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Ubisoft apologises after male-only Assassin's Creed promo video

Publisher has since re-edited and released a version showcasing the female protagonists of the best-selling series

Michel Ancel quits games development

Rayman and Beyond Good & Evil creator will instead focus on a wildlife sanctuary project

Ubisoft renamed Immortals: Fenyx Rising after trademark dispute

Upcoming game given current name after Monster Energy opposed trademark application for original title Gods & Monsters

Ubisoft adds Riders Republic, Prince of Persia remake to early 2021 lineup

Publisher plans Immortals Fenyx Rising and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World re-release for this holiday season, Rainbow 6 World Cup event next summer

Ubisoft CEO addresses abuse scandal, Elite Squad controversy

Yves Guillemot apologizes for failing to protect victims, condemns "anyone using our game as a proxy for hate or toxicity"

Ubisoft apologizes for 'insensitive and harmful' Elite Squad imagery

Publisher says it will remove "raised fist" from cinematic portraying protest movement as terrorist organization

Ubisoft drops discs from Xbox collector's editions

Premium SKUs for Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Watch Dogs Legion and Far Cry 6 will include a digital code instead

Ubisoft signs multi-year partnership with cloud gaming provider Parsec

Publisher used Parsec to allow over 1,000 journalists to remotely play Assassin's Creed Valhalla and Watch Dogs Legion

Tommy François has left Ubisoft

Exec was placed on disciplinary leave pending an investigation into harassment and abuse at the publisher

Netflix making Beyond Good & Evil movie

Feature film based on Ubisoft's cult hit will reportedly be director by Detective Pikachu director Rob Letterman

Ubisoft Quebec managing director steps down

Andrée Cossette says her departure is not related to recent allegations of abuses throughout the company

Ubisoft CEO: When informed of misconduct in the past, "we made tough decisions"

Yves Guillemot says certain individuals "betrayed trust," while Frédérick Duguet defends representation in publisher's games

Ubisoft's holiday next-gen games will be the same price as current-gen

However, the publisher leaves the door open for a price hike next year

Ubisoft reports record bookings despite light Q1 release slate

Assassin's Creed, Just Dance, Rainbow Six Siege performing well in pandemic; Ubisoft Forward had more concurrent viewers than any of publisher's E3 briefings

Ubisoft fires PR director over harassment allegations

Stone Chin denies allegation of sexual assault, claims it was not linked to Ubisoft's decision to terminate his employment

Assassin's Creed Odyssey has two leads because Ubisoft execs believed women don't sell

Both Syndicate and Origins also originally featured women leads more prominently

Ubisoft names Christophe Derennes new head of Montreal studio

With Yannis Mallat out, studio's executive VP of production takes over at the publisher's largest studio

Toxic culture at Ubisoft connected to dysfunction in HR department

About half of the recent cases of toxic behaviour unearthed at Ubisoft had previously been flagged to HR, recent reports suggest

Skull & Bones reportedly gets an internal reboot

Naval battle adventure to take on a "live storytelling" model inspired by Fortnite

Far Cry 6 announced at Ubisoft Forward, launches next year

Assassin's Creed: Valhalla and Watch Dogs: Legion also get release dates, smart delivery on Xbox