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Ubisoft Accelerates in Fast Growing MOBA Market by Acquiring “March of Giants” Game From Amazon
Ubisoft gains a Montreal team and March of Giants IP from Amazon, with Amazon providing Twitch marketing support after a successful closed alpha test.
- The deal announced Tuesday involves Ubisoft acquiring March of Giants and the Montreal-based development team from Amazon Games, with the closing expected on December 16.
- Following the closed alpha, the development team is preparing a large-scale update with new giants, expanded competitive modes, and foundational systems to support long-term growth.
- At Amazon Games Montreal, studio chief Alexandre Parizeau and Xavier Marquis, a veteran of Rainbow Six Siege, are returning to Ubisoft, with Marquis saying `Returning to Ubisoft brings things full circle`.
- Ubisoft said the deal positions it to compete in MOBAs, and Yves Guillemot described the acquisition as a chance to bring something fresh to players, with Amazon supporting March of Giants via Twitch marketing.
- Ubisoft enters a MOBA market dominated by League of Legends and Dota 2, with March of Giants developed at Ubisoft Montreal, and the next playtest scheduled for 2026.
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The Amazon Games studio in Montreal is no longer. In all likelihood, all its employees are on the side of Ubisoft, which announces Monday morning the acquisition of the rights of the March of Giants game from Amazon. Based in Montreal, the team at the origin of this multiplayer online battle arena game includes the two Montreal veterans Xavier Marquis and Alexandre Parizeau.
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Ubisoft has announced the acquisition of the rights of March of Giants, the online multiplayer of Amazon Game Studios, with which it hopes to enter a category with "hundreds of millions" of players worldwide.
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