Ubisoft

Ubisoft is moving in as the first anchor tenant at the House of Games in Berlin‑Friedrichshain and will in future develop games across two floors. The lease is to be signed at Gamescom; the opening of the building has been postponed to the second half of the year. The five‑storey building with over 10,000 m² is being subsidized with €4.6 million by the Senate; Ubisoft's stock temporarily fell about 2.96 percent. » Mais em finanzen.net

The video game company Ubisoft will be the first anchor tenant in the House of Games in Berlin-Friedrichshain; the lease is due to be signed at Gamescom in Cologne. Ubisoft Berlin will develop games across two floors, and the building offers more than 10,000 square metres over five floors with office and event space. The opening had been delayed and pushed into the second half of the year; the project is being supported by the Berlin Senate with €4.6 million. » Mais em de.investing.com

Employees at Ubisoft Barcelona are striking against a proposal to cut up to 51 jobs after the studio contributed to the successful remake Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced. Staff are demanding the withdrawal of the layoff plans, a commitment against further mass redundancies, the restoration of the previous home-office policy, and promised promotions and raises. Ubisoft confirms Barcelona is to focus on Rainbow Six going forward and says the 51 cuts are currently a proposal in an ongoing consultation process. » Mais em heise.de

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced has received an 84 Metacritic score on PC and PS5, with critics praising updated visuals, quality-of-life improvements and faithful enhancements to the original. Review scores cited include PlayStation Universe (9.5/10), IGN (9/10) and Game Informer (8.3/10). The remake follows Assassin's Creed Shadows and may influence Ubisoft's recent stock momentum, though sales impact remains to be seen. » Mais em forbes.com

While landing at the La Baule airfield, a light aircraft crashed into a field; two people were killed, including Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot. Guillemot (69) owned the aircraft and had co-founded Ubisoft in 1986; he most recently led the Guillemot Corporation. Prosecutors have opened investigations on suspicion of negligent homicide; the cause of the accident is still unclear. » Mais em heise.de