Ubisoft: ‘Digital distribution was the main driver’ of our fiscal 2015 growth

Another triple-A game maker is making money from its digital offerings.

Assassin’s Creed publisher Ubisoft reported the rresults of its fiscal 2015 today, and the company explained that digital sales contributed significantly to its improved bottom line. Digital made $430 million for Ubisoft last year. That represents a 96.8 percent year over-year surge, and the company said this segment of its business was the “main driver” of its growth. This helped the French publisher set a new record of 77 percent gross margins.