Ubisoft is a French
video game publisher headquartered in
Montreuil, founded in March 1986 by the Guillemot brothers. Since its establishment, Ubisoft has become one of the largest video game publishers, and it has the largest in-house development team, with more than 20,000 employees working in over 45 studios as of May 2021.
While Ubisoft set up many in-house studios itself, such as
Ubisoft Montreal,
Ubisoft Toronto,
Ubisoft Montpellier and
Ubisoft Paris
Ubisoft is a French video game publisher headquartered in Montreuil, founded in March 1986 by the Guillemot brothers. Since its establishment, Ubisoft has become one of the largest video game publishers, and it has the largest in-house developme ...
, the company also acquired several studios, such as
Massive Entertainment,
Red Storm Entertainment,
Reflections Interactive
Ubisoft Reflections Limited (formerly Reflections and later Reflections Interactive Limited) is a British video game developer and a studio of Ubisoft based in Newcastle upon Tyne. Founded in 1984 by Martin Edmondson and Nicholas Chamberlain, th ...
and
FreeStyleGames. Ubisoft's studios often cooperate with each other in their projects, sharing different development duties. ''
Assassin's Creed Unity'', released in 2014, saw ten studios worldwide work together.
North America
Blue Mammoth Games
Blue Mammoth Games, based in
Atlanta, Georgia, was founded by Lincoln Hamilton and Matt Woomer in 2009. In October 2012, Xaviant, another Atlanta-based developer, acquired a 50% stake in the company. In November 2017, Blue Mammoth announced that a new studio, located in
Amsterdam, Netherlands, would be opened to hire 25 people. The studio was opened in January 2018. Blue Mammoth was acquired by Ubisoft on 1 March 2018. The company's primary product is ''
Brawlhalla
''Brawlhalla'' is a free-to-play fighting game developed by Blue Mammoth Games and published by Ubisoft for macOS, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series S & X, Android and iOS, with full cross-pla ...
''.
Hybride Technologies
Hybride Technologies in
Piedmont, Quebec
Piedmont is a small municipality within the Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, in the Laurentian Mountains of the administrative region of Laurentides. It is located along the North River and Autoroute 15 and Route ...
, is a technology company founded in 1991. Its main role is to create visual effects for films and TV shows, and had contributed to films such as ''
Jurassic World
''Jurassic World'' is a 2015 American science fiction action film directed by Colin Trevorrow, who co-wrote the screenplay with Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, and Derek Connolly from a story by Jaffa and Silver. It is the first installment in the ...
'', ''
Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' and ''
Solo: A Star Wars Story''. The company was acquired by Ubisoft in 2008.
The company has a second office co-located with
Ubisoft Montreal in Montreal, Quebec, which was opened in February 2016.
Quazal
Quazal, based in
Montreal,
Quebec, is a
software developer
Software development is the process of conceiving, specifying, designing, Computer programming, programming, software documentation, documenting, software testing, testing, and Software bugs, bug fixing involved in creating and maintaining applic ...
Founded in 1998 by Sylvain Beaudry, Martin Lavoie and Carl Dionne, the company focuses on the development of
cross-platform multiplayer tools for
video games, most notably, Net-Z and Rendez-Vous. On 4 November 2010, it was announced that Ubisoft had acquired Quazal.
Red Storm Entertainment
Red Storm Entertainment was founded by novelist
Tom Clancy,
managing director Steve Reid, and 17 staff members in
Cary, North Carolina, in 1996. The company self-published its first
tactical shooter, ''
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six'', in 1998. Ubisoft acquired the studio in 2000. After the acquisition, Red Storm continued to work on tactical shooters in the ''
Tom Clancy's
''Tom Clancy's'' is a branding used by video game company Ubisoft for video games, some of which feature the works of American author Tom Clancy, while others do not. Various sub-series are often unrelated to each other with a few exceptions, al ...
'' franchise and developed ''
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
''Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon'' is a series of military tactical shooter video games published by Ubisoft. In the series, the player is in charge of a fictional, newly conceived squad of U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers from Delta Company, 1st Ba ...
'' in 2001, as well as its sequel, ''
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2'', in 2004. Red Storm continues to collaborate with other Ubisoft studios on future ''Ghost Recon'' titles and was involved in the development of several ''Far Cry'' games. In 2008, Ubisoft acquired the rights to Clancy's name for video games. Red Storm became one of the first Ubisoft studios to develop
virtual reality projects, starting with the release of ''
Werewolves Within'' in 2016 and ''
Star Trek: Bridge Crew'' in 2017.
Ubisoft CRC (NCSA)
Ubisoft Consumer Relationship Center manages Customer Support and Community Management for North, Central & South American territories and is located in Cary, North Carolina, sharing office space with
Red Storm Entertainment.
Ubisoft Halifax
Ubisoft Halifax (formerly Longtail Studios Halifax) is based in
Halifax, Nova Scotia, and best known for co-developing the ''
Rocksmith'' series. The company was founded in 2009 as a studio of
New York City-based Longtail Studios, itself founded in 2003 by Ubisoft co-founder Gérard Guillemot.
In July 2009, Longtail Studios offered the 23 employees at its
Charlottetown
Charlottetown is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, Charlottetown was an unincorporated town until it was incorporated as a city in ...
,
Prince Edward Island (PEI), studio the ability to relocate to their new Halifax studio. The move was met by PEI's Minister of Innovation,
Allan Campbell, offering Longtail Studios subsidies and tax breaks to retain the jobs in PEI.
In August 2013, Longtail Studios Halifax joined the
Entertainment Software Association of Canada
Entertainment Software Association of Canada (ESAC) is a not for profit trade association serving the business and public affairs needs of companies in Canada that develop, publish and distribute computer and video games for video game consoles, h ...
.
At this time, the studio had 45 employees.
On 13 October 2015, Ubisoft acquired Longtail Studios Halifax, then covering over 30 employees, wherein the company was renamed Ubisoft Halifax. Another 10 positions were immediately opened for hiring. Through the acquisition, Ubisoft planned to expand its mobile game business in Canada. Ubisoft Halifax has more than 70 employees as of May 2021.
Ubisoft Montreal
![Ubisoft Montreal](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/Ubisoft_Montreal.jpg)
Ubisoft Montreal is Ubisoft's largest in-house development studio, as well as the largest development studio worldwide with more than 4,000 employees.
