Ubisoft is exploring the creation of a new company to attract investors, focusing on selling key franchises like Assassin's Creed. According to Bloomberg, the company is planning to sell a stake in this new entity and has started negotiations with potential investors, including Tencent and various international and French funds. The anticipated market value of this new company is expected to surpass Ubisoft's current $1.8 billion capitalization.
The process is still in the discussion phase, with no final decision yet. Ubisoft may choose to abandon this plan, depending heavily on the success of the upcoming release of Assassin's Creed Shadows, for which the company has high expectations. Ubisoft reports that pre-orders for the game are steadily progressing.
This development comes amid another controversy in Japan surrounding the game. Takeshi Nagase, a member of the Kobe City Council and the Hyogo Prefectural Assembly, has voiced his outrage over Ubisoft's handling of religious themes in Assassin's Creed Shadows. Nagase finds it unacceptable that the game allows players to attack monks in temples or shoot arrows at these sacred sites. He specifically criticized the portrayal of the famous Engyō-ji temple in Himeji, where the character Yasuke is depicted entering with dirty shoes and destroying a sacred mirror inside.
