Ubisoft
Ubisoft: A French video game publisher founded by five brothers in 1986.
Ubisoft Entertainment SA (formerly Ubi Soft Entertainment SA) is a French video game publisher headquartered in Saint-Mandé with development studios across the world. Its video game franchises include Anno, Assassin's Creed, Driver, Far Cry, Just Dance, Prince of Persia, Rabbids, Rayman, Tom Clancy's, and Watch Dogs.
Quick Facts
- Founded
- 1986
- Founders
- Yves
- Christian
- Jean-Claude
- Claude
- Michel
- and Gérard Guillemot
- Headquarters
- Montreuil, France
- Key pop studios
- Ubisoft Paris
- Ubisoft Montreal
- Ubisoft Montpellier
- Ubisoft Quebec
- Ubisoft Casablanca
- Franchise era under ubisoft
- 2003–present
Lore & Background
Ubisoft was founded on 28 March 1986 by the five Guillemot brothers: Christian, Claude, Gérard, Michel, and Yves. The company first achieved commercial and critical success with its 1995 platform game Rayman. In 1996, the company began to expand to other parts of the world, opening studios in Shanghai, Montreal and Milan. In recent years, Ubisoft has struggled financially, reporting a strong decline in revenue in 2024 and laying off 700 employees in 2025.
Reader's Guide
It states that Ubisoft Montreal developed Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2003). No other Prince of Persia game development studios are.
Did You Know?
- The name 'Ubi Soft' was selected to represent 'ubiquitous' software.
- Ubisoft acquired the rights to the Prince of Persia series in March 2001 through the purchase of The Learning Company's entertainment division.
- The company's first game, Zombi, sold 5,000 copies by January 1987.
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