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Friday, June 12, 2009

Ubisoft games for digital download

violent games blamed for shootingsIndividual Ubisoft titles will be available to purchase digitally for the first time

Metaboli announce that Ubisoft titles will be available via download-to-own for the first time. The deal, which comes into effect on 12th June, will be available to customers in EMEA through www.gamesplanet.com and in the U.S. through www.gametap.com. Metaboli has a longstanding relationship with Ubisoft, with numerous titles currently available through Metaboli’s subscription-based services.

“Metaboli currently has 47 Ubisoft titles in its catalogue, which have proven particularly popular with our users. Several games including Assassin’s Creed, Raving Rabbits, Prince of Persia, Far Cry, Brothers in Arms, Rainbow Six and the Splinter Cell series have performed consistently well across our subscription platform,” comments Pierre Forest, VP Content at Metaboli. “These games will undoubtedly achieve the same success through our download-to-own model, especially as they will now be distributed in the U.S. market following our acquisition of GameTap.”


In addition, Ubisoft will provide its own download-to-own service through its digital store, UBIshop. Metaboli’s white-label Digital Tycoon technology will be used to power UBIshop as well as individual e-stores dedicated to specific titles. Initially this will include:
• PC Brothers in Arms – Hell’s Highway
• CSI: NY
• Far Cry 2
• Grey’s Anatomy
• Prince of Persia
• Shaun White Snowboarding
• Tom Clancy’s EndWar
• Tom Clancy’s HAWX
• World in Conflict – Complete