Ubisoft doesn't want employees to compare AC Shadows to the "perfect storm" that is AC Valhalla regarding sales performance.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows has seen over 3 million players in the week since launch, Ubisoft has announced. But there's still no sales figure.

Assassin's Creed Shadows hit a peak concurrent player count of 41,412 on Steam during its launch day. This does mean that it's already beaten Valhalla's peak player count, although Valhalla of course launched on Steam later than on consoles.

Shenzhen-based Tencent, which owns the popular messaging app WeChat, will hold about a quarter of a new subsidiary.

Chinese technology giant Tencent is taking a €1.2bn stake in a new spin-off from Ubisoft, as the struggling French games developer attempts to shore up its balance sheet. The deal values a new subsidiary that will run Ubisoft’s top franchises — including Assassin’s Creed,

The new subsidiary, valued at about 4 billion euros, will bring together the Assassin's Creed, Far Cry and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six brands, the group said in a statement. Ubisoft's shares rose in mid-March after Bloomberg News reported the videogame maker was seeking investors for a new entity,

One of France’s most recognizable exports gets a lifeline.

There are a total of five Iron Hand Guild members to find in Assassin’s Creed Shadows. They are scattered across the map, so you’ll have to do a lot of exploring and leveling before you can get to them all.

Ubisoft shares surged on Friday after the French video game publisher announced a deal to spin out some of its best-selling franchises.