- Far Cry 3 creative director leaves Ubisoft after almost two decades at the company - 17 April 2022
Long standing senior developer at Ubisoft Patrick Plourde has left the company after almost 20 years. Plourde announced earlier this week (April 13) that he would be leaving Ubisoft after working at the studio for almost two decades, and has set up an independent creative consultancy. In a tweet on his personal Twitter account, Plourde referenced the various games he's worked on such as Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas, Assassin's Creed, Far Cry 3, Watch Dogs 2 , and Child of Light , saying "it's been a privilege to collaborate with everyone at Ubi on these great games! Now, I'm happy to share that I'm starting my own independent creative consultancy, where I will keep working with Ubisoft and also spend time on some personal projects. The now ex-Ubisoft developer also provided a statement to Axios (via VGC ) saying that he will "have a position outside a traditional structure (with manda…
- The Double-A Team: We need more games like Child of Light - 15 October 2021
When Child of Light was released in 2014, it was well-received by major outlets and players alike. The game was praised for its gorgeous aesthetic, incredible soundtrack, and a unique and challenging combat system. However, some of the game's criticisms included a lack of character customization, simplistic skill trees, jarring rhyming dialogue, and easy battles. But despite these criticisms, one important point remains: we need more games like Child of Light. In a Polygon interview with the game's creative director, Patrick Plourde, he explained that the game came about because he wanted to play something with his son. The character of Igniculus, therefore, was meant to be played by a second player. Since this was a game created with a child and a parent in mind, it easily explains the simple skill trees, the fairy-tale story, and the ease of the combat system. Nowadays, we expect a lo…
- The best game soundtracks you can listen to for free right now - 24 September 2019
Another month, another big video game publisher puts a great big dollop of video game music online for zero pennies. This time, it’s Bandai Namco, who have just uploaded every single Tekken soundtrack onto Spotify because, well, apparently everyone loves Tekken. I’ve never partaken in a Tekken, but with track names like “Massive Stunner” and “Lonesome City Jazz Party 1st”, I’m already 100% convinced the music must be great. However, given my rather lacking expertise in all things Tekken-related, I thought that instead of doing a big Tekken musical breakdown like I did for Capcom and all the Final Fantasy games , I’d take this opportunity to celebrate some of the other great gaming soundtracks you can currently listen to for free right now, because boy howdy are there loads of ’em. So bang on those headphones and turn up the volume, f…
- Every Google Stadia game announced so far - 19 August 2019
Google held another one of their Stadia Connect conferences today, and this one was meant to be all about what games you’ll be playing in the “ scary ” cloud come November. Sure enough, there were new Stadia games aplenty announced this evening, with the biggest addition being Cyberpunk 2077 . To help keep track of them all, here’s a list of every Google Stadia game confirmed so far, as well as which games are coming at launch, which ones will be arriving a little bit later, and which games you’ll only be able to play by subscribing to one of the special Stadia publisher subscriptions . (more…)
- Every Google Stadia game confirmed at E3 2019 - 14 June 2019
It’s been just over a week since Google announced their big launch line-up of Stadia games , but with E3 2019 now drawing to a close that list has now become ever so slightly longer, with new tiles such as Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs Legion, Square Enix’s Marvel’s Avengers and more joining the ranks. To help keep track of them all, here’s a list of every Google Stadia game confirmed so far, as well as which games are coming at launch, which ones will be arriving a little bit later, and which games you’ll only be able to play by subscribing to one of the special Stadia publisher subscriptions . (more…)
- Our Steam Sale Picks, Round Two - 28 June 2016
We already chose 13 of our favourite games in the current Summer Steam sale, but more games have been discounted since. So, based on the entirely correct hypothesis that you all have completed every single one of our first round games and are now thirsting for more, here are 18 more to throw your spare change at. Everyone on the RPS team has picked three stone-cold personal favourites, making for a grand old set of excellent PC games: here’s what we chose and why. …
- Midweek Madness - Child of Light, 75% Off - 6 October 2015
Save 75% on Child of Light during this week's Midweek Madness*! Aurora, a young girl from 1895 Austria, awakens on the lost fairytale continent of Lemuria. To return home she must fight against the dark creatures of the Queen of the Night, who have stolen the sun, the moon and the stars. At stake is not only Lemuria, but Aurora’s true destiny. *Offer ends Friday at 10AM Pacific Time
- The Steam Exploration Sale Day 6! - 1 December 2014
For the next six days, take advantage of huge savings throughout the Steam store on thousands of titles. Plus, discover new and recommended games on your personalized Exploration Sale page here . Check back each day for new Daily Deals. Today’s Featured Deals Include: * The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - 75% off; * Crusader Kings II - 75% off; * XCOM: Enemy Unknown - 75% off; * Tomb Raider - 80% off; * The Forest - 33% off; * Wasteland 2 - 33% off; * Child of Light - 60% off; * Ryse: Son of Rome - 35% off; * Alien: Isolation - 50% off; The Steam Exploration Sale runs from now until 10AM Pacific Time, December 2nd. Complete information on Daily Deals and other special offers can be found on Steam.
