Assassin's Creed: Shadows Is „Most Ambitious” Installment in the Series. Ubisoft Started 2024 Strong but Delayed Two Game Releases

Source: Ubisoft

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Ubisoft published its financial report for the first quarter of the current fiscal year. The French corporation had a very productive last three months, with the revenue it generated during this period reaching EUR 290 million, marking an improvement of around 8.3% compared to the previous year.

Such a good quarter was ensured for Ubisoft by several specific brands:

1. games from the Assassin's Creed series – there has been an increase in their sales in recent months (mainly last year's Mirage), and the reason for the considerable interest in games about assassins is the recent presentation of Shadows, which Ubisoft calls "the most ambitious part of the series";
2. The Crew – the latest installment, subtitled Motorfest, was of interest to many people during the past quarter, and the revenues from the monetization of the game are higher than those from the second installment;
3. XDefiant – a free-to-play title attracted over 10 million people within two weeks (later, data appeared about 11 million, and in total there are certainly even more), so the company intends to further develop it with subsequent updates;
4. Rainbow Six – Season 1, Year 9, in multiplayer Siege, turned out to be the most profitable season since the game's release.

Ubisoft also noted that player involvement in Skull and Bones remains quite significant, which may be somewhat surprising given the very negative reviews of the game. The company's future is expected to rely not on the reception of further updates to already released titles, but mainly on the launch of these new games, on which the corporation has high hopes. This specifically refers to Star Wars: Outlaws (scheduled for release on August 30) and the previously mentioned Assassin’s Creed: Shadows (the game will launch on November 15) - as a result, the corporation is expecting a revenue of up to 500 million euros in the second quarter of the current fiscal year.

No wonder Ubisoft calls the upcoming installment of the Assassin's series "the most ambitious." We will finally get two playable characters, a large open world, and many new mechanics, such as a dynamic weather system.

In conclusion, let's mention that Rainbow Six Mobile and Tom Clancy's The Division: Resurgence (both games are intended for mobile devices) won't be released in the fiscal year 2025 due to Ubisoft's desire to refine them.