On November 13th, Ubisoft would present its financial reportand later gave the green light for the company to be listed on the stock exchange, but decided to postpone at the last minute.
In an official statement, they confirmed that they would soon reveal the keys to the company’s future. Well, that day has arrived, because here we have your fiscal report for the first half of the 2025-2026 financial year.
In this report, Ubisoft confirms that the Tencent transaction is “just days” away from closing. Remember that the subsidiary Vantage Studios has been in operation since October 1st.
They also consolidated their objectives for the fiscal year as a whole and revealed the results of the 2nd quarter of this year with good news, in general terms.
Its revenue may continue to decline due to lower interest in its games (although a new Assassin’s Creed mainline is already in the works), but Ubisoft recorded an increase in its net bookings during the second trimester.
We talk about a 39% year-on-year increasewith 490.8 million euros compared to 450 million in the second quarter of the year 2024-2025, and the board sees this as a long-term strengthening of the company.
Tencent will invest 1,160 million to keep Ubisoft alive
In the coming days, Ubisoft will consolidate the transaction with Tencent, which translates into an injection of 1,160 million euros from the Chinese giant consolidate the French in the market.
All necessary conditions have been met, so it is a matter of days until the operation closes all its aspects. Yves Guillemot, CEO of the company, dedicated a few words on the subject:
”The completion of our strategic transaction with Tencent, through which Tencent will become a minority shareholder in our new subsidiary, Vantage Studios, is now imminent as all preconditions have been met”.
”This represents a key milestone in Ubisoft’s transformation, as it significantly strengthens our financial position by providing €1.16 billion in cash, allowing the Group to reduce its leverage as planned. It will also allow Vantage Studios to accelerate the growth of our three main intellectual properties under a dedicated management team.”.
In January 2026, Ubisoft will reveal the new strategy based on ”creative houses”to be Advantage Studios one of them. The idea is that each franchise (or group of IPs) is managed by a different studio.
With these measures, Guillemot hopes savings of around 100 million euros projected for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. Before that, the company plans to launch new games in the coming months.
”Vantage Studios represents a key element in the company’s transformation to a new operating model based on Creative Houses. We will have finalized the design of this new organization by the end of the year” confirms the CEO and co-founder.
Following the free Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora update in December, Ubisoft will release Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake, The Division Resurgence and Rainbow Six Mobile in the first few months of 2026.
In short, Ubisoft proposes a future based on a new creative concept and new development methodswith a very clear objective: reduce costs and save increase after years of fiascos and waste.
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