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2022 In Review – September’s Best Bits
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Company Profile
Ubisoft
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www.ubi.com
About
Ubisoft is a leading international developer, publisher, and distributor of interactive entertainment products founded in 1986 by the five Guillemot brothers.
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Accolades
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Views Week
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Green Gaming
Ubisoft to educate players on environmental matters through in-game activities
The gaming giants wants to speak to all its players about the climate crisis
Online Harms
Opinion: Riot Games and Ubisoft can’t self-police online harm
Trying to show they care about online harm is good, but the fact is that the problem can’t be solved with AI
Feature
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The PocketGamer.biz team give their take on toxicity, acquisitions and the four day work week
Collaborations
Riot Games and Ubisoft to collaborate in preventing toxic behaviour in games
The two companies are working together on the “Zero Harm in Comms” research project to combat online toxicity in games
Financial Report
Ubisoft’s mobile wing is key to the company’s success, suggests financial report
The company hopes the upcoming Rainbow Six Mobile will accelerate its expansion into mobile-first markets
Mena Data
Overview: The MENA games market is expected to be worth $5 billion by 2025
The Middle East has all the ingredients for the perfect gaming boom, with esports and web3 part of the region's growth
News
Ubisoft unveils ‘Global Creative Office’ in significant restructure
The new office will focus around ‘poles’ and make individual studios more autonomous.
New Hire
NetEase hires Jonathan Morin as creative director
Morin will be joining the Montréal office and focusing on creating new IP
Company Culture
Ubisoft outline plans to amend company culture
The company hopes to address employee complaints, but is it enough?
Hot Five
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Ubisoft to focus on mobile gaming moving forward
Ubisoft co-founder and chief executive Yves Guillemot has said the company will have a strong focus on mobile moving forward.
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Ubisoft announces three-game deal with Netflix along with other mobile titles
A Ubisoft and Netflix partnership is set to bring three new exclusive mobile games to the streaming service’s users.
Tencent X Guillemot Bros
Tencent now owns 49.9 per cent of Guillemot Bros
The investment follows reports that Tencent was seeking majority control of Ubisoft
Quarterly Report
Tencent reports first quarterly loss since first listing in 2004
The company’s revenue has decreased 3% year-on-year
Gtr 2022
Global Top Round heads to Sweden for 2022 Conference
Ten developers will receive investments starting at $40,000 dollars.
Stocks And Shares
Tencent reportedly seeking larger stake in Ubisoft
The rumoured stake raise will see Tencent become the single largest shareholder in the company
Quarterly Report
Ubisoft Q1 2022 report shows 9.8% sales decline
Mobile performance is strong, but other platforms have seen cancellations
The Crisis Is Going Mobile
Ubisoft unveils Tom Clancy’s The Division Resurgence
This marks the first mobile title in the franchise
Roe Vs. Wade
Mobile games developers come out in support of abortion rights
Niantic, Innersloth, Ubisoft and more speak out, while Activision Blizzard, Apple, Netflix, and others add financial support for affected employees
Acquisition Interest
Ubisoft holders want €60+ per share for potential sale
At the time of writing, Ubisoft’s share price is €48.29 (roughly $51)
Ubisoft Alone
Ubisoft to bet on mobile, F2P as annual sales fall
CEO Yves Guillemot moves to quash acquisition rumours in investors call
Possibility And Potential
Ubisoft could soon receive numerous buyout offers
Mobile games industry investors Blackstone and KKR among the "numerous" firms interested in Ubisoft takeover
Galactic Funding
Gadsme raises $8 million for non-intrusive ads, backed by Ubisoft
Will invest in "key people" to scale business operations
Siege On The Go
Ubisoft unveils Rainbow Six Mobile for iOS and Android
Will bring the Rainbow Six Siege experience to mobile devices later this year
Bwah
The Sandbox and Ubisoft partner to bring Rabbids to the metaverse
Ubisoft will host interactive experiences and integrate voxel characters and items in The Sandbox metaverse
Requiescat In Pace
Free Fire World Series to be held on Singapore island, Sentosa
Welcomes first collaboration of the year with Assassin’s Creed crossover event
Prevailing Partnership
Anzu and Ubisoft extend partnership after 'exceptional results'
The 2020 partnership continues
Strategic Signing
Azerion extends partnership to exclusively publish Ubisoft Nano titles
Will manage distribution and monetisation of titles
Gaze Into The Crystal Ball
PocketGamer.biz’s predictions for 2022 mobile gaming
NFTs, the metaverse, and hybrid monetisation
Sio2
Ubisoft launches Quartz NFT platform
Available from 9 December strictly for Ghost Recon Breakpoint on PC
Boosting Blockchain
Animoca Brands raises a further $65 million at +$2 billion valuation
Investors include Com2uS and Ubisoft
Union Buster
Activision Blizzard brings on union-busting law firm following protests
WilmerHale is tasked with reviewing policies at the company
Open Letter
Ubisoft staff back Activision Blizzard, demand impactful changes in open letter
The letter accuses Ubisoft of not doing enough to combat workplace misconduct
Mission Failed
Ubisoft to shut down Tom Clancy’s Elite Squad less than 12 months after launch
The game will receive one more update before the servers shut down in October
Digital Event
Gamescom 2021 roster includes Bethesda, EA, Sega, Ubisoft and more
Taking place between August 25th and 29th, 2021
Rune For One More
RuneScape developer Jagex picks up new hires from EA, Smilegate and Ubisoft
"We’re extremely happy to be in a position where we can bring so many new and talented people…"
Assassin's Creed Rebellion
Facebook partners with Ubisoft on cloud gaming service, exceeds 1.5 million users
Now possesses over 25 games
Rabbids Galore
China approves 43 games including Black Desert Mobile, Sonic Olympics and Rabbids Adventure Party
Marvel Duel, Mario Rabbids, Dynasty Warriors: Unleashed and more
New Direction
Ubisoft to focus on triple-A free-to-play games going forward
"This is purely a financial communication evolution..."
Division Multiplied
Tom Clancy's The Division coming to mobile
New free-to-play title and movie still in works
A.i. Let's Go
How A.I. is changing mobile games and the industry at large
Ubisoft, Zynga, Wargaming and Modl.ai industry experts discuss
Speaker Spotlight
Speaker Spotlight: Understanding narrative design with Ubisoft Ivory Tower's Inari Bourguenolle
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Welcome Aboard
Celine Pasula to become Ubisoft RedLynx managing director
"I am extremely excited to start leading such a skilled and vibrant studio"
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: What 2020 taught the games industry
"We grew stronger, especially when we had to experiment with this new way of working"
Pgc Digital
PGC Digital: Taking user acquisition and retention to the next level
"As UA managers, we have the tools to decide what KPIs we pursue"
Against The World
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is Limited Run Games "biggest release"
"Thank you so much for your support in making this our biggest release of all time"
2020 In Review
Ubisoft Mobile executive director Jean-Michel Detoc on 2020, staying connected, and the evolution of mobile
Part of the PGbiz 2020 year in review series
Scholarship
Ubisoft reveals scholarship for UK Black students to study computer science
"We wanted to go one step further and tackle an area where we can truly make a meaningful difference to diversify the UK games industry"