Tencent, Ubisoft and Assassin's Creed
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Ubisoft is spinning off some of its top franchises, including “Assassin’s Creed,” “Far Cry” and “Rainbow Six” into a new subsidiary.
From Variety
Ubisoft said the new unit would be valued at around 4 billion euros and will bring together its popular "Assassin's Creed", "Far Cry" and "Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six" franchises.
From Reuters
Ubisoft Entertainment SA’s Assassin’s Creed game series got a gold medal of its own during last year’s Paris Olympics, with its iconic rooftop-scaling hooded main character featuring heavily in the o...
From Bloomberg L.P.
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