How Ubisoft and Michael Jackson came together to make a game

With the one year anniversary of Michael Jackson’s sudden death approaching, Ubisoft announced last week that it would be releasing “Michael Jackson: The Game” later this year.

It’s a title that makes sense, especially as the dance genre seems ready to explode, but we were curious: How did the French publisher and the King of Pop come together in the first place? It turns out to be a pretty interesting story.

Read more at Variety’s Technotainment blog

Videogamers to play in 3D

Stereoscopic 3D gaming hasn’t really caught on, but it has certainly captured its share of headlines over the past 12 months. Now, one of the videogame industry’s largest publishers says it expects the technology to break through into the mainstream within two years.

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot, in a recent earnings conference call, said he expects up to 50% of all games published to be 3D by 2012.

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Ubisoft CEO sees big jump coming in 3D games

3D gaming hasn’t really caught on yet, but it has certainly captured its share of headlines over the past 12 months. Now, one of the industry’s largest publishers says it expects the technology to break through into the mainstream within two years. 

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot, in a recent earnings conference call, said he expects up to 50 percent of all games published to be 3D by 2012.

Read more at Variety’s The Cut Scene blog