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Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition launched on February 13 and quickly received “Mixed” reviews — currently, only about half of them are positive. Formally, this is a re-release of the original 1995 game featuring widescreen support, bonus materials, and a revamped soundtrack. However, those very changes have become the reason behind the intense backlash from fans.

French publisher Ubisoft is continuing its painful restructuring, and six projects have now reportedly been canceled. Previously, the company had officially confirmed the cancellation of the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake, but it turns out the list of axed titles is much broader.

Despite layoffs, strikes, and game cancellations, Ubisoft continues to grow financially. The studio has exceeded expectations in many ways. Anyway, that's what the company's latest report says.

Ubisoft has announced that the Rayman 30th Anniversary Edition will launch on February 13. The collection is coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and PC via the Ubisoft Store and Steam, and it will also be available to Ubisoft+ subscribers. The project was developed by Digital Eclipse in collaboration with Ubisoft Montpellier.

The Assassin's Creed series remains a pillar of stability for Ubisoft studios, which is going through difficult times. In a recent report, the company's representatives reported that the time spent by gamers in assassin games increased by 28%.

Ubisoft employees around the world have launched a three-day strike in response to planned job cuts and the company’s demand for a return to office. The walkout began on February 10, 2026, and according to the Solidaires Informatique union, at least 1,200 workers—mainly from France and Milan—are participating.

Ubisoft Singapore has announced a second year of support for Skull and Bones — a game that currently has 522 concurrent players on Steam. For comparison, that’s about 11% of the audience of For Honor (2017), which has a similar user rating. And this is happening against the backdrop of mass layoffs at Ubisoft, the cancellation of the Prince of Persia remake, and the company’s ongoing financial troubles.

In February, Sony may once again hold a new State of Play — as usual, the company does this almost every year, and rumors about potential announcements have already started circulating. Fans are expecting everything from major exclusives to unexpected third-party projects, and the remake of Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag comes up especially often in these discussions.

At the start of 2026, Ubisoft carried out a major restructuring, consolidating its teams into separate “creative houses,” each responsible for specific franchises deemed most profitable and most likely to engage fans. Previously, the publisher was working on a wide variety of projects in different genres around the world, but dozens of games were either frozen, rebooted, or outright canceled, with reasons including high development costs, strategic shifts, and unsuccessful attempts at live-service projects.

Ubisoft management arranged a meeting with employees to reassure them and convince them of the correctness of the latest changes. However, it seemed to have the opposite effect. More than a dozen people who spoke to Insider Gaming said that their feelings only got stronger.

Ubisoft has canceled development of Assassin’s Creed League, a cooperative project set in the Assassin’s Creed universe that was being developed by Ubisoft Annecy. The game would have allowed four Assassins to tackle story missions together and was originally conceived as a major expansion for Assassin's Creed Shadows.

Jordan Mechner, creator of the original Prince of Persia, has commented on the cancellation of the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake, which Ubisoft had been developing for several years. In a blog post, he expressed support both for fans and for the developers, for whom the project’s closure became a painful blow.

Representatives of the Ubisoft trade union demanded the resignation of Yves Guillemot from the post of head of the company. Marc Rutschlé and Chakib Mataoui said that employees are now in a panic because of the betrayal by Ubisoft management.

Ubisoft has fired the head of the level design department, David Michaud-Cromp. The reason could be that the employee criticized the new measures being implemented due to the restructuring of the company.

The Necropolis faction in Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era, first shown last year, became one of the game’s most controversial elements. Players criticized the unit designs and overall visual presentation, and now Unfrozen Studios has shown how exactly these issues have been addressed.

A press kit for the canceled Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake has likely leaked online. The blogger gift includes a life-sized replica of the Dagger of Time housed in an ornate chest.

It's been revealed via LinkedIn that Jeffrey Yohalem — a key writer who helped shape Ezio Auditore's storyline alongside Corey May and Patrice Désile — left Ubisoft in December. He played a major role in crafting the narrative for Assassin's Creed 2, Brotherhood, and Revelations, games still hailed as the series' gold standard.

Ubisoft recently addressed the fate of Beyond Good & Evil 2, easing fan fears amid layoffs and project cancellations. Despite the chaos, the game remains in active development and is "doing well," per leadership.

French insider and blogger j0nathan has shared a new post about the upcoming multiplayer spin-off Assassin’s Creed Invictus. According to him, the development team itself is deeply disappointed with the project — to the point that some reportedly “hate working on it.”

Ubisoft is preparing Tom Clancy's The Division: Definitive Edition—an updated bundle of the original looter-shooter celebrating the series' 10th anniversary. The release is set for March and will replace the current Gold Edition on store shelves.