On January 9, Ubisoft said it was postponed the launch of “Assassin's Creed Shadows” and appointed advisers to review strategic options.
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Ubisoft It announced on Thursday that it is creating a new subsidiary of games with the Chinese technology giant Tinetnet Investing 1.16 billion euros ($ 1.25 billion) in the unit.
The subsidiary will focus on the most famous game brands in UBISOFT, including Assassin's Creed, Far Cry and Tom Clance's Rainbow Six, according to the company.
Ubisoft said in a press release Thursday.
The company added: “With the support of a greater investment and creative capacity column, it will lead to an increase in the quality of individual narrative experiences, the expansion of multiple players with an increase in the frequency of content launch, the provision of free touch points for operation, and the merge of more social features.”
Ubisoft said that the investment from Tencen is estimated at 4 billion euros, which means a multiplier 4X based on its average sales from 2023 to 2025.
Ubisoft said: “It highlights the strong value of the IPS in Ubisoft, and greatly enhances its public budget, and enables the company to continue its efforts to become a more flexible organization, unleash the full creative capabilities of its teams and its resources are better compatible with the constantly advanced expectations of the players.”
This step follows the most famous speculation about the future of Ubisoft. In January, Ubisoft Certain consultants to review their strategic optionsNeglecting rumors about a possible sale.
Earlier this month, Bloomberg reported that the game publisher was looking to bring external investments in a new entity, including some of his basic intellectual property.
After that, reports from Bloomberg last year followed that Tennenight was discussing a possible deal with the institution's Guillemot family in Ubisoft.
The treatment also arrives a week after the launch of Ubisoft Shadows Assassin, another title in its best -selling privilege. The game was generally met with positive reviews from critics, and got an average score of 82 on the Metacritic review site.
