[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Gamasutra and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource GamesPress.]
London, UK, November 19
th, 2012 — Ubisoft, a leading producer,
publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products
worldwide, grew considerably in recent years through a strong and
diversified lineup of products and partnerships. Leveraging its
videogames expertise, the company recently broadened its product
focus to include high-quality, free-to-play online titles. Ubisoft
is proud to announce its return to DreamHack as a major milestone
for the company, underscoring the increasing relevance of this
exciting growth sector of online gaming in its global strategy.
“
Going to DreamHack Winter with our three competition-based,
online titles is a key step for Ubisoft and the community
competition aspect is for us a key element in all our online
titles” says Thomas Painçon, EMEA Digital
Publishing Director.
Two major online competitive games will be played through an
array of tournaments at the Ubisoft booth during the show:
Ghost Recon Online and
Might & Magic® Duel of Champions. Winners will
receive prizes from Razer (
www.razerzone.com), the worldwide leader in
high-performance gaming hardware, software and
systems—Ubisoft’s official partner at Winter DreamHack
2012.
ShootMania Storm (
www.shootmania.com) the new FPS created by
Ubisoft’s studio Nadeo, which has been tailored for
eSport and already presented in major eSport events (ESWC, IPL5,
Iseries, GamesCom) will also be playable at DreamHack Winter 2012
through various tournaments on 1v1 and 3v3 team modes. Find out
more on
http://blog.maniaplanet.com/blog/2012/11/19/schedule-for-dreamhack-winter-2012/
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About Ubisoft
Ubisoft is a leading producer, publisher, and distributor of
interactive entertainment products worldwide and has grown
considerably through a strong and diversified lineup of products
and partnerships. Ubisoft has offices in 26 countries and has sales
in more than 55 countries around the globe. It is committed to
delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game titles to
consumers. For the 2011–12 fiscal year Ubisoft generated
sales of 1.061 billion euros. To learn more, please visit
www.ubisoftgroup.com.
About the Razer Group:
Razer™ is the world leader in high-performance gaming
hardware. Founded in 1998, with its headquarters in Carlsbad,
California, the company has offices in nine cities around the
globe. Used by the most demanding professional gamers who
compete in global tournaments, Razer provides gamers with the
unfair advantage of cutting-edge technology and award-winning
design. We live by our motto: For Gamers. By Gamers™.
Learn more at
www.razerzone.com
About Nadeo:
Founded in 2000 and based in Paris, France, Nadeo is the
acclaimed developer of the TrackMania series, gathering over 16
million players from all over the world. With the ManiaPlanet
initiative, Nadeo aims at providing the best possible support to
its growing community of gamers whether they come for racing with
TrackMania², competitive FPS with ShootMania, or RPG with
QuestMania, providing all with a unique sense of fun and
competition, as well as great tools for user-generated content.
More information can be found here:
http://www.nadeo.com
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