Ubisoft reportedly "laughed at" in acquisition talks as CEO criticized for putting responsibility on staff

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Ubisoft was reportedly "laughed at" during acquisition talks, and the company's CEO is apparently placing responsibility on employees after several canceled projects.&nbs🅰p;

Following the news that Ubisoft has delayed Skull and Bones yet again and axed three other projects, Giant Bomb's has claimed that the company was "proposing acquisitions and mergers with other similar companies" but that "it mostly got laughed at." It's not been a great year for Ubisoft who, following the three canceled games just announced, has had to cut 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历🔥史查询:a total of seven games in just six🦂 months.  

This news has come from Ubisoft's latest financial report and conference call, which was published on January 11, 2023. In the same report, it was revealed that 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope "underperformed", as did Just Dance 2023. Around the same time as Grubb's tweet, Kotaku reporter Ethan Gach also shared on that Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has apparently told staff via email that the next year is crucial for the company and that "the ball is in your court⛄" regarding delivering projects on time and on budget. 

Gach also claims that the email from Guillemot reads: "Today more than ever, I need your full energy and commitment to ensure we get back on the path to success."Gach's tweets also reveal that the games currently left in development with the studio will be "the best in Ubisoft history" with news on these projects due durin🙈g E3 2023. 

Wondering what's left in the pipeline? Find out everything you need to know about 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Ubisoft's Star Wars game.

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