Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot is more than a little chipper about the fact that EA sold its stake in the French game maker last year.
“When they left it changed lots of things for us. We had a competitor owning a share of the company and we were always wary that they could decide they would go for the company – and that wouldn’t have been welcome," he tells MCV.
“The problem is that when you have the number one player in your company, you can’t buy another company that would be in conflict with them or their strategy. So, now we are totally independent again, we feel a lot better, we are number three and our goal is to beat those guys, EA and Activision, at some point.”
Source: MCV
“When they left it changed lots of things for us. We had a competitor owning a share of the company and we were always wary that they could decide they would go for the company – and that wouldn’t have been welcome," he tells MCV.
“The problem is that when you have the number one player in your company, you can’t buy another company that would be in conflict with them or their strategy. So, now we are totally independent again, we feel a lot better, we are number three and our goal is to beat those guys, EA and Activision, at some point.”
Source: MCV
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d 8 Apr 2011 18:19
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ubisoft has a lot of work to do. Back in the late 90's/early 00's, ubi was much better off. The rayman games were great. Same for beyond good & evil, splintercell, etc but there hasn't been anything in the last few years I would consider great.
d 8 Apr 2011 18:20
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i am alive looks interesting though....that is if they don't cancel it...