Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has said he believes Sony got the price of PlayStation 3 right at launch - but warned a cut will be necessary if the company wants to attract more consumers.
Ubisoft has announced plans to create 150 new jobs at its studio in Casablanca over the next three years with the aid of an incentive program run by the Moroccan Government.
Ubisoft chairman Yves Guillemot has said that the company is on the look out for possible acquisitions, although the publisher wants to stay cash positive.
Ubisoft has released its financial results for the the year ending 31 March 2007, revealing net income of EUR 40.5 million - a 70 per cent increase over last year's total of EUR 11.9 million.
Splinter Cell producer Mathieu Ferland believes that Ubisoft's decision to reinvent the famed stealth series - ditching much of its light-and-shadow gameplay - will ultimately be vindicated by player reaction, despite the obvious risk.
Ubisoft has told <i>GamesIndustry.biz</i> that it believes it can exploit the World War III scenario established in Tom Clancy's EndWar for a variety of projects.
The conference which kicked off Ubisoft's Ubidays event in Paris tonight ended with the announcement that the publisher is to produce a game based on new movie Beowulf.
Yves Guillemot kicked off the two-day Ubidays event in Paris tonight by telling the audience it is Ubisoft's answer to E3 - which the publisher now considers to be "only for the US".
Ubisoft is the latest publisher to strengthen its offering in the casual games market, as the French giant looks to expand with a new product offering for Wii and DS.
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has called on Sony to reduce the price of PlayStation 3, warning that the company's market share will be reduced in this console cycle.
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has stated that he expects the publisher to benefit from the best software line-up in the history of the company, thanks to new brands such as Haze, the recently announced EndGame and anticipated action title Assassin's Creed.
Two of the executive producers on blockbuster TV show Lost have stated that the videogame tie-in is being worked on at Ubisoft's Montreal studio and will be out later this year.
Ubisoft's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 has taken the top spot in the UK All Formats charts — a position that eluded the original despite tremendous sales performance.