- Daily Deal - Ubisoft Arcade Pack, 60% Off - 3 October 2014
Today's Deal: Save 60% on the Ubi Arcade Pack !* Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are! *Offer ends Sunday at 10AM Pacific Time
- Child of Light version 1.0.31711 is now available! - 12 June 2014
List of Changes: New: Added Support for Traditional Chinese New: Added Save Slots New: Changed Normal and Hard mode names to Casual and Expert New: Improved error messages for unsupported hardware Fixed: Various crashes & minor issues Framerate issue on certain laptops with dedicated and integrated GPUs Localization bugs Some visual quality issues A rare issue with the Golem’s Plight quest
- Child of Light version 1.0.31711 is now available! - 12 June 2014
List of Changes: New: Added Support for Traditional Chinese New: Added Save Slots New: Changed Normal and Hard mode names to Casual and Expert New: Improved error messages for unsupported hardware Fixed: Various crashes & minor issues Framerate issue on certain laptops with dedicated and integrated GPUs Localization bugs Some visual quality issues A rare issue with the Golem’s Plight quest
- Wot I Think: Child Of Light - 6 May 2014
Painted in watercolour and written in verse, Child of Light is a charming, if superficially childish, fairytale RPG. Beneath this breezy fable of lost princesses and talking mice, however, is a complicated combat system that calls back to Final Fantasy s Active Time Battles – a dense interplay of buffs, interrupts and attacks that injects a realtime element to otherwise turnbased fights. You might call it a platformer too, but given that the heroine quickly sprouts wings, your exploration of the sidescrolling overworld is more aerobatic than acrobatic. I like all these things and yet it s left me struggling to be enthused. Here s wot I think. The one good thing about uPlay misplacing my save file several hours into Child of Light is that it helped bring my feelings about the game into sharper focus. One feeling being a reluctance to play more of it than I really needed to. Another…
- Reddit AMA with Lead Writer Jeffrey Yohalem - TONIGHT! - 5 May 2014
What: Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) When: Monday, May 5th 2014 Time: 6:00 PM EDT / 3:00 PM PDT Jeffrey Yohalem, Lead Writer of Ubisoft's Child of Light will be holding a special AMA (Ask Me Anything) tonight on Reddit! The AMA will begin over on /r/IAmA at 6:00PM Eastern Time (3:00PM Pacific) and will last approximately one hour. This is your chance to ask all your questions regarding the art, style, and story that helped shaped the world of Lemuria.
- Reddit AMA with Lead Writer Jeffrey Yohalem - TONIGHT! - 5 May 2014
http://static2.cdn.ubi.com/gamesites/uplay/v20/news/b184f2dffd97c203043c23f77b1f113a.jpg What: Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) When: Monday, May 5th 2014 Time: 6:00 PM EDT / 3:00 PM PDT Jeffrey Yohalem, Lead Writer of Ubisoft's Child of Light will be holding a special AMA (Ask Me Anything) tonight on Reddit! The AMA will begin over on /r/IAmA at 6:00PM Eastern Time (3:00PM Pacific) and will last approximately one hour. This is your chance to ask all your questions regarding the art, style, and story that helped shaped the world of Lemuria.
- Emotional Rescue: Child Of Light s World Sure Is Pretty - 15 April 2014
Now that John is on sabbatical, where will RPS turn when they need someone who understands emotions? Child of Light is about a young girl exploring a twinkling world of wonder and danger, and probably its story will require descriptors like “tender” and “heartfelt”. The rest of us aren’t equipped to deal with such things. Case in point: the plinky-plonky video tour of the game’s world, Lemuria, which can be found below. I’m too scared to watch it myself, but I showed it to Adam and he hasn’t stopped screaming since. He seems so confused and angry. …
- Want One: Child Of Light Trailer - 10 April 2014
Rufus Wainwright once drawled, “Pretty things, so what if I like pretty things?” Which I think is the perfect reason for me to post this Child Of Light trailer. If Rufus can like pretty things, then so can I. And Ubisoft’s platform puzzle game is an entr e for eyelashes, a pie for the pupil, a roast for the retina, a quiet lunch by the river on a sunny day for the orbit. It is a feast for the eyes. …
- Here Comes The Paint: Child Of Light Dev Diary - 19 March 2014
I was at the UbiSoft event where Child Of Light was revealed. It’s the first time I’ve ever been at a press event where an informal queue formed, and the press were ignoring other demos to wait in line to play it. They waited for hours: friends who joined the queue would accost me as I passed* by, begging me to go on a buffet run for them. I’m honestly not exaggerating. Whatever held them in place that day wasn’t the game, really. It looks like a 2D platformer thing: there’s wandering, it has puzzles, and it has co-op; but the art and atmosphere seemed to reach out like the aroma of a cartoon pie, beckoning people in. The new dev diary below explains a little about how that came to be, with Ubisoft attempting to capture the essence of a living painting by creating development tools that supported their artists and animators. …
- Let There Be: Child Of Light Out April 30 - 7 February 2014
Nathan has written about Child Of Light , extensively . I just went back and read all of his words and those of the developers , but I’m still confused. Along with the release date announcement (April 30th), Ubi have released a dazzling trailer and it keeps telling me that the game is an RPG, with crafting and skill trees and turn-based combat. I see that occasionally. But I also see a platformer starring the scarf from Journey . Baffling. …