Founded in 1997 in
Montreal, Quebec, the studio started with only 50 employees. 25 of these came from Ubisoft's headquarters in France, while the rest were new recruits. Yannis Mallat is the company's studio head. While the company originally focused their work on licensed family-friendly titles, the team achieved breakthrough success through the release of two new titles: ''
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time'' and ''
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
''Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell'' is a series of stealth action-adventure video games, the first of which was released in 2002, and their tie-in novels that were endorsed by Tom Clancy. The series follows Sam Fisher, a highly trained agent of a ...
''.
Following this success, they shifted their focus onto developing
AAA titles. The company developed ''
Far Cry 2'' and the subsequent ''
Far Cry'' sequels, became involved in the ''
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six'' series since ''
Vegas'' and has become the lead developer of Ubisoft's most successful franchise, ''
Assassin's Creed
''Assassin's Creed'' is an open-world, action-adventure, and stealth game franchise published by Ubisoft and developed mainly by its studio Ubisoft Montreal using the game engine Anvil and its more advanced derivatives. Created by Patrice D ...
'', since the franchise's inception. The studio was also involved in creating new
intellectual properties, such as ''
For Honor'', ''
Watch Dogs'' and ''
Hyper Scape''.
Ubisoft Montreal has more than 4,000 employees as of May 2021.
Ubisoft Quebec
Ubisoft Quebec was founded by Ubisoft in 2005 in
Quebec City, Quebec. The studio was set out to provide assistance to Ubisoft's main studios, and it also participated in the development of
downloadable content for the ''
Assassin's Creed
''Assassin's Creed'' is an open-world, action-adventure, and stealth game franchise published by Ubisoft and developed mainly by its studio Ubisoft Montreal using the game engine Anvil and its more advanced derivatives. Created by Patrice D ...
'' series, such as ''Tyranny of King Washington'' for ''
Assassin's Creed III'', and ''Freedom Cry'' for ''
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag''. On 3 November 2010, Ubisoft announced that it had acquired Longtail Studios Quebec, a studio of
New York City-based Longtail Studios, itself founded in 2003 by Ubisoft co-founder Gérard Guillemot.
As a result, 48 of the studio's staff were moved to Ubisoft's existing
Ubisoft Quebec operations. The division's director, Andreas Mollman, resigned, and 5–6 employees were laid off.
The Quebec studio worked on ''
Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth'', a
Kinect
Kinect is a line of motion sensing input devices produced by Microsoft and first released in 2010. The devices generally contain RGB cameras, and infrared projectors and detectors that map depth through either structured light or time of flig ...
title released in 2012, and became the lead developer for ''
Assassin's Creed Syndicate'' in 2015, replacing the Montreal studio. It would be the first time the Quebec studio changed its role from a support studio to a lead developer of a AAA game. The studio has more than 500 employees.
The company also served as the lead developer for ''
Assassin's Creed Odyssey'' (2018), and ''
Immortals Fenyx Rising
''Immortals Fenyx Rising'' (originally known as ''Gods and Monsters'') is an action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Quebec and published by Ubisoft. The game was released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Stadia, Wi ...
'' (2020).
Ubisoft Quebec has more than 500 employees as of May 2021.
Ubisoft Saguenay
Ubisoft Saguenay, in
Chicoutimi, Quebec, was announced in September 2017 and opened in February 2018 with 20 employees led by Jimmy Boulianne.
The studio will be used to support online and connectivity components for Ubisoft's games. Ubisoft Saguenay has 75 employees as of May 2021.
Ubisoft San Francisco
Ubisoft San Francisco was founded in 2009 within Ubisoft's North American headquarters in
San Francisco, California. The studio is the lead developer for the ''
Rocksmith'' series. The studio recruited many new employees in the mid-2010s, and collaborated with
Matt Stone and
Trey Parker to develop ''
South Park: The Fractured But Whole'', a
role-playing game
A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game, RPG) is a game in which players assume the roles of player character, characters in a fictional Setting (narrative), setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within ...
set in the ''
South Park
''South Park'' is an American animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone and developed by Brian Graden for Comedy Central. The series revolves around four boys Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormickand th ...
'' universe.
Ubisoft Sherbrooke
Ubisoft Sherbrooke was founded in November 2021 in
Sherbrooke, Quebec. The studio will co-develop Ubisoft’s main franchises.
Ubisoft Toronto
![Ubisoft Toronto - 2013](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Ubisoft_Toronto_-_2013.jpg)
Ubisoft Toronto was founded by Ubisoft in May 2010 in
Toronto, Ontario. The studio opening can be credited to the success of the Montreal studio, which encouraged Ubisoft to continue its expansion in Canada. The team at Toronto are mostly employees from the Montreal studio who had worked on ''
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction''. The studio then took the lead role in developing ''
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
''Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell'' is a series of stealth action-adventure video games, the first of which was released in 2002, and their tie-in novels that were endorsed by Tom Clancy. The series follows Sam Fisher, a highly trained agent of a ...
'' game, as the then studio head
Jade Raymond
Jade Raymond (born 28 August 1975) is a Canadian video game creator, best known for helping create the ''Assassin's Creed'' and ''Watch Dogs'' franchises, and for building the Ubisoft Toronto and EA Motive Studios. On 16 March 2021, Raymond an ...
thought that it is Ubisoft's most iconic franchise and can help the studio to expand and recruit. Their debut game, ''
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist'', received critical acclaim upon release.
The studio continued to contribute to other Ubisoft's project, including ''
Far Cry 4'' and ''
Assassin's Creed Unity''. Raymond departed the studio and formed
Motive Studios
Motive Studio (also known as EA Motive and Motive) is a Canadian video game developer and studio of Electronic Arts (EA) based in Montreal.
History
Motive Studio was founded within Electronic Arts (EA) by Jade Raymond, a former Ubisoft execu ...
in 2015.
Clint Hocking, the director of ''
Far Cry 2'', worked in the Toronto studio. The studio also served as the lead developer for ''
Starlink: Battle for Atlas'', a
toys-to-life game,
and ''
Watch Dogs: Legion'', which was directed by Hocking.
It also replaced the Montreal studio as the lead developer for ''
Far Cry 6
''Far Cry 6'' is a 2021 first-person shooter game developed by Ubisoft Toronto and published by Ubisoft. It is the sixth main installment in the ''Far Cry'' series and the successor to 2018's ''Far Cry 5''. The game is set on the fictional Carib ...
