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Ubisoft Entertainment SA (formerly Ubi Soft Entertainment SA) is a French computer and video game publisher and developer headquartered in Montreuil-sous-Bois, France.[1] The company has facilities in over twenty countries, with notable studios in Montreal and Quebec City, Canada.
Ubisoft Montreal, a subsidiary of Ubisoft Entertainment, was responsible for the development and publication of the Assassin's Creed series until 2014. Development is now headed by Ubisoft Quebec.[2]
Ubisoft subsidiaries include Ubiworkshop and Gameloft.
History
The five brothers of the Guillemot family founded Ubisoft as a computer game publisher in 1986 in Britanny, France. Yves Guillemot, the former chairman and CEO, soon made deals with Electronic Arts, Sierra On-Line, and MicroProse to distribute their games in France. By the end of the decade, Ubisoft began expanding to other markets, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany. From there, Ubisoft became a publicly traded company in 1996 and continued to expand to offices around the globe, opening locations in Shanghai and Montreal.
In December 2004, a rival game corporation Electronic Arts purchased a 19.9% stake in the firm, an action Ubisoft referred to as "hostile" on EA's part. The next year, Ubisoft acquired a part of MC2-Microïds (Microïds Canada) and integrated it into their Ubisoft Montreal branch.
On November 10, 2008, Ubisoft acquired Massive Entertainment.
Assassin's Creed developers
Annecy
Ubisoft Annecy developed the multiplayer for the series and were among the ten teams developing Assassin's Creed: Unity.[3][4]
Blue Byte
Ubisoft acquired Blue Byte in 2001 and has since developed Assassin's Creed: Identity.
Bucharest
Ubisoft Bucharest co-developed Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Revelations, Black Flag, Unity and Assassin's Creed: Rogue.[3][5]
Chengdu
Ubisoft Chengdu contributed to Unity and Rogue.[4][5]
Kiev
Ubisoft Kiev contributed to Black Flag and Unity.[4]
Milan
Ubisoft Milan contributed to Black Flag, Rogue, and developed the HD version of Assassin's Creed III: Liberation.[5]
Montpellier
Ubisoft Montpellier contributed to Black Flag and Unity[4], and developed the DLCs Dead Kings and Jack the Ripper.
Montreal
Ubisoft Montreal is Ubisoft's flagship studio, and the lead developers and publishers of the main Assassin's Creed titles from the saga's inception to 2017, except for Rogue, Syndicate and Odyssey. They developed Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines and Assassin's Creed II: Discovery in conjunction with Griptonite Games.
Paris
Ubisoft Paris developed the smartphone/tablet game Assassin's Creed: Pirates.
Québec
Ubisoft Québec contributed to Brotherhood, Revelations, Assassin's Creed III, Black Flag, Unity and Rogue.[3][4] They developed The Tyranny of King Washington. A 15-strong team there developed the Wii U version of Black Flag, and contributed to the Freedom Cry DLC.[2][6][5] Ubisoft Québec has also been lead developer for Syndicate and Odyssey.
Shanghai
Ubisoft Shanghai contributed to Unity.[4]
Singapore
Ubisoft Singapore contributed to Assassin's Creed II, Brotherhood, Revelations, Assassin's Creed III, Black Flag, Unity, Rogue, Syndicate, Origins, Odyssey, and Valhalla. They developed missions such as the platforming and naval missions in the series.[7][3][4][5]
Sofia
Ubisoft Sofia was the lead developer on Liberation and Rogue, and also contributed to Black Flag, Origins and Odyssey.[5]
Toronto
Ubisoft Toronto opened in 2009, and has employed an estimated total of 800 staff, including Jade Raymond, the former Producer of Assassin's Creed and Executive Producer of Assassin's Creed II. They contributed to Unity.[4]
Ubisoft Massive
Ubisoft Massive contributed to Revelations.[3]
Ubisoft Film & Television
Ubisoft Film & Television, previously known as Ubisoft Motion Pictures, was founded on 27 January 2011. It is the company that produced the Assassin's Creed film adaptation. They are set to produce the upcoming television series.
Ubisoft Publishing
Ubisoft Publishing is the company that has published Assassin's Creed: Heresy and Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide.
References
- ↑ Ubisoft corporate, Ubisoft Group
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 UbiBlog: Ubisoft Quebec to Lead Future Assassin’s Creed
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Joystiq: Building a Revolution: The four teams behind Assassin's Creed III
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Dualshockers: Ten Studios Working on Assassin’s Creed Unity; Ubisoft Wants to Release Franchises More Often
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Ubi Blog: Assassin's Creed: Rogue announced
- ↑ Nintendo Life: Ubisoft on Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag's Place in the Franchise, and Returning to Wii U
- ↑ UbiBlog: Spotlight on Ubisoft Singapore
External links
- Ubisoft's corporate website
- Ubisoft's official website