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Ubisoft shares plunge 18% after Assassin’s Creed maker warns of annual profit loss

Cnbc · · 50 words · By Kai Nicol-Schwarz
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What to know about Ubisoft shares plunge 18% after Assassin’s Creed maker warns of annual profit loss

Ubisoft shares plunged 18% on Thursday after the Assassin's Creed maker warned of further losses this year.

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What happened

Ubisoft shares plunged 18% on Thursday after the Assassin's Creed maker warned of further losses this year.

Why it matters

The stakes turn on whether readers accept that the Assassin's Creed maker warned of further losses this year. That point shapes the political meaning of the story.

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: the Assassin's Creed maker warned of further losses this year.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 2 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the Assassin's Creed maker warned of further losses this year”
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Multiple sources confirm the financial warning. Google News explicitly states 'Ubisoft flags more losses after record hit' and forecasts a decline in net bookings for the new fiscal year. The Financial Times also mentions the company 'cut its financial outlook'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Ubisoft announced plans in 2013 to invest $373 million into its Quebec operations over 7 years. The publisher is investing in the expansion of its motion capture technologies and consolidating its onl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubisoft
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web search NEUTRAL — Ubisoft flags more losses after record hit. 10 hours ago. Save for later.Impacted by higher costs and a shrinking lineup of titles, Ubisoft forecasts a decline in net bookings for the new fiscal year.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ubisoft is currently reviewing available financing options with the objective of addressing upcoming maturities, extending its debt profile and maintaining financial flexibility.For the 2025–26 fiscal…
https://staticctf.ubisoft.com/8aefmxkxpxwl/1LR2VCCkksmsZ3BDd…
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Claim 2: “Ubisoft shares plunged 18% on Thursday”
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Three independent web sources confirm the plunge on Thursday. MarketWatch reports a plunge, the Financial Times reports a plunge of more than 17%, and The Peninsula specifically cites a drop of 18% in early afternoon trading.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hell's Kitchen is an American reality competition cooking show that premiered on Fox on May 30, 2005. The series is hosted by celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, who created and appeared in the British seri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell's_Kitchen_(American_TV_se…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands refers to a group of 2010 action-adventure games developed and published by Ubisoft, with each version handled by different internal teams. The main version was d…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Persia:_The_Forgotte…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction is a 2010 action-adventure stealth game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and co-published by Microsoft Game Studios and Ubisoft. The game is a sequel to Splinter Ce…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Clancy's_Splinter_Cell:_Co…
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