Ubisoft's on a definite roll this time around, with the company enjoying good sales numbers in the first quarter thanks to a boost afforded by the release of games such as Assassin's Creed (Xbox 360, PS3, PC), Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC), and others. There's just one little snag, however, with the confirmation of Splinter Cell: Conviction's delay. More details in the full article.

Whether your holiday season is merry or not, this Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (Nintendo Wii, DS) trailer should at least be able to make you smile. Find out what Ubisoft Paris cooked up for all you rabbid fans by heading over to the full article!

How can a bunch of insanely loud alien bunnies power a game into becoming a popular franchise? The answers lie at this year's Lyon GDC, where Ubisoft's Nicolas Normandon and Loïc Gounon explains how humor and creative work helped establish the Rayman Raving Rabbids franchise. Find out more at the full article.

Ubisoft Paris just unleashed yet another crazy Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 trailer for the game's Nintendo Wii version, this time featuring the Rabbids as they reach Earth to whack people and cause trouble. It's a pretty good distraction while waiting for the game's November release on Nintendo platforms, so check out the humorous trailer of Rabbids attacking our world from aboard yellow alien ships at the full article!

 

Can't get enough of them cute yet-hideously-ugly-and-inept Rabbids? We're happy to report that Ubisoft has opened up the Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 official site as it preps that game for its upcoming launch this November 16 to the Nintendo Wii console and DS handheld.

The site will provide visitors with a literal world tour of the game, and includes sections for information and media (screenshots and videos). There's also a goodies section, in case you're hoping to dress your PC up on Rabbid-apparel wallpapers and screensavers. The site also links up with Ubisoft's main Rabbids page, which will provide the fans with updated news for Rayman Raving Rabbids 2. The official site is available via the read link provided below.

The Rabbids are coming and they are as cute and maniacal as ever. The second installment to the party franchise, Rayman Raving Rabbids 2, will be released this coming November 16 on Nintendo platforms Wii and DS. The development is being handled by Ubisoft's Paris studio.

Now, here are three new gameplay videos for Rabbids 2 that should make fans more excited about the game. For those who are yet to understand the joy of playing with bunnies, this is your chance to get more familiar with Rayman Raving Rabbids 2.

Ubisoft had said before that it is not interested in bringing the franchise to other platforms so Nintendo fans, these are all yours. Enjoy!



See the other videos after the jump!

From what we know of Rabbids, they can't play soccer, vacuum, play with fireworks, cook eggs, and infiltrate games conventions. That doesn't stop them from trying though. We've got a new video of Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 from the Leipzig Games Convention 2007 (GC).

We all know that they aren't very smart, but we'll have to give them points for persistence. This time, Ubisoft's crazy bunnies are trying to infiltrate yet another games convention. If you remember, their attempts the last time ended with a plunger and a menacing guard. At the GC 2007, the Rabbids are using more complicated means for infiltration, i.e. disguise. They miss the point completely though and get booted out quite literally. We hope that Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 weren't booted out because of the bunnies' antics.

Anyway, check out the video and you'll probably hit your forehead with your palm a couple of times. We'll bring you more news on how the Rabbids will fare in this games convention and more news on their upcoming title, Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (DS and Wii).

 

During the press conference of the Japanese gaming giant at the E3 Media & Business Summit, Nintendo America's CEO Reggie Fils-Aime slipped a few words on Ubisoft's Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 (for the Wii and DS), stating that the sequel would be "even nuttier" than the previous installment.

The first trailer on the game was indicative of that, but to hear it from the big boss is one other thing. Now while nothing else was enlightened on the game, we've got to understand Nintendo on this one: they owe a lot to their investors in their capitalization growth. So filling their conference with tons of first-party and third-party title mentions is consistent with the new face of E3 - media and retail comes first.

So to keep our rabbid selves satisfied for now, we've also grabbed a couple of stills from the game to clue us all in on what's coming to the Wii. More developments on the Wii's upcoming titles as they get hit by trailer trucks...err, yeah.

   

Need more? Click on Full Article for a couple more stills on Ubisoft's raving title.

 

This isn't exactly what you came to QJ for to read, but we did think that Kotaku user Daniel P.'s wife did a heck of a job with this nice Raving Rabbids (Ubisoft) birthday cake for her son. If our QJ moms baked us cakes inspired by our favorite games, we would be torn apart trying to decide whether to eat it or to just look at it.

We're no experts on the fine art of cookery, and there weren't a lot of details thrown in to let us know how it was made and what ingredients went in. The one thing we know is that it's from Germany, and look! The rabbid is holding a 1Up Mario mushroom for the kid's age!

We hope to see more game cakes soon. How about a Final Fantasy, Halo or Silent Hill Cake? Those things would be the star of every party provided that Phoenix Down, alien hide and visceral parts aren't in the recipe.

  

Ubisoft has officially announced that Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 will be brought exclusively to Nintendo's platforms. Yep, there is a sequel, indeed. And you can only catch them crazy rabbids on the Wii and the DS. Well that definitely shuts out any hope for the rabbids going to other platforms.

Director of marketing for Ubisoft, John Parkes, said, "The first Rayman Raving Rabbids was a huge critical and commercial success worldwide." Given that it won the hearts of many, it is thus not surprising at all that they will follow it up with a new title that will surely push the craziness envelope even farther. "Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 is poised to continue that success, as gamers can't seem to get enough of those crazy bunnies; they're just popular!"

And popular they really are. And what do you know? The party is set to start rather soon, with the sequel scheduled to come out this Fall. Just keep it posted here for more news and rabbid-craziness. In the meantime, why don't you check out these screens and art.