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GamesIndustry.biz reports that remakes and rereleases powered July revenue, with Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced landing No. 2 on PC and No. 4 on console. Newzoo says the result shows …
Workers at Ubisoft Mobile Barcelona have escalated their labor dispute, with a Spanish union calling for ongoing strike action after management failed to respond. The strike was communicated in early …
Ubisoft has launched Player Council, a new platform meant to pull players into earlier stages of development. Members will be invited to try early concepts, prototypes, and live experiences, giving …
GamesIndustry.biz reports that Ubisoft has soft-launched The Player Council, a free playtest platform for early prototypes and live PC games. The goal is to pull players into development earlier, with …
Rainbow Six Tactics brings Ubisoft’s shooter franchise into turn-based single-player territory on Xbox Series X|S and PC. Players command up to four Operators, leaning on planning, breaches, and destructible environments …
Former Ubisoft Barcelona developers have launched Dark Ritual Studios, adding another veteran-led indie team to Spain's growing dev scene. The move follows Ubisoft's layoff of 51 staff in Barcelona, underscoring …
Assassin's Creed Odyssey saw a sharp engagement rebound after Christopher Nolan's Odyssey film hit theaters on July 17, with daily active users jumping from 122,000 to 233,000 in ten days. …
Layoffs across games are now projected to hit 14,259 by the end of 2026, a 78% jump from the year’s first forecast. The tracker has already climbed from 8,025 in …
Ubisoft and Xbox are widening PC access for a large slice of the Ubisoft catalog, adding premium editions and selected add-on content to the Xbox on PC app. More notably, …
Ubisoft says Black Flag Resynced has cleared 3.5 million copies worldwide in just two weeks, already beating its annual sales target. For a remake, that pace signals strong demand for …
Ubisoft says Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced should outperform a full-price release because remakes reuse assets and cut marketing spend. The company still isn’t lifting Q2 guidance, pointing to a …
Ubisoft’s Q1 net bookings fell 9.2% year over year to €255.8 million, with management blaming a tough comparison against last year’s Assassin’s Creed Shadows launch window. Mobile title Invincible: Guarding …
Ubisoft says Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced topped 2 million sales in its first 24 hours, a strong launch by any metric. The win lands at the same time Ubisoft …
Ubisoft is shifting to a more selective release strategy, leaning harder on back-catalog sales and live-service revenue instead of depending on each new launch. The company says launching too early, …
Ubisoft Barcelona has begun laying off 51 employees after the launch of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced. The studio is being narrowed to Rainbow Six work only, despite staff proposals …
Ubisoft is putting Christoph Hartmann, the former 2K president, in charge of its Tom Clancy portfolio. For devs, that usually signals a reset in franchise strategy rather than a simple …
Ubisoft has put Christoph Hartmann in charge of Creative House 2, the unit covering Splinter Cell, The Division, Ghost Recon and March of Giants. For dev teams, the move signals …
Ubisoft Barcelona workers are walking out over proposed layoffs, with strikes set for Tuesday and Thursday afternoons over the next couple of weeks. For dev teams, this is another reminder …
Ubisoft Barcelona staff are striking over proposed layoffs that would cut 51 jobs, with walkouts planned on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons through July 17. The union is pushing for job …
Valve’s Steam Machine pricing is landing higher than many expected, while Ubisoft is cutting staff again and Xbox hardware is getting pricier once more. For devs, the bigger signal is …