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Ubisoft: What's behind the fall of France's video games darling?

Ubisoft: What's behind the fall of France's video games darling?

Update: 2024-10-18

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"Assassin's Creed" played a starring role in the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony, with a masked figure dressed like the protagonist running across the rooftops of Paris with the Olympic flame. Now, the game's developer Ubisoft is rumoured to be in talks to be taken private, in a possible acquisition by Chinese gaming giant Tencent.

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Ubisoft: What's behind the fall of France's video games darling?

Ubisoft: What's behind the fall of France's video games darling?

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