Category:Ubisoft Entertainment

Ubisoft Entertainment was founded in 1986 as a videogame publisher, under the name Ubi Soft. The company made deals with several large publishers, including Electronic Arts, to distribute games in France and by the start of the 1990s had moved into Germany, the UK and the United States.

Ubisoft's first in-house development team was started in 1994 in Montreuil, which then became the company's headquarters. Ubisoft later acquired other development teams, starting with Rainbow Six developer Red Storm in 2000, and by 2003 the company was operating in over 22 countries worldwide.

Uplay network
With the release of Assassin's Creed II in 2009, Ubisoft launched the Uplay network, which is activated either in-game or via the Uplay website. Uplay allows players to connect with other gamers, and to earn rewards based on achievements in Uplay enabled games, with Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot stating that "the more you play, the more free goods you will be able to have".