The Future of Ubisoft

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Ubisoft transfered all rights to a new subsidiary and collects a license fee, Tencent owns 25% of the new venture and 10% of Ubi. I wonder how this will impact game production, hopefully it will improve things.

Ubisoft’s $4 billion carveout sells Tencent a 25 percent stake in some of its biggest games

Ubisoft is spinning off Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six into a subsidiary backed by Tencent, according to an announcement on Thursday. The Chinese gaming giant will invest €1.16 billion (~$1.3 billion) for a 25 percent stake in the carveout, which will have a total value of about €4 billion (~$4.3 billion).

Ubisoft says the new entity will include the teams working on all three franchises, along with the publisher’s back catalog of games and new titles currently in development. It will work to improve the “quality of narrative solo experiences,” as well as “expand multiplayer offerings with increased frequency of content release.”

https://www.theverge.com/news/637775...cry-tom-clancy