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18
The development of online games has modified the way video
games are played. Online gaming provides players with new sensations, opens
up new horizons and offers new challenges. The online multiplayer feature
represents the addition of a totally new element to games, as was the case
with the introduction of color, sound and 3D capabilities. The creation of the
ubi.com portal in 2001 represented a significant move forward in this market
and strengthened relations with players. Today, Ubi Soft is intensifying its
online expansion as it aims to become one of the top 5 worldwide players in
online gaming between now and 2006.
FOR THE FUTURE
UBI.COM: PLAYING
UUBBII..CCOOMM::
TTHHEE GGAAMMEE HHAASS BBEEGGUUNN
Created in 2001, the ubi.com portal welcomes
more than 2 million individual visitors per month,
exceeding the 1-million-member mark
in its very first year. Several thousand gaming
enthusiasts are connected at any given time to
play Ubi Soft games online. Through this portal,
some 15 gaming communities have been created.
The portal is dedicated to Ubi Soft’s main titles
and provides direct contact with the group's
flagship brands.
This reinforced contact provides improved
knowledge of gamers, opportunities for dialogue,
an ability to better identify consumer demands
and new information about Ubi Soft’s games.
Currently, one of every two games developed
in Ubi Soft's in-house studios offers online options.
For PC games, this percentage is even higher
(80% this year, as compared with 50% last year).
Gaming consoles with Internet connections are
also starting to offer online multiplayer capabilities.
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon™ will be one of the first
titles available on Microsoft’s XboxTM Live service,
to be launched in November.
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