Ubisoft is currently considering the establishment of a new company aimed at attracting investors by focusing on the sale of major franchises such as Assassin's Creed. According to reports from Bloomberg, the gaming giant is actively negotiating with potential investors, including tech giant Tencent, as well as various international and French investment funds. The projected market value of this new entity is anticipated to surpass Ubisoft's existing market capitalization, which stands at $1.8 billion.
While discussions are ongoing, no definitive decision has been reached yet, and Ubisoft might opt to abandon this strategy altogether. The success of the forthcoming release, Assassin's Creed Shadows, plays a critical role in these plans. Ubisoft remains optimistic about the game, citing steady pre-order numbers as a positive indicator of its potential performance.
Amidst these developments, Ubisoft faces another controversy in Japan concerning Assassin's Creed Shadows. Takeshi Nagase, a member of both the Kobe City Council and the Hyogo Prefectural Assembly, has voiced strong objections to the game's depiction of religious elements. Nagase finds it offensive that players can engage in combat with monks within temple grounds or target such sacred sites with arrows. Furthermore, he criticized the portrayal of the renowned Engyō-ji temple in Himeji, particularly the scene where the character Yasuke enters the temple with dirty shoes and damages a sacred mirror.
