The French publisher Ubisoft reported an increase in operating profit to €237.7 million for the past financial year. This is 40.7% higher than last year’s result.

The French media corporation Vivendi may buy the gaming company Ubisoft, the Reuters news agency reports, citing internal sources.

Ubisoft has announced the opening of offices in Bordeaux, France, and Berlin, the capital of Germany.

The creative director of Assassin’s Creed 3 and Far Cry 4, Alex Hutchinson, has announced his departure from Ubisoft.

Thousands of gamers have promised to leave the online slasher For Honor if its developer Ubisoft does not respond to their complaints. After that, the company satisfied some of the requirements in the new patch.

The first mobile game under the Tom Clancy brand was released in the Canadian App Store and Google Play. The project is an original mix of sniper simulator, strategy and battler.

Online samurai battles with Vikings and knights in the action For Honor from Ubisoft were in the greatest demand among American gamers in February.

The online project Ghost Recon: Wildlands on Steam on the day of release overtook the peak values of the game at the open beta stage.

The number of people playing the new online slasher from Ubisoft has decreased from 39 to 15 thousand people in just two weeks after the launch.

Over 6.8 million gamers have become participants in the beta testing of the tactical action Ghost Recon: Wildlands from Ubisoft.

The French publisher Ubisoft announced the purchase of the studio FreeStyleGames from Activision. The studio is known for DJ Hero and multiplatform Guitar Hero Live.

The Guillemot family may lose Ubisoft after Gameloft. French media giant Vivendi has announced that it owns more than 24% of Ubisoft shares.

The French developer and publisher Ubisoft has announced the acquisition of one of the most popular publishers of mobile games – Ketchapp.

The founders and managers of Ubisoft increased their stake in the company by 3.2%, buying 3.6 million shares from Bpifrance. They spent €122.5 million on this.

This Monday, 3.5% of Ubisoft shares became the property of Guillemot Brothers SE. The company belongs to the family of Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot. The purpose of the purchase is to protect against a hostile takeover by the Vivendi conglomerate.

By the end of this year, the French gaming giant Ubisoft is closing six open-ended projects. It is believed that this is due to the company’s desire to focus on developing and supporting only premium products.

Stanislav Kostyuk, a game designer at Ubisoft, in his blog talked about how secret zones are made in Rayman Legends and how they are interesting.

The top 25 companies, whose income information is publicly available, earned a total of $17.6 billion in the 1st quarter of 2016. This was reported in the study by the analytical company Newzoo.

Vivendi has taken over 20.1% of Ubisoft shares. However, he still denies the possibility of a hostile takeover. At least for the next six months.