Multiple Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry games are in development, as Ubisoft’s CEO addresses the cancellation of Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time.
Ubisoft has been in trouble for some time now, after a string of flops, but the company made some drastic moves recently to turn its fortunes around.
Following a bailout from Tencent, Ubisoft announced a massive restructuring which will break the company into five ‘creative houses’, including the already launched subsidiary Vantage Studios. This studio owns all of Ubisoft’s biggest IP, namely Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six.
The news of this restructure was bundled with layoffs and a string of cancellations, including the troubled Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time remake. It was unclear what other projects had been cancelled, but four were unannounced titles (including three new IPs), and a mobile game.
Following all this upheaval, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has now clarified what projects are still in development at the company.
In an interview with Variety, Guillemot was asked if there’ll be new game announcements from Vantage Studios soon, where he touched upon Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry.
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‘Under the Assassin’s Creed brand, several titles are in development, spanning both single-player and multiplayer experiences, with the ambition to further grow a community that exceeeded 30 million players last year,’ he replied.
One of these projects is likely to be the Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag remake, which has practically been confirmed already. We also already know about several other projects in the series, including the witch-themed Hexe, along with a multiplayer spin-off codenamed AC League (but that was reportedly cancelled earlier this month).
Guillemot went on to confirm Ubisoft has ‘two very promising projects in development’ in regards to Far Cry. One of these will likely be the inevitable Far Cry 7, but the other is more of a mystery. There have been rumours about a multiplayer-focused entry called Project Maverick, which was previously described as an extraction-based shooter.
Beyond these two franchises, Guillemot teased how it is ‘looking forward to talking more about Rayman soon’, following the recent remaster, but also touched upon the cancellation of the Prince Of Persia remake – stating it is still an ‘active’ franchise.
‘While such decisions are never easy, they allow us to concentrate our talent on the highest-potential projects and ensure that every release meets the quality our players expect,’ he said in regards to its cancellation.
‘Prince Of Persia remains a beloved and active brand and continues to play an important role in our Creative Houses portfolio and long-term strategy.’
Elsewhere, Ubisoft confirmed it had ‘several new IPs in progress’ but didn’t share any details about them.
The big question is when these projects will be announced, with the next obvious place being Summer Game Fest in June. However, after all its financial woes, there’s perhaps a greater urgency than ever to get some of these titles out the door.
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