''.
Ubisoft Winnipeg
On 6 April 2018, Ubisoft announced it would invest in Canada's Manitoba province to create 100 jobs within five years, establishing a studio located in
Winnipeg. Darryl Long will serve as the studio's
managing director. Ubisoft Winnipeg will work on Ubisoft's
open world franchises.
Europe
1492 Studio
1492 Studio was founded in
Vailhauquès
Vailhauquès (; oc, Valhauqués) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Hérault department
The following is a list of the 342 communes of the Hérault depart ...
, France, in 2014 by Claire and Thibaud Zamora, and acquired by Ubisoft in February 2018. The studio developed ''
Is it Love?'', a free-to-play episodic mobile game.
Future Games of London
Future Games of London was founded in 2009 in
London, England. The studio released ''
Hungry Shark
''Hungry Shark'' is a series of arcade-style RPG Games, RPG games developed and published by Future Games of London (prior to ''Hungry Shark Evolution'') and Ubisoft (since ''Hungry Shark Evolution''). The games allow players to control several un ...
'' before Ubisoft's acquisition in October 2013. The studio continues to work on new entries in the ''Hungry Shark'' series.
Green Panda Games
Ubisoft acquired a 70% stake in Green Panda Games in July 2019, with an option to fully acquire the company. Green Panda Games, founded in 2013 and based in Paris, is a developer and publisher of over 50 mobile casual games. Green Panda Games has 120 employees as of May 2021.
i3D.net
It was announced in November 2018 that Ubisoft would be acquiring Dutch server hosting company i3D.net. The acquisition closed before the end of the 2018-19 fiscal year.
Ivory Tower
Ivory Tower was founded in Lyon, France, in September 2007 by Ahmed Boukhelifa, Stéphane Beley and Emmanuel Oualid.
All three founders were previously employed by
Eden Games.
Ivory Tower's first game, ''
The Crew'', was announced through Ubisoft, acting as its publisher, in June 2013, and released for
Microsoft Windows
Windows is a group of several proprietary graphical operating system families developed and marketed by Microsoft. Each family caters to a certain sector of the computing industry. For example, Windows NT for consumers, Windows Server for serv ...
,
PlayStation 4
The PlayStation 4 (PS4) is a home video game console developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Announced as the successor to the PlayStation 3 in February 2013, it was launched on November 15, 2013, in North America, November 29, 2013 in ...
,
Xbox 360 and
Xbox One in December 2014. On 5 October 2015, as ''The Crew'' reached 3 million players, Ubisoft announced that they had acquired Ivory Tower for an undisclosed sum. At the time, the studio housed 100 employees. Ivory Tower's second game, ''
The Crew 2'', was announced by Ubisoft in June 2017, and released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One in June 2018.
Ketchapp
Ketchapp was founded in 2014 in
Paris, France, by brothers Michel and Antoine Morcos, specialising in publishing games for the
mobile games market. The company was acquired by Ubisoft in 2016.
Kolibri Games
Kolibri Games, founded in 2016 in Berlin, Germany, is a developer of
idle
Idle generally refers to idleness, a lack of motion or energy.
Idle or ''idling'', may also refer to:
Technology
* Idle (engine), engine running without load
** Idle speed
* Idle (CPU), CPU non-utilisation or low-priority mode
** Synchronous ...
games genre and publishes ''Idle Miner Tycoon'' and ''Idle Factory Tycoon''. Ubisoft has acquired 75% of the studio in 2020. Kolibri Games has 130 employees as of May 2021.
Massive Entertainment
![Massive entertainment in malmö sweden december 2008](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Massive_entertainment_in_malm%C3%B6_sweden_december_2008.jpg)
Massive Entertainment was founded in 1997 in
Ronneby
Ronneby is a locality and the seat of Ronneby Municipality in Blekinge County, Sweden with 12,029 inhabitants in 2010.
Ronneby is regarded as the heart of "the Garden of Sweden", and in 2005 the park "Brunnsparken" in Ronneby was voted Sweden's m ...
, Sweden. Formerly a subsidiary of
Vivendi Universal Games
Vivendi Games was an American video game publisher and holding company based in Los Angeles. It was founded in 1996 as CUC Software, the publishing subsidiary of CUC International, after the latter acquired video game companies Davidson & Associ ...
, Massive has placed most of its focus on developing
real-time strategy games like ''
Ground Control'' and ''
World in Conflict''. It was acquired by Ubisoft in March 2008. Following the acquisition, Massive Entertainment worked on
Uplay, Ubisoft's digital distribution platform, and developed ''
Just Dance Now
''Just Dance Now'' is a video game in the Just Dance (video game series), ''Just Dance'' series developed and published by Ubisoft. It was released on September 25, 2014, in both the App Store (iOS/iPadOS), App Store and Google Play. The trailer ...
''.
The company also developed the
Snowdrop engine, and used it in ''
Tom Clancy's The Division'' and its sequel, ''
The Division 2
''Tom Clancy's The Division 2'' is an online-only action role-playing video game developed by Massive Entertainment and published by Ubisoft. The sequel to ''Tom Clancy's The Division'' (2016), it is set in a near-future Washington, D.C., in the ...
'', as well as an upcoming video game based on the ''
Avatar'' film series.
Nadeo
Nadeo was founded in 2000 in
Paris, France, by Florent Castelnérac. Ubisoft announced the acquisition of Nadeo on 5 October 2009. Anne Blondel-Jouin served as the company's publishing director between 2011 and 2013. and gained success with the racing game franchise ''
TrackMania
''TrackMania'' is a series of racing games for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo DS and Wii developed by Nadeo and Firebrand Games. Instead of following the usual trend of choosing a set car and track to play ...
''. The team focused on allowing players to create
user-generated content and developed a network called ManiaPlanet. All games developed by Nadeo since Ubisoft's acquisition in 2009 were racing games, except for ''
ShootMania Storm'', a
first-person shooter. Nadeo's latest title is ''
Trackmania
''TrackMania'' is a series of racing games for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo DS and Wii developed by Nadeo and Firebrand Games. Instead of following the usual trend of choosing a set car and track to play ...
'', the free-to-play remake of ''
TrackMania Nations''.
Owlient
Owlient is a video game studio founded in 2005 in Paris, France. The company focuses on creating
free-to-play titles, with their most successful game being ''
Howrse
''Howrse'' is a free-to-play browser game developed by French studio Owlient and currently published by Ubisoft. It is a breeding simulation game with horses.
