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	For its 30th anniversary in 2016, Ubisoft held a monthly giveaway where ''[[Rayman Origins]]'' was one of the free gifts given for free on Uplay. In December, it held 30 days of giveaways where ''[[Rayman Classic]]'' became free and released an animated image of [[Rayman]].		For its 30th anniversary in 2016, Ubisoft held a monthly giveaway where ''[[Rayman Origins]]'' was one of the free gifts given for free on Uplay. In December, it held 30 days of giveaways where ''[[Rayman Classic]]'' became free and released an animated image of [[Rayman]].












	==40th anniversary==		==40th anniversary==

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	For its 30th anniversary in 2016, Ubisoft held a monthly giveaway where ''[[Rayman Origins]]'' was one of the free gifts given for free on Uplay. In December, it held 30 days of giveaways where ''[[Rayman Classic]]'' became free and released an animated image of [[Rayman]].		For its 30th anniversary in 2016, Ubisoft held a monthly giveaway where ''[[Rayman Origins]]'' was one of the free gifts given for free on Uplay. In December, it held 30 days of giveaways where ''[[Rayman Classic]]'' became free and released an animated image of [[Rayman]].












	==40th anniversary==		==40th anniversary==

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	For its 30th anniversary in 2016, Ubisoft held a monthly giveaway where ''[[Rayman Origins]]'' was one of the free gifts given for free on Uplay. In December, it held 30 days of giveaways where ''[[Rayman Classic]]'' became free and released an animated image of [[Rayman]].		For its 30th anniversary in 2016, Ubisoft held a monthly giveaway where ''[[Rayman Origins]]'' was one of the free gifts given for free on Uplay. In December, it held 30 days of giveaways where ''[[Rayman Classic]]'' became free and released an animated image of [[Rayman]].

			==40th anniversary==
			In July third 2026, a short video celebrating the company's 40 years of history was released, featuring Rayman as the most prominent character. Notably, it utilizes his [[Rayman in the Phantom Show]] design and it's concept arts rather than his [[Rayman Legends Retold]] look, which was his most recent design in the video's release.

	==Notable games==		==Notable games==

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	'''Ubisoft Entertainment''' (formerly '''Ubi Soft Entertainment''') is a French computer and video game publisher and developer, founded in 1986 by the Guillemot brothers. Ubisoft has published all the games of the [[Rayman (series)\|''Rayman'' series]] games, as well as developing most of them internally. The company's first 3D game was ''[[Tonic Trouble]]''. [[Michel Ancel]], the creator of [[Rayman]], joined Ubisoft as a graphic artist at the age of 17, and has worked there since. The company also developed and published his critically acclaimed action-adventure game, ''[[Beyond Good & Evil]]''.		'''Ubisoft Entertainment''' (formerly '''Ubi Soft Entertainment''') is a French computer and video game publisher and developer, founded in 1986 by the Guillemot brothers. Ubisoft has published all the games of the [[Rayman (series)\|''Rayman'' series]] games, as well as developing most of them internally. The company's first 3D game was ''[[Tonic Trouble]]''. [[Michel Ancel]], the creator of [[Rayman]], joined Ubisoft as a graphic artist at the age of 17, and has worked there since. The company also developed and published his critically acclaimed action-adventure game, ''[[Beyond Good & Evil]]''.

	~~<table>~~
	~~<td valign="top">[[File:Very old Ubi Soft logo.png\|thumb\|200px\|left\|Ubisoft's original logo.]]</td>~~
	<td valign="top">[[File:Ubi Soft old logo.png\|thumb\|320px\|centre\|Ubisoft's second logo; used during the period when [[Rayman 1\|the original ''Rayman'']], ''[[Rayman 2]]'', ''[[Rayman 3]]'' and ''[[Tonic Trouble]]'' were developed and published.]]</td>
	~~<td valign="top">[[File:Ubi logo.jpg\|thumb\|right\|320px\|Ubisoft's third logo.]]</td>~~
	~~<td valign="top">[[File:Ubisoft 2017 Logo.png\|thumb\|320px\|left\|Ubisoft's fourth and current logo.]]</td>~~
	~~</table>~~

	==History==		==History==
	Ubi Soft Entertainment was founded in 1986 by the five Guillemot brothers, who expanded their business into video game publishing after managing a computer mail-order sales company for two years.		Ubi Soft Entertainment was founded in 1986 by the five Guillemot brothers, who expanded their business into video game publishing after managing a computer mail-order sales company for two years.

