Outta Here
Ubisoft fires creative director Ashraf Ismail due to misconduct
"Following an investigation by an external firm, it was determined that Ashraf's employment with Ubisoft had to be terminated"
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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
Articles featuring Ubisoft
Join The Creed
Lilith Games teams with Ubisoft to bring Ezio Auditore to AFK Arena
"We're thrilled to add Ezio from Assassin's Creed to our hero lineup from today"
#metoo
Update: Tommy François has left Ubisoft with immediate effect
Maxime Béland resigned within days of being suspended
I Spy
Ubisoft's Splinter Cell to be made into Netflix anime show
Two 16-episodes series have apparently been ordered
Moving On
Ubisoft Quebec managing director Andrée Cossette is leaving the company
It's not in relation to the ongoing problems at Ubisoft
Not Great
Report: Ubisoft told staff to discuss harassment with harasser before HR
According to document sent to staff at the French firm's Canadian studios last year
See You In Court
French union Solidaires Informatique will take Ubisoft to court
Over allegations of harassment and abuse at the company
#metoo
Ubisoft CEO says he made "tough decisions" over previous misconduct allegations
"It has now become clear that certain individuals betrayed the trust I placed in them"
#metoo
Ubisoft dismisses PR director Stone Chin
"I can see that my actions as a manager over the years while at the company have hurt people"
Oh Dear
Former Ubisoft HR employee claims management distrusted harassment victims
Marketing team and execs apparently said that female protagonists don't sell games
Stepping Up
Ubisoft appoints Christophe Derennes as Montreal studio head
Follows Canadian development boss Yannis Mallat leaving the company
Going Forward
Ubisoft is launching Brawhalla and Tom Clancy's Elite Squad on mobile next month
Announced at Ubisoft Forward
#metoo
Three more Ubisoft execs depart due to miscconduct allegations
Serge Hascoët, Yannis Mallat, Cécile Cornet step down
#metoo
Maxime Béland resigns from VP role at Ubisoft after sexual misconduct allegations
One of several employees to be accused
Important Changes
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot lays out company changes in wake of allegations
French firm has appointed a head of workplace culture Lidwine Sauer to oversee
Allegations
Ubisoft is investigating recent allegations made against staff
French firm brings in external consultants to look into the matter
Oh Dear
Google mistakenly uploads Ubisoft's God & Monsters E3 demo build to Stadia
Gamers could play an in-development version of the new IP
North American Growth
Update: Ubisoft game director Scott Warner joins Tencent's TiMi Studios
Will take the role of studio director effective immediately
Laying Seige
Ubisoft sues Apple and Google over a mobile "copy" of Rainbow Six Siege
"Ubisoft's competitors are constantly looking for ways to piggyback on R6S's popularity"
Ubisoft Forward
Ubisoft to host digital showcase on July 12th
Exclusive game news, reveals and more
Making Of
Making Of: How Ubisoft shrunk down Rayman for Apple Arcade
"Ubisoft is always present on new platforms right from launch"
Squadding Up
Ubisoft soft-launches five-on-five battler Tom Clancy's Elite Squad
Available to download on Android in the Philippines
"take Care Of Yourselves"
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot pens supportive letter to staff regarding coronavirus
Uplifting message sent to all employees worldwide
E3 Drama
Microsoft and Ubisoft are looking at digital events to replace E3
As are EA, Devolver and Limited Run Games
Ubi-down
Ubisoft's Q3 revenue drops, mobile accounts for 7% of net bookings
26 per cent decrease year-over-year
Ubisoft Goes Idle
Ubisoft moves further into mobile with acquisition of Kolibri Games
75 per cent stake purchased
Job News
Google snaps up Assassin's Creed developers for Stadia Games studio
Director general, production chief and art boss all previously worked on Ubisoft's franchise
Expansion
Ubisoft opens new mobile studio in Vietnam
Recruiting over 100 new employees
Microinteractions
Ubisoft's Renaud Forestié on why the small UX things build big
‘Shake it ‘till you make it session kicks off day two of Unite Copenhagen
Interview
“We view our development process more like a marathon than a sprint, so it makes no sense to have a crunch culture”
Future Games of London MD Ian Harper discusses how the studio aims to look after employees and fights off toxicity and crunch culture
Acquisition
Ubisoft acquires majority stakes in Green Panda Games
70 per cent stake in hyper-casual mobile specialist
Blending In
Ubisoft joins Blender Development Fund as corporate gold member
French publishing giant will assign developers to contribute to the foundations open source projects
Streaming Service
Ubisoft: Cost of porting games to Stadia not that high
Uplay+ subscription service will launch on Stadia in 2020
Up In The Clouds
Mobile will play “important role” in Ubisoft’s grand plan to reach 5bn players
CEO Yves Guillemot discusses the blurring lines between platforms and regions
Falling Sales
Ubisoft cites lack of new releases for 24% mobile revenue decline in Q1
Mobile made up seven per cent of total net bookings
Top Sellers
The top 20 best selling games on Nintendo Switch in Spain
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the top seller
Games For Change
Games for Change: How students are leading the charge for positive social change
President Susanna Pollack discusses the organisation's mission and how it's enabling students to lead the charge for social change
E3 2019
E3 2019: Mobile gets a fair shake as the lines between platforms blur
From mobile to cross-platform streaming, all kinds of games were welcome on the big stage
Mythic Quest
E3 2019: Ubisoft partners with It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia stars for new comedy series Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet
Show pokes fun at games development and the wider industry
Ubisoft Stadia
E3 2019: Ubisoft's UPlay+ PC subscription service will be available across devices when it comes to Google Stadia in 2020
Library of over 100 100 games will cost $14.99 a month
Mobile Elite
E3 2019: Ubisoft reveals Tom Clancy's Elite Squad mobile game
5v5 squad battler coming soon to the App Store and Google Play
Head In The Clouds
E3 2019: Ubisoft's Guillemot on why the firm is early on Google's Stadia games streaming platform
"People are open to new technologies, and so you can try new things"
E3 2019
E3 2019: Livestream schedule for the biggest press conferences
Days and times for this year's keynotes
Finance
Ubisoft’s mobile bookings grew nearly 75 per cent in a record year for the French publisher
Mobile might be a minor part of Ubisoft's business, but it's only going to become more important in the coming years
Ubi-free
Vivendi sells off last Ubisoft shares as takeover plans come to an end
Media conglomerate was in position for hostile takeover in 2018
Stark Rabbid Mad
Ketchapp utilises Ubisoft IP for new Rocket Rabbids mobile game
Keep calm and Bwahhh
Financials
Ubisoft mobile bookings soar 77.6 per cent over the first three quarters of the publisher’s FY2019
"Ubisoft delivered a solid performance in a quarter when, as expected, competition was particularly fierce.”
Zap
Ubisoft partners with Mozilla for new bug detecting AI Clever Commit
Looks to improve Ubisoft’s player base
All In
Who could be top dog in the fight to acquire Zynga?
We speculate on the potential suitors if any deal were to take place
A Well Honed Blade
How does Assassin’s Creed: Rebellion monetise?
Ubisoft’s got (F2P) game