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Rayman Legends delayed to September, releasing on 360/PS3
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February 07, 2013, 18:33
 
Something must have gone sour between Nintendo and Ubisoft. Not even a timed exclusive, that's a massive delay.

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UBISOFT®'S RAYMAN LEGENDS NOW COMING TO XBOX 360® AND PLAYSTATION 3®


London, UK - February 7th, 2013 - Today, Ubisoft announced that its forthcoming title Rayman Legends, already announced for the Wii UTM system from Nintendo, will also be released on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. All versions will now hit shelves in early September 2013.

The Microsoft Xbox 360® and Sony PlayStation® 3 versions of Rayman Legends are being developed by Ubisoft Montpellier, the same team behind the Nintendo Wii UTM game. Rayman Legends has been praised for its stunning visuals and innovative gameplay by media around the world and labeled as one of the most anticipated platformers of 2013.

"We heard from many Xbox & Playstation owners and Rayman fans who told us they really wanted to play Rayman Legends on their current system", says Geoffroy Sardin, EMEA Chief Marketing & Sales Officer. "We decided to give the fans what they wanted while at the same time broadening the audience exposed to this innovative and memorable game."

Rayman Legends retains the fantasy appeal of its predecessor while adding a multitude of clever and entertaining gaming modes, new characters, new environments and a new soundtrack. The award-winning team of artists, designers and composers from Origins has also returned with an advanced UbiArt engine to include multi-dimension gameplay elements, an improved lighting system and updated game rendering that elevate Rayman's graphics to the next level.

For more information on Rayman Legends, please visit:
www.raymanlegends.com


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02/07/13, 18:33   Edited:  02/07/13, 18:39
 
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@Renjaku
They have to though in this market.

Posted by 
 on: 02/12/13, 13:31
Wow, this is becoming something...

Posted by 
 on: 02/12/13, 17:19
I'm starting to wonder if this is a big publicity stunt. They've essentially given themselves a ton of free publicity with this delay, so if Ubisoft did an about-face and released it on February 26...

@VofEscaflowne

Ancel too? Ubisoft has to respond to this.

Posted by 
 on: 02/12/13, 18:12   Edited:  02/12/13, 18:13
That's pretty awesome. Hopefully Ubisoft realizes a demo won't appease anyone (and probably pissed most people off more).

Posted by 
 on: 02/12/13, 18:21
@VofEscaflowne

That's encouraging to see the developers themselves being vocal about the issue, and it demonstrates how bad the situation really is.

ludist210 said:
I'm starting to wonder if this is a big publicity stunt. They've essentially given themselves a ton of free publicity with this delay, so if Ubisoft did an about-face and released it on February 26...

The thought had briefly crossed my mind as well. I know I, personally, would definitely be more likely to buy this game now if they would now announce it was no longer being delayed.

Posted by 
 on: 02/12/13, 18:22
@VofEscaflowne
I think this might be the turning point for something actually coming of this. That or some people will lose their jobs.

Posted by 
 on: 02/12/13, 18:25
Wait, this is for real? Ancel himself is protesting now?

Jesus. If Ubi holds out they're just plain moronic at this point. It'd be funny if Ancel left them over this.

Should we make a separate news thread about this? We don't really need one for discussion purposes and not many outsiders read NW news anyway, but I feel like this needs to end up all over the Internet and we should maybe do our part.

Posted by 
 on: 02/12/13, 18:28   Edited:  02/12/13, 18:31
@Zero

It's a fan-made sign, but he's in the picture holding it up. I'm surprised he hasn't left yet. This is the third time he's been hosed by the company recently (Origins, Beyond Good & Evil 2, and now this), and he wouldn't be out of work for long if he left.

Posted by 
 on: 02/12/13, 18:30
Wow, that's awesome. Fight the good fight! Vive la Resistance!

Posted by 
 on: 02/12/13, 18:32
ludist210 said:
@Zero

It's a fan-made sign, but he's in the picture holding it up. I'm surprised he hasn't left yet. This is the third time he's been hosed by the company recently (Origins, Beyond Good & Evil 2, and now this), and he wouldn't be out of work for long if he left.
Imagine if he left and then Nintendo offered him a fat contract. The irony would be delicious.

Posted by 
 on: 02/12/13, 18:35
@ludist210 Where did you hear that it is a fan made sign? Interesting. It looks like they got the whole freaking development team to pose with the sign.

Posted by 
 on: 02/12/13, 18:38
@Zero

Maybe just an update in the title and OP?

Posted by 
 on: 02/12/13, 18:38
@Zero

It's in the article or in the comments. I read it somewhere in @VofEscaflowne's link.

Posted by 
 on: 02/12/13, 18:39   Edited:  02/12/13, 18:43
ludist210 said:
I'm starting to wonder if this is a big publicity stunt. They've essentially given themselves a ton of free publicity with this delay, so if Ubisoft did an about-face and released it on February 26...

I must say, that would be cruel but absolutely BRILLIANT marketing. I don't think this is that, but if it was... wow... My "Advertising Design" hat off to them. (My "Human Being with Feelings" side still says they are terrible monsters.)

Posted by 
 on: 02/12/13, 18:40
@-JKR-

Yeah, if it is a PR stunt, the gamer in me is still furious, but the professional in me thinks it's absolutely brilliant.

Posted by 
 on: 02/12/13, 18:42
@Jargon That could work too, I suppose. Although the way search engines work, "old" pages don't get much weight.

I just want to make sure that when people search "Rayman Legends" this is ALL THAT THEY SEE on Google.

Posted by 
 on: 02/12/13, 18:42   Edited:  02/12/13, 18:45
Color me impressed. Glad they found a way to stand up to their bosses while staying classy.

Posted by 
 on: 02/12/13, 19:14
Even Amazon is having fun with this. From the Amazon Video games Twitter...



Posted by 
 on: 02/27/13, 17:32   Edited:  02/27/13, 17:32
@ludist210

Awesome.

So I guess we can blame M$? Is that why the delay - because of contract issues etc?

Posted by 
 on: 02/27/13, 18:34
[face_rose]

Posted by 
 on: 02/27/13, 18:59
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