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Ubisoft Entertainment
Type Public
Founded 1986
Headquarters Montreuil-sous-Bois, France Flag of France
Key people Yves Guillemot, CEO
Yannis Mallat, CEO of Montreal Studio
Michel Ancel, Game Designer
Jade Raymond, Producer
Industry Interactive entertainment
Products Assassin's Creed
Brothers in Arms
Far Cry
Harvest Moon
Myst
Prince of Persia
Rayman
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
Revenue €538 million sales FY2004-05
Operating income €41. Public is of or pertaining to the people relating to or affecting a nation state or community opposed to private; as the public treasury a road or lake Events Notable releases Namco releases Sky Kid Deluxe, Hopping Mappy, Toy Pop, Montreuil (sometimes unofficially called Montreuil-sous-Bois) is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Michel Ancel is a French video game designer for Ubisoft known for creating Rayman and Beyond Good & Evil. Jade Raymond (born 1975 in Montreal, Canada) is a Canadian Video game producer and a host of G4's program For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" See also Game development and Video games ' The phrase interactive entertainment refers to the business of producing and distributing products In Marketing, a product is anything that can be offered to a Market that might satisfy a want or need Assassin's Creed is a Video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. Far Cry is a First-person shooter Video game developed by Crytek Studios from Germany and published by Ubisoft This article is about the computer game For other uses see Harvest moon (disambiguation. Myst is a graphic adventure Video game designed and directed by the brothers Robyn and Rand Miller. Prince of Persia is an action-adventure Video game series created by Jordan Mechner. Rayman is an Anthropomorphic Video game character and is the official mascot of the video game publisher Ubisoft. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon is a series of Military Tactical shooter Video games created by Red Storm Entertainment, the game development Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six is the title of John Clark's position as director of the fictional counter-terrorist unit Rainbow Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell is a series of Video games endorsed by American author Tom Clancy. In business revenue or revenues is Income that a company receives from its normal business activities usually from the sale of goods and services In financial and business Accounting, earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT is a measure of a firm's profitability that excludes interest and income tax expenses 4 million
Net income €27. Net income is equal to the Income that a firm has after subtracting costs and Expenses from the total Revenue. 2 million FY 2004-05 (before goodwill amortization)
Employees Over 3500, 1760 in production tasks at the 1/20/2005
Website www.ubi.com
www.ubisoftgroup.com

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As of 2004, it was the third-largest independent video game publisher in Europe, and the seventh largest in the United States. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " A video game publisher is a company that publishes Video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a Video game developer The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Ubisoft's revenue for 2002-2003 was €453 million; for fiscal year 2003-2004, this grew to €508 million. Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e As of 2005, Ubisoft employed more than 3,500 people, of which over 1,700 are classed as working in production. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The company's largest development studio is Ubisoft Montreal, which in 2004 employed approximately 1,600 people. Ubisoft Montreal is a Canadian Video game developer located in Montreal, Quebec. [1] Yves Guillemot, a founding brother, was the chairman and CEO. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator

The correct pronunciation of the company name is you-be-soft, though it is also commonly mispronounced oo-be-soft. [2]

Contents

History

The five brothers of the Guillemot family founded Ubisoft as a computer game publisher in 1986 in France. Events Notable releases Namco releases Sky Kid Deluxe, Hopping Mappy, Toy Pop, This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Yves Guillemot soon made deals with Electronic Arts, Sierra On-Line, and MicroProse to distribute their games in France. Sierra Entertainment Inc is a Worldwide American Video game developer and publisher founded in 1979 by Ken and Roberta MicroProse, as a corporation and brand name has been owned by several entities since its original founding by Sid Meier and Bill Stealey in 1982 By the end of the decade, Ubisoft began expanding to other markets, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.

In the early 1990s, Ubisoft initiated its in-house game development program which led to the 1994 opening of a studio in Montreuil, France, which later became their headquarters. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Montreuil (sometimes unofficially called Montreuil-sous-Bois) is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. Ubisoft became a publicly traded company in 1996 and continued to expand to offices around the globe, opening locations in Shanghai and Montreal. Shanghai ( 上[[wikt 海|海]] is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest urban areas in the world with over 20 million Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Ubisoft committed itself to online games by getting behind Uru: Ages Beyond Myst, The Matrix Online, and the European and Chinese operation of EverQuest. Uru Ages Beyond Myst is a Computer game developed by Cyan Worlds and published by Ubisoft The Matrix Online (also known as MxO) is a Massively multiplayer online game developed by Monolith Productions China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National EverQuest, often called EQ, is a 3D fantasy -themed Massively multiplayer online role-playing game ( MMORPG) that was released The publisher established ubi. com as its online division. However, in February 2004, Ubisoft cancelled the online portion of Uru and backed out of the publishing deal on The Matrix Online. February 2004 was the second month of 2004 in the Gregorian calendar. Nevertheless, a mere week later, the company announced its acquisition of Wolfpack Studios, developer of Shadowbane. Shadowbane is a free Fantasy Computer role-playing game ( MMORPG) created by Wolfpack Studios and published on March 25

