Ubisoft Unveils New Financial Plans Amid Assassin's Creed Shadows Scandal

Ubisoft is currently exploring the creation of a new company aimed at attracting investors and focusing on selling key franchises such as Assassin's Creed. According to Bloomberg, Ubisoft has started negotiations with potential investors, including Tencent, as well as several international and French funds. The market value of this new entity is projected to surpass Ubisoft's current capitalization, which stands at $1.8 billion.

However, the plan remains in the discussion phase, and Ubisoft could potentially abandon it. The decision largely hinges on the success of the upcoming release of Assassin's Creed Shadows, for which Ubisoft has high expectations. The company reports that pre-orders for the game are steadily progressing.

Amidst these developments, Ubisoft faces another controversy in Japan. Takeshi Nagase, a member of the Kobe City Council and the Hyogo Prefectural Assembly, has voiced strong objections to Ubisoft's depiction of religious themes in Assassin's Creed Shadows. Nagase finds it unacceptable that the game's protagonist can attack monks in temples or shoot arrows at these sacred places. He also criticized the portrayal of the renowned Engyō-ji temple in Himeji, where the character Yasuke is shown entering with dirty shoes and destroying a sacred mirror inside the temple.