Ubisoft and Tencent launch Vantage Studios to lead key franchises

Ubisoft and Tencent’s joint venture Vantage Studios began operations on Oct. 1, 2025, taking responsibility for three of Ubisoft’s largest franchises — Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six — and consolidating roughly 2,300 development staff across multiple studios under a single, newly named subsidiary. The venture is backed by a 1.16 billion investment from Tencent in exchange for a 25 percent stake, and will be led by co‑chief executives Christophe Derennes and Charlie Guillemot, the company said.

Vantage Studios brings together teams from Montreal, Quebec, Sherbrooke, Saguenay, Sofia and Barcelona, among others. The name was selected by a staff vote, according to internal communications. Ubisoft described the unit as its first “Creative House,” intended to give development teams greater ownership of projects and more autonomy than under the publisher’s traditional centralized structure. Tencent’s role is described as advisory, while day‑to‑day creative and business control will remain with Vantage’s leadership.

Christophe Derennes, who co‑founded Ubisoft’s Montreal studio in 1997, said in a prior announcement that the long‑term objective is to grow the...