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September 11, 2020

"oversight"

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot apologises for Tom Clancy's Elite Squad backlash and toxic company culture

Video was uploaded online hours before second Ubisoft Forward event

September 1, 2020

Squad Up

Ubisoft removes offensive imagery from Tom Clancy's Elite Squad

"We have listened to and appreciate the players and broader community who have pointed it out and we apologise"

August 17, 2020

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"

August 13, 2020

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"

August 3, 2020

#metoo

Update: Tommy François has left Ubisoft with immediate effect

Maxime Béland resigned within days of being suspended

July 31, 2020

I Spy

Ubisoft's Splinter Cell to be made into Netflix anime show

Two 16-episodes series have apparently been ordered

July 27, 2020

Moving On

Ubisoft Quebec managing director Andrée Cossette is leaving the company

It's not in relation to the ongoing problems at Ubisoft

July 27, 2020

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

July 23, 2020

See You In Court

French union Solidaires Informatique will take Ubisoft to court

Over allegations of harassment and abuse at the company

July 23, 2020

#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"

July 22, 2020

#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"

July 22, 2020

Oh Dear

Former Ubisoft HR employee claims management distrusted harassment victims

Marketing team and execs apparently said that female protagonists don't sell games

July 15, 2020

Stepping Up

Ubisoft appoints Christophe Derennes as Montreal studio head

Follows Canadian development boss Yannis Mallat leaving the company

July 13, 2020

Going Forward

Ubisoft is launching Brawhalla and Tom Clancy's Elite Squad on mobile next month

Announced at Ubisoft Forward

July 13, 2020

#metoo

Three more Ubisoft execs depart due to miscconduct allegations

Serge Hascoët, Yannis Mallat, Cécile Cornet step down

July 6, 2020

#metoo

Maxime Béland resigns from VP role at Ubisoft after sexual misconduct allegations

One of several employees to be accused

July 3, 2020

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

June 26, 2020

Allegations

Ubisoft is investigating recent allegations made against staff

French firm brings in external consultants to look into the matter

June 15, 2020

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

May 21, 2020

North American Growth

Update: Ubisoft game director Scott Warner joins Tencent's TiMi Studios

Will take the role of studio director effective immediately

May 18, 2020

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"

May 12, 2020

Ubisoft Forward

Ubisoft to host digital showcase on July 12th

Exclusive game news, reveals and more

April 17, 2020

Making Of

Making Of: How Ubisoft shrunk down Rayman for Apple Arcade

"Ubisoft is always present on new platforms right from launch"

March 23, 2020

Squadding Up

Ubisoft soft-launches five-on-five battler Tom Clancy's Elite Squad

Available to download on Android in the Philippines

March 18, 2020

"take Care Of Yourselves"

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot pens supportive letter to staff regarding coronavirus

Uplifting message sent to all employees worldwide

March 12, 2020

E3 Drama

Microsoft and Ubisoft are looking at digital events to replace E3

As are EA, Devolver and Limited Run Games

February 7, 2020

Ubi-down

Ubisoft's Q3 revenue drops, mobile accounts for 7% of net bookings

26 per cent decrease year-over-year

February 3, 2020

Ubisoft Goes Idle

Ubisoft moves further into mobile with acquisition of Kolibri Games

75 per cent stake purchased

November 28, 2019

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

September 27, 2019

Expansion

Ubisoft opens new mobile studio in Vietnam

Recruiting over 100 new employees

September 25, 2019

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

August 15, 2019

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

August 1, 2019

Acquisition

Ubisoft acquires majority stakes in Green Panda Games

70 per cent stake in hyper-casual mobile specialist

July 24, 2019

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

July 19, 2019

Streaming Service

Ubisoft: Cost of porting games to Stadia not that high

Uplay+ subscription service will launch on Stadia in 2020

July 19, 2019

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

July 18, 2019

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

July 16, 2019

Top Sellers

The top 20 best selling games on Nintendo Switch in Spain

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the top seller

June 21, 2019

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

June 14, 2019

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

June 11, 2019

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

June 10, 2019

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

June 10, 2019

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

June 10, 2019

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"

June 7, 2019

E3 2019

E3 2019: Livestream schedule for the biggest press conferences

Days and times for this year's keynotes

May 16, 2019

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

March 6, 2019

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

February 19, 2019

Stark Rabbid Mad

Ketchapp utilises Ubisoft IP for new Rocket Rabbids mobile game

Keep calm and Bwahhh

February 18, 2019

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.”

February 13, 2019

Zap

Ubisoft partners with Mozilla for new bug detecting AI Clever Commit

Looks to improve Ubisoft’s player base