Gaming

Let’s pay our respects to Ubisoft: shares have dropped to 2013 levels, and shareholders are demanding the company be sold to the Chinese.

What happened:
— The game Skull & Bones, which took 11 years to make, flopped — the budget for the stillborn project was $850 million, with a peak online count of only 2,500 players;

— The new Assassin’s Creed Hexe, according to insiders, will be “the gayest Assassin’s Creed ever”;

— Failed launch of Star Wars Outlaws: the game sold only 1 million copies, while, for example, Assassin’s Creed Mirage sold 5 million in the first few months;

— The delay of Assassin’s Creed Shadows finally triggered panic among investors, causing the company’s stock to drop by 20%.

Currently, Ubisoft shareholders are demanding the company be sold to Chinese Tencent, which already owns 10% of the shares. Massive layoffs are expected at Ubisoft in the near future, and the shares are still plummeting.