EXCLUSIVE – Yves Guillemot’s Internal Memo to Staff Amid Company

[Tom Henderson]

Insider Gaming has received an internal memo from Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot that was sent to staff before today's earnings call.

Read the full article here...

 

[Captain_Fuzz]

Hope this is the beginning of the end for the ubisoft of late; They used to put out absolute bangers year on year and now we get AA slop marketed as the new best thing since sliced bread... Skull & Bones being described by Yves as quadruple A should land him in prison

 

[SoloDolo]

“For Assassin’s Creed Shadows, all players will have access to the game at the same time, and those who have pre-ordered the game will get the first expansion for free.”

Oh free first expansion…sweet!

 

[J2thaP10]

Considering it's a Ubisoft title, better take some more time. Get back to the quality they used to have. Not this copy/paste of the last years and hardly any innovation in all this time.

 

[Tainted]

the end for the ubisoft of late; They used to put out absolute bangers year on year

• FarCry Instincts
• Rainbow Six Black Arrow
• Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield
• Ghost Recon 2: Summit Strike
• Ghost Recon: Island Thunder
• Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory

Those were my Ubisoft days.

 

[SoloDolo]

• FarCry Instincts
• Rainbow Six Black Arrow
• Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield
• Ghost Recon 2: Summit Strike
• Ghost Recon: Island Thunder
• Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory

Those were my Ubisoft days.

Would love it if they brought back single player Rainbow Six. Vegas was chefs kiss

 

[Captain_Fuzz]

"This unusual decision at such an advanced stage is motivated by our desire to offer an optimal experience from launch on all platforms and various PC configurations, and to remove the small frictions we typically used to address in post-launch title updates."

Unusual decision to have a complete working game at launch -- who put this man in charge???
He probably saw the Ghost 2 reception and pulled the plug til it's patched up

 

[angrybeard]

Homie is out of touch and delusional.

"In today’s ultra-competitive market, players expect extraordinary experiences and ultra-polished games on Day 1."

Newsflash you clown, we always expected that.

 

[Captain_Fuzz]

"In today’s ultra-competitive market, players expect extraordinary experiences and ultra-polished games on Day 1."

Big problem with ubisoft is players expect the opposite a poor, unpolished experience; and so less people buy them.

 

[Bogdan47xD]

Tom,
do you know if the collector's edition for AC Shadows will have a different price considering that there is no longer the Ultimate Edition and its benefits? I have a pre-order with him, but I am curious if they are going to offer another price for this edition.

 

[SleepyAgent]

I honestly wish they would just stop trying to make every game the exact same game with a new coat of paint.

Let Assassin's Creed be Assassin's Creed. Stop trying to make it Witcher-lite.

Let Splinter Cell be a single player game with a tight story and large open plan stealth missions that encourage replays with different strategies, hell if you want a "Live-Element" bring back Spies v Mercs.

Bring back Rayman. Legends is a beloved platformer game, more of that please.

Give Watch Dogs its own very distinct identity and expand on the unique elements of that series.

Make Ghost Recon mil-sim again.

Just trust your teams to make solid games, rather than running every game through the investor buzzword checklist.

 

[MrTrippp666]

Make Ghost Recon mil-sim again.

I'd love the next GR game to move closer into the Mil-sim space. So many want it to remain that FarCry adventure game and forget that it was once a tactical shooter.

 

[SleepyAgent]

I'd love the next GR game to move closer into the Mil-sim space. So many want it to remain that FarCry adventure game and forget that it was once a tactical shooter.

For folk who want a Far Cry Adventure game, they could spin that off into its own thing. It's own Ghost Recon spinoff game. But the main series should always remain true to what it is meant to be.