Driver: San Francisco News

Ubisoft Reflections' Gareth Edmondson departs UK-based development house two months after the launch of latest multiplatform racer.

Growing social and downloadable business helps publisher beat forecasts and lessen losses for first half of fiscal year, but overall revenues still down sharply.

EA Sports sends its latest football game onto the retail field.

Footy sims joined on new release shelves by Child of Eden on PS3, X-Men Destiny, and ICO & Shadow of the Colossus HD collection.

Ubisoft giving away racing title's 11 multiplayer modes to all players due to printing error on codes included with new copies of game.

PS3 has a big week with Insomniac's alt-history shooter, Disgaea 4, Uncharted Dual Pack; Warhammer 40K: Space Marine, Driver: San Francisco, Dead Island, Star Fox 3DS also out.

The triple-A-title train is steamrolling through this week with intergalactic escapades, road rage, alien invasions, and zombie infestations.

Drop the clutch, aim down range, and grab hold of your pigskin with this week's biggest game releases.

San Francisco-set racer eschewing always-on Internet connection, but will still require players to sign on at launch, with option to play offline afterward.

Ubisoft's California-set racing game to trail console launches by three weeks; no rationale provided.

Despite foul-ups and inconveniences for users, publisher insists that requiring a connection to its servers has produced "a clear reduction in piracy."

San Francisco-set racing game gets pushed back a week in North America; Ubisoft confirms constant online connection needed for PC version.

Pass will be bundled with new copies of "core" games beginning with Driver: SF, offer gamers "additional content" and full access to online modes; secondhand players can opt in for $10.

Following delay, Ubisoft Reflections-developed racer set in City by the Bay given early fall start on 360, PS3, PC, and Mac.

Nearly 12 may be let go as Ubisoft Reflections reorganizes post-Driver: San Francisco delay.

Ubisoft delays marquee early 2011 titles to April or later as part of mixed first-half sales; sales rise 57% to $354 million, losses mount to $122 million; reorg sees projects canceled.

Narrative set after events of Driver 3 and before upcoming Driver: San Francisco; DC Comics' Wildstorm Productions pegged to produce; release date uncertain.

Sam Fisher's latest nearly double-platinum; reboot of Ubisoft's car franchise now due in first quarter of next year; French publisher's April-June sales nearly double.

E3 2010: Ubisoft Reflections' action racer flooring it on 360, PS3, PC, Mac later this year, featuring original protagonist John Tanner.

E3 2010: Community's Joel McHale helps publisher introduce the world to King of Pop game, Mizuguchi's Child of Eden, Kinect titles, laser tag and pulse-monitor games.