Murderer’s Creed Black Flag Resynced has bought 3.5 million copies worldwide to exceed the annual expectations of writer Ubisoft inside two weeks.
The corporate shared the milestone throughout its Q1 fiscal report, the place it famous that internet bookings fell by 9 p.c year-on-year to €256 million ($291 million) through the first quarter. Regardless of that downturn, Ubisoft stated internet bookings had been barely above steerage because of the “report efficiency” of cell RPG, Invincible: Guarding the Globe, which launched again in 2024.
Q1 back-catalog bookings totaled €221 million, down 15 p.c year-on-year. Ubisoft stated that lower primarily mirrored the lack of bookings from Murderer’s Creed Shadows within the prior-year quarter, following its launch on March 20, 2025.
“We delivered first-quarter internet bookings barely above steerage. This efficiency was led by a report contribution from Invincible: Guarding the Globe whereas the remainder of our portfolio, together with Rainbow Six Siege, carried out according to our expectations,” stated Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot.
“We additionally continued to execute our transformation. This included additional focused rightsizing actions and the continuing re-concentration of assets in the direction of our highest-potential alternatives. On the identical time, the management of our new working mannequin and group continues to take form, together with the appointment of Christoph Hartmann to guide Artistic Home 2 in constructing a world-class portfolio of battlefield-driven experiences.”
As famous by Guillemot, Ubisoft is within the midst of a colossal rightsizing that has resulted within the closure of a number of studios, together with these in Winnipeg and Belgrade. Layoffs are additionally being proposed inside Ubisoft’s international publishing division and its studio in Barcelona.
Trying forward, Ubisoft expects to ship a “considerably stronger and diversified pipeline of content material” over the following two fiscal years (FY2027-28 and FY2028-29) supported by the discharge of latest entries in main franchises equivalent to Murderer’s Creed, Far Cry and Ghost Recon. The French firm can be forecasting extra returns from its dwell service efforts pushed by Rainbow Six Siege.
