Here are a few highlights from the recent spate of news coming out in anticipation of UbiDays.

• Ubi announced that it had a record financial year, bringing in $1.5 billion. read
• Ubi has five new IPs (new game franchises, aka intellectual properties) and has revealed a new Prince of Persia, which are arguably some of my favorite games.

  
  Here's more:

  "A slide presentation that accompanyied the report named four of the all-new IPs--H.A.W.X., EndWar, Shaun White Snowboarding, and the recently launched Haze--with the fifth being identified only as an "unannounced title." The same slide also revealed that two as-yet-untitled installments in existing franchises will also be released during the year, alongside Far Cry 2, Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway, Splinter Cell: Conviction, the just-announced new Prince of Persia, and a new Anno game." read

• Did you know that Ubisoft bought the Tom Clancy brand in March?

  
  "With a few exceptions, the Clancy deal gives Ubisoft ownership of all Clancy-branded book, film, comic, merchandising, and "ancillary products." Naturally, it also includes full ownership of all games bearing the Hunt for Red October author's name--and Ubisoft praised the "strength" of Clancy franchises Ghost Recon and Rainbow Six as keys to its record year." read

If any more details emerge, we'll let you know.