Ubisoft's been singing of the success that 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Assassin's Creed Shadows garnered at its launch in March, and that's not stopping in the company's latest fi♊nancial results. It seems plans to launch a new Tencent-backed subsidiary that's basically going to be Ubisoft 2 are "progressing steadily," too.

CEO Yves Guillemot acknowledged "mixed dynamics across our portfolio, amid intense industry competition" in the company's . The company is reporting net bookings "slightly below" its objective, and while it'd be easy to point at 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:disappoi𓃲nting Star Wars Outlaws sales as the♉ prime culprit, Ubisoft says the downturn is "mainly reflecting lower than expected partnerships, notably due to a timing impact."

"Aware of the challenges ahead, we took decisive steps to continue strengthening the company’s future," Guillemot said. "The launch of Assassin’s Creed Shadows was 💖a defining moment. It reaffirmed the power of the Assassin’s Creed brand, with a highly favorable community response from long-time fans and new players alike."

Ubisoft reported in March that Shadows marked the second-biggest launch in 🅠Assassin's Creed history, behind only Valhalla – which released in the midst of the Covid pandemic that had the world desperate for games to get lost in. In today's release, the company makes is explicit about Shadows h🧸aving "clearly outperformed Assassin's Creed Odyssey."

Shortly after the release of Shadows, Ubisoft announced the creation of a new subsidia🌺ry backed ꦛby Tecent that will "spearhead development" on new Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six games. Think oꦡf it as a sort of sequel to Ubisoft that'll take over the company's biggest games.

In today's statement, Guillemot said that this is a "major step" in what's set to be a "profound transformation" for the company. "Focused on accelerating the growth of three of ou൲r most iconic IPs," he continued, "this new subsidiary will play a pivotal role in building evergreen, billion-euro brand ecosystems. We are progressing steadily toward the closing of the transaction by year-end, a key milestone that will fully deleverage the Company and position us for sustainable, long-term growth."

Notably, the company also plans to "provide additional development time to some of our biggest productions." In other words, the Shadows delay worked out, so other big games are getting delayed, too. The only question is which 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming Ubisoft games are going to be affected.

There's plenty more ahead on the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Assassin's Creed Shadows roadmap.