FILE PHOTO: UbiSoft Entertainment logo is seen at the Paris Games Week (PGW), a trade fair for video games in Paris, France, October 27, 2024. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File photo
(Reuters) - Ubisoft is banking on the success of "Assassin's Creed Shadows" to fight its way out of financial troubles as the French videogame publisher grapples with falling revenue, a sinking stock price and takeover speculation.
The title, which will be launched on Thursday, marks a return to the company's best-selling franchise after a string of high-profile flops including "Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora" and "Star Wars Outlaws" cast doubts on its strategy of licensing new intellectual property to create games.