	After moderate success in that area, Ubisoft's first major hit was ~~the ''~~[[Rayman 1\|original Rayman]]'' in 1995, released at a time when French games were not as popular as those from Japan and the USA, with the game helping the company become more well-known worldwide. In the following years, Ubisoft expanded its reach with more studios in Annecy, Shanghai, Montreal, and Milan, between 1996 and 1998.		After moderate success in that area, Ubisoft's first major hit was [[Rayman 1\|the original ''Rayman'']] in 1995, released at a time when French games were not as popular as those from Japan and the USA, with the game helping the company become more well-known worldwide. In the following years, Ubisoft expanded its reach with more studios in Annecy, Shanghai, Montreal, and Milan, between 1996 and 1998.

	Ever since the [[Rayman (series)\|''Rayman'' series]] was created, even more iconic Ubisoft franchises were started, such as Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, Rainbow Six, Splinter Cell, Just Dance, and the [[Rabbids (series)\|''Rabbids'' series]], the last of which began with the Rayman spin-off ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids]]''.		Ever since the [[Rayman (series)\|''Rayman'' series]] was created, even more iconic Ubisoft franchises were started, such as ''Assassin's Creed'', ''Far Cry'', ''Rainbow Six'', ''Splinter Cell'', ''Just Dance'', and the [[Rabbids (series)\|''Rabbids'' series]], the last of which began with the [[Rayman (series)\|''Rayman'']] spin-off ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids]]''.

	==30th ~~Anniversary~~==		==30th anniversary==
	[[File:Ubisoft 30 Rayman gif.gif\|thumb\|200px\|right\|An image of [[Rayman]], for when Ubisoft held 30 days of giveaways in 2016.]]		[[File:Ubisoft 30 Rayman gif.gif\|thumb\|200px\|right\|An image of [[Rayman]], for when Ubisoft held 30 days of giveaways in 2016.]]
	~~During Ubisoft's~~ 30th ~~Anniversary~~ in 2016 ~~they had~~ a monthly giveaway where ''[[Rayman Origins]]'' was one of the free gifts given for free on Uplay. In December, ~~Ubisoft~~ held 30 days of giveaways where ''[[Rayman Classic]]'' ~~become~~ free and a [[Rayman]] ~~GIF was released~~.
			For its 30th anniversary in 2016, Ubisoft held a monthly giveaway where ''[[Rayman Origins]]'' was one of the free gifts given for free on Uplay. In December, it held 30 days of giveaways where ''[[Rayman Classic]]'' became free and released an animated image of [[Rayman]].

	==Notable games==		==Notable games==
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	** ''[[Rayman in the Phantom Show]]''		** ''[[Rayman in the Phantom Show]]''

	==~~Trivia~~==		==Logos==
	* Ubisoft's ~~name came from the word~~ "~~ubiquitous~~"~~, which represents something that is found everywhere~~.		<table>
	* In the ~~credits of~~ ''[[~~Raving Rabbids: Travel in Time~~]]'', ~~the first three~~ Ubisoft ~~logos appear in a chronological way by transformation~~: ~~from the oldest, to the second oldest, to the then present~~ logo.		<td valign="top">[[File:Very old Ubi Soft logo.png\|thumb\|200px\|left\|Ubisoft's original logo.]]</td>
			<td valign="top">[[File:Ubi Soft old logo.png\|thumb\|320px\|centre\|Ubisoft's second logo; used during the period when [[Rayman 1\|the original ''Rayman'']], ''[[Rayman 2]]'', ''[[Rayman 3]]'' and ''[[Tonic Trouble]]'' were developed and published.]]</td>
			<td valign="top">[[File:Ubi logo.jpg\|thumb\|right\|320px\|Ubisoft's third logo.]]</td>
			<td valign="top">[[File:Ubisoft 2017 Logo.png\|thumb\|320px\|left\|Ubisoft's fourth and current logo.]]</td>
			</table>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery widths="230px" heights="220px">		<gallery widths="230px" heights="220px">
	Ubisoft25RO.jpg\|The Ubisoft 25th ~~Anniversary~~ Artwork, in the style of ''[[Rayman Origins]]''.		Ubisoft25RO.jpg\|The Ubisoft 25th anniversary Artwork, in the style of ''[[Rayman Origins]]''.
	Ubisoft NL TikTok.jpg\|Promotional image for Ubisoft Nederland's TikTok page that features [[Rayman]].		Ubisoft NL TikTok.jpg\|Promotional image for Ubisoft Nederland's TikTok page that features [[Rayman]].
	</gallery>		</gallery>

			==Trivia==
			* Ubisoft's name came from the word "ubiquitous", which represents something that is found everywhere.
			* In the credits of ''[[Raving Rabbids: Travel in Time]]'', the first three Ubisoft logos appear in a chronological way by transformation: from the oldest, to the second oldest, to the then present logo.

