Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage heads to retail

Ubisoft’s Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage is now available in stores across North America. Developed by Ubisoft Montréal in collaboration with Olympic Gold Medalist Shaun White, the game is available exclusively for the Wii. Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage allows players to live the life of a professional snowboarder vicariously through a video game.

The game features various modes of extreme sports play in such locales as New York’s Times Square and competitions in France, Canada, Japan and more. The game promises lots of new events 75 new challenges, seamless co-op multiplayer options, compatibility with Wii MotionPlus and Wii Balance Board, the ability to create and name your own snowboarding tricks, customizable charcters and more.

For more information, visit www.shaunwhitegame.com. Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage is rated “E” for Everyone and available for an MSRP of $49.99

Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage announced

Ubisoft and Shaun White are teaming up once again for a brand new game: Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage. Developed by Ubisoft Montreal, the game will be available exclusively for the Wii and will be on store shelves holiday 2009. The last Shaun White title, Shaun White Snowboarding, was a big hit for Ubisoft, selling over 3 million copies since its November 2008 launch.

Players will be able to once again use the Balance Board to try and the best snowboarder by tackling professional and extreme courses - from a half-pipe in the middle of New York’s Time Square to the most prestigious competitions in France, Canada and Japan. Further details about the game will be released next week at E3.

Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage will be showcased at the Ubisoft press conference during E3 at the Los Angeles Theater on June 1st at 5 p.m. Visitors can hit the powder, as well, at the Ubisoft booth on the show floor (South Hall, Booth #1022).

Far Cry 2 Gold, in Stores Oct. 21

Ubisoft’s in-house developed Far Cry sequel has gone gold and will be in stores October 21. Out of the hands of Crytek and pressed ever so gently to the bosom of Ubisoft Montreal, the sequel promises to discard the science fiction injected into the follow-up games and bring the series back to its roots with a wide open world, intuitive AI, and slick graphics. Hopefully the sequel will be more than just a glorified benchmarking tool.

The million dollar questions is “Will Far Cry 2 simply be filler as shooter fans wait for games like Gears of War 2 and Call of Duty World at War?” or will it carve out its own niche? That all depends on how great this game is. You can trust Crispy Gamer to give you an honest evaluation of this game when it ships next week.

Naruto: The Broken Bond Announced

A new Naruto game from Ubisoft Montreal is in the works and apparently going straight to Xbox Live.
Naruto: The Broken Bond will build on Rise of a Ninja with an all new adventure where the loud mouthed ninja will grow up a little and become a mature hero.

Playing as Naruto, players explore an open environment based on the popular anime series and take part in its most important battles using new teamwork skills both offline and online. Ubisoft also promises the ability to team up with multiple characters (25 to choose from), an online tournament mode, and new techniques and jutsu.

The game will hit Xbox Live in November.

Assassin’s Creed PC Gets Extras

Ubisoft announced that the PC version of Assassin’s Creed will be available at retailers nationwide in March and that it will feature some additional content above and beyond the console versions of the game. Assassin’s Creed for PC will feature four new types of investigations, providing more ways to explore the various locations of the Third Crusade. Players will assume the role of the main character, Alta?r, and will work to stop hostilities by suppressing both sides of the conflict as a master assassin. Assassin’s Creed for PC is rated M (Mature) by the ESRB and has an MSRP of $49.99.