Tag: Yves Guillemot
News Ubisoft CEO Publicly Apologises For Misconduct Allegations
"We are at the start of a long journey"
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has issued a video statement in which he addresses several controversies that have rocked the company in recent months. The statement – which was pushed to social accounts prior to the Ubisoft Forward event yesterday – addresses recent allegations of misconduct by Ubisoft...
News Ubisoft's Goal Is To Make All Of Its PvP Games Support Cross-Play
And it's "well on the way"
As cross-platform play becomes increasingly popular, more third-party companies are starting to make it a standard feature within their games, as it's a great way of sustaining and uniting communities. Ubisoft's free-to-play arena fighter Brawlhalla is one of the latest titles to add cross-platform multiplayer support...
News Ubisoft Won't Be Moving Away From Open-World Game Design Anytime Soon
Top priority
During an interview with GameIndustry.biz recently, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot spoke about how the company wanted to expand on its open-world game design, present in series such as Assassin's Creed, Watch Dogs and even the recent release Starlink: Battle for Atlas. He was asked if there was any chance a game series like Assassin's...
News Ubisoft CEO Remains Tight-Lipped About Possible Sequel To Mario + Rabbids
"Let's see what will come"
Since the Switch generation began, Ubisoft has teamed up with Nintendo on a number of occasions. The first time around was for Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle and more recently Starlink: Battle for Atlas received exclusive Star Fox content. If you've been wondering about the next potential collaboration between the two...
News Ubisoft Boss Yves Guillemot Responds To Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle Leaks
"I want to reassure you we are not part of that"
Ubisoft's E3 press conference has gone down as one of the best in recent memory, even if the big reveal - Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle - wasn't really that much of a surprise. During the conference, Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot was joined on stage by someone who didn't make him look tiny...
News Ubisoft CEO Praises "True Innovation" Of Switch, Teases "Surprise" Game In Development
"I’m very happy that we can continue to make big things with Nintendo"
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has hailed the Nintendo Switch as "true innovation" and has teased a "surprise" game that the company currently has in development. Speaking during Ubisoft's first-half 2016-17 earnings conference call, Guillemot highlighted the game-changing nature...
News Ubisoft CEO: "Nintendo Has Learned from the Wii U"
Just in time?
Just yesterday, Yves Guillemot – CEO of Ubisoft – talked about what he thinks of the NX and seemingly had nothing but high praise for the upcoming device. The good news comes as a hopeful indicator of what's to come, as Nintendo's next console has lots riding on it. At this point in time, it's safe to say that the Wii U was far...
News Nintendo NX Is "Fantastic" And "Something New", Says Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot
"We love it"
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has spoken in glowing terms about Nintendo's forthcoming NX console and has confirmed that his company has unannounced projects in development for the machine. Guillemot was speaking at a recent Ubisoft presentation and claims that NX is a fresh and new approach: The new Nintendo is a fantastic machine...
News Ubisoft CEO Says Nintendo NX Will Help Grow The Industry And Pull In Casual Players
"What we have seen is really great"
While the world (and, some of you might argue, this site) descends into Pokémon GO fever, it's important to remember that there's more to Nintendo than just catching monsters with your smartphone. The company launches its new console next year, a system which is widely expected to unify the company's portable and...
News Ubisoft Hails Nintendo As "One Of The Best Partners In The World"
"You can expect we’ll support Nintendo"
The Wii U hasn't enjoyed particularly good support from third-party publishers but one company that has stuck with the machine longer than most is Ubisoft. Despite being vilified by some Nintendo fans for taking the early Wii U exclusive Rayman Legends multi-platform and delaying Watch Dogs on the console,...
News Nintendo Needs To Cut Wii U Cost To Capitalise On Mario Kart 8 Success, Says Ubisoft CEO
"Nintendo has to perform this year, otherwise they will have less games"
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has passed judgement on the Wii U's future in an interview with CVG, stating that the Japanese firm needs to get more machines into homes if it wants to remain a key player in the market. Guillemot — whose company has supported the Wii U perhaps...
