‘Far Cry’ Anime Series Set at Netflix, Streamer Picks Up Adi Shankar’s...
Netflix and Ubisoft Film & Television are expanding their relationship, with the streamer ordering a “Far Cry” adult anime series as well as ordering the adult anime series “Captain Laserhawk: A...
View ArticleFrom ‘Werewolves Within’ to ‘Mythic Quest,’ Ubisoft Is Making a Unique Play...
From “Pokémon Detective Pikachu,” which pulled in $433 million globally in 2019, to “Sonic the Hedgehog,” which grossed $319.7 million worldwide last year before the pandemic shut down theaters, the...
View ArticleUbisoft, Pathe Partner for VR Tie-In to Jean-Jacques Annaud’s ‘Notre Dame on...
Ubisoft, the French video-game powerhouse behind franchises like “Assassin’s Creed,” “Far Cry” and “Watch Dogs,” has partnered with Pathé to develop a location-based VR escape game based on...
View ArticleWhy Private Equity, Not Microsoft, Is Likely Circling Ubisoft
New VIP+ Analysis: The French publisher is a target for M&A speculation but has significantly less immediate advantage for the Xbox brand.
View ArticleNetflix Partners With Ubisoft on ‘Assassin’s Creed’ Mobile Game and Two Other...
Netflix and Ubisoft have partnered on a new “Assassin’s Creed” mobile game and two other mobile titles that will be available exclusively on mobile to Netflix members globally with no ads or in-house...
View ArticleWhy Ubisoft Can’t Keep Up With the Games Market
New VIP+ Analysis: Decisions to scale back new games and delay others show how important it is to adapt to newer trends in time.
View ArticleMediawan’s Somewhere Animation, Marla Team on ‘Temtem’ Series Adaptation With...
Temtem, the popular multiplayer creature-collection game, is set for a series adaptation with Josh Hamilton (“Avatar: The Last Airbender”) on board as showrunner. Somewhere Animation, which is part of...
View ArticleCartoon Forum Kicks Off With New Buyers, Fresh Energy and Unfamiliar Faces
Running Sept. 18 – 21, this year’s fully in-person Cartoon Forum co-production pitch session will build on pre-pandemic attendance numbers, welcoming 290 buyers, among them nearly two dozen first-time...
View ArticleMicrosoft Closes $69 Billion Acquisition of Activision Blizzard
UPDATED: Microsoft closed a $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard on Friday after getting the green light from regulators in the U.K., nearly two years after it was first announced. The...
View Article‘Star Wars Outlaws’ to Release Before End of Year, ‘Assassin’s Creed Codename...
Ubisoft narrowed the release date window for two major titles, announcing in its third-quarter fiscal 2024 earnings Thursday that “Star Wars Outlaws” will release before the end of the year and that...
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