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Ready at Dawn and Ubisoft vets found new studio Atlantis News May 29th, 2025

Ready at Dawn and Ubisoft vets found new studio Atlantis

The outfit is focusing on PC and console titles and is using Unreal Engine 5

Ubisoft denies reports that Yves Guillemot has been summoned in upcoming trial News May 28th, 2025

Ubisoft denies reports that Yves Guillemot has been summoned in upcoming trial

"We categorically deny these claims"

Report: Five ex-Ubisoft staff detained by French police News Oct 4th, 2023

Report: Five ex-Ubisoft staff detained by French police

Includes Serge Hascoët and Tommy François

French antitrust regulators raid Nvidia offices News Oct 2nd, 2023

French antitrust regulators raid Nvidia offices

Hardware firm confirmed to be the subject by The Wall Street Journal

France extends games tax relief until 2028 News Nov 21st, 2022

France extends games tax relief until 2028

Comes with new rules and an updated process

Build A Rocket Boy opening Montpellier studio Job News Nov 3rd, 2022

Build A Rocket Boy opening Montpellier studio

Office set to open in 2023

Focus Home Interactive acquires indie studio Douze Dixièmes News Oct 22nd, 2021

Focus Home Interactive acquires indie studio Douze Dixièmes

No figure has been placed on the deal

Virtuos setting up shop in Lyon News Oct 13th, 2021

Virtuos setting up shop in Lyon

French industry vet Aurélian Kerbeci heading up the studio

Microids opening Paris studio Job News Oct 7th, 2021

Microids opening Paris studio

This is the second new development outpost the company has set up in France this year

French union Solidaires Informatique files lawsuit against Ubisoft News Jul 19th, 2021

French union Solidaires Informatique files lawsuit against Ubisoft

Complaint names number of former staff as well as CEO Yves Guillemot

French developer Microids sets up shop in Lyon News Jun 8th, 2021

French developer Microids sets up shop in Lyon

Industry vet Chomard to head up this new studio

Ubisoft vet Ancel was under investigation when he left the firm Job News Sep 29th, 2020

Ubisoft vet Ancel was under investigation when he left the firm

The Rayman and Beyond Good & Evil creator departed the publisher and the games industry earlier this month

Ubisoft appoints 20-year company vet de Waubert to head up Paris studio Job News Mar 6th, 2020

Ubisoft appoints 20-year company vet de Waubert to head up Paris studio

“The Ubisoft Paris studio has been a pillar of Ubisoft for the last 27 years, developing many of Ubisoft’s most well-known games and flagship technologies"

Quantic Dream has to pay $7.8k to former employee Job News Dec 3rd, 2019

Quantic Dream has to pay $7.8k to former employee

"The [studio] has committed a breach of the security obligation"

Report: 1,200 new games were in development by the French studios in 2019 News Oct 28th, 2019

Report: 1,200 new games were in development by the French studios in 2019

75 per cent of industry workes hold permanent contracts

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