GameDaily chats with Ubisoft’s Jason Altman and Danielle Kreinik about creating the first mainstream TV show about game development.
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot acknowledged that the current fiscal year has been ‘well below expectations,’ but the back catalog performed well in Q3 and Uplay has seen big growth.
Joost van Dreunen, Head of Games at Nielsen, outlines his key 2020 predictions for cloud gaming, 5G, Tencent’s rise, and more.
The French developer and publisher hopes to inject more variety into its stable of live-service games.
The publisher has also delayed a suite of its upcoming AAA titles into fiscal year 2021-21.
Ubisoft, which has several exclusive (aside from UPlay) games in the Epic Game Store, says it ‘doesn’t reflect’ the industry’s current path.
With the shadow of Vivendi’s hostile takeover in the rearview mirror, Ubisoft looks toward new IP and reinvigorated creative freedom.
The French publisher has adapted well to the live-service era as recurring revenue from players continues to see sharp increases.
The French publisher is once again collaborating with Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s company, this time for music on Watch Dogs Legion; developers are calling Ubisoft out.
At Casual Connect London, Ubisoft’s Chris Early explained the challenge of the subscription model and how developers may have to ‘game the system.’