Jeff Strain, the former founder of ArenaNet and Undead Labs, has announced the opening of a new studio, Possibility Space. She will create an online project and work remotely with developers around the world. The team has already been joined by former employees of companies such as Ubisoft, Valve and Oculus.Possibility Space has already raised funds from the Transcend Fund and the Louisiana Economic Development Fund.

Last September, David Polfeldt, former managing director of Ubisoft Massive, released his book about the gaming industry — “The Universe of Video Games. A documentary blockbuster from the developer of The Division, Far Cry 3 and Assassin’s Creed: Revelations”. Previously, it could only be read in English, but now it is also published in Russian. The Russian-language edition will be available on October 15. We tell you what is hidden under the cover, and share…

The day before yesterday, about a thousand Ubisoft employees signed an open letter in support of their colleagues from Activision Blizzard. In it, they also criticized the way Ubisoft is struggling with its problems. Last night, CEO Yves Guillemot commented on this letter. Spoiler: The employees didn’t like his answer.

The first quarter was not the most successful for Ubisoft in terms of sales. However, the company is going to compensate for this by attracting a new audience to its popular franchises. It’s about motivating users of free-to-play projects to buy premium AAA games in the same universe.Ubisoft CFO Frederick Duguet spoke about the new strategy.

Ubisoft has published a report for the first quarter of the current fiscal year (ended June 30). All key indicators of the company have fallen compared to last year. They managed to earn only € 352.8 million, while almost all of the revenue was provided by old games.

Ubisoft has started work on Assassin’s Creed Infinity, which will determine the future development vector of the entire series. The company itself is still reluctant to share details, but it will probably be an ever-evolving game service. At the head of the development is one of the creators of Splinter Cell.For the first time, Jason Schreier told about Assassin’s Creed Infinity.

Cloud gaming on Facebook is becoming more popular. The company reported that 1.5 million people use the service every month. The social network also shared plans for the development of this area and announced a partnership with Ubisoft.Assassin’s Creed Rebellion

Proceedings on the case of harassment in Ubisoft are due to begin this month. The company assures that it has taken many measures to improve the corporate culture and continues to work on correcting the situation. However, some employees claim that nothing has changed at Ubisoft, since the management still covers individual managers.Assassin’s Creed Odyssey

Ubisoft told about the changes in its development strategy. The publisher intends to release freeplay offshoots of its key franchises. However, we are not talking about reducing the number of AAA titles, but about the approach that Activision has been using in recent years to develop the Call of Duty series.Ubisoft announced this during a conversation with investors after the publication of the annual report.

Ubisoft has published a financial report for the year (ended March 31). Sales turned out to be record-breaking and exceeded € 2 billion, and the total number of unique players on PC and consoles reached 141 million. The company also shared data on individual games and talked about the calendar of upcoming releases.Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Wrath of the Druids

On May 11, the head of Epic Games sent a letter to Yves Guillemot, the head of Ubisoft. He wrote that in the last 48 hours, 70% to 90% of fraudulent transactions in The Division 2 have passed through the Epic Games Store (EGS).

Developing a remake of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time could have been transferred to another team. This was announced in his video by YouTuber Blakwoodz.

The third fiscal quarter of last year was an outstanding one for Ubisoft (it ended for it on December 31). During this time, the company earned more than €1 billion for the first time and increased MAU to 40 million users. The French publisher shared such results in the latest report and during a conversation with investors.

Ubisoft has shared its plans for the next financial year. The company decided to abandon the model in which the main focus is on expensive AAA games. Now the publisher will begin to actively develop freeplay projects and support previously released titles.Ubisoft told about this during a call with investors as part of summing up the results of the third financial quarter (ended December 31).

Yesterday Ubisoft announced a new open-world game in the Star Wars universe. Immediately after that, the company’s shares rose in price. However, the project is likely to be released only after Disney‘s exclusive contract with Electronic Arts ends.The Swedish studio Massive Entertainment, known for the franchise The Division, is developing a new game.

On December 3, Immortals Fenyx Rising will be released, a new Ubisoft project that has often been compared to Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. In fact, the games did not have as much in common as it might seem at first glance. The media praise the plot and the Immortals combat system, but criticize the project for puzzles and secondary.

Another game studio has appeared in Canada. Among its founders is Mike Laidlaw, who at one time served as creative director of the Dragon Age franchise (Bioware). He was also joined by three people from Ubisoft.

Collaboration between musicians and developers is reaching a new level. Labels have moved from simply licensing songs to adding artists to games and other large-scale collaborations. Warner Music spoke about working with developers and explained why such cooperation is beneficial to both sides.

Ubisoft has published a report for the first half of the fiscal year (ended September 30). During this period, the publisher earned €754 million, while games from the back catalog accounted for almost 100% of revenue. A separate chapter in the document is devoted to changes in the company related to harassment and inclusivity.General figures