History
In 2005, two computer science students, Vincent Guth and Olivier Issaly, foun ...
''. Owlient was acquired by Ubisoft in 2011.
Ubisoft RedLynx
RedLynx was founded in 2000 in
Helsinki, Finland, by brothers Atte and Antti Ilvessuo and focuses on creating
racing games with the ''
Trials'' series. While the studio was developing ''
Trials Evolution
''Trials Evolution'' is a racing video game for the Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows in which each player controls a motorcycle trials rider who traverses an obstacle course. The game was developed by Ubisoft RedLynx and published by Microsoft Stu ...
'', it was acquired by Ubisoft in November 2011.
Following Ubisoft's acquisition, the company continued to work on new ''Trials'' instalments with ''
Trials Fusion
''Trials Fusion'' is a platform racing video game developed by Ubisoft RedLynx in collaboration with Ubisoft Shanghai and Ubisoft Kyiv. A follow-up to ''Trials Evolution'', it is the fifth game in the ''Trials'' series and is the first one to be ...
'' in 2014, ''
Trials of the Blood Dragon
''Trials of the Blood Dragon'' is a platform game developed by Ubisoft RedLynx and published by Ubisoft. As a crossover game of '' Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon'' and the ''Trials'' series, the game was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 ...
'' in 2016, and ''
Trials Rising
''Trials Rising'' is a 2.5D fault-based racing game developed by Ubisoft RedLynx and Ubisoft Kyiv and published by Ubisoft. It was released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One in February 2019, for Stadia in November 2019 ...
'' in 2019. Ubisoft RedLynx has more than 150 employees as of May 2021.
Ubisoft Annecy
Ubisoft Annecy was established in 1996 in
Annecy
Annecy ( , ; frp, Èneci or ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. It lies on the northern tip of Lake Annecy, south of Geneva, Switzerland. Nicknamed ...
, France, and their first game was ''
Rayman Revolution
''Rayman 2: The Great Escape'' is a 1999 platform video game developed by Ubi Pictures and published by Ubi Soft for the Nintendo 64, Microsoft Windows, Sega Dreamcast and Sony PlayStation. An enhanced remake titled ''Rayman Revolution'' (' ...
'' for
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on 4 March 2000, in North America on 26 October 2000, in Europe on 24 November 2000, and in Australia on 3 ...
. Annecy developed the multiplayer portion of many Ubisoft games, including the ''
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
''Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell'' is a series of stealth action-adventure video games, the first of which was released in 2002, and their tie-in novels that were endorsed by Tom Clancy. The series follows Sam Fisher, a highly trained agent of a ...
'' series and the ''
Assassin's Creed
''Assassin's Creed'' is an open-world, action-adventure, and stealth game franchise published by Ubisoft and developed mainly by its studio Ubisoft Montreal using the game engine Anvil and its more advanced derivatives. Created by Patrice D ...
'' series. Their first title as a lead developer was ''
Steep
Steep may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Steep'' (2007 film), a film about extreme skiing
* ''Steep'' (video game), a 2016 video game
Places England
* Steep, Hampshire, a village in central Hampshire, England
* Steep Hill, a popular to ...
'', an
open world winter sports game released in late 2016.
The studio was previously known as Ubisoft Simulations. The studio also collaborated with Massive Entertainment and worked on ''
Tom Clancy's The Division 2''.
The studio's latest game is ''
Riders Republic
''Riders Republic'' is a sports video game developed by Ubisoft Annecy and published by Ubisoft. The game was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Amazon Luna, Stadia, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on October 28, 2021.
Gameplay
Th ...
'', which was released on 28 October 2021.
Ubisoft Barcelona
![Ubisoft Barcelona01](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/Ubisoft_Barcelona01.jpg)
Ubisoft Barcelona was founded in 1998 and is based in
Barcelona, Spain. The team's early focus laid on
racing games, until their focus shifted to develop casual games such as ''
Your Shape
''Your Shape'' is an exercise video game developed by Ubisoft, released for PCs and the Wii in 2009. Utilizing a motion tracking camera released with the game, ''Your Shape'' guides the player through various aerobic exercises that can be tailo ...
'' for
Wii
The Wii ( ) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. It was released on November 19, 2006, in North America and in December 2006 for most other Regional lockout, regions of the world. It is Nintendo's fifth major ho ...
. The Barcelona studio also served as a support studio, working on titles such as ''
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege'' and ''
Raving Rabbids
''Rabbids'', also known as ''Raving Rabbids'' (French: ''Lapins Crétins''), is a multimedia franchise developed and published by Ubisoft. It originated as a spin-off video game from the ''Rayman'' video game series, 2006's ''Rayman Raving Rabbi ...
''. The studio also worked with
Red Storm Entertainment on ''
Star Trek: Bridge Crew''.
Ubisoft Barcelona Mobile
Ubisoft Barcelona Mobile, based in
Barcelona, Spain, was formed as Microjocs Mobile in 2002, and became part of
Digital Chocolate in August 2007. The studio was sold to Ubisoft in September 2013 and subsequently renamed Ubisoft Barcelona Mobile. Productions by Ubisoft Barcelona Mobile include ''Galaxy Life'' and ''Might & Magic: Elemental Guardians''.
Ubisoft Barcelona Mobile has more than 70 employees as of May 2021.
Ubisoft Belgrade
Founded in November 2016, Ubisoft Belgrade in
Belgrade
Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...
, Serbia, has worked on ''
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
''Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands'' is a third-person tactical shooter video game developed by Ubisoft Paris in collaboration with Ubisoft Bucharest, Ubisoft Reflections, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Annecy, Ubisoft Milan and Ubisoft Belgra ...
''
player-versus-player component, ''
Steep: Road to the Olympics'' and ''
The Crew 2''. The studio develops post-launch content for ''Wildlands''.
Ubisoft Blue Byte
Ubisoft Blue Byte was founded in
Düsseldorf, Germany, in 1988.
The company found early success with
strategy
Strategy (from Greek στρατηγία ''stratēgia'', "art of troop leader; office of general, command, generalship") is a general plan to achieve one or more long-term or overall goals under conditions of uncertainty. In the sense of the "art ...
titles, such as ''
The Settlers'' and ''
Battle Isle
''Battle Isle'' is a series of turn-based tactics video games developed in the 1990s by Blue Byte and released for Amiga and MS-DOS and later for Microsoft Windows. The settings are wars on a fictional planet, Chromos.
