Ubisoft launches new business for Assassin's Creed and other big series, with €1.16bn Tencent investment

Ubisoft has launched a new subsidiary dedicated to its big three IPs – Assassin’s Creed, Rainbow Six, and Far Cry – in a move CEO Yves Guillemot has called a “new chapter” for the publisher.

As to what the new subsidiary will do, Guillemot says it’ll focus on “transforming [Assassin’s Creed, Rainbow Six, and Far Cry] into unique ecosystems”.

It also confirmed the business unit will be the new home of all Assassin’s Creed, Rainbow Six, and Far Cry development teams based in Montréal, Quebec, Sherbrooke, Saguenay, Barcelona, and Sofia.