In December 2004, a rival game corporation Electronic Arts purchased a 19. December 2004: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September 9% stake in the firm, an action Ubisoft referred to as "hostile" on EA's part. [3]

In March 2005, Ubisoft acquired part of MC2-Microïds (Microïds Canada) and integrated it into their Ubisoft Montreal. March 2005: ← - January 2005 - February 2005 - March - April 2005 - May 2005 - June 2005 - July 2005 Microïds (also known as MC2-Microïds) is a French software company who publishes and develops Video games Since 2003 they have been part of Ubisoft Montreal is a Canadian Video game developer located in Montreal, Quebec. [4]

In July 2006 Ubisoft also bought the Driver franchise from Atari for a sum of €19 million (USD$24 million) in cash for the franchise, technology rights, and most asset. July 2006 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month Driver is a series of mission-based driving Video games set in an open world for PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Atari is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972. Additionally, though Ubisoft is not acquiring the studio outright, the members of Driver developer Reflections Interactive became employees of Ubisoft. As a result, Reflections Interactive was subsequently renamed Ubisoft Reflections. Ubisoft Reflections Ltd, formerly known as Reflections Interactive or Reflections, is a Video game developer based in Newcastle, UK

On April 11, 2007, Ubisoft announced that it had acquired German game developer Sunflowers,[5] followed by an acquisition of Japanese developer Digital Kids that November. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Sunflowers Interactive Entertainment Software GmbH is a German company that develops and publishes Computer games. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. [6]

Games

Main article: List of Ubisoft games

Upcoming games

2008

2009

Unkown date

Upcoming motion pictures

Controversies

Ubisoft had, for a time, used the controversial StarForce copy protection technology that installs hidden drivers on a system and is known to cause some hardware problems and compatibility issues with certain operating systems, starting with the game Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, which was not compatible with Windows XP Professional x64 Edition for quite some time until a patch was released by the makers of StarForce. This is a list of Video games published and/or developed by Ubisoft. Brothers in Arms Hell's Highway is the third entry in the Brothers in Arms series of video games which follow a squad of men of the 101st Airborne A personal computer ( PC) is any Computer whose original sales price size and capabilities make it useful for individuals and which is intended to be operated The Xbox 360 is the second Video game console produced by Microsoft, and was developed in cooperation with IBM, ATI, and SiS. Far Cry 2 is an upcoming 2008 First-person shooter developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft and is the sequel to Innocent Life A Futuristic Harvest Moon, (also known as Innocent Life New Harvest Moon, Innocent Life Shin Bokujou Monogatari (JPN is a farm Simulation video game published and developed by Marvelous Interactive Inc Harvest Moon Online is an online version of the Harvest Moon series Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party is a Video game currently in development by Ubisoft. is a First person shooter Video game published by Ubisoft for Nintendo's Wii console Tom Clancy's EndWar is a Real-time tactics game designed by Ubisoft Shanghai for the Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Tom Clancy's HAWX (" High Altitude Warfare eXperimental squadron " is an upcoming Combat flight simulator Video game Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction is the fifth installment in the Splinter Cell series of Video games Conviction will be developed Shaun White Snowboarding is an upcoming Video game powered by the award-winning Assassin's Creed engine for Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 system Beyond Good & Evil 2 (working title is the long-awaited and much-rumored sequel to the critically acclaimed 2003 Video game Beyond Good & Evil Oddworld is a comprehensive Fictional universe presented in Video game form created by game developers Oddworld Inhabitants under the direction Prince of Persia The Sands of Time is an upcoming film based on the 2003 video game of the same name. StarForce is a software Copy prevention mechanism developed by Protection Technology. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory is a critically acclaimed third-person Stealth-based video game developed and published by Ubisoft. Windows XP has been released in several editions since its original release in 2001 [7] On April 14, 2006, Ubisoft confirmed that they would stop using StarForce on their games citing complaints from customers. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [8]

In the February 2008 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly, Editor-in-Chief, Dan “Shoe” Hsu, asserted that Ubisoft had ceased to provide all Ubisoft titles to the EGM for any coverage purposes as a result of prior critical previews and negative reviews. Electronic Gaming Monthly (often abbreviated to EGM) is an American Video game magazine. [9][10]

