Ubisoft unveils plan, new franchise releases, AI investment

Ubisoft has outlined a multi-year strategy to rebuild its business, banking on new entries in its major franchises and a significant investment in generative AI, following a period of financial decline and corporate restructuring. The company's latest earnings report for the 2025-2026 fiscal year confirms plans to release new games in the Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Ghost Recon series by the end of its 2028-2029 fiscal year, which concludes in March 2029.

The immediate future, however, involves a lighter release schedule. The company expects the current 2026-2027 fiscal year to be a low point in its free cash flow, citing a softer slate of new games and costs associated with an ongoing corporate transformation. The flagship release for this period is Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, a remake scheduled for July 9, 2026. The company will also continue supporting live-service titles like Rainbow Six Siege.

This plan follows what CEO Yves Guillemot described as one of the most ambitious transformations in the company's history, initiated in early 2025. The restructuring involved reorganizing the company around creative houses, discontinuing seven projects, delaying six...