US EditionUbisoft 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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Ubisoft has acquired free-to-play MOBA game March of Giants with Rainbow Six Siege creative director at the helm — 'This game has enormous potential, and I know Ubisoft can help us take it to the next level'
Ubisoft has today announced that it has acquired the rights to Amazon's free-to-play multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA), March of Giants, from Rainbow Six Siege's original creative director, Xavier Marquis.
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.
Amazon Games’ ‘war MOBA’ March of Giants gets sold off to Ubisoft, promises continued development
This past summer we first got news about March of Giants, a self-described “war MOBA” in development from Amazon Games’ Montreal studio that sees players command small armies as giants in 4v4 face-offs. The game had entered closed alpha this past September, but with the announcement of layoffs across the corporation’s gaming division, we were […]
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