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- 5mo agoUBI-FRUbisoft shares plunge 18% after Assassin’s Creed maker warns of annual profit lossCNBCUbisoft shares plunged 18% on Thursday after the Assassin's Creed maker warned of further losses this year.
- 9mo agoUBI-FRUbisoft shares plummet 33% after Assassin’s Creed maker unveils reorganization, cancels six gamesCNBCThe games designer saw stock plunge on Thursday, following years of share price decline.
- 1y agoUBI-FR700-HKAssassin's Creed maker Ubisoft plunges 18% as outlook fails to impressCNBCUbisoft, which is behind the "Assassin's Creed" franchise, said it sees net bookings for the current fiscal year being "stable" year-on-year
- 1y agoUBI-FR700-HKAssassin's Creed-maker Ubisoft's shares surge 11% on deal to spin off top game franchisesCNBCUbisoft shares surged on Friday after the French video game publisher announced a deal to spin out some of its best-selling franchises.
- 1y agoUBI-FR700-HKUbisoft spins out new unit for Assassin’s Creed and other games, Tencent to take $1.25 billion stakeCNBCUbisoft on Thursday announced it's creating a new gaming subsidiary and that Chinese technology giant Tencent will invest 1.16 billion euros ($1.25 billion) into the unit.
- 1y agoUBI-FRUbisoft appoints advisors to explore strategic options after report on potential buyoutCNBCUbisoft said Thursday it's appointing advisors to review and pursue strategic options, following a report that its majority backers were considering a buyout.
- 2y agoUBI-FR700-HKUbisoft shares skyrocket 30% after report Tencent, Guillemot family considering buyoutCNBCUbisoft shares surged 30% Friday after a media report that Tencent and the firm's founding Guillemot family are considering a potential buyout of the company.
- 2y agoUBI-FRWith shares at 10-year lows, Assassin's Creed maker Ubisoft faces questions over its futureCNBCGaming firm Ubisoft is facing questions over its future amid a lackluster games pipeline and pressure from an activist investor to sell itself and go private.
- 2y agoUBI-FRSkull and Bones, Singapore's first major video game title, launches to mixed reviews after decade-long waitCNBCUbisoft Singapore officially launched its first major video game, Skull And Bones on Friday, ending an usually long development saga that spanned over a decade.
- 3y agoAAPLUBI-FR9697.T-JPTSM+1One of the biggest advances in this year's iPhones are the new Apple-made chipsCNBCOne of the biggest upgrades to the new Apple iPhone 15 Pro is the Apple-designed processor inside.
- 3y agoMSFTATVIUBI-FRMicrosoft's president on fresh bid for Activision Blizzard: 'Up to regulators to decide'CNBCMicrosoft's vice-chairman and president Brad Smith told CNBC the firm "really tried to take concerns to heart" before submitting a new takeover bid for Activision Blizzard.
- 3y agoUBI-FRATVIMSFTUbisoft shares pop 9% on revised Microsoft-Activision dealCNBCUnder the restructured agreement, cloud rights to Activision Blizzard's games will be divested to Ubisoft prior to Microsoft's acquisition.
- 3y agoUBI-FRMSFT700-HKAssassin's Creed maker Ubisoft sheds 21% to seven-year low after slashing guidance, cancelling gamesCNBCUbisoft shares slumped as low as 18.80 euros apiece Thursday morning, hitting their lowest level in more than seven years.
- 3y agoUBI-FR700-HKUbisoft cancels three games and slashes targets, citing 'worsening macroeconomic conditions'CNBCUbisoft said it expects its 2022 net bookings to fall 10%, after an earlier forecast called for an increase of 10%.
- 4y ago700-HKUBI-FRMSFTATVI+2Assassin's Creed maker Ubisoft plunges 16% after Chinese giant Tencent ups stakeCNBCChinese tech giant Tencent increased its stake in Ubisoft via an investment in an entity controlled by the Guillemot family who founded the French gaming firm.
- 4y ago7974.T-JP6758.T-JPMSFTATVI+2Video game giants had a miserable second quarter as the pandemic gaming boom hits a wallCNBCMicrosoft, Sony and Nintendo each reported a fall in quarterly video game sales. The main reason? People are spending less time playing and more time going out.
- 4y agoMSFTUBI-FRMinecraft creator rejects NFTs, citing a lack of inclusivityCNBCMinecraft creator Mojang said it won't support NFTs because they "create a scenario of the haves and the have-nots."
- 5y ago7974.T-JPMSFTUBI-FR9684.T-JP+3At E3 gaming event, Microsoft teases sci-fi epic Starfield while Ubisoft shows off new Avatar titleCNBCThe E3 gaming expo was packed with big announcements from publishers including Microsoft, Ubisoft and Square Enix.
- 5y agoUBI-FRDISEAGLUU+1Shares of gaming giant Ubisoft fall despite record quarterly salesCNBCUbisoft shares sank 6% Wednesday morning as it narrowed its guidance for the full year.
- 5y agoUBI-FRUbisoft shares climbs after a record launch for its latest Assassin's Creed gameCNBCThe company said its new Assassin's Creed Valhalla game achieved the best-selling launch in the franchise's history.
- 6y agoUEATTWOUBI-FRUnity stock falls in first earnings since IPO after it reports lossCNBCUnity Software's stock fell more than 6% in after-hours trading on Thursday as the company posted widening net losses in its third-quarter earnings.
- 6y agoMSFTAMZNGOOGLUBI-FR+1Cloud gaming battle heats up as Amazon enters the ring to take on Microsoft and GoogleCNBCAs Microsoft battles it out with Sony in this year's edition of the console wars, it's now got another rival to worry about.
- 6y agoEATTWOUBI-FRUnity shares pop following market debutCNBCShares of Unity, a video game software developer, jumped 44% in its market debut Friday.
- 6y agoSNOW&qsearchterm=snowflakeEATTWOUBI-FRUnity prices IPO above range at $52, initially valuing game software company at $13.7 billionCNBCUnity is set to wrap up a big week for tech IPOs on Friday, and investors showed bullishness, pricing the stock above its expected range.
- 6y agoAMZNFBUBI-FRMSFT+2The $150 billion video game industry grapples with a murky track record on diversityCNBCThough there have been some positive steps in the space, industry representatives say gaming has a long way to go on diversity and inclusion.
- 6y agoMSFTFBAAPLGOOGL+2Microsoft and Facebook blast Apple for restrictive rules on gaming appsCNBCThe iPhone maker has come under increasing scrutiny over its App Store's rules, which regulators are worried enable anti-competitive practices.
- 6y agoUBI-FRMSFTUbisoft posts 17.6% rise in sales, says it will take action after sexual misconduct scandalCNBCPeople around the world have been quarantined indoors during the coronavirus outbreak, which has led to a surge in sales of video games.
- 6y agoUBI-FRUbisoft attempts to hype up new games as executives quit over misconduct allegationsCNBCUbisoft used its Ubisoft Forward event Sunday to reveal more details about new games like "Far Cry 6" and "Assasin's Creed Valhalla."