Who said that, and where can I read it?

IMHO we don't have any other newer information than UBI is still publisher for the west.

If that will be good is a different question.

Oleg has always said the UBI soft is the publisher for the western world.

Source?

I imagine 1C will publish in Europe.

Contract for development of SoW was signed way back and until there's an announcement that Ubisoft is no longer aboard for SoW this still stands. Just because something would be better for all of us it doesn't mean things are as we wish them to be. :(

And re: Ubishaft's BS "service" - You should remember, Ubishaft, that you want to sell me things. So it's you who has to make me an offer I can't resist ... I, as a customer, set the conditions of purchase, not you. And that's a fundamental business rule.

Well, if that the case, and the russian version don't have DRM, if i have to i will fly to Moscow to buy a russian copy, and then find a way to have the text on english or spanish. Or even learn russian, just for not having to deal with the DRM issue of Ubi. :)

Tell you what ... if that is indeed the case I will personally hand over my €€€ to Oleg. Rather 150€ for him than a cent for the farts at Ubishaft.

Again, do you have a source for this?

None I could link to ATM but Ubisoft did make an announcement on SoW way way back and some personal connections to Maddox Games confirm that Ubi is not yet out of the picture. I just don't want people to assume that they're not involved anymore when we have zero evidence on the contrary.

So far I have zero evidence either way!

In the lack of any evidence assuming they are not involved is the correct stance.

csThor is right, Ubi announced about BoB several years ago. I couldn't find a link in the shallow search i made, but i also remember it well.