LONDON — European markets were lower on Friday as investors digest events at Davos, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s excoriating speech about the continent. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was 0.09% in the red at 9:10 a.m. in London (4:10 a.m. ET), with major bourses. European stocks finished higher on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump … Read more
For decades, Chinese video games and American gamers did not mix. US audiences were receptive to all manner of weird and wonderful experiences, from Finnish game Angry Birds to Japanese Pokémon, but sidestepped anything coming out of China. That was until Genshin Impact arrived five years ago, with two dozen plucky anime characters who fought … Read more
With Ubisoft’s latest Assassin’s Creed game facing delays and independent board members reviewing strategic options, analysts are speculating on whether the gaming giant may finally put itself up for sale. The beleaguered French publisher last week postponed the launch of its upcoming “Assassin’s Creed Shadows” game by another month and appointed advisors to review its … Read more
Artwork for Ubisoft’s upcoming “Assassin’s Creed Shadows” game. John Keeble | Getty Images French video game publisher Ubisoft said Thursday it’s appointing advisors to review and pursue strategic options after a report last year suggested that its majority backers were considering a buyout. Ubisoft said in a strategic update that “leading advisors” had been hired … Read more