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Arkane Studios has drawn interest from Ubisoft and others. Technology
The Verge • 1w ago

Arkane Studios has drawn interest from Ubisoft and others.

Ubisoft and “at least two other gaming companies” have made bids for Arkane, which Xbox is working to divest as part of its “reset,” Bloomberg reports. Xbox has “also weighed selling the studio to its management.” [Link: Xbox’s Arkane Studios Attracts Multiple Bidders, Including Ubisoft | https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-11-03/xbox-s-arkane-studios-attracts-multiple-bidders-including-ubisoft | Bloomberg]

Games on Ubisoft’s store are getting new accessibility tags. World News
The Verge • 5mo ago

Games on Ubisoft’s store are getting new accessibility tags.

The tags, introduced as part of the cross-company Accessible Games Initiative effort, will initially show up on listings for four games, including Rayman Legends, Ubisoft says. The tags will be added to more games throughout 2026 “and beyond.” [Link: Ubisoft Launches Accessible Games Initiative Tags for Global Accessibility Awareness Day | https://ubisoft.com/r/Ubisoft_AccessibilityTags_GAAD | Ubisoft]

Ubisoft is shutting down a studio and laying off Assassin’s Creed staff. Education & Youth
The Verge • 4w ago

Ubisoft is shutting down a studio and laying off Assassin’s Creed staff.

RedLynx, which made the Trials games, is being closed down, while 70 jobs have been “impacted” at Ubisoft Singapore, which made Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced, Eurogamer reports. Ubisoft said in July that Resynced had sold 3.5 million copies, “exceeding annual expectations within its first 14 days.” [Link: Ubisoft closing Trials developer RedLynx and downsizing Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced team in Singapore | https://www.eurogamer.net/ubisoft-closing-trials-studio-redlyx-layoffs-singapore-black-flag | Eurogamer.net]

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