When Ubisoft software is installed a product registration application called "PRegScheduler MFC Application" is copied as "PowerReg Scheduler. exe" outside of its specified installation directories. It is placed directly in the Startup folder rather than linking to the Ubisoft folder. PowerReg Scheduler. exe may show up as "PowerREGISTER" in your task list. Examination of the programs properties shows the "Company Name" to be blank, even though the rest of the property information is available. The inability to identify this application by installation directory or by company information has resulted in reports of alarm that an unknown program by an unidentified company has been placed in their startup folder for unknown purpose. [11]

Recently, after the unwrapping of titles like Prince of Persia: Never Fight Alone and Beyond Good & Evil 2 at Ubidays 2008 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, the company has been flamed by members in the Ubisoft official forums for not supporting the successful Wii console. Beyond Good & Evil 2 (working title is the long-awaited and much-rumored sequel to the critically acclaimed 2003 Video game Beyond Good & Evil The Xbox 360 is the second Video game console produced by Microsoft, and was developed in cooperation with IBM, ATI, and SiS. [12] A growing belief is that the company is developing casual games such as Petz, on the Wii in order to fund expensive HD games. A casual game is a Video game targeted at a mass audience of Casual gamers Casual games can have any type of gameplay and fit in any genre Petz ( Dogz and Catz) is a series of games dating back to 1995, in which the player can adopt raise care for and breed their own In fact Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot even admitted that "the company's casual games business was "extremely profitable" and helped to finance the initially costly development of games for next-generation consoles"[13] Many have started to figure that "next generation consoles" may not include the Wii. Guillemot's promise of "Nintendo-Like" quality games has not been realized and in fact, there are only two releases for the console that is scheduled to come out in 2008, Red Steel 2 and Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party. is a First person shooter Video game published by Ubisoft for Nintendo's Wii console Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party is a Video game currently in development by Ubisoft. [14] Even Beyond Good & Evil 2, whose predecessor suffered from poor sales and sold more on Wii's predecessor, the Gamecube, was chosen to be developed on HD consoles despite higher development costs and the uncertainty of the game's commercial reception. Beyond Good & Evil is a Video game for the GameCube, Microsoft Windows ( PC) PlayStation 2, and Xbox platforms The, often abbreviated as GCN, is Nintendo 's fourth home Video game console and is part of the sixth generation console era. Countless believe that the company will continue to make "extremely profitable" casual games on the system and toned down spinoffs such as Shaun White Snowboarding[15] (with features like free roaming and online mode absent), while the other consoles will get full-fledged games, despite the Wii being the sales leader of its generation. Shaun White Snowboarding is an upcoming Video game powered by the award-winning Assassin's Creed engine for Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3 system

See also

References

  1. ^ French, Michael (February 7, 2007). Ubisoft Reflections Ltd, formerly known as Reflections Interactive or Reflections, is a Video game developer based in Newcastle, UK Ubisoft Montreal is a Canadian Video game developer located in Montreal, Quebec. Ubisoft Romania was founded in October 1992 and was the first production studio established by Ubisoft outside France. This is a list of Video games published and/or developed by Ubisoft. Ubisoft Montreal to become world's biggest studio. Develop Magazine. Retrieved on 2007-11-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi
  2. ^ How To Pronounce… “Ubisoft” (The Official Explanation). MTV. Retrieved on 2008-05-02. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter.
  3. ^ Feldman, Curt. "Electronic Arts buys stake in Ubisoft in "hostile" act", Gamespot, December 20, 2004. GameSpot is a video gaming Website that provides News, Reviews Previews Downloads and other information Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Retrieved on 2007-11-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all  
  4. ^ "Ubisoft Montreal enters into an agreement to acquire Microids Canada's development operations", Ubisoft, March 2, 2005. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2007-11-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all  
  5. ^ "Ubisoft Acquires SunFlowers, Anno Franchise", Gamasutra, April 11, 2007. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-04-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.  
  6. ^ "Ubisoft Buys Japanese Studio", GameTab, November 5, 2007. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-11-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany)  
  7. ^ StarForce website page about patch
  8. ^ Ubisoft officially dumps Starforce
  9. ^ 3 Companies Bar EGM From Coverage Following Poor Reviews
  10. ^ "Banned", Dan "Shoe" Hsu's blog at 1UP.com
  11. ^ Technical information on PRegScheduler
  12. ^ Ubisoft forum post
  13. ^ http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSL2287657620070822 Guillemot admits
  14. ^ http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7839&Itemid=2 Nintendo like quality
  15. ^ http://wii.ign.com/objects/142/14256455.html

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