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Insider Gaming's Tom Henderson reported that "Assassin's Creed" executive producer Marc-Alexis Côté relayed an internal email to Ubisoft's staff which details the new delay affecting the entire franchise. Henderson is known for being a trusted source behind Ubisoft's development in the past years.

Amidst the chaos that is Ubisoft right now, a new report confirms that there is a Assassin's Creed Black Flag remake in active development.

Ubisoft had originally planned to release 10 new Assassin's Creed games in the next 5 years, but recent events may have disrupted this pipeline goal.

Guillemot Brothers and Tencent have been speaking with advisers to help bolster Ubisoft's value, and stabilize the company, Bloomberg said, citing people familiar with the matter. Ubisoft's shares surged nearly 30% after the report of the buyout. The company had a market value of 1.39 billion euros ($1.52 billion), as of Thursday close.

Shares of Ubisoft jumped more than 30% Friday, following reports that Tencent and the Guillemot family are considering a buyout of the videogame maker.

Shares of Ubisoft, in which Tencent has a direct stake, have fallen about 40 per cent this year amid weaker-than-expected sales Tencent Holdings and Ubisoft Entertainment's founding Guillemot family are considering options,

Shares in video game maker Ubisoft surged over 30% on Friday after Bloomberg reported that major shareholder Tencent and the Guillemot family, its founders, were considering a buyout of the company.