Yves Guillemot interview — Ubisoft is backing new platforms like Google Stadia to expand gaming
Yves Guillemot wants gaming to reach billions more people. That’s why the CEO of Ubisoft, one of the world’s biggest video game companies, welcomes...
Ubisoft pushes pirate game Skull & Bones to after March 2020
You’ll have to wait a little longer to sail and pillage on Ubisoft’s dangerous waters. While reporting its earnings for fiscal year 2019 today,...
Ubisoft CEO foresees the day when 5 billion people play games
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot foresees the day when 5 billion people will play games. In the company’s earnings report today, he said that will...
Ubisoft thrives 6 months after escaping Vivendi’s hostile takeover
Just six months ago, Vivendi ended its attempt at a hostile takeover of Ubisoft, the big French video game publisher. And today, Ubisoft exceeded its...
How Ubisoft built player choice into Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
The Assassins faction of Assassin’s Creed are all about freedom and free will. But the characters in Ubisoft’s long-running game series haven’t always offered...
Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy brand has over 60 million players
Ubisoft owns the Tom Clancy brand name, and that investment is continuing to pay off for the French publisher. The company revealed today that...
Assassin’s Creed: Origins pushes Ubisoft to $889.4 million in sales for holiday quarter
Ubisoft reported that Assassin’s Creed: Origins gained a following with players during the holiday quarter, pushing the French video game publisher to $889.4 million...
Vivendi says it won’t make hostile takeover bid for Ubisoft in near-term
Media conglomerate Vivendi spent perhaps $683 million acquiring about a quarter of the stock of French video game publisher Ubisoft over the past year...
Rainbow Six Siege quietly captures 25 million players
If Assassin’s Creed: Origins does well, Ubisoft could end 2017 with three or four of the biggest releases of the year. But one of...
Ubisoft shareholders support Guillemot family, but Vivendi threat lingers
Shareholders endorsed the leadership of Yves Guillemot, the longtime CEO of Ubisoft, as the French video game publisher held its annual meeting. But the...