It’s become clear now that the Star Wars and Assassin’s Creed IPs are not as ironclad as they once were for Ubisoft: Following a readjustment to financial targets resulting from “soft” sales of the game Star Wars Outlaws and a delay of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, the company is possibly looking to a buyout in order to stabilize itself.
As first reported by Bloomberg’s insiders, both Tencent and the Guillemot family company Guillemot Brothers Ltd have been discussing with advisors the possibility of taking the company private through a buyout, though initial suggestions were that these were early talks and not final decisions.
The vague nature of these considerations was further emphasized in a statement from Ubisoft in response to the news, saying that the company “regularly reviews all its strategic options in the interest of its stakeholders and will inform the market if and when appropriate.”
Meanwhile in more gamer-facing Ubisoft news, Skull & Bones has outlined the compensation package players will be receiving as a result of an update that was delayed by tech issues and further had bugs that prevented players from getting their helm management rewards. The game has also put out a debrief on the game’s various NPC factions.
