Ubisoft is currently considering the creation of a new company aimed at attracting investors by focusing on selling key franchises such as Assassin's Creed. According to Bloomberg, the company is planning to sell a stake in this new entity and has already initiated negotiations with potential investors, including Tencent, and several international and French funds. The market value of this proposed company is expected to surpass Ubisoft's current market capitalization, which stands at $1.8 billion.
However, the plan remains in the discussion phase, and Ubisoft could potentially abandon it. The success of this venture heavily depends on the performance of the upcoming release, Assassin's Creed Shadows, which Ubisoft is highly optimistic about. The company has reported that pre-orders for the game are steadily progressing.
Amidst these developments, Ubisoft finds itself embroiled in another controversy in Japan. Takeshi Nagase, a member of both the Kobe City Council and the Hyogo Prefectural Assembly, has publicly criticized Ubisoft's portrayal of religious themes in Assassin's Creed Shadows. Nagase finds it offensive that the game allows players to attack monks in temples or shoot arrows at sacred structures. He is particularly upset about the depiction of the renowned Engyō-ji temple in Himeji, where the character Yasuke is shown entering with dirty shoes and destroying a sacred mirror within the temple premises.
