Ubisoft has announced yet another round of layoffs — this time targeting one of its most infamous internal studios, Massive Entertainment, the developer behind Star Wars: Outlaws and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.
Star Wars Outlaws
Ubisoft Replaces Julian Gerighty As Creative Director For ‘Star Wars Outlaws’ As Game “Underperformed Sales Expectations”
Ubisoft revealed that it replaced Julian Gerighty as its Creative Director for Star Wars Outlaws in the wake of admitting that it "underperformed sales expectations." In the game's first Dev Update, Ubisoft shared that Drew Rechner is now the game's Creative...
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot Evades Question About Whether ‘Star Wars Outlaws’ Sales Have Improved Since Launch
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot completely and utterly avoided a question about whether or not sales for Star Wars Outlaws have improved since launch. In the company's First-Half 2024-25 Earnings Figures report it revealed that Star Wars Outlaws "underperformed sales...
Ubisoft Announces ‘Star Wars Outlaws’ “Underperformed Sales Expectations” Despite Achieving “Solid Reviews”
Ubisoft announced in its first half 2024-25 Earnings Figures report that Star Wars Outlaws "underperformed sales expectations" despite achieving "solid reviews." The company revealed that its net bookings came in on the low end of of its revised expectations for the...
‘Star Wars Outlaws’ Sales Appear To Have Completely Stagnated As Average Twitch Viewership Has Declined By Over 99%
Star Wars Outlaws sales appear to have completely stagnated in the little over a month since the game released. It was reported by Insider Gaming that the game sold just over 1 million copies in its first month since it released on August 30th. Grant Taylor-Hill...
Rumor: ‘Star Wars Outlaws’ Only Sold One Million Copies To Date
A new rumor claims that Ubisoft only sold 1 million copies total for Star Wars Outlaws far lower than analyst expectations of 5 million. This rumor comes from Grant Taylor-Hill at Insider Gaming who reports, "We have secured a current sales figure from sources close...
French Video Game Union Calls For Ubisoft Employees To Strike As Company Teeters On The Brink After ‘Star Wars Outlaws’ Failure
A French video game union Syndicat des Travailleurs·ses du Jeu Vidéo called for Ubisoft employees to strike as the company teeters on the brink following its huge failure with Star Wars Outlaws and delaying Assassin's Creed Shadows to February. Syndicat des...
Financial Analyst Describes Ubisoft’s Sales Collapse And Delaying Of ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ As “Total Meltdown” As Stock Price Collapses
A financial analyst described Ubisoft's sales collapse and its delaying of Assassin's Creed Shadows a "total meltdown" and the company's stock collapse proves that true. Valliant Renegade reacted to the news that broke yesterday afternoon in the United States that...
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot Claims Company’s Goal “Is Not To Push Any Specific Agenda” Despite Company’s Website Saying Otherwise
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot claims that his company is not pushing "any specific agenda" despite the company's website saying otherwise. In a press release, where Ubisoft revealed it was revising its expected Q2 net bookings down from €500 to €350-370 million due to...
Ubisoft Admits ‘Star Wars Outlaws’ Sales “Softer Than Expected” As It Slashes Net Expected Bookings By 30%
Ubisoft admitted that sales of Star Wars Outlaws are "softer than expected." In a document providing new financial targets for FY2024-25, Ubisoft drastically cut its net bookings projections for FY2024-25 from €500 million to €350-370m million. The company explained...
‘Star Wars Outlaws’ Nearly Falls Off Top 40 Most Popular PlayStation Games List Less Than A Month After Release
Star Wars Outlaws has nearly fallen out of a Top 40 Most Popular PlayStation games list in less than a month after its release. True Trophies, which reports its weekly Top 40 Most Popular PlayStation based off a sample of 3.1 million PlayStation Network accounts,...
Financial Analysts Downgrade Ubisoft Stock Citing ‘Star Wars Outlaws’ And Predicting It Will “Underperform Expectations”
A new report reveals that multiple financial analysts have downgraded Ubisoft's stock with a number of them citing Star Wars Outlaws and predicting the game will "underperform expectations." Bloomberg reports that investment firm "BNP Paribas downgraded the stock to...
Ubisoft Stock Price Drops 7% As Company Faces Pressure From Investors To Take Company Private And ‘Star Wars Outlaws’ Sales Are Soft
Ubisoft, the company behind Star Wars Outlaws, XDefiant, Assassin's Creed, and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six, saw its stock price drop 7% in a single day as it faces pressure from investors to take the company private as well as reports of soft sales for Star Wars Outlaws....