.” Early said they planned to release more games on the latter’s store, but didn’t specify if these will be exclusive. That probably depends on how well the games do on the service. What Steam has going for it is its wider reach, but if developers keep flocking to Epic’s store, then that might eventually tip the dynamic.

Source: Slash Gear

US gamers who test out ‘Assassin’s Creed Odyssey’ on Google’s Project Stream get free copy of the game

Google is enticing more people in the US to try out its Project Stream service by offering a free copy of the game they’re currently testing. Project Stream is the company’s first foray into a streaming video game service. It launched its test period back in October with Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. Now, Google and Ubisoft are using this freebie and some free Helix Credits—the series’ in-game currency—to get more people to participate. Those who spend at least an hour playing the game on Project Stream before January 15, 2019 can get a free copy of the game on the PC. You need to have a Uplay and Google account to avail this. The link is tied to the user’s Uplay account.

The players also get 1,000 Helix Credits but these will only be available during the test period. What can be carried over to the full game is the items bought as well as all the game saves. If you’re in the US, you can find out more about this deal over at this link.

Source: Polygon

Google rolls out first ‘Assassin’s Creed Odyssey’ Project Stream invites in the US to bring console gaming to Chrome

Earlier this week, Google announced it was working with Ubisoft to beta test Assassin’s Creed Odyssey on its new Project Stream platform. The project is looking to solve the big issues associated with making AAA console titles playable on desktop version of Chrome. The test, unfortunately, is limited to the US right now but if you’re there, the users who signed up might be getting invites now. The game will be playable without the need to download anything. Users are given US$10 of in-game currency to spend and will get to play the game until January 15, 2019. Unfortunately, there will be no saved progress and achievements won’t be carried over to the final version of the game. Players are required to have Ubisoft accounts to play the game and would need connectivity speeds of at least 25 megabits per second. The Chrome browser for Mac, Windows, Linux, and Chrome OS need to be version 69 or above. It will support wired controllers, while trackpads aren’t recommended.

This test arrives amidst rumours that Google is working on a full-fledged streaming service for games that can take on the likes of the Microsoft’s and Sony’s services. It’ll reportedly work with a Chromecast-esque streaming dongle. But while that hasn’t been confirmed, this test does give us a peek into what Google can do for the gaming front.

Source: 9to5Google