Ubisoft's on a definite roll this time around, with the company enjoying good sales numbers in the first quarter thanks to a boost afforded by the release of games such as Assassin's Creed (Xbox 360, PS3, PC), Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC), and others. There's just one little snag, however, with the confirmation of Splinter Cell: Conviction's delay. More details in the full article.

We reported that Ubisoft was branching out with the creation of an animation studio. Well, they're going ahead full steam with the integration of movie tech in their company because they've just announced that they just bought Hybride Technologies, the same company which worked on 300 and Frank Miller's Sin City. To find out more, head on over to the full article.

Ubisoft recently revealed another hidden card up their sleeve during the ongoing Ubidays 2008 press conference. A debut trailer of the sequel to the 2003 action-adventure title, Beyond Good and Evil, was featured during the event, showing off the highly detailed next-gen graphics of the new title. You can view the video of Beyond Good and Evil 2 by clicking on the "read more" link found below.

It was a lucrative year for French video game publisher and developer Ubisoft. The company saw a profitable sales growth of 36 percent, amounting to around €928 million (US$ 1.46 billion). It owed its success to the successful releases during the previous year coming from established franchises, original IP releases, and even its casual line of games. For more details, check out our full article.

What has Jade Raymond's been working on after Assassin's Creed (Micorosft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3, PC) was released? Ubisoft's CEO, Yves Guillemot, shared a few words regarding this that fans of the video game producer will probably want to know. To find out more, head on over to the full article.

Ubisoft struck gold with their acquisition of the Tom Clancy name for life. How much did it cost them, and how big a gold mine will it bring them? Talks are also in the air about their venture into the world of MMOs with the said name. To find out more, read up over at the full article.

The recent hullabaloo Electronic Arts caused when they tried to acquire Take-Two Interactive set a fire below fellow industry giant Ubisoft. According to Ubisoft chairman Yves Guillemot, the company is also looking to expand its borders. More in the full article.

Ubisoft has just completed tallying the results of their holiday quarter performance and the results have been no less than fantastic. Most of their franchises have proven to be hits, including next-gen newcomer Assassin's Creed (PC, PS3, Xbox 360). The French-based company now says they've moved up as the third-leading independent publishers in the business. Details in the full article.

For whatever reason people might derive about its success,  Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed (PC, Xbox 360, PS3) has surpassed sales expectations and currently ranks as one of the top-selling PlayStation 3 software titles to date.

Aside from that, the game also proudly bears the title of being the fastest-selling new video game IP in North America. For more information, check out the full article after the jump!

We've got several developers complaining about how hard it is to develop games for the PS3 hardware (Valve's Gabe Newell comes into mind). But on the other hand, there are those developers who now say that they have little to no problems in creating games for the PS3, like Infinity Ward and now Ubisoft's Yves Guillemot.

Check out why in the full article!