Ubisoft beats expectations as digital sales surge

Europe’s largest gaming publisher is finding success on multiple fronts.

Ubisoft reported that it generated $156.5 million (€124.1 million) in revenues in Q2 of its fiscal 2015. That’s down 43 percent from $275.5 million (€217.7 million) over the same period in the previous year. The downward comparison is likely due to Ubisoft releasing a new Rayman last year, but the company notes that it performed better than it anticipated. This is due to several factors including strong sales of Watch Dogs, its biggest recent triple-A release; surging digital distribution revenues; and firm back-catalog sales.