In a surprise move, Ubisoft is spinning off some of its top franchises, including “Assassin’s Creed,” “Far Cry” and “Rainbow Six” into a new subsidiary. The separate entity is funded ...

Ubisoft’s biggest games — Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six — will be split off into a separate entity with a €1.16 billion ($1.3 billion) investment from Chinese tech giant ...