Ubisoft management seems unsure on what exactly will happen as a result of the Tencent deal, and employees are concerned about more layoffs and cuts.

Ubisoft is spinning off Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six into a subsidiary backed by Tencent, according to an announcement on Thursday. The Chinese gaming giant will invest €1.16 billion (~$1.3 billion) for a 25 percent stake in the carveout, which will have a total value of about €4 billion (~$4.3 billion).

Shadows is one of the top five best-selling games in the US this year. However, that's not enough to protect Ubisoft from stock market declines.

Ubisoft studios VP tells employees that uncertain times are ahead and that the org currently doesn't have all the answers regarding the Tencent deal.

Ubisoft shares jumped by 11% Friday morning after the company announced it would turn its top-performing games into a new business. The news was announced

Chinese tech titan Tencent is set to invest $1.25 billion in French video game maker Ubisoft, in exchange for a 25% stake in a new subsidiary of the "Assassin's Creed" publisher.

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot's internal memo to employees about the new spun-off, 1/4th-held Tencent subsidiary and future org plans has been leaked out.