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So, Ubisoft, right? They’re this big French company making all those games we love (or maybe love to hate?). Anyway, they just spilled the beans on what’s going on with their finances—spoiler alert: it’s not super pretty. Revenue? Down to €1.9 billion from last year, whatever. It’s like, what, a 17.5% dive? Where’d all that money go?! And net bookings, they went down the tubes too, 20.5% to be exact, sliding to €1.84 billion. Man, numbers, numbers… they always sound bigger out loud.
And yet, here’s CEO dude, Yves Guillemot. He’s all chill and finds a silver lining somehow. I mean, it’s his job, right? Gotta keep everyone from panicking. He’s saying stuff about “mixed dynamics” and this “intense industry competition” jazz. Basically, it was a bumpy ride, but hey, they’ve still got positive free cash flow. Whatever that means.
They launched this Assassin’s Creed thing – Shadows, was it? – and apparently it rocked. Old fans, new fans, probably some random folks who stumbled upon it, you name it. It was like, a big deal. Ubisoft’s back to being the cool kid on the block again. Oh, and they’ve been trimming the fat, cost-saving like pros, ‘cause you know, that’s what companies do when things get tight.
So yeah, Ubisoft’s facing challenges—can’t help but wonder if there’s a magic spell to fix things. Anyway… onwards and upwards, right?
