Big games are getting bigger — and so are the stakes

Ubisoft is making some massive changes to its business: As part of a reorganization, the company will focus its efforts on the big open-world games it's famous for along with live service titles, and it has canceled six in-development games, including Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake. It's all part of a recent trend of the industry's biggest publishers, including companies like EA and Sony, making fewer but bigger games to avoid risk.

Under its new structure, Ubisoft games will...