CREATIVITY AT THE CORE UBISOFT STUDIOS
With the second largest in-house development staff in the world, Ubisoft employs more than 3,200 developers in 15 studios around the world, representing over 3/4 of the staff. Ubisoft attracts the best and brightest from all continents because talent, creativity and innovation are at its core.
With next generation consoles demanding ever larger teams and intense creativity, Ubisofts investment in training is crucial to hone existing skill sets with the latest technologies and to develop new techniques for video game creation. The Ubisoft Campus in Montreal is one example of how Ubisoft is educating the minds of tomorrow. A unique initiative providing yearround training to people from all the companys studios around the world, the Ubisoft Campus has a two-fold mission: provide the necessary educational foundation for future professionals of the video game industry and guarantee that Ubisofts production teams are equipped with the necessary skills to succeed in their careers while exploiting the technologies of today and tomorrow.
Ubisoft Worldwide Studios Opening/Acquisition Timeline Montreuil, France Opened in 1992 Bucharest, Romania Opened in 1992 Montpellier, France Opened in 1994 Annecy, France Opened in 1996 Shanghai, China Opened in 1996 Montreal, Canada Opened in 1997 Barcelona, Spain Opened in 1998 Casablanca, Morocco Opened in 1998 Milan, Italy Opened in 1998 Morrisville, NC (Red Storm), USA Acquired in 2000 Dsseldorf (Blue Byte) Acquired in 2001 Montpellier (Tiwak), France Acquired in 2004 Quebec City, Canada Opened in 2005 Sofia, Bulgaria Opened in 2006 Newcastle, United Kingdom (Reflections Interactive) Acquired in 2006 Ubisoft Paris Established in the Paris suburb of Montreuil, Ubisoft Paris is responsible for the creation of Rayman, the blockbuster platformer that has sold over 19.5 million copies worldwide. It also developed Rayman 2 The Great Escape and Rayman 3 Hoodlum Havoc. The Montreuil team was involved in the production of games such as Tom Clancys Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow, Tom Clancys Ghost Recon 2 Summit Strike and led the production team for Tom
Clancys Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter which set a new sales record in its first week after launch and was hailed as the killer application for the Xbox 360. There are currently 170 team members working at Ubisoft Paris. They are currently working on the sequel of the critically acclaimed Rayman Raving Rabbids. Ubisoft Bucharest Ubisoft Bucharest was the first studio established outside of France, in 1992. The Romanian adventure began with a small team of four programmers and two graphic artists, responsible for porting Ubisofts console games onto PCs. With time, the production studio has grown and, thanks to talented specialists and advanced technology, it has developed and is still developing major projects, like the PS3 version of Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WW II, the PC version of Peter Jacksons King Kong: the Official Game of the Movie or Silent Hunter III. At present, the Romanian subsidiary has nearly 330 collaborators, most of whom are very busy working on Blazing Angels Secret Missions of WWII for Xbox 360 and PC. Ubisoft Montpellier Created in 1994 as a graphic department under the name Ubi Pictures, this team is responsible for the creation of critically acclaimed titles such as Beyond Good and Evil and Peter Jacksons King Kong: The Official game of the Movie, both of which involved renowned creator Michel Ancel. The teams goal is to conceive and realize original projects, and to research new working methods and tools. The creative team of 80 people is now working on several exciting projects including the sequel to Rayman Raving Rabbids Ubisoft Annecy Ubisofts Annecy studio was established in 1996, and has since attracted top talent from around the world in all disciplines in game creation. The talented team of game designers produced Rayman 2 The Great Escape for the PS2, and were involved in projects such as the online version of Tom Clancys Splinter Cell Chaos Theory or Tom Clancys Splinter Cell Double Agent PS3 among others. They are currently working on the next gen iteration of the acclaimed Driver brand, in collaboration with Ubisoft Reflections. Ubisoft Shanghai Ubisoft opened its doors in China with only four employees in 1996. Today, with more than 500 employees creating and marketing video games, Ubisoft Shanghai is the largest and most influential video game software company in China. Ubisofts studio in Shanghai makes it the first and only world-class game studio with complete creation and production capacity in China. The Shanghai studio has gathered top game industry talent from around the world to develop international games including Tom Clancys Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow for Xbox which reached number 1 shortly after its release in 2004 and Tom Clancys Splinter Cell Double Agent for the Xbox 360. Ubisoft Shanghai continues its rapid growth and is currently producing some of the best games in the industry including Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 for the PS3 and Tom Clancys EndWar. Ubisoft Montreal Ubisofts Montreal studio was created in 1997 and today employs more than 1,400 creative individuals responsible for the development and launch of such well-known games as Tom Clancys Rainbow Six 3, the Prince of Persia franchise Tom Clancys Splinter Cell, Myst IV Revelation, Tom Clancys Splinter Cell Chaos Theory, Far Cry Instincts and many more. Today, Ubisoft Montreal has grown to be Ubisofts largest studio and one of the largest development studios in the world. The award-winning creators at Ubisoft Montreal are currently hard at work on future AAA titles and future projects to be launched on next-generation consoles, such as Assassins Creed or Naruto.