	==See also==		==See also==
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	[[Category:Companies]]		[[Category:Companies]]
	~~[[Category:Articles requiring expansion]]~~

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History

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	After moderate success in that area, Ubisoft's first major hit was the ''[[Rayman 1\|original Rayman]]'' in 1995, released at a time when French games were not as popular as those from Japan and the USA, with the game helping the company become more well-known worldwide. In the following years, Ubisoft expanded its reach with more studios in Annecy, Shanghai, Montreal, and Milan, between 1996 and 1998.		After moderate success in that area, Ubisoft's first major hit was the ''[[Rayman 1\|original Rayman]]'' in 1995, released at a time when French games were not as popular as those from Japan and the USA, with the game helping the company become more well-known worldwide. In the following years, Ubisoft expanded its reach with more studios in Annecy, Shanghai, Montreal, and Milan, between 1996 and 1998.

	Ever since the ''[[Rayman (series)\|Rayman series]]~~'' creation~~, even more Ubisoft franchises were started, ~~notably the~~ Assassin's Creed, Just Dance and the ''[[Rabbids (series)\|Rabbids series]]'', the last of which began with Rayman ~~Spin~~-~~Off~~ ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids]]''.		Ever since the [[Rayman (series)\|''Rayman'' series]] was created, even more iconic Ubisoft franchises were started, such as Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, Rainbow Six, Splinter Cell, Just Dance, and the [[Rabbids (series)\|''Rabbids'' series]], the last of which began with the Rayman spin-off ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids]]''.

	==30th Anniversary==		==30th Anniversary==

Daniel Nube: Added a "history" section, highliting the series creation and some notable franchises that aren't Rayman. All of the information were taken from Rayman 30th Anniversary Edition and Ubisoft's Wikipedia page. A new trivia was also added.

2026-03-28T18:31:21Z

Added a "history" section, highliting the series creation and some notable franchises that aren't Rayman. All of the information were taken from Rayman 30th Anniversary Edition and Ubisoft's Wikipedia page. A new trivia was also added.

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	<td valign="top">[[File:Ubisoft 2017 Logo.png\|thumb\|320px\|left\|Ubisoft's fourth and current logo.]]</td>		<td valign="top">[[File:Ubisoft 2017 Logo.png\|thumb\|320px\|left\|Ubisoft's fourth and current logo.]]</td>
	</table>		</table>

			==History==
			Ubi Soft Entertainment was founded in 1986 by the five Guillemot brothers, who expanded their business into video game publishing after managing a computer mail-order sales company for two years.

			After moderate success in that area, Ubisoft's first major hit was the ''[[Rayman 1\|original Rayman]]'' in 1995, released at a time when French games were not as popular as those from Japan and the USA, with the game helping the company become more well-known worldwide. In the following years, Ubisoft expanded its reach with more studios in Annecy, Shanghai, Montreal, and Milan, between 1996 and 1998.

			Ever since the ''[[Rayman (series)\|Rayman series]]'' creation, even more Ubisoft franchises were started, notably the Assassin's Creed, Just Dance and the ''[[Rabbids (series)\|Rabbids series]]'', the last of which began with Rayman Spin-Off ''[[Rayman Raving Rabbids]]''.

	==30th Anniversary==		==30th Anniversary==
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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
			* Ubisoft's name came from the word "ubiquitous", which represents something that is found everywhere.
	* In the credits of ''[[Raving Rabbids: Travel in Time]]'', the first three Ubisoft logos appear in a chronological way by transformation: from the oldest, to the second oldest, to the then present logo.		* In the credits of ''[[Raving Rabbids: Travel in Time]]'', the first three Ubisoft logos appear in a chronological way by transformation: from the oldest, to the second oldest, to the then present logo.

