Ubisoft is rolling out a new platform aimed at offering players expanded input on its early-in-development games called The Player Council. Announced at Gamescom 2026, the new platform is being “soft launched” with an invitation for players to sign up for the opportunity to test “early concepts, prototypes, and live experiences” before they’re launched to…
Generative AI has been a polarizing topic in the video game industry ever since these tools became widely available. While many game developers have already issued statements against the use of generative AI, everyone’s favorite usual suspect, Ubisoft, has gone the other way. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot previously praised AI as “revolutionary” for video game…
Ubisoft is reportedly testing generative AI systems as part of development work surrounding Far Cry 7, adding the publisher to the growing list of major gaming companies evaluating artificial intelligence technologies for future game production. According to reports, the company is experimenting with AI-assisted systems focused on NPC behavior and adaptive dialogue, potentially allowing in-game…
It’s not clear if Ubisoft laid off any developers for gen AI. Yves Guillemot has explained the status of Ubisoft’s internal generative AI project, called Teammates. Yves said this in a recent interview with Variety: Even though the technology behind “Teammates” is R&D, we’ve already made it available to our teams, who are deciding how…
Image via Ubisoft. | Last Updated On: Jan 22, 2026 7:19 pm CET Ubisoft shocked the world with what was a somewhat out-of-the-blue complete operational overhaul. The company revealed it was restructuring its development pipeline into content houses, while announcing its measures to get its pretty serious financial issues sorted. The news came with several…
Ubisoft announced sweeping changes to its business today, confirming more layoffs, major internal restructuring, and the cancelation of seven projects including Prince of Persia: The Sand of Time. At the same time it renewed its pledge to double down on generative AI. In a document released today Ubisoft describes its “radically new value-creation” business model,…