Ubisoft Casablanca Ubisoft Casablanca was founded in 1998 with the principal mission of porting games. First projects included F1 Racing on N64 and Donald Quack Attack on Sega Dreamcast as well as Beyond Good and Evil on PS2. The team then contributed to the conception of Prince of Persia The Two Thrones on PS2 in addition to important contributions to Peter Jacksons King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie and Tom Clancys Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow, both on PS2. The team also produced Star Wars: Lethal Alliance for Nintendo DS. The team consists of 50 people and most recently worked on Rayman Raving Rabbids for DS and Xbox 360. Ubisoft Milan Ubisofts Milan studio was created in 1998, specializing in developing games for handheld consoles such as Rayman for Nintendo Game Boy Color and Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Prophecy for Game Boy Advance. Over the years, the creativity and know-how of the Italian team has contributed to the creation of several acclaimed titles such as Rayman M for PS2 and PC, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Athena Sword for PC, Xbox, a PC version of Beyond Good & Evil and Tom Clancys Splinter Cell Chaos Theory for Xbox and PC. At present, the Milan studio has about 20 collaborators. Ubisoft Red Storm Red Storm Entertainment is Ubisofts development studio in Morrisville, North Carolina. Since its creation in 1996, Red Storm has quickly become a leader in the video game industry. In 1998, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six was timed to hit the marketplace within weeks of Clancy's book by the same name. An instant success, delighting gamers with its groundbreaking emphasis on hostage rescue and realism Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six set the stage for a new genre of "squadbased shooters" that focused on teamwork and cooperation. The studios tremendous success caught the eye of Ubisoft and in 2000, Red Storm became a wholly owned subsidiary of Ubisoft. In 2001, Red Storm delivered the squad-driven Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon for the PC, followed by versions for PS2 and Xbox for Holiday 2002, creating another powerhouse franchise for the Clancy brand and becoming the benchmark for online gaming and a major driver of Microsofts Xbox Live online gaming service. Today, more than 130 talented developers work at Ubisoft Red Storm. Among other projects, developers at Red Storm led the development of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter online version. Setting a new sales record in the first week of launch this critically-acclaimed game was hailed as the killer application for the Xbox 360 and Microsofts gaming service Xbox Live. Ubisoft Blue Byte Blue Byte was founded in Dsseldorf, Germany 1988 by Thomas Herzler and a colleague, both veterans of Rainbow Arts. Blue Bytes goal was to create and market real time strategy games. The studios first hit came in 1991 with Battle Isle, followed in 1993 with the perennial favorite The Settlers. Blue Byte became a wholly owned subsidiary of Ubisoft in 2001 and the 20 team members continue to contribute to the Settlers series, releasing The Settlers V: Heritage of Kings in 2005. They are currently working on The Settlers Rise of an Empire

Ubisoft Barcelona Ubisoft Barcelona opened its doors in 1998. The team started working on racing games such as Pro Rally 2000 and F1 Racing, and recently the 29 team members developed Monster 4X4 World Circuit for Wii and are hard at work on the Wii instalment of Driver.
Ubisoft Tiwak Tiwak was founded in 2000 by Yann Le Tensorer, a veteran of Ubisoft and key member of the creative team behind Rayman, Rayman 2 the Great Escape and Beyond Good and Evil. With a team of 7, Tiwak produced Yeti, a powerful game engine built especially for next-gen consoles. In January 2004, Tiwak became a wholly owned subsidiary of Ubisoft and the team has since been crucial to the creativity and innovation of many Ubisoft titles. The Tiwak team of 30 people brought its unique technical and creative prowess to important projects like Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter for which they did the conception and pre-production. The team continues to grow and is currently working on conception for an upcoming high-profile Hollywood licensed project. Ubisoft Quebec City Ubisoft opened the doors of its Quebec City studio in April 2005 to take advantage of the talent in the region. Today, Quebec City has more than 100 employees and is growing quickly. Led by General Manager Nicolas Rioux, Ubisoft Quebec City aims to be the best development studio in Quebec City with a goal of growing to 200 designers, animators and programmers. They have recently produced many handhelds games such as Open Season or Tom Clancys Rainbow Six Vegas for the PSP.
Ubisoft Bulgaria In June 2006, 21 team members from the Ubisoft Romania studio launched a satellite studio in the capital of Bulgaria, immediately recruiting from the pool of talented local artists. Their first project was to develop the PC version of Rayman Raving Rabbids and they are now working on the PS2 version of CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder.
Ubisoft Reflections Reflections Interactive was founded in 1985 by Martin Edmonson and has developed major video games such as Shadow of the Beast (1989), Destruction Derby (1994), Driver (1999) and Stuntman (2002). Currently managed by Gareth Edmondson, Reflections Interactives 80 team members are hard at work on the creation of a next-generation iteration of the Driver brand.