Plot
The ''Battle Isle'' ...
''. Blue Byte was acquired by Ubisoft in 2001.
Ubisoft Berlin
Ubisoft Berlin was opened in early 2018 in
Berlin, Germany, with a focus on co-development. The company will develop on games in the ''
Far Cry'' franchise.
In 2020, it was confirmed that the company is also working on ''
Skull & Bones''.
Ubisoft Mainz
Ubisoft Mainz was established as Related Designs by Thomas Pottkämper, Burkhard Ratheiser, Thomas Stein, and Jens Vielhaben in 1995, then based in Pottkämper's parents' house in Mainz'
Nackenheim district. On 11 April 2007, Ubisoft acquired a 30% stake in Related Designs, alongside the rights to the Related Designs-developed ''
Anno
Anno may refer to:
People
* Anno of Saint Gall (died 954), Anti-Abbot of St. Gall
* Anno II (Archbishop of Cologne) ( 1010–1075), Archbishop of Cologne from 1056 to 1075
*Anno (surname)
*Anno Birkin (1980–2001), English musician
*Hideaki Anno ...
'' series.
In May 2008, they had 50 employees. On 11 April 2013, Ubisoft acquired the remaining 70% and took total control over Related Designs. From that point on, the company would develop projects in tandem with another German Ubisoft studio,
Blue Byte. Related Designs was assigned the Blue Byte name in June 2014. The studio was rebranded Ubisoft Mainz in August 2019.
Ubisoft Bordeaux
Ubisoft Bordeaux was founded in September 2017 in
Bordeaux, France.
It serves as a support studio and collaborates with the Annecy, Paris and Montpellier studios on their future titles. The studio is headed by Julien Mayeux. Ubisoft Bordeaux has more than 300 employees as of May 2021.
Ubisoft Bucharest
Ubisoft Bucharest in
Bucharest, Romania, was founded by six members in 1992 as Ubisoft's first in-house studio that was based outside France. They developed games in the ''
Chessmaster'', ''
Silent Hunter'', and ''
H.A.W.X'' series. It also supported other studios on the development of ''
Assassin's Creed
''Assassin's Creed'' is an open-world, action-adventure, and stealth game franchise published by Ubisoft and developed mainly by its studio Ubisoft Montreal using the game engine Anvil and its more advanced derivatives. Created by Patrice D ...
'' multiplayer, ''
Assassin's Creed Rogue'', ''
Just Dance'', and ''
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier''.
A separate team in
Craiova
Craiova (, also , ), is Romania's 6th Cities in Romania, largest city and capital of Dolj County, and situated near the east bank of the river Jiu River, Jiu in central Oltenia. It is a longstanding political center, and is located at approximatel ...
was established in September 2008 with 12 employees. In December 2008, 126 employees were added to the two studios (75 in Bucharest and 51 in Craiova), with the total staff count reaching around 770.
Ubisoft CRC (EMEA)
Ubisoft Consumer Relationship Center manages Customer Support and Community Management for Europe, Middle East & Asian territories and is located in
Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
Ubisoft Kyiv
Ubisoft Kyiv was founded in 2008 in
Kyiv, Ukraine, originally as Ubisoft Kiev. The studio's focus is to port Ubisoft games to
personal computers (PCs), and the studio has also worked on titles such as ''
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Future Soldier'' and ''
Watch Dogs 2''. Ubisoft Kyiv partnered with
Massive Entertainment on
Uplay and frequently worked with
RedLynx
Ubisoft is a French video game publisher headquartered in Montreuil, founded in March 1986 by the Guillemot brothers. Since its establishment, Ubisoft has become one of the largest video game publishers, and it has the largest in-house developme ...
on ''
Trials'' games. In 2016, the studio launched a quality control department for PC ports. Recently, Ubisoft Kyiv has worked closely with
Ubisoft Quebec on ''
Assassin's Creed Odyssey'' PC version, and with
RedLynx
Ubisoft is a French video game publisher headquartered in Montreuil, founded in March 1986 by the Guillemot brothers. Since its establishment, Ubisoft has become one of the largest video game publishers, and it has the largest in-house developme ...
on ''
Trials Rising
''Trials Rising'' is a 2.5D fault-based racing game developed by Ubisoft RedLynx and Ubisoft Kyiv and published by Ubisoft. It was released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One in February 2019, for Stadia in November 2019 ...
''.
In December 2019, Ubisoft Kiev was rebranded as Ubisoft Kyiv to adopt the Ukrainian spelling of the city's name.
Ubisoft Leamington
Ubisoft Leamington, formerly FreeStyleGames, was founded in
Leamington Spa
Royal Leamington Spa, commonly known as Leamington Spa or simply Leamington (), is a spa town and civil parish in Warwickshire, England. Originally a small village called Leamington Priors, it grew into a spa town in the 18th century following ...
, England, in 2002 by six industry veterans formerly of
Codemasters and
Rare. The studio worked on popular music games such as ''
DJ Hero'' and ''
Sing Party
''Sing Party'' (formerly just ''SiNG'', and stylized as ''SiNG PARTY'') is a Music video game, music Party video game, party video game developed by Nintendo and FreeStyleGames and published by Nintendo for the Wii U. It is a karaoke-style game a ...
'' while it was owned by
Activision. After the commercial failure of ''
Guitar Hero Live
''Guitar Hero Live'' is a 2015 music rhythm video game developed by FreeStyleGames and published by Activision. It is the seventh main installment in the ''Guitar Hero'' series. The game was released for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xb ...
'', Activision sold the studio to Ubisoft, which directed the studio to work with
Ubisoft Reflections. Ubisoft Leamington works closely with
Ubisoft Reflections ans has more than 100 employees as of May 2021.
Ubisoft Milan
Ubisoft Milan was founded in 1998 in
Milan, Italy. The studio's initial focus was to develop handheld titles, and it brought ''
Rayman'' and ''
Rayman 2 Forever
''Rayman 2: The Great Escape'' is a 1999 platform video game developed by Ubi Pictures and published by Ubi Soft for the Nintendo 64, Microsoft Windows, Sega Dreamcast and Sony PlayStation. An enhanced remake titled ''Rayman Revolution'' (' ...
