Ubisoft wants to shut down RedLynx, the Finnish studio behind the Trials series, and it's cutting 70 jobs at Ubisoft Singapore at the same time. "Today, we informed our teams of a proposal to close RedLynx in Finland, subject to the local change negotiation process,...
Ubisoft, a company known for tone-deaf statements and endless microtransactions, just made a tone-deaf statement about microtransactions.
In a move that has reignited long-simmering frustrations among gamers, Ubisoft recently doubled down on its controversial monetization strategies. In their latest annual report, the company boldly claimed that microtransactions in premium single-player games enhance the player experience, making it “more fun” by offering optional ways to “personalize avatars or progress more quickly.”
Star Wars Outlaws, an open-world action-adventure game developed by Massive Entertainment and published by Ubisoft, was released on August 30, 2024, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. Billed as the first open-world Star Wars game, it promised players the chance to explore the galaxy as a scoundrel named Kay Vess, engaging in heists, space combat, and interactions with criminal syndicates between the events of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.
In what many are calling a brazen display of nepotism that has left the gaming world fuming, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot—whose family has helmed the company’s catastrophic decline—has installed his son, Charlie Guillemot, as co-CEO of a newly spun-off subsidiary controlling the publisher’s crown jewel IPs.
In a move that could offer a fleeting lifeline to a struggling publisher, Netflix has officially greenlit a live-action series based on Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed franchise.
In the ever-evolving landscape of digital gaming, a longstanding clause in the Ubisoft End User License Agreement (EULA) has recently sparked widespread outrage among gamers and industry observers. The provision, which requires users to destroy all physical copies of a game upon termination of its license, has been thrust into the spotlight amid growing concerns over game preservation and consumer rights.
Just days after Ubisoft drew attention for publicly recognizing June Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month via a post from the Rainbow Six Siege X account, a new leak suggests that the company may be continuing its usual PRIDE Month initiatives behind the scenes.
In a notable departure from the past few years, Ubisoft has kicked off the month of June by spotlighting Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month—with no public mention of PRIDE Month across its major brand accounts, at least as of June 2nd.
Ubisoft stock fell sharply on Thursday, dropping more than 18% to €9.55 per share following a fourth-quarter earnings report that disappointed investors and triggered renewed concerns about the company’s financial direction.
In a gaming landscape dominated by franchise reboots and remakes, it’s rare to see a brand-new intellectual property not only survive, but thrive. Yet that’s exactly what Sandfall Interactive has achieved with sales for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Just three days after launch, the game has already sold over one million copies, a feat made even more impressive considering its competition and the size of its development team.
In a newly uncovered court filing, Ubisoft has stated that players never actually owned their copies of The Crew, but instead received a “limited license to access the game.” The declaration comes as part of an ongoing Ubisoft Game Ownership Lawsuit, filed in California after the company shut down the game’s servers in March 2024, making it completely unplayable.
Ubisoft’s financial woes have reached a critical flashpoint. On April 5, 2025, the company’s stock fell below the psychologically and financially significant threshold of €10 per share—an event that sends a clear signal to investors: this company is now considered toxic.
After months of internal emails and corporate reshuffling, Ubisoft Leamington has now publicly confirmed its permanent closure. The announcement came not through a high-profile press release or coordinated corporate messaging—but instead via a modest two-part post on the studio’s unverified X account, symbolizing how far Ubisoft’s reach has fallen.