By Mathieu Rosemain and Leo Marchandon (Reuters) -Ubisoft, the maker of the "Assassin's Creed", "Far Cry" and "Watch Dogs" video games, said on Monday it regularly reviewed "all its strategic options",

Ubisoft has acknowledged reports of the company potentially being bought out and going private, but hasn't confirmed either way whether it's actually going to happen.

Ubisoft has acknowledged last week's buyout reports, stating it "regularly reviews all its strategic options in the interest of its stakeholders".

Shares in Ubisoft Entertainment rose by as much as 5% in early session trade on Monday after the company issued a statement saying it was reviewing its strategic options. The video game maker said on Monday it "regularly reviews all its strategic options" after Bloomberg News on Friday reported that major shareholder Tencent and the Guillemot family,

France’s largest video gaming firm, which has long been seen as a takeover target, declined to comment on Tencent’s reported buyout interest.

The French video game firm’s stock fell to a decade-low after delaying the latest entry in its popular Assassin’s Creed series.

Shares of Ubisoft surged more than 30% Friday, following reports that Tencent and the Guillemot family are considering a buyout of the video game maker.

Ubisoft Entertainment (OTCPK:UBSFY) (OTCPK:UBSFF) said it regularly reviewed "all its strategic options", but did not comment further on a media report that Tencent (OTCPK:TCEHY) (OTCPK:TCTZF) and Ubistoft's founding Guillemot family are considering a potential takeover,