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

Ubisoft is currently exploring the establishment of a new company designed to attract investors by focusing on selling key franchises like Assassin's Creed. According to reports from Bloomberg, the company is planning to divest a stake in this new entity and has initiated discussions with potential investors, including Tencent, as well as various international and French funds. The anticipated market value of this new company is expected to surpass Ubisoft's current market capitalization of $1.8 billion.

However, the formation of this new company remains under consideration, with no final decision yet made. Ubisoft could potentially abandon the plan, depending largely on the success of their upcoming release, Assassin's Creed Shadows. The company is optimistic about the game, noting that pre-orders are showing steady progress.

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 themes. Nagase finds it offensive that the game allows players to attack monks and shoot arrows at temples. Additionally, he is critical of the portrayal of the renowned Engyō-ji temple in Himeji, where the protagonist, Yasuke, enters with dirty shoes and damages the sacred mirror within the temple.