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    • Wednesday, 8 February, 2023
      Games industry
      Games industry forced to focus on hit titles in response to weak sales

      Publishers and developers rethink forthcoming releases after missing quarterly forecasts

    • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
      Ubisoft shares plunge after forecast cut

      Stock down as much as 20% as Paris-based games group predicts net bookings will fall by a tenth

    • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
      Lex
      Ubisoft: pirate game is a dragging anchor for Assassin’s Creed group Premium content

      The shares now look cheap given the strength of the company’s core brands

    • Friday, 14 October, 2022
      Special ReportInnovative Lawyers: Europe
      Why a ‘tough legal crowd’ needs a hard sell

      Can lawyers drop their natural scepticism to embrace technology and collaboration tools? Plus: case study

    • Thursday, 13 October, 2022
      LexNon-fungible tokens
      NFTs: regulators go ape amid market downturn Premium content

      Some projects look suspiciously like a desire to buy into hype

    • Thursday, 8 September, 2022
      Due Diligence
      The drama involving Blackstone, a music mogul and a Grammy winner Premium content

      Plus, Tencent thwarts a potential gaming takeover and Kim Kardashian mixes celebrity with private equity

    • Wednesday, 7 September, 2022
      LexTechnology sector
      Assassin’s Creed: Tencent determines fate favouring Ubisoft brotherhood Premium content

      A hostile takeover offer is now unlikely

    • Tuesday, 6 September, 2022
      Games industry
      Ubisoft shares fall after Tencent deal dashes imminent takeover hopes

      Chinese tech giant will increase investment in French video games maker

    • Tuesday, 18 January, 2022
      Gaming
      Why gamers are turning their backs on NFTs

      Developers see new revenue streams but players are suspicious of more in-game purchases

    • Sunday, 12 July, 2020
      Ubisoft hit by ‘toxic’ workplace complaints

      French video games company behind ‘Assassin’s Creed’ removes three top executives

    • Tuesday, 12 May, 2020
      FT MagazineLeo Lewis
      How Assassin’s Creed tried to kill off controversy

      Online hate can derail a game’s prospects, so the makers of this famous franchise are taking no chances

    • Friday, 25 October, 2019
      #techFT
      Breaking point for Ubisoft

      No Amazon Santa rally, Google search shake-up, Facebook News launches

    • Thursday, 16 May, 2019
      Ubisoft shares tumble after delay of pirate video game

      French games maker is worst performer on Stoxx 600 despite strong sales growth

    • Monday, 21 May, 2018
      News in-depthEuropean companies
      Ubisoft focuses on future after surviving Vincent Bolloré fight

      Video gaming chief Yves Guillemot targets China after fending off investor

    • Thursday, 17 May, 2018
      European companies
      Game maker Ubisoft gets boost from strong online growth
    • Wednesday, 21 March, 2018
      LexEuropean companies
      Ubisoft/Vivendi: game over Premium content

      Both sides have claimed victory but French game developer has a rosier glow

    • Tuesday, 20 March, 2018
      European companies
      Vivendi unplugs from battle with games maker Ubisoft

      Blow for Bolloré as media group outlines stake sale

    • Tuesday, 20 March, 2018
      Technology sector
      Vivendi ends Ubisoft battle by selling entire stake
    • Tuesday, 13 February, 2018
      Companies
      Game on: Shares in Assassin’s Creed maker Ubisoft spike 9%

      French developer has attracted speculation of Vivendi takeover

    • Thursday, 16 November, 2017
      Mergers & Acquisitions
      Vivendi says no plans to launch hostile takeover of Ubisoft in the near future
    • Tuesday, 7 November, 2017
      Mergers & Acquisitions
      ‘Assassin’s Creed’ developer Ubisoft tops its own sales target
    • Thursday, 21 September, 2017
      European companies
      Ubisoft calls for Vivendi support over key resolutions

      Appeal comes even as games maker warns of takeover threat from its largest investor

    • Wednesday, 17 May, 2017
      LexEuropean companies
      Ubisoft: game changer Premium content

      The video game maker, not Vivendi, deserves credit for the share rally

    • Wednesday, 17 May, 2017
      European companies
      Ubisoft shares fall as gaming group cuts sales forecasts for 2019

      French company fights to stay independent of largest shareholder Vivendi

    • Friday, 4 November, 2016
      LexEuropean companies
      Ubisoft: attack-minded

      Games producer is better off fighting its own battles

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