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Wow! Ok this is a new one for me. Apparently it is simply too difficult to draw and code for the female form in games. At least that is what Ubisoft’s Creative Director, Alex Amancio said recently in a video interview posted on the site Polygon. Because of this difficulty there will be no women in Ubisoft’s next installment of Assassin’s Creed, at least the Co-Op part. Now, either this is one of the dumbest things ever said by a gaming executive, or it is a bad attempt to draw attention to a game that does not need any help.

One of the big games under scrutiny and therefore on display at E3 is Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed. The franchise (that is an odd word to use about gaming) is very popular. IN many ways the popularity did not come from the theme of the game, but from the open environment and the freedom that you have to explore it. At E3 Ubisoft had a pretty cool demo that showed off an expansion of this philosophy even if there was not really that much added to the actual game play.

Ubisoft has confirmed that Tom Clancy's The Division is postponed until next year when it should appear on the PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. They delay was accompanied by the usual statement that explained that the Ubisoft Reflections, and development houses Ubisoft Massive and Red Storm Entertainment does not want to compromise the project at the expense of the quality, and that they plan to publish the game plan when it is completely ready.

The development of the upcoming Watch Dogs has come to an end and the game is finally sent to duplication so it can arrive on time to the shops around the world - Ubisoft has confirmed this on the official blog by dismissing the slightest possibility of further delays.

Jonathan Morin from Ubisoft Montreal has confirmed via Twitter that the demo version of awaited sandbox title Watch Dogs will not be released before the full game. Judging by Morin, for the creation of demo they need time which have decided to spend on the development of the game itself.

Yves Guillemot of Ubisoft  said through the financial reports that they plan to reveal the exact date of the Watch Dogs release very soon, and also confirmed that the game definitely comes out in the period between April and June this year. The Wii U version of Ubisoft's title is delayed, so mentioned time period applies only to editions of Watch Dogs on the PC, PlayStation 3 and 4, and the Xbox 360 and Xbox One.

Ubisoft on the official blog along with a trailer we could have seen at VGX recently announced a series of new details about the gaming engine Snowdrop on which it relies awaited The Division. In Ubisoft stated that each member of the development department Massive thanks to Snowdrop can accomplish their goals much easier, and, among others, say the that it opens the way to a very dynamic system development.

Producer of Assassin's Creed 4, Sylvain Trottier last week gave an interview to the journalists who quoted his words that optimization for the PC is not so important for Ubisoft, and that if the game is not working fast enough users should get a new GPU.

Antoine Elmond from Ubisoft on his official blog answered a few of the most common questions related to The Division. Elmond clarifies that PvP elements in The Division will play a very significant role. Specifically, conflicts between players in The Division will certainly affect New York, where the action is happening. This basically means that a correct cooperation between players can lead to a gradual recovery of certain neighborhoods. On the other hand, the constant conflicts between belligerent groups and individuals will throw the whole environment into even more chaos.

Dust around the hated always-on DRM can not seem to settle. After the internet rumors that Microsoft's new gaming console could require a constant connection to the Internet, the head of Ubisoft Montreal, said that the market is ready for such an outcome. When given a question were users ready for this move Yannis Mallat said „Well, that's a question you should put to Microsoft and Sony! I would say that a lot of people are already always online through other devices – I would suspect that the audience is ready "