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GRAW 2 Announced, Ubisoft in the Money
October 25th 2006 09:08
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter did for the Xbox 360 what toasters did for bread. It showed everyone that better things were possible. It had some fantastic graphics, a great control scheme, and an immersive and believable campaign. Most early adopters of the system ate it up. Fans, and even those of you who prefer their rolls fresh, will be glad of the news Ubisoft dropped overnight. It's sequel time.
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 is well under way, and is scheduled for release in the 2nd Quarter of 2007. Whilst Ubisoft didn't go into much detail, it would be fair to presume that the game will ship for Xbox 360, PS3, and current generation consoles. Why? Because this is Ubisoft we're talking about here. They have the money and the manpower to develop a lot of games, and a lot of them across platforms.
Profits in the first half of the 06/07 fiscal year were US$218.4 million, up thirteen percent on the first half of last financial year. That is a significant earnings increase, and according to Ubi, an unexpected one. With titles like Splinter Cell Doube Agent (released last week), Rainbow Six Vegas (released later in the month) and now GRAW 2, you can bet your bottom dollar that their next earnings statement will be even more impressive.
Sure Ubisoft are one of the biggest players in the business, but heck if these kinds of profits are anything to go by, the video game industry really is making inroads. Makes you wonder what things will be like in forty or fifty years when today's youth are the pillars of society. Makes you realise how tough its going to be to halt the obesity epidemic too!
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