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STRENGTH IN NUMBERS UBISOFTS LEADING BRANDS
Ubisoft built its reputation and established its status as a leading publisher and distributor of hit video games by publishing games like the PC adventure series Myst (11 million units sold), Chessmaster (more than five million units sold) and the Settlers (six million units sold). Today, Ubisoft is recognized not only for its publishing and distribution activities, but also for its awardwinning internal development studios and its broad portfolio of multimillion unit-selling video game brands. Brand creation is central to Ubisofts ambition to provide innovative and immersive gaming experiences. Today Ubisoft has a goal of creating three new video game brands every two years, expanding its catalogue to new market segments while continuing to reenergize existing ones. In its 15 internal development studios in 11 countries throughout the world, Ubisoft visionaries are continuously pushing the boundaries in all the genres in which it is present. From shooters like Brothers in Arms and Far Cry to action adventure with Prince of Persia, simulation games like Silent Hunter to strategy games like Heroes of Might & Magic, hot movie-based properties like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and now racing with games like Driver the diversity and strength of Ubisoft portfolio is quickly becoming unparalleled in the industry.
The Clancy Franchises Tom Clancys Splinter Cell is a stunning, award-winning stealth action series that gives players increasingly realistic and interactive environments, unprecedented competitive online gameplay, superior artificial intelligence and Sam Fisher, a hero as charismatic as he is agile. From its initial release in 2002 with the original Splinter Cell, the franchise has redefined stealth action and is a leading Ubisoft brand with 17.5 million units sold to date. Tom Clancys Rainbow Six is a squad-based counter terror series that was first created in 1998 by Ubisofts Red Storm studio in North Carolina. Rainbow Six puts players in command of Team Rainbow, the most elite, international counter-terror squad ever assembled. This series provides complete access to real-world counter-terrorist weapons, equipment and tactics and is extremely popular on Microsofts Xbox Live gaming service for its online multi-player component. The series has sold more than 15.5 million units to date. Tom Clancys Ghost Recon provides realistic squad-based battlefield combat in stunning environments. Players experience the ultimate in tomorrows warfare as they command the Ghosts, a highly-trained division of the U.S. Armys Special Forces. One of the most successful game franchises to date, Tom Clancys Ghost Recon titles have sold more than 14 million units worldwide, and the first Ghost Recon remains one of the most successful Xbox Live games of all time. Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter set new standards for game creation on the Xbox 360 and has become a leading franchise on Xbox Live (In September 2006, Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter received the Game of the Year award, the most coveted video game award from the BAFTA.)
Together, the Clancy video game franchises have sold more than 48 million units worldwide with highly anticipated sequels making their debut on the next generation of hardware. Brothers in Arms Franchise All of the games in the Brothers in Arms franchise are developed in conjunction with the awardwinning development studio Gearbox Software and are based on true historical accounts of WW II battles. The first game in the franchise, Brothers in Arms Road to Hill 30 was the first and only squad-based shooter to offer an authentic emotional trip into the intensity and brutality of WWII through the story of Sergeant Matt Baker and his squad of paratroopers in the historic eight day invasion of Normandy. Brothers in Arms Earned in Blood stayed true to the franchise with its unparalleled imagery, authenticity, sound and gameplay. Today, the series have sold more than 4 million units worldwide and the next Brothers in Arms Hells Highway is due to wow fans yet again in fiscal year 2007/2008.

The Rayman Franchise Rayman was created in 1995 by Michel Ancel and was the first platform game to be released on the original Playstation. More than a decade later the series has sold 19.5 million copies worldwide. For holiday 2006 and the launch of Wii, the creative team at Ubisoft's Montpellier studio returned to Rayman, creating Rayman Raving Rabbids, a unique and crazy new adventure in the Rayman series. The game was one of the best sellers of the holiday season.
The Prince of Persia Franchise Prince of Persia was originally created by Jordan Mechner in 1989. Prince of Persia is a mythical brand that helped define the 3D action-adventure genre as we know it today. In 2003, working closely with Jordan Mechner as scriptwriter and creative consultant, Ubisoft revitalized the brand and created Prince of Persia The Sands of Time, a revolutionary action adventure game that sold more than three million units worldwide. It was praised by the industry and critics for its immersive atmosphere, amazing graphics and the novel use of time control and won several game of the year awards. In 2004, Prince of Persia Warrior Within explored the dark side of the Princes character and in 2005 Ubisoft delivered the third installment in the Prince of Persia trilogy, Prince of Persia The Two Thrones, which became an instant success. Released for holiday 2006, Prince of Persia Rival Swords for the PSP is the latest game in the franchise. To date, the Prince of Persia franchise has sold more than 9.5 million units worldwide.
Far Cry Franchise Far Cry was originally developed for the PC by Crytek GmbH and was published by Ubisoft in 2004 where it was the leading PC game in many countries. In September 2005, Ubisoft delivered the first person shooter for the first time on the Xbox with Far Cry Instincts. In 2006, Ubisoft acquired all intellectual property rights to the Far Cry brand as well as perpetual rights to the Cry Engine. Far Cry plunges the player into a mysterious tropical island where nothing is as it seems. With state-of-the-art graphic technology and innovative first person shooter gameplay, Far Cry quickly set new standards in the FPS genre. In 2006, Ubisoft introduced Far Cry Instincts Evolution for the Xbox and Far Cry Instincts Predator for the Xbox 360.

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