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Head of Ubisoft Defends Skull and Bones, Explains $60/70 Price Tag

Kamil Kleszyk, 09 February 2024, 05:20

Ubisoft's CEO said that the price of Skull and Bones was motivated by the scale of the project. The company's helmsman even coined the term AAAA game for the production.

Ubisoft CEO Apologizes to Employees Over Controversial Appeal

Jacob Blazewicz, 19 January 2023, 12:47

Ubisoft's CEO apparently apologized to employees for the contents of an email that was said to have been misunderstood. However, this did not calm the moods.

Ubisoft CEO's Appeal to Workers Could Trigger Major Strike

Zuzanna Domeradzka, 18 January 2023, 12:27

The email sent to Ubisoft employees by CEO Yves Guillemot in the midst of the company's crisis has moved the target audience. A major internal strike may soon follow.

Ubisoft CEO Asks Employees to Help Keep Company Afloat

Agnes Adamus, 15 January 2023, 22:35

Yves Guillemot, Ubisoft's CEO, has sent an email to employees asking them to cut the company's spending and help it get back on its feet.

Ubisoft CEO Gives Up Part of Salary Due to Company's Situation

Przemyslaw Dygas, 24 June 2022, 13:26

The head of Ubisoft Yves Guillemot gave up part of his salary. The reason for the decision are problems in the company.

Ubisoft's CEO Wants to Go With NFTs Despite Player and Developer Criticism

Adrian Werner, 18 December 2021, 22:00

Ubisoft's CEO tried to calm the emotions caused by the introduction of NFTs to Ghost Recon: Breakpoint. According to reports, however, his arguments did not convince the developers.

Yves Guillemot Responds to Allegations of a Thousand Ubisoft Employees

Jacob Blazewicz, 30 July 2021, 13:23

Yves Guillemot has responded to the open letter from Ubisoft employees supporting Activision Blizzard's developer protest. Around a thousand people employed by the French publisher have reportedly signed the document.

Not Just Activision Blizzard - Ubisoft Employees Join Protest Over Discrimination

Jacob Blazewicz, 29 July 2021, 13:30

The protest of Activision Blizzard employees has reverberated widely. The action was also supported by developers from Ubisoft, who complain about the actions of their own employer regarding the 2020 scandal and call for rules on discrimination reports in the game industry.

Ubisoft Will Publish Fewer AAA Games

Adrian Piotrowski, 10 February 2021, 19:23

Ubisoft has announced that it will not be releasing as many AAA games next fiscal year as it has been doing so far. Their place will be taken by smaller titles and F2P games.

Ubisoft's CEO Apologizes for the Scandal; Jason Schreier Retorts

Christian Pieniazek, 10 September 2020, 20:41

Ubisoft has published a video in which its CEO, Yves Guillemot, apologizes for the scandal revealed in July. However, his words do not appeal to Jason Schreier, who is responsible for revealing controversial information from behind the scenes of the French giant.

Ubisoft Will do its Best to Deliver More Unique Games in the Future

Konrad Serafinski, 18 January 2020, 21:30

Ubisoft plans to restructure and expand the team responsible for content and art direction of its games. The move is aimed at diversification of studio's portfolio and is a response to the company's poor commercial results from last year.

Ubisoft Plans: Cross-play in Every Game and Better Communication

Christian Pieniazek, 31 October 2019, 20:56

In order to avoid another commercial disaster, Ubisoft intends to better communicate to players what the the games it announces will actually be. In addition, by default each title is to be equipped with a cross-play function.

Watch Dogs: Legion and Rainbow Six Quarantine on PS5 and Xbox Scarlett

Paul Wozniak, 31 October 2019, 20:48

The CEO of Ubisoft announced yesterday that the productions that have recently been delayed to the next financial year will be released both on the current- and next-gen consoles. The games in question are three AAA titles - Watch Dogs: Legion, Gods & Monsters, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Quarantine and two more unannounced titles.