Ubisoft and Tencent Create Vantage Studios to Develop Their Biggest Franchises

Ubisoft, together with Tencent, announced the creation of a subsidiary company called Vantage Studios. The project will be headed by Christophe Derennes and Charlie Guillemot, and its value is estimated in billions. The company states that this is “the next stage in the development of Ubisoft,” and it will focus on the publisher’s key franchises.

The cooperation between Ubisoft and Tencent already has several years of history. The Chinese holding previously acquired 49.9% of the shares of Guillemot Brothers Limited — a company controlled by the Guillemot family, the founders of Ubisoft. The deal, worth more than $350 million, also granted Tencent a 5% voting stake in Ubisoft. Thanks to this investment, Tencent gained the status of the largest shareholder of the well-known developer with a potential stake of up to 17%. The new collaboration only strengthens the strategic partnership between the two giants.

Vantage Studios will focus on Ubisoft key franchises

According to official information, Vantage Studios will work on developing the Rainbow Six, Assassin’s Creed, and Far Cry franchises, which are among the company’s largest game series. The teams that will join the new structure are already based in Ubisoft’s studios in Montreal, Quebec, Sherbrooke, Saguenay, Barcelona, and Sofia.

Tencent invested approximately $1.25 billion in the creation of Vantage Studios, receiving about 25% in this project, while the rest will belong to Ubisoft. Rumors about a possible full acquisition of Ubisoft by the Chinese company appeared as early as the beginning of 2025, but it later became known that it was only about the creation of a joint subsidiary studio. The official confirmation of the project was announced in March 2025, although at that time it still had no name.

The main tasks of Vantage Studios include improving the quality of story-driven games, expanding the multiplayer experience through regular content, and integrating new social features. Ubisoft emphasizes that developers within the joint venture will receive a high level of freedom, which will allow them to implement original ideas and more effectively take community feedback into account.

The launch of Vantage Studios is already considered an important event for the industry. Players are eagerly waiting to see how the new project will affect the future of the Rainbow Six, Far Cry, and Assassin’s Creed series, and whether it can elevate them to a new stage of development.