(formerly '''Ubi Soft''') is a Computer and Video Game Publisher and Developer with headquarters in Montreuil , France . The company has facilities in over 20 countries, including development studios in Montreal , Canada ; Barcelona , Spain ; Shanghai , China ; North Carolina , USA ; Düsseldorf , Germany ; and Milan , Italy , amongst other locations. As Of 2004 , it is the third-largest independent video game publisher in Europe, and the seventh largest in the US . The "Ubi" in Ubisoft is sometimes pronounced or more often [u'bi , however in French it is pronounced [y'bi]. (See IPA phonetic notation.)
The five brothers of the Guillemot family founded Ubisoft as a computer game publisher in 1986 in France . Yves Guillemot soon made deals with Electronic Arts , Sierra On-Line , and Microprose to distribute their games in France. By the end of the decade, Ubisoft began expanding to other markets, including the United States, the United Kingdom , and Germany .
In the early 1990s , Ubisoft initiated its in-house game development program which led to the 1994 opening of a studio in Montreuil, France, which later became their headquarters. That same year, Michel Ancel created the Rayman character, a character which still stars in new video games as of 2004. Ubisoft became a publicly traded company in 1996 and continued to expand to offices around the globe, opening locations in Shanghai and Montreal .
In '' and '' Beyond Good And Evil ''.
Ubisoft's revenue for 2002-2003 was 453 million Euro s; for fiscal year 2003-2004, this grew to 508 million euros. As Of 2004 , Ubisoft employs more than 2,350 people, of which over 1700 are classed as working in production. Yves Guillemot, a founding brother, is the chairman and CEO .
In the late '' was released for the Xbox and PlayStation 2 with what some considered a revolutionary online multiplayer feature.
On December 20 , 2004 Electronic Arts (EA) purchased a 19.9% stake in the firm. At the time, Ubisoft released a statement saying they considered the purchase "hostile" until they had further information on EA's intent.
Ubisoft is known to use which as of the time of writing (February 2nd 2006) is not compatible with Windows XP Professional X64 Edition
On the 14th of April 2006 Ubisoft confirmed that they will stop using Starforce on their games citing complaints from the customers.
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This is a partial list of games developed and/or published by Ubisoft.
- '' Advance Guardian Heroes '' (2004) — GBA
- '' Alexander '' (2004) — PC
- '''' — PS2, Xbox
- '' Ape Escape 2 '' (2003) — PS2
- ---'''' (2004) — PS2
- '' Asphalt Urban GT '' (2004) — DS.
- '''' (2004) — GBA
- '''' (2003) — Xbox, PS2
- '' Battle Realms '' (2001) — PC
- '' Beyond Good & Evil '' (2003) — Xbox, PS2, GC, PC
- '''' Xbox, PS2, PC
- ---'''' (2005) — Xbox, PS2, PC
- '' Capitalism 2 '' (2001) — PC
- '' Catz 5 '' (2002) — PC
- '' Chessmaster '' (2003/2004) — Xbox, PS2, PC
- ---'' Chessmaster 9000 '' (2002) — PC, Mac
- ---'' Chessmaster 10th Edition '' (2004) — PC
- '' Conflict Zone '' (2001) — PS2
- '' (1999) — PC
- '' Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon '' (2003) — Xbox, PS2, GBA
- '''' (2004) — Xbox, PC
- ---'''' (2004) — PC
- ---'''' (2004) — PC
