How to pitch a video game to Ubisoft

In its own words

“Ubisoft’s company policy, however, does not allow us or any of our employees to accept or consider any unsolicited ideas, suggestions, proposals, comments or materials (“Submissions”).”

What you agree to by sending something

“The Submissions shall be deemed non-confidential and non-proprietary.”

“Ubisoft may use, redistribute, or disclose the Submissions worldwide without any restriction, in any way and for any purpose whatsoever, commercial or otherwise, without any compensation or credit obligation to you or any third party.”

What it has bought from outside

1. 2000

   Red Storm Entertainment (Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six, Ghost Recon) from its owners

   “With the extra infusion of €170 million, they were able to then purchase Red Storm Entertainment in 2000, giving them access to the Tom Clancy's series of stealth and spy games.…” en.wikipedia.org

2. 2008

   Massive Entertainment from Activision

   “In November 2008, Ubisoft acquired Massive Entertainment from Activision. [ 40 ] In January 2013, Ubisoft acquired South Park: The Stick of Truth from THQ for $3.265 million. [ citation needed ]” en.wikipedia.org

3. 2016

   Ketchapp (mobile games publisher) from its founders

   “When Ketchapp was acquired by Ubisoft in September 2016, the company had more than 700 million downloads across their portfolio of games. [ 1 ]” en.wikipedia.org

Other companies that take a video game

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  Microsoft XboxHas a submission portalXbox publishes independent developers’ games through ID@Xbox, with support and resources to launch them.

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  NintendoHas a submission portalNintendo does not accept game or product ideas it did not ask for.

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  Sony Interactive (PlayStation)Has a submission portalPlayStation invites game developers and publishers to register at partners.playstation.net.

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  ValveHas a submission portalValve does not accept or consider game or character ideas it did not request, and anything sent anyway becomes its property.
• Devolver DigitalHas a submission portalDevolver takes game pitches at pitch.devolverdigital.com, now for games releasing in 2028 or later.

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  Activision BlizzardDoes not take outside ideasBlizzard refuses to accept or look at any submissions or ideas it did not ask for, including expansions, novels and screenplays.

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  Electronic ArtsDoes not take outside ideasElectronic Arts does not accept product ideas, game concepts or music it did not ask for, and returns or deletes any it receives.

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  Square EnixDoes not take outside ideasSquare Enix and its employees do not accept creative works or ideas they did not ask for, and it may use anything sent without pay.

All of them, open doors first