A week ago, Ubisoft announced that it is preparing for a reorganization. Bloomberg sources claim one of the options currently being discussed is spinning off some of Ubisoft’s assets into a newly created company.

On the evening of January 9, Ubisoft informed investors that it had taken “decisive steps” to reorganize its business. The company appointed consultants to help the French company increase its profits and enhance the value of its assets and franchises.

The Guillemot family, who founded Ubisoft, and the Chinese giant Tencent have postponed discussions about acquiring the company, according to insider Tom Henderson. His sources suggest that both parties decided to wait for the release of Assassin’s Creed Shadows in February 2025.

The studio Unfrozen announced that Paul Romero, the longtime composer of the series, will write the music for Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era.

Shares of Ubisoft have nearly halved in value since the beginning of the year amidst criticism from both players and investors. Analyst Aldora, Joost van Dreunen, believes that the market would benefit from considering the purchase of the French publisher.

In recent weeks, the executives and shareholders of Ubisoft have been discussing the possibility of a management buyout. Sources report this to Reuters.

Ubisoft has announced its decision to shut down XDefiant. The shooter has already disabled new user registrations and the ability to make in-game purchases with real money, and its servers will cease operations on June 3, 2025.

Unions from several Ubisoft studios in Barcelona have voiced opposition to the company’s management, as reported by GamesIndustry. They have filed a lawsuit against Ubisoft due to the partial rollback of remote work: starting in September, all employees are required to spend at least three days a week in the office.

On November 21, Star Wars Outlaws officially launched on the Steam store. Within the first 24 hours, the game’s peak online player count did not even reach a thousand.

Two California gamers have filed a class-action lawsuit against Ubisoft over the shutdown of The Crew servers, accusing the company of selling activation keys rather than the full version of the game. The plaintiffs claim that the company essentially deprived them of the right to own the product.

In its semi-annual report, Ubisoft also revealed the performance metrics of its key games and related statistics. We’ve compiled the main highlights.

Ubisoft reported its results for the first half of 2025 (ended September 30). Below are the key highlights of the company’s financial performance.

In the latest financial report, Ubisoft revealed its highest-grossing franchises in terms of consumer spending. It is worth noting that the French company typically does not share such data, focusing instead on other metrics.

Ubisoft appears to have retained faith in NFTs. Last week, the company released the crypto game Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles. It uses the Oasys blockchain and is available exclusively on PC.

The development of this game took nine months. Ubisoft expected the project to become the largest Metroidvania on the market and to be purchased millions of times in a short period.

Ubisoft disbanded the team working on Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. The employees were transferred to other projects.

A month ago, Ubisoft mandated that employees work from the office at least three days a week. Many were strongly displeased with this requirement.

A group of players from the United States has filed a lawsuit against Ubisoft. The company is accused of illegally sharing user personal data from the Ubisoft Store and Ubisoft+ subscription with third parties.

At the end of last week, Bloomberg sources reported that the Guillemot family and Chinese giant Tencent were discussing the sale of Ubisoft. In response, Ubisoft released an official statement.