- '' Cold Fear '' (2005) — PC, Xbox, PS2
- '' Destroyer Command '' (2002) — PC
- '' Dogz 5 '' (2002) — PC, GBA
- '' (2002) — PC, Xbox
- '' F1 Racing Championship '' (2001) — PC, PS2, Dreamcast
- '' Far Cry '' (2004) — PC
- ---'' Far Cry Instincts '' (2005) — Xbox
- '''' — PS2
- '' Fred '' (1989) — Atari ST520
- '''' (2005) — PC
- '' Heroes Of The Pacific '' — PC
- '''' (1999) — PC
- '' IL-2 Sturmovik '' (2001) — PC
- ---'' Forgotten Battles Ace Expansion Pack '' (2004) — PC
- '' Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade '' (1993) — NES
- '' Iron Lord '' (1989) — Atari ST520
- '' Jimmy Connors Pro Tennis Tour '' (1993) — NES
- '' Peter Jackson's King Kong '' — PC, PS2, GCN, Xbox, Xbox 360, PSP, NDS
- ---'''' — GBA
- '''' (2003) — PC
- '' Lunar Legend '' (2001) — GBA
- ---'''' (2005) — DS
- '''' (2003) — PS2, GC
- '' Myst Masterpiece Edition '' (2000) — PC
- ---'''' (1998) — PC
- ---'' RealMYST '' (2000) — PC, Mac
- ---'''' (2001) — PC, Mac
- ---'''' (2004) — PC, Mac
- ---'''' (2003) — PC
--'''' (2004) — PC
- --- '''' (2005) — PC, Mac
- '' Night Hunter '' (1989) — Atari ST520
- '' Pacific Fighters '' (2004) — PC
- '' POD (Planet of Death)'' (1996) — PC
- '''' (2001) — PC
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- '''' (2003) — Xbox, PS2, GC, PC, GBA, (2005 DS)
- ---'''' (2004) — Xbox, PS2, GC, PC
- ---'''' (2005) — Xbox, PS2, GC, PC
- ---'''' (2005) (PSP)
- ---'' Battles Of Prince Of Persia '' — (2006) (NDS)
- '' Puffy's Saga '' (1988) — Atari ST520
- '' Rayman '' (1996) — PS1
- ---'''' (1999/2000) — PC, N64, DC, PS1
- ---'' Rayman M (UK Release) '' (2001) — PC, PS2
- ---'' Rayman Arena '' (2002) — Xbox, PS2, GC, PC
- ---'''' (2003) — Xbox, PS2, GC, PC, GBA, MAC, N-GAGE
- ---'' Rayman DS '' (2005) — DS
- ---'''' (2005) — GBA
- '' Rocky Legends '' (2004) — Xbox, PS2
- '' Secret Of The Silver Earring '' (2004) — PC
- '''' (2003) — PC
- '' Silent Hunter III '' (2005) — PC
- '' Sprung '' (2004) — DS
- '''' (2004) — GBA
- '''' (2004) — Xbox, PS2
- '' The Political Machine '' (2004) — PC
- '' The Sum Of All Fears '' (2002/2003) — GC, PC, GBA
- Ghost Recon series
- ---'' Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon '' (2003) — Xbox, PS2, GC
--'''' (2003) — PC
--'''' (2003) — Xbox, PC
--'''' (2004) — PS2
- ---'' Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2 '' (2004/2005) — Xbox, PS2, GC'', 2001]]
- ---'' Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter '', (2006) — Xbox, Xbox 360
- Rainbow Six series
- ---'''' (1999) — PC, Mac, DC, PS1
--'''' — (2000)
--'''' (2001) — PC
- ---'''' (2003) — PC
--'''' (2004) — PC
--'''' (2005) — PC
- ---'''' (2003) — Xbox, PS2, GC
--'''' (2004) — Xbox
- ---'''' (2005) — Xbox, PS2, GC, PC
- '' Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell '' (2003) — Xbox, PS2, GC, PC
- ---'''' (2004) — Xbox, PS2, GC, PC
- ---'''' (2005) — Xbox, PS2, GC, PC
- ---'''' (In development) — Xbox, PS2, GC, PC, Xbox 360
- '' Tonic Trouble '' (2000) PC, N64
- '''' (2005) — Xbox
- '''' — GBA
- '' Twinworld '' (1989) — Atari ST520
- '' Warlords Battlecry II '' (2002) — PC
- '''' (2003) — PC
- '' Will Rock '' (2003) — PC
- '' XIII '' (2003) — Xbox, PS2, GC, PC
- '' Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates '' (2005) — PC
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