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South Park: The Fractured But Whole has slipped into the next financial year, Ubisoft’s Q3 financial report has revealed, and the company has revised its fiscal 2016-2017 sales figures as a result. Whereas Ubisoft was previously targeting around €1,610m fiscal sales, the company has now revised this down to €1,455m. …
Read More »Michel Ancel makes case for creativity over profit at Ubisoft
Legendary game creator Michel Ancel spoke out in defence of Ubisoft’s philosophy and track record last week. The comments were related to the development of the long-awaited Beyond Good & Evil 2 but could easily be seen as a plea to shareholders in the ongoing Vivendi-Ubisoft tussle for control of …
Read More »Ubisoft on NX: Nintendo has learned from the Wii U
The boss of Ubisoft has dropped further hints about Nintendo’s NX strategy. What we see is that Nintendo has learned from the Wii U,” CEO Yves Guillemot told IGN when asked if the NX was a move away from the Wii U and back toward the mass market appeal of …
Read More »Ubisoft appoints two new board members to fend off Vivendi
The cold war between Vivendi and Ubisoft continues. Ubisoft has put forward two new independent Board members in an effort to keep Vivendi from forcing its way into the company. Vivendi has already acquired a stake of more than 20 per cent in Ubisoft and wants a place on the …
Read More »UBISOFT E3 ROUNDUP: Publisher reveals massive line-up for its next financial year at E3
Ubisoft’s press conference was a long one, but it was probably one of the strongest showing the publisher has been involved with. The extended run-time featured a release slate for the company’s next financial year unlike any it has had before. It showed a couple of more quirky digital titles, …
Read More »Vivendi completes Gameloft acquisition
The Guillemot family, who founded mobile studio Gameloft, have now sold its remaining share of the company to Vivendi, the Wall Street Journal reports. The newspaper adds that the family took this decision with regret”, after the entertainment giant already took control of 56 per cent of Gameloft last week. …
Read More »Gameloft founder quitting after Vivendi takeover, Ubisoft next in line
Michel Guillemot teaming up with brother Yves to protect Assassin's Creed publsiher
Read More »Assassin’s Creed may never return to an annual release schedule
The decision to drop a potential 2016 mainline release in the Assassin’s Creed series could signify a longer-term strategical shift. Ubisoft confirmed earlier this month that it was taking a step back to evaluate the future of the series. Games Industry reports that now boss Yves Guillemot has said at …
Read More »Ubisoft changed its policies after Watchdogs downgrade drama
The hostile reaction toward the graphical downgrade experienced by Watchdogs between its unveiling and release led to a change of policy at Ubisoft. The game was upon its release last year widely criticised for failing to live up to the visual promises made in some of its pre-release material. Now …
Read More »Yves Guillemot offered ‘constant support’ for indie hit Valiant Hearts
One of Ubisoft’s most noted indie releases was helped to release by the personal support of the publisher’s CEO Yves Guillemot. Valiant Hearts: The Great War was released on a number of platforms last year, but faced a struggle from the off when trying to compete for attention with big-money …
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