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Ubisoft has reported a rise in fiscal first-half sales and operating income for the six months to September 30th. However, net profit slipped in the period – down to €24 million from €30.6 million. The publisher posted sales of €344.5 million for H1, up from €261.4 million for the comparable …

Ubisoft has announced sales of €344 million for the first half of FY 2008-2009 – the six months to September 30th. Revenues were up 31.5 per cent on the same period in FY 2007-2008 – when Ubisoft recorded €261 million – or 38.3 per cent at constant exchange rates. Second-quarter …

Yves Guillemot, CEO of Ubisoft, has said that the firm must "continue to grow at a rapid pace in the years to come" to remain competitive – revealing he has up to 780m Euros (or $1.2bn) to spend on acquiring studios or publishers which will grow the company. Speaking to …

French publisher CEO looks to 'rapidly' grow company via various means including films, licences and development deals

Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot left the stage at the company’s Ubidays event in Paris last night with a particularly cheeky smile – paving the way for a trailer of the sequel to popular last-gen title Beyond Good And Evil. As the lights went down, the teaser lit up the many …

Ubisoft has confirmed that a third Rayman Raving Rabbids game is due for release this Christmas. Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party will hit DS and Wii, and features over 65 mini games that spoof various, television, music and movie franchises. The storyline focuses on the Rabbids ‘taking over’ gamers’ TVs, …

Ubisoft has confirmed that a fully-3D game based on movie director James Cameron’s 3D movie Avatar is in the works – with a mid-2009 release. At its Ubidays event in Paris, CEO of Ubisoft Yves Guillemot said the game would be out next year – presumably alongside the cinema release …

Ubisoft has announced full year profits of €109.8 million ($173 million) – a 63.12 per cent jump from the €40.5 million posted a year earlier. As previously announced on MCV, sales for the 12 months to March 31st, sales topped $1bn – up 36 per cent to €928.3 million ($1.45 …

Ubisoft’s full year sales for the 12-month period to March 31st, 2008, reached €928 million ($1.45 billion at current exchange rates) – thanks to the outstanding success of the likes of Assassin’s Creed and the publisher’s casual range. The figure represents a 36.4 per cent jump from the same period …

Ubisoft has raised its sales guidance for fiscal 2007 – 2008 to €920 million – up from its previous forecast of €875 million, announced in January. The new target comes off the back of better-than-expected software sales, particularly for Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2 – which has already sold …