Entries in 'guillemot' (18)

Guillemot: This year is a turning point for Ubisoft

Guillemot: This year is a turning point for Ubisoft

Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot has declared the current financial year is "a turning point" for the publisher after higher-than-expected Q4 sales.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Feb 7th 2013 at 5:48PM in News
Extended console cycles are bad for the industry, Ubisoft argues

Extended console cycles are bad for the industry, Ubisoft argues

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has claimed that the length of the current console generation has damaged the games industry.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 26th 2012 at 2:59PM in News
Ubisoft boss "can't say he's happy" with Wii U launch price

Ubisoft boss "can't say he's happy" with Wii U launch price

Yves Guillemot has admitted that he would have preferred Nintendo to launch with a lower price for the Wii U.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 13th 2012 at 10:48AM in News
YVES ONLINE: MCV interviews Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot

YVES ONLINE: MCV interviews Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot

Just over one year ago, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot fired a warning shot at EA and Activision.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Jun 14th 2012 at 3:58PM in News

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INTERVIEW: Yves Guillemot, Ubisoft

INTERVIEW: Yves Guillemot, Ubisoft

Last year Ubisoft told MCV it would take on EA and Activision as the world’s top publisher. One year later, and the firm is Europe’s No.2 games company thanks to its ...

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Jan 27th 2012 at 2:45PM in News
Ubisoft posts record Christmas sales

Ubisoft posts record Christmas sales

Assassin’s Creed publisher Ubisoft has raised its sales projections for its fiscal Q3 by €50m after achieving record Christmas sales.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jan 10th 2012 at 5:01PM in News
Guillemot: PS4 and next Xbox “coming soon”

Guillemot: PS4 and next Xbox “coming soon”

It was only a year ago that top-level industry execs were questioning the very viability and future of the console hardware cycle. Now, the move to a new breed of ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 19th 2011 at 2:35PM in News
Ubisoft: Don't fear free games

Ubisoft: Don't fear free games

The wave of free games available online can help best-selling retail games become bigger hits. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot this week told MCV the free-to-play category will convert non-gamers into ...

Michael French
by Michael French
on Jul 14th 2011 at 10:00AM in News

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Sales up 19 per cent at Ubisoft

Sales up 19 per cent at Ubisoft

Ubisoft has announced that sales for the financial year ended March 31st, 2011 came in at 1.03bn Euros.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on May 12th 2011 at 6:08PM in News
Ubi: ‘We can beat EA and Activision’

Ubi: ‘We can beat EA and Activision’

Ubisoft’s founder and CEO Yves Guillemot has told MCV that his company can overtake the industry’s two behemoths, Activision and EA, to become the global games market leader.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 8th 2011 at 12:00PM in News
Ubisoft sales top 600m Euros in Q3

Ubisoft sales top 600m Euros in Q3

Ubisoft has reported sales of €600m for the three months ended December 31st, 2010.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Feb 14th 2011 at 5:20PM in News
Guillemot: Half of games 3D by 2012

Guillemot: Half of games 3D by 2012

Ubisoft’s Yves Guillemot believes roughly half of the games released for Xbox 360 and PS3 will be 3D compatible by 2012.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on May 19th 2010 at 11:53AM in News

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Ubisoft to cut licensing spend

Ubisoft to cut licensing spend

Despite Avatar’s record-breaking performance at the box office, Ubisoft’s game of the film has failed to impress either critic or consumers – and now the French publisher is saying ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 18th 2010 at 4:58PM in News
Big names enthuse about Natal

Big names enthuse about Natal

Having named a number of the industry’s big players who are currently hard at work on Natal-centric titles, Microsoft has also provided a platform for some of the publishing world’s ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 24th 2009 at 1:34PM in News
Ubisoft: Apple has plans beyond the iPhone

Ubisoft: Apple has plans beyond the iPhone

Apple’s importance in the handheld gaming space continues to grow every day, but Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot believes that Apple’s gaming aspirations don’t end with the iPhone.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 28th 2009 at 12:26PM in News
Thrustmaster unveils a joystick with H.E.A.R.T

Thrustmaster unveils a joystick with H.E.A.R.T

Trustmaster has announced its new T.16000M joystick will include the peripheral manufacturer’s Halleffect Accurate Technology, or H.E.A.R.T., recently revealed at this year’s CES.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Jan 9th 2009 at 12:00PM in News

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Ubisoft’s 2008-2009 forecast nudges €1bn

Ubisoft’s 2008-2009 forecast nudges €1bn

Ubisoft has predicted that it will achieve a whopping €975 million in sales during fiscal year 2008-2009.

The forecast is driven by the release of four new brands in the ...
by Tim Ingham
on Dec 13th 2007 at 5:21PM in News
Expanding Guillemot looks to UK

Expanding Guillemot looks to UK

Following a rocketing year in 2006 in which it achieved 70 per cent growth, peripheral and hardware outfit Guillemot has its sights set on further expansion in the UK.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 20th 2007 at 12:56PM in News