A run of new-release flops and the delay of the latest "Assassin's Creed" instalment sent revenue at French games giant Ubisoft plunging in its third quarter, the company reported Thursday as it continues to weigh its future.

"Assassin's Creed Shadows" has been twice delayed, now pushed back to March 20 from its initial launch date of November 15.

Also sapping the pre-Christmas period were underwhelming sales for "Star Wars Outlaws", a hoped-for blockbuster set in the universe of the beloved sci-fi movies.

The game's performance "wasn't enough to deliver on our expectations," finance chief Frederick Duget told reporters in Paris.

Third-quarter income fell by almost half -- 47.5 percent -- to 318 million euros ($332 million), Ubisoft said in a statement, while over the first nine months of its financial year revenues were down by just under one-third.

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