Every joke has a grain of truth. :p In the end, they refused, which means something bothered them.
Yes, Ubisoft is certainly not a great choice as a leader. I don't argue with that. But the main reason for the refusal, as far as I remember, was that Nival was working on Allods Online at that time.
Shukfir, I didn't say that the news I published was official.
That's true. Some fans tend to take any unverified rumors as an official announcement, and then get upset, saying that the developers promised something but didn't deliver.