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	[[Category:Companies]]		[[Category:Companies]]
	[[Category:Articles requiring expansion]]		[[Category:Articles requiring expansion]]

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	'''Ubisoft Entertainment''' (formerly '''Ubi Soft Entertainment''') is a French computer and video game publisher and developer, founded in 1986 by the Guillemot brothers. Ubisoft has published all the games of the [[Rayman (series)\|''Rayman'' series]] games, as well as developing most of them internally. The company's first 3D game was ''[[Tonic Trouble]]''. [[Michel Ancel]], the creator of [[Rayman]], joined Ubisoft as a graphic artist at the age of 17, and has worked there since. The company also developed and published his critically acclaimed action-adventure game, ''[[~~Beyond Good and Evil\|~~Beyond Good & Evil]]''.		'''Ubisoft Entertainment''' (formerly '''Ubi Soft Entertainment''') is a French computer and video game publisher and developer, founded in 1986 by the Guillemot brothers. Ubisoft has published all the games of the [[Rayman (series)\|''Rayman'' series]] games, as well as developing most of them internally. The company's first 3D game was ''[[Tonic Trouble]]''. [[Michel Ancel]], the creator of [[Rayman]], joined Ubisoft as a graphic artist at the age of 17, and has worked there since. The company also developed and published his critically acclaimed action-adventure game, ''[[Beyond Good & Evil]]''.

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	* ''[[Tonic Trouble]]''		* ''[[Tonic Trouble]]''
	* ''[[Rayman 3]]''		* ''[[Rayman 3]]''
	* ''[[~~Beyond Good and Evil\|~~Beyond Good & Evil]]''		* ''[[Beyond Good & Evil]]''
	* [[Rabbids (series)\|The ''Rabbids'' series]]		* [[Rabbids (series)\|The ''Rabbids'' series]]
	* ''[[Rayman Origins]]''		* ''[[Rayman Origins]]''

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	'''Ubisoft Entertainment''' (formerly '''Ubi Soft Entertainment''') is a French computer and video game publisher and developer, founded in 1986 by the Guillemot brothers. Ubisoft has published all the games of the [[Rayman (series)\|''Rayman'' series]] games, as well as developing most of them internally. The company's first 3D game was ''[[Tonic Trouble]]''. [[Michel Ancel]], the creator of [[Rayman]], joined Ubisoft as a graphic artist at the age of 17, and has worked there since. The company also developed and published his critically acclaimed action-adventure game, ''[[Beyond Good and Evil\|Beyond Good & Evil]]''.		'''Ubisoft Entertainment''' (formerly '''Ubi Soft Entertainment''') is a French computer and video game publisher and developer, founded in 1986 by the Guillemot brothers. Ubisoft has published all the games of the [[Rayman (series)\|''Rayman'' series]] games, as well as developing most of them internally. The company's first 3D game was ''[[Tonic Trouble]]''. [[Michel Ancel]], the creator of [[Rayman]], joined Ubisoft as a graphic artist at the age of 17, and has worked there since. The company also developed and published his critically acclaimed action-adventure game, ''[[Beyond Good and Evil\|Beyond Good & Evil]]''.
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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	* In the credits of ''[[Raving Rabbids Travel in Time]]'', the first three Ubisoft logos appear in a chronological way by transformation: from the oldest, to the second oldest, to the then present logo.		* In the credits of ''[[Raving Rabbids: Travel in Time]]'', the first three Ubisoft logos appear in a chronological way by transformation: from the oldest, to the second oldest, to the then present logo.

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	<td valign="top">[[File:Ubi Soft old logo.png\|thumb\|320px\|centre\|Ubisoft's second logo; used during the period when [[Rayman 1\|the original ''Rayman'']], ''[[Rayman 2]]'', ''[[Rayman 3]]'' and ''[[Tonic Trouble]]'' were developed and published.]]</td>		<td valign="top">[[File:Ubi Soft old logo.png\|thumb\|320px\|centre\|Ubisoft's second logo; used during the period when [[Rayman 1\|the original ''Rayman'']], ''[[Rayman 2]]'', ''[[Rayman 3]]'' and ''[[Tonic Trouble]]'' were developed and published.]]</td>
	<td valign="top">[[File:Ubi logo.jpg\|thumb\|right\|320px\|Ubisoft's third logo.]]</td>		<td valign="top">[[File:Ubi logo.jpg\|thumb\|right\|320px\|Ubisoft's third logo.]]</td>
	<td valign="top">[[File:~~Ubisoft_2017_Logo~~.png\|thumb\|320px\|left\|Ubisoft's fourth and current logo.]]</td>		<td valign="top">[[File:Ubisoft 2017 Logo.png\|thumb\|320px\|left\|Ubisoft's fourth and current logo.]]</td>
	</table>		</table>