'' to
Game Boy Color
The (commonly abbreviated as GBC) is a handheld game console, manufactured by Nintendo, which was released in Japan on October 21, 1998 and to international markets that November. It is the successor to the Game Boy and is part of the Game ...
and ''
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Prophecy'' to
Game Boy Advance. The Milan studio also served as a support studio for Ubisoft, assisting other studios on many games, such as ''
Beyond Good & Evil
''Beyond Good & Evil'' is a 2003 action-adventure video game developed and published by Ubisoft for the PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, Xbox and GameCube platforms. The story follows the adventures of Jade, an investigative reporter and m ...
'', ''
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear'', ''
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Athena Sword'', ''
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow'', ''
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory'', ''
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent'', ''
Assassin's Creed III: Liberation'', ''
Assassin's Creed Rogue'', ''
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'', and ''
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
''Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands'' is a third-person tactical shooter video game developed by Ubisoft Paris in collaboration with Ubisoft Bucharest, Ubisoft Reflections, Ubisoft Montpellier, Ubisoft Annecy, Ubisoft Milan and Ubisoft Belgra ...
'', and is a core developer of the ''
Just Dance'' series. The studio's focus then shifted to develop games that require
motion control, including ''
MotionSports
''MotionSports'' is a sports video game released for the Xbox 360 in November 2010 by Ubisoft. It was one of the first games released for use with the Kinect motion sensing device.
Reception
The game received "unfavorable" reviews according to t ...
'' (with the Barcellona studio), ''
We Dare'', and ''
Raving Rabbids: Alive and Kicking'' (with the Paris studio).
The studio was the lead developer of the company's first
Nintendo Switch
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exclusive game, ''
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
is a character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the ''Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his creat ...
'', together with Ubisoft Paris; it also developed ''Donkey Kong Adventure'', the
downloadable content for that game,
and the sequel ''
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
''Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope'' is a 2022 action-adventure turn-based strategy video game developed by Ubisoft Milan and Ubisoft Paris and published by Ubisoft for the Nintendo Switch. The game is a crossover between Nintendo's ''Mario'' and U ...
''.
Ubisoft Montpellier
Ubisoft Montpellier, formerly Ubi Pictures, was founded in 1994 as one of Ubisoft's graphics departments in
Castelnau-le-Lez
Castelnau-le-Lez (; oc, Castèlnòu de Les) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. Located on the outskirts of Montpellier, it is situated around 3 km (1.8 mi) north of the city centre. In 20 ...
, France. The studio has released several successful games under
Michel Ancel
Michel Ancel (; born 29 March 1972) is a French video game designer. He is best known for creating the ''Rayman'' franchise and was the lead designer or director for several of the games, including ''Rayman Origins'' and its sequel ''Rayman Lege ...
's direction, including ''
Rayman'' and ''
Beyond Good & Evil
''Beyond Good & Evil'' is a 2003 action-adventure video game developed and published by Ubisoft for the PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, Xbox and GameCube platforms. The story follows the adventures of Jade, an investigative reporter and m ...
''. The company also worked on several licensed titles, including ''
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn'' and ''
Peter Jackson's King Kong
''Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie'' (also known as ''Peter Jackson's King Kong'', or simply ''King Kong'') is a 2005 action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montpellier and published by Ubisoft, based on the 20 ...
'', and collaborated with
Eric Chahi
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The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Norse ''* ain ...
on ''
From Dust''. The studio also developed the
UbiArt Framework
The UbiArt Framework is a 2.5D video game engine developed by Ubisoft Montpellier. Its function is to organize 2D animated vector graphics into a playable video game without extensive coding.
History
In 2010, Ubisoft announced '' Rayman Origi ...
engine, used in titles like ''
Rayman Origins
''Rayman Origins'' is a 2011 platform video game developed and published by Ubisoft. It is the fourth main installment in the ''Rayman'' series and the first main installment since '' Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc'' (2003). The game was released for ...
'', ''
Rayman Legends'' and ''
Valiant Hearts: The Great War''. The company is working on ''
Beyond Good and Evil 2
''Beyond Good and Evil 2'' is an upcoming action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montpellier and published by Ubisoft. It is a prequel to ''Beyond Good & Evil'', released in 2003. Its development was characterized in the media by uncert ...
'' and ''
Space Junkies''.
Ubisoft Odesa
Ubisoft Odesa was founded in
Odesa, Ukraine, in March 2018. As the second studio in Ukraine, it will work alongside
Ubisoft Kyiv
Ubisoft is a French video game publisher headquartered in Montreuil, founded in March 1986 by the Guillemot brothers. Since its establishment, Ubisoft has become one of the largest video game publishers, and it has the largest in-house developme ...
on games such as the ''
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
''Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon'' is a series of military tactical shooter video games published by Ubisoft. In the series, the player is in charge of a fictional, newly conceived squad of U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers from Delta Company, 1st Ba ...
'' series and ''
Trials Rising
''Trials Rising'' is a 2.5D fault-based racing game developed by Ubisoft RedLynx and Ubisoft Kyiv and published by Ubisoft. It was released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One in February 2019, for Stadia in November 2019 ...
''.
Ubisoft Paris
Ubisoft Paris was founded in 1992 in Montreuil, France, and was the first in-house studio for Ubisoft. Ubisoft Paris worked on several early ''
Rayman'' games as well as its spin-off, ''
Raving Rabbids
''Rabbids'', also known as ''Raving Rabbids'' (French: ''Lapins Crétins''), is a multimedia franchise developed and published by Ubisoft. It originated as a spin-off video game from the ''Rayman'' video game series, 2006's ''Rayman Raving Rabbi ...
''. It became the core developer of the ''
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
''Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon'' is a series of military tactical shooter video games published by Ubisoft. In the series, the player is in charge of a fictional, newly conceived squad of U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers from Delta Company, 1st Ba ...
'' series and the ''
Just Dance'' series, one of the most successful rhythm games in the market. The studio's latest work was ''
Ghost Recon Breakpoint
''Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint'' is an online-only tactical shooter video game developed by Ubisoft Paris and published by Ubisoft. The game was released worldwide on 4 October 2019 for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One, and on 18 De ...
''.
Ubisoft Paris has more than 700 employees as of May 2021.
Ubisoft Paris Mobile
Ubisoft Paris Mobile was created in 2013 and is co-located with Ubisoft Paris in Montreuil, France. The studio worked on the mobile game ''
Assassin's Creed: Pirates''.
