Question: Is Unity Engine Owned by Ubisoft?
Answer
No, the Unity engine is not owned by Ubisoft. Unity Technologies is the creator and owner of the Unity engine. It was founded by David Helgason, Joachim Ante, and Nicholas Francis in Denmark in 2004. Unity Technologies is an independent company that has no ownership ties to Ubisoft.
Ubisoft is a French video game company known for creating popular franchises such as Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Just Dance. While Ubisoft does use various engines for their games, including their proprietary engines like Anvil and Snowdrop, they do not own the Unity engine.
It's worth noting that Unity Technologies went public on the New York Stock Exchange in September 2020 under the ticker symbol "U". This initial public offering further established Unity Technologies as an independent entity with a diverse pool of shareholders, rather than being owned by any single corporation, including Ubisoft.
Was this content helpful?
Other Common Game Engines Questions (and Answers)
- Can You Use C# in Unreal Engine?
- Is Unreal Engine Open Source?
- Can Unreal Engine make 2D games?
- Does Unreal Engine Use Python?
- What Language Does Unreal Engine Use?
- Does Unreal Engine Use JavaScript?
- Does Unreal Engine work on Linux?
- How Do I Uninstall Unreal Engine 5?
- Is Blender or Unreal Engine Better?
- Does Unreal Engine Work on Mac?
- Why Is Unreal Engine So Laggy?
- Can I Run Unreal Engine 5 Without a Graphics Card?
Free System Design on AWS E-Book
Download this early release of O'Reilly's latest cloud infrastructure e-book: System Design on AWS.
Switch & save up to 80%
Dragonfly is fully compatible with the Redis ecosystem and requires no code changes to implement. Instantly experience up to a 25X boost in performance and 80% reduction in cost