The “Break it Down” Blog

Don’t get me wrong, I generally like games that Ubisoft makes, but they seem to be playing it safe quite a bit this year. They announced today they will be releasing sequels for Assassin’s Creed, Splinter Cell, Red Steel, and Ghost Recon before March of 2010.  I’m sure these will be good quality games that make them a lot of money, but the stuff I’m looking forward to from them is the new properties like I Am Alive.  I Am Alive’s March 2009 release date was pushed back, but it is still expected this year.  The thing that really caught my attention was the announcement of a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game being developed by the same studio that created Super Smash Bros. Brawl.   I also noticed that no new Rainbow Six sequel was listed as coming out in the next year. Hopefully it will still be out in 2010 and will be worth the longer time frame.

MTV’s Multiplayer Blog got a few more details:

A morning full of announcements from Ubisoft, as the company revealed new “Assassin’s Creed,” “Splinter Cell,” “Red Steel” and “Ghost Recon” games releasing by the end of March 2010, in addition to introducing a “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” fighter from some of the “Super Smash Bros.” team.

While disclosing sales for third quarter of fiscal 2008-2009, Ubisoft revealed “Assassin’s Creed 2,” a new “Ghost Recon” and the long-delayed “Splinter Cell Conviction” are coming before March 2010.

Ubisoft also revealed a new “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” title in the works. It’s in development at Game Arts, the same studio that handled some development on Nintendo’s “Super Smash Bros. Brawl.” Stay tuned, as we’ve asked Ubisoft for more details on that project.

Additional Wii support is coming; during a conference call this morning discussing the financial results, a Ubisoft executive seemingly accidentally mentioned a new “Red Steel” project before March 2010. The conference call also revealed Ubisoft will be actively supporting MotionPlus in upcoming games.

Ubisoft said disaster adventure “I Am Alive” has been delayed past this spring and coming sometime before March 2010. An analyst asked how this would affect 2009 revenues, to which Ubisoft president Yves Guillemot said the extra time would allow for a better product and, as a result, additional revenue in 2010.