Ubisoft Reflections
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Ubisoft Reflections was founded in 1984 in
Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The company has developed several successful franchises, including ''
Destruction Derby
''Destruction Derby'' is a vehicular combat racing video game developed by Reflections Interactive and published by Psygnosis. Based on the sport of demolition derby, the game tasks the player with racing and destroying cars to score points. ...
'' and ''
Driver'' before Ubisoft's acquisition in July 2006. After Reflections' acquisition, the company continued to work on new ''Driver'' titles, with the latest being 2011's ''
Driver: San Francisco''. The studio then turned to become a support team to work on other titles such as ''
Tom Clancy's The Division'', worked on vehicle physics for other Ubisoft games, and experimented with smaller projects such as ''
Grow Home''.
The studio is managed by Pauline Jacquey. Ubisoft Reflections works closely with
Ubisoft Leamington and has more than 250 employees as of May 2021.
Ubisoft Sofia
Ubisoft Sofia was founded in 2006 in
Sofia, Bulgaria. The studio works as a co-development studio and has led the development of ''
Assassin's Creed III: Liberation'' and ''
Assassin's Creed Rogue''.
Ubisoft Stockholm
Ubisoft Stockholm was founded in 2017 in
Stockholm
Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...
, Sweden. Led by Patrick Bach, the studio will collaborate with Massive Entertainment on the upcoming ''
Avatar'' video game.
Asia
Ubisoft Abu Dhabi
Ubisoft Abu Dhabi was founded in 2011 in
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the capital and second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the centre of the Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area.
...
, United Arab Emirates, with the goal of fostering the video game industry in the country. The studio focuses on working on mobile titles, such as the ''
CSI'' series, and maintain ''
Growtopia
''Growtopia'', commonly referred to as GT, is a massively multiplayer online sandbox video game where players can chat, farm, add friends, trade, build worlds, and engage in player versus player combat. The game was initially released on Androi ...
'', a game Ubisoft acquired in 2017.
Ubisoft Abu Dhabi has more than 60 employees as of May 2021.
Ubisoft Chengdu
Ubisoft Chengdu was founded in 2008 in
Chengdu
Chengdu (, ; Simplified Chinese characters, simplified Chinese: 成都; pinyin: ''Chéngdū''; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively Romanization of Chi ...
, as Ubisoft's second studio in China. The studio also served as a support studio, working on games such as ''
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game'', and provided Chinese localisation services for games like ''
Might & Magic: Duel of Champions''. Ubisoft Chengdu led the development of ''Monkey King Escape'', a mobile title, and
casual games ''
Scrabble'' (2013), ''
Uno'' (2017) and ''
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Arts, entertainment, and media Art
* ''The Wheel of Fortune'' (Burne-Jo ...
''. Ubisoft Chengdu has more than 420 employees as of May 2021.
Ubisoft Da Nang
Ubisoft Da Nang was established in September 2019 in
Da Nang
Nang or DanangSee also Danang Dragons ( ; vi, Đà Nẵng, ) is a class-1 municipality and the fifth-largest city in Vietnam by municipal population. It lies on the coast of the East Sea of Vietnam at the mouth of the Hàn River, and is one ...
, Vietnam. It will help develop mobile games and "Instant Games" for other platforms like Facebook, with plans to hire 100 developers in three years.
Ubisoft Mumbai
Ubisoft Mumbai was established in
Mumbai in June 2018, and is the second studio in India after
Ubisoft Pune. It will work alongside Ubisoft Pune as well as collaborate with local universities.
Ubisoft Osaka
Ubisoft Osaka, formerly known as Digital Kids, was founded in
Osaka, Japan. It was acquired by Ubisoft in 2008, and has since created many handheld titles, including ''
Petz''. The studio collaborates with
Ubisoft San Francisco
Ubisoft is a French video game publisher headquartered in Montreuil, founded in March 1986 by the Guillemot brothers. Since its establishment, Ubisoft has become one of the largest video game publishers, and it has the largest in-house developme ...
.
Ubisoft Philippines
Ubisoft Philippines was founded in 2016 as the first major game studio in the Philippines. The studio is located on the campus of
De La Salle University
De La Salle University ( fil, Pamantasang De La Salle or Unibersidad ng De La Salle), also referred to as DLSU, De La Salle or La Salle, is a private university, private, Catholic Church, Catholic coeducational research university run by the I ...
in
Santa Rosa, Laguna, and develops new
AAA games alongside
Ubisoft Singapore.
Ubisoft Philippines has 150 employees as of May 2021.
Ubisoft Pune
Ubisoft Pune in
Pune, India, was originally part of
Gameloft, a mobile game developer and publisher, until Ubisoft acquired it in 2008, at which point it had 35 members. The studio then worked on several ''
Just Dance'' titles, mobile titles, ported to other console such as
Nintendo Switch
The is a hybrid video game console developed by Nintendo and released worldwide in most regions on March 3, 2017. The console itself is a Tablet computer#Gaming tablet, tablet that can either be docking station, docked for use as a home video ...
, and provided
quality assurance
Quality assurance (QA) is the term used in both manufacturing and service industries to describe the systematic efforts taken to ensure that the product(s) delivered to customer(s) meet with the contractual and other agreed upon performance, design ...
tests for many Ubisoft games. The studio was working on the
remake
A remake is a film, television series, video game, song or similar form of entertainment that is based upon and retells the story of an earlier production in the same medium—e.g., a "new version of an existing film". A remake tells the same ...
for ''
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time''. Ubisoft Pune has more than 1,200 employees as of May 2021.
Ubisoft Shanghai
Ubisoft Shanghai was founded in 1996 in
Shanghai, and has become one of China's largest development studios. The studio has worked as the support team for many of Ubisoft's projects, such as the ''
Far Cry'' franchise, working on wildlife animation and
artificial intelligence.
