From Slashdot:
"A few days after the release of Assassin’s Creed 2, naughty piracy sites were announcing they had cracked Ubisoft’s Online Services Platform. Turns out, that wasn’t entirely true. While it was possible to load into the game, players were unable to advance past a certain memory block. But now, it seems Ubisoft will [...]

From Joystiq:
Yes, Assassin’s Creed 2 has be awarded with a Guinness World Record. You might be surprised, however, to learn that it has nothing to do with how good the game is. No, Assassin’s Creed 2 has been awarded the world record for "being the most cover-featured video game." In other words, it appeared [...]

Here are a few recent updates concerning Ubisoft:

GamesMontreal: Ubisoft annonce Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
Joystiq: Assassin’s Creed 2 ships 8 million, next game returns to Rome
VG247: EndWar 2 put on the “backburner”
N4G: Video Thirst: New Prince Of Persia Ad Is BOOM
Joystiq: Splinter Cell: Conviction April 13 release date ’set in stone’
Joystiq: Red [...]

[ January 27, 2010; 7:00 pm; ] From IGDA Montreal: Event Detail: When: Wednesday, January 27th @ 7:00pm What: IGDA-Montreal Presentation Night Where: The SAT, 1195 St.Laurent Why: Game criticism and debates [...]

From GameTrailers:
A nice preview of the upcoming downloadable content (available in January and February 2010), narrated by Ubisoft Montreal creative director Patrice Désilets.
 
Celebrate the Holiday season with two downloadable content releases for Assassin’s Creed II, including the Battle of Forli and the Bonfire of the Vanities.

Video Games | Assassin’s Creed II [...]

From Cyberpresse (via Twitter):
Jesper Kyd est un jeune compositeur d’origine danoise qui vit à Los Angeles. Dans le monde des jeux vidéo, il n’est rien de moins qu’une star. Compositeur de la musique de plus d’une trentaine de jeux vidéo, dont la célèbre série danoise Hitman, c’est lui qui vient de signer la trame [...]

From GameTrailers:
Here’s a nice review of Ubisoft Montreal’s sequel.
Does anyone from Ubi care to comment on what it was like to work on this project?
 
Does Assassin’s Creed II go a step further to become one of the industry’s greats?

Video Games | Assassin’s Creed II | Review HD
XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

From CBC:
Forget Rocket Richard or poutine, the pride of Montreal may just be a video game featuring a medieval-era assassin.
Next week, Ubisoft releases Assassin’s Creed 2 , the sequel to the 2007 title that smashed the company’s expectations and became the game industry’s fastest-selling original property in years. This time, it’s a [...]