Ubisoft Services: News

This page documents the in-game news system used by Hyper Scape. News items appear in the main menu as a carousel banner (Billboard), thumbnail cards (MenuThumbnail), and detail views (MenuDetail).

Endpoints

The game fetches news from two endpoints. Both return the same structure but differ in whether profileId is populated.

Profile News

GET /v1/profiles/me/news?spaceId={spaceId}

Returns news items with profileId set to the authenticated player's profile ID.

Space News

GET /v1/spaces/news?spaceId={spaceId}

Returns news items with profileId set to null.

Headers

Host: public-ubiservices.ubi.com

Query Parameters

Polling Interval

From the GameConfigClient, both news endpoints are polled every 900 seconds (15 minutes):

"spacesNewsSec": 900,
"profilesNewsSec": 900

Response Structure

Both endpoints return { "news": [...] }. The array contains news item objects.

News Item Fields

Placements

Each logical news item needs 3 entries in the array — one per placement:

All three entries share the same newsId, title, body, summary, and other text fields. Only the placement and mediaURL differ (Billboard and MenuDetail use the large image, MenuThumbnail uses the small one).

Links

Links define what happens when the player clicks the news item's call-to-action button.

Menu Link Targets

Web Link

For type: "weblink", the param field contains a URL that opens in the player's browser.

Example Response

{
  "news": [
    {
      "spaceId": "3f28fbeb-1eaa-460f-9265-2ef2a47fd152",
      "newsId": "ignt.25595",
      "type": "featured",
      "placement": "Billboard",
      "priority": 1,
      "displayTime": 1,
      "publicationDate": "2021-03-30T13:27:00",
      "expirationDate": null,
      "locale": "en-US",
      "title": "SEASON 3 BATTLE PASS AVAILABLE",
      "contentType": "plaintext",
      "body": "The Season 3 Battle Pass is now available! Head to the Battle Pass portal for more details. Complete Challenges to level up your 100-tier Battle Pass!\n\nDon't forget that you can also earn Battle Points by watching HYPER SCAPE\u2122 on Twitch.TV with the Crowncast extension!",
      "isBodyFilledIn": true,
      "mediaURL": "https://ubiservices.cdn.ubi.com/3f28fbeb-1eaa-460f-9265-2ef2a47fd152/news/S3_BP_494x500.png",
      "mediaType": "Image",
      "profileId": "805f5ad9-1b7b-4a1d-8eb8-b040008e403f",
      "obj": {
        "characteristic": "New"
      },
      "summary": "The Season 3 Battle Pass is now available! Complete the new 100-tier Battle Pass and get awesome exclusive cosmetic in-game rewards!",
      "links": [
        {
          "rootLinkNoId": "afb511da-1db5-04ac-f326-a50e73952a95",
          "type": "menulink",
          "param": "Battlepass",
          "actionName": "visit",
          "actionDescription": ""
        }
      ],
      "tags": ["S2_BattlePass"]
    },
    {
      "spaceId": "3f28fbeb-1eaa-460f-9265-2ef2a47fd152",
      "newsId": "ignt.25595",
      "type": "featured",
      "placement": "MenuThumbnail",
      "...": "same fields, same mediaURL for thumbnail"
    },
    {
      "spaceId": "3f28fbeb-1eaa-460f-9265-2ef2a47fd152",
      "newsId": "ignt.25595",
      "type": "featured",
      "placement": "MenuDetail",
      "mediaURL": "https://ubiservices.cdn.ubi.com/.../S3_BP_946x632.png",
      "...": "same fields, larger image for detail view"
    }
  ]
}

Original Captured News Items

The last captured response from Ubisoft contained 2 news items (6 entries total — 3 placements each):

Serving News for Scapegoat

The existing NewsController.php already handles both endpoints. Here's how news items are structured for the private server:

Defining a News Item

Each news definition is expanded into 3 placement entries automatically. You only need to define it once:

$newsDefinitions = [
    [
        'newsId'          => 'custom.001',
        'type'            => 'featured',
        'priority'        => 1,
        'displayTime'     => 1,
        'publicationDate' => '2026-02-17T00:00:00',
        'expirationDate'  => null,
        'title'           => 'WELCOME TO SCAPEGOAT',
        'contentType'     => 'plaintext',
        'body'            => "Welcome to Scapegoat!\n\nBody text here...",
        'summary'         => 'Short description for the thumbnail card.',
        'obj'             => ['characteristic' => 'New'],
        'links'           => [],
        'tags'            => ['welcome'],
        'mediaURL_large'  => 'https://example.com/banner_946x632.jpg',
        'mediaURL_small'  => 'https://example.com/thumb_494x500.jpg',
    ],
];

Key Implementation Notes

1. Both endpoints return the same data — the only difference is whether profileId is populated (profile news) or null (space news).

2. Each logical news item = 3 array entries — one for Billboard, MenuThumbnail, and MenuDetail. All share the same newsId.

3. Image sizes matter:

• Billboard & MenuDetail: ~946 x 632 px (large banner)
• MenuThumbnail: ~494 x 500 px (small card)

1. Characteristics — Set obj.characteristic to "New" or "Updated" to show a badge, or omit for no badge.

2. Menu links let you navigate the player to in-game screens (Battlepass, Challenges, Shop, HallOfChampions).

3. Empty news — Returning {"news": []} is valid and will show no news items in the menu.

4. Polling — The game re-fetches news every 15 minutes (spacesNewsSec: 900, profilesNewsSec: 900 in GameConfigClient).