Ubisoft Singapore
Ubisoft Singapore was formed in 2008 as Ubisoft's first in-house studio in South-East Asia, located on the
Fusionopolis
Fusionopolis (Chinese: 启汇城) is a research and development complex located at the one-north business park in Singapore. It houses various research organizations, high-tech companies, government agencies, retail outlets, and serviced apartment ...
complex in
Singapore. Having served as a support studio, working on games such as ''
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands'' and ''
Assassin's Creed II'', the company worked on the naval combat of ''
Assassin's Creed III'' before significantly expanding it with ''
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' and ''
Assassin's Creed Rogue''. The company is also responsible for making the AAA multiplayer online shooting game ''
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Phantoms'', released in 2014 and closed in December 2016. After the closure of ''Ghost Recon Phantoms'', the studio's creative director, Justin Farren, came to Ubisoft's E3 2017 press conference to announce their new IP named ''
Skull & Bones'', the development of which it would lead. The game is scheduled to be released sometime after April 2022. Ubisoft Singapore has 500 employees as of May 2021.
Former
Sunflowers Interactive
Sunflowers Interactive Entertainment Software GmbH was founded in 1993 by Adi Boiko and Wilhelm Hamrozi, and was based in
Heusenstamm, Germany. The company was best known for creating and publishing the ''
Anno
Anno may refer to:
People
* Anno of Saint Gall (died 954), Anti-Abbot of St. Gall
* Anno II (Archbishop of Cologne) ( 1010–1075), Archbishop of Cologne from 1056 to 1075
*Anno (surname)
*Anno Birkin (1980–2001), English musician
*Hideaki Anno ...
'' series of
real-time strategy games. In December 2001, Sunflowers Interactive struck a four-year exclusivity deal with Bulgarian developer
Black Sea Studios
Creative Assembly Sofia (formerly Black Sea Studios and Crytek Black Sea) is a Bulgarian video game developer based in Sofia. It was founded in May 2001 by Vesselin Handjiev. In July 2008, the company was acquired by Crytek, which then sold it t ...
, which resulted in ''
Knights of Honor
The Knights of Honor (K. of H.), was a fraternal order and secret society in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th century. The Knights were one of the most successful fraternal beneficiary societies of its time.
History
The orig ...
'' (2004). In March 2002, the company dismantled their entire internal development studio, shifting their focus onto third-party publishing.
To do so, they acquired a 30% stake in Berlin-based studio .
Sunflowers Interactive furthermore signed a contract with
Aspyr in August 2006, which gained them wider distribution of their games in North America. Ubisoft announced on 11 April 2007 that they had acquired Sunflowers Interactive and the ''Anno'' series, of which the company would be merged into Ubisoft's own distribution arm.
Co-founder Boiko stated that he was satisfied with the acquisition, knowing that Ubisoft and Related Designs would be creating "something amazing". However, both Boiko and Hamrozi stated that they did not want to work for Ubisoft, and planned to establish a new venture instead.
Ubisoft Casablanca
Ubisoft Casablanca was opened in April 1998 in
Casablanca
Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...
, Morocco.
The studio's first production was the
Nintendo 64 version of ''
Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers''.
Ubisoft Casablanca assisted the development of various games for portable platforms.
In June 2007, Ubisoft stated that they were to expand the studio by 150 people using government incentives. Between 2008 and 2010, the studio also operated a campus that sought to train 300 game development graduates.
Ubisoft Casablanca was shuttered on 13 June 2016, following a shift in the marketplace, and the studio's position not being compatible with Ubisoft's plans going forward.
The studio previously employed 48 staff members and was the oldest video game studio in
North Africa.
Companies set up by former Ubisoft Casablanca employees include developers TheWallGames founded by Yassine Arif, Rym Games by Imad Kharijah and Othman El Bahraoui, and Palm Grove Software by Khalil Arafan, as well as the collective Moroccan Game Developers founded in 2011 by Arif and Osama Hussain to promote video game development in Morocco.
Ubisoft Sao Paulo
Ubisoft Sao Paulo was located in
São Paulo, Brazil. The studio's foundation was announced on 24 June 2008 with a planned opening with 20 employees set for late July 2008, seeking to employ about 200 total staff after a four-year lifespan. Early on,
studio head
Studio manager, studio director, or studio head is a job title in various media-related professions, including design, advertising, and broadcasting.
Design and advertising
A design or advertising studio manager's responsibilities will typically ...
Bertrand Chaverot stated that Ubisoft was considering to open additional studios in
Rio de Janeiro and
Florianópolis
Florianópolis () is the capital and second largest city of the state of Santa Catarina, in the South region of Brazil. The city encompasses Santa Catarina Island and surrounding small islands, as well as part of the mainland. It has a populat ...
. On 20 January 2009, it was announced that Ubisoft had acquired
Porto Alegre-based
Southlogic Studios, which was merged into Ubisoft Sao Paulo. On 29 September 2010, Ubisoft reported that, due to a declining market interest in
Nintendo DS
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games, the operations in Brazil would be re-evaluated, and that Ubisoft Sao Paulo's development facilities would be ramped down by the end of the year.
Ubisoft Zurich
Ubisoft Zurich began hiring for an unannounced
free-to-play game in August 2011. The company was set up by Yann Le Tensorer, who became its
managing director, in
Thalwil, a suburb of
Zürich, Switzerland. In an interview with Swiss magazine ''
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'', Le Tensorer explained that Ubisoft Zurich would be developing games with a focus on online gameplay.
He also stated that the company was planning to initially hire 20 people, and later expand the studio as the Swiss game development scene grew, as it was the case with Ubisoft Montreal.
However, in October 2013, Ubisoft announced that Ubisoft Zurich would be closed by the end of that month, citing the cancellation of the studio's only in-development game as reason for the closure.
16 people were laid off in the process, all of whom were offered positions in other Ubisoft studios.
Wolfpack Studios
Wolfpack Studios Inc. was founded in
Round Rock, Texas, in 1999 by
J. Todd Coleman
Jeffrey Todd Coleman is an American computer game designer and businessman. He is known for ''Shadowbane,'' released in 2003, and ''Wizard101,'' released in 2008.
He was a founder at Wolfpack Studios, which was purchased by Ubisoft. He also work ...
, together with high school friend James Nance and college roommate Josef Hall, in 1999.
Ubisoft announced on 1 March 2004 that they had acquired Wolfpack Studios, which at the time had between 20 and 25 employees, for an undisclosed price.
All three founders left the company after the purchase, of which Coleman and Hall later joined
KingsIsle Entertainment.
On 1 April 2006, Ubisoft announced that the company would be closed down on 15 May 2006.
Wolfpack Studios' only product was ''
Shadowbane'', which was released in March 2003.
Several former members of Wolfpack Studios established a successor, Stray Bullet Games, in the same offices on 1 June 2006.
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