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.

In 2024, Ubisoft’s shares lost more than half of their value. In response, the company’s founders and minority stakeholders, the Guillemot family, are considering selling it to a Chinese giant.

Ubisoft has lost another leading employee, claims insider Tom Henderson, citing a letter to the company’s staff. According to his information, Cameron Lee, the vice president of the Rainbow Six franchise, has resigned from Ubisoft.

The Insider Gaming portal has uncovered the initial sales figures of Star Wars Outlaws. According to their information, by September 30, the game had sold around a million copies worldwide.

September 2024 marked a sharp decline in Ubisoft’s stock prices on the stock exchange. By noon on September 26, their price had dropped to 9.24 euros per share.

Two weeks ago, the investment fund AJ Investments expressed a lack of confidence in Ubisoft’s management and demanded radical changes — from the resignation of CEO Yves Guillemot to the sale of the company. In a statement to Reuters, the fund’s representatives stated that they have garnered the support of 10% of Ubisoft’s shareholders.

Last night, Ubisoft announced the postponement of the release date for Assassin’s Creed Shadows from November 15, 2024, to February 14, 2025. Simultaneously, they made several other announcements concerning the company’s business.

Piers Harding-Rolls, a specialist from the analytical firm Ampere Analysis, shared his assessment of the initial sales of Star Wars Outlaws during the GI Microcast podcast. According to his calculations, by August 31, the game had sold approximately 800,000 copies.

The stock price of Ubisoft declined following the publication of an open letter from one of its shareholders, urging the company to make significant business changes, including the possibility of a sale. Read more.

The investment fund AJ Investments, which holds a minority stake in Ubisoft, published an open letter to the executives of the French company and its other shareholders. It expressed a “deep dissatisfaction with the current activities and strategic direction” of Ubisoft.