Alright, so here’s the scoop. Ubisoft, that big French gaming behemoth, just spilled the beans about a 2.9% drop in their net bookings over the past three months — scratching my head on this one a tad.
Get this, they raked in €281.6 million—yeah, that’s about $330.8 million—between April and June. They’re pointing fingers at a couple things: Rainbow Six: Siege didn’t exactly light the world on fire, and some mystery partnership got kicked down the road to the next quarter. Classic, right?
But it’s not all cloudy skies over there. Their older games are actually killing it, pulling in €260.4 million ($305.9 million). That’s up 4.4% from last year, if stats are your thing.
And then there’s this quirky twist: they’re shaking things up with these… “Creative Houses”? I mean, your guess is as good as mine, but sounds like internal shuffle magic. First one already hit the headlines, thanks to some Tencent backing.
Oh, Yves Guillemot, the CEO, had some jazz to add. Something about giving everyone more room to breathe creatively. You know, all that talk about focus, autonomy—buzzwords galore! But hey, it seems like they want these Creative Houses to, like, boost their game vibes and make business boom. Fingers crossed?
Anyway, their new side hustle, or Creative House, is overseeing some of their major titles—Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Rainbow Six—all the big guns. Seems like a big deal. Leadership team’s all set, too. Here’s hoping for something epic and not just blah corporate speak.
And that was the gist… at least from where I stand, or sit, whatever.
