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Read More »Sales tumble at Ubisoft
Despite announcing a drastic drop in sales for its half-year, and a loss of 78m euros, Ubisoft says strong sales of Assassin’s Creed II – up 32 per cent on the original game in its first week – point to a bright future for big name franchises. The firm’s R&D …
Read More »Ubisoft studios given 15 Natal and Wand projects
Publisherâ??s CEO Yves Guillemot indicates a move away from the Wii and towards Sony and Microsoft
Read More »More game delays coming Guillemot
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has predicted that triple-A games originally slated for a 2009 release and now pushed back to Q1 2010 may yet be pushed further back by panicked publishers. Ubisoft’s own Splinter Cell: Conviction has been pushed back to next year afte originally being pencilled din for Christmas. …
Read More »Ubisoft suffers Q1 sales decline
Ubsioft has reported that sales for the first quarter of 2009-10 came to €83 million, down 50.6 per cent (or 50.8% at constant exchange rates) compared with the €169 million recorded for the same period of 2008-09. First-quarter sales for 2009-10 came in 12.6 per cent below the company’s guidance …
Read More »Ubisoft to curb hiring following mass expansion
CEO Yves Guillemot looking to adjust to expansion targets after hiring some 1,300 staff last year
Read More »Ubisoft FY net profits fall 41m
Ubisoft has reported a €41 million drop in annual net profit for FY 2008-2009, despite a 14 per cent rise in revenue to €1.06 billion. Net profit in the 12 months ended March 31st, 2009 fell to €68.8 million from €109.8 million a year earlier. The company attributed the drop …
Read More »Ubisoft FY sales grow 14%
Ubisoft has reported revenues for its full fiscal year 09 grew 14 per cent – despite a drop in Q4 sales. Revenues for the fourth quarter of 2008-09 came to €206 million, down 5.1 per cent – or 2.3 per cent at constant exchange rates – compared with the €217 …
Read More »Ubisoft prepares new push into sports
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has told MCV that the publisher has its sights set on claiming a greater chunk of the sports games market during 2009. The firm’s Shaun White Snowboarding title helped it generate over €500 million in the three months to December 31st – a 12 per cent …
Read More »Ubisoft Q3 sales top 500m
Ubisoft has reported sales of €508 million for the third quarter of 2008-09, up 12.9 per cent – or 17 per cent at constant exchange rates – on the €450 million recorded a year previously. For the first nine months of fiscal 2008-09 sales totaled €852 million, versus €711 million …
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