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Ghost Recon Frontlines looked awful so no real loss there. This has to be the worst year Ubi has had in a long time, if ever though. Only saving grace is Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope otherwise their slate of games is rough. The future of AC also seems like it's going in the wrong direction too.
No worries. Most outlets didn't report the nuance pertaining to the M&A exploration from Ubisoft. Of course, they're still obligated to entertain potential interest from strategic buyers as well i.e., MS/Sony/Tencent etc., but the reason for private equity was about retaining control for the family, if PE were interested.
everything about it seemed awfull... I haven't read a single positive thought, feedback or any form of gimmick that could made it stand out.
send the dev to do something better and less of a souless cynical attempt at following an oversatured market
No fan is going to shed tears over Frontlines, but it must suck for those who were working on it.
Didn't even know there was a SC VR.
Didn't even know there was a SC VR.
Woof, what a headache. When they pushed back the beta/testing phase after its reveal I was hoping it'd re-emerge into something more promising and more well received (kind of like what folks expected from Resident Evil RE:Verse). That sucks.
https://kotaku.com/ubisoft-acquisition-buyout-assassin-s-creed-far-cry-gho-1848831498
Some quotes:
To add to that, their valuation has been more than divided by 2 since 2018 and their net profit was down 24% in 2021.
I hope this means Ubisoft is confident in XDefiant! My most anticipated game right now.
My guess for one of the two unannounced games is Pathfinder.
My guess for one of the two unannounced games is Pathfinder.
AC is going to become or already is Ubisofts COD. Espect more of their studios to be put on the franchise, especially with AC Infinity.
Wait, I thought all major AC entries were just going to be updates inside "Infinity?" I understand whatever Rift is will probably launch before Infinity, but this "big" new Asia game is going to ship outside their highly touted AC platform?
We don't deserve games like Splinter Cell and Prince of Persia. Hope y'all are ready for more skill trees, map markers and climbable ledges
That sucks for the teams who worked on those projects. never fun when your project gets killed even if it's a lousy project from some fan's perspectives.
I'm convinced the higher ups just have no idea what they are doing. This has been going on for awhile and it doesn't seem to be changing anytime soon.
I wonder if they're hoping The Division Heartlands fills in that BR gap and sacrificed Ghost Recon for it. Granted Heartlands is supposed to be PvPvE so we'll see.
For a company so focused on post launch support and GaaS, I don't know how they thought they could support so many games while also competing with so many others. Like CoD and Fortnite literally have almost a thousand people on them each to be able to manage their season release schedule. Half assing a half dozen releases wasn't a sound strategy.
Ghost Recon Frontline
- Announced on October 6, 2021
- On January 28th, 2022, Ubisoft launched a closed beta for the game under confidentiality agreements, although gameplay soon leaked onto Twitch
- On 21 July 2022, Ubisoft announced that it had cancelled development of the game.[4]
- Announced on October 6, 2021
- On January 28th, 2022, Ubisoft launched a closed beta for the game under confidentiality agreements, although gameplay soon leaked onto Twitch
- On 21 July 2022, Ubisoft announced that it had cancelled development of the game.[4]
Man, Ubisoft has great IPs, great studios, great technology, and their games have a good fan base... it's really sad that their leadership is so weak :/
Because ever since they announced Splinter Cell VR, it's been my most anticipated VR game. Doing slower-paced stealth, using spy gadgets, peeking and crouch-walking, all of that would have been a visceral experience.
For sure. GaaS sort of encourages the player to not divest themselves across multiple games. Ubi's approach is taking GaaS but trying to spread it to as many IPs as possible. This results in a pretty diluted or thinned pool of players across multiple titles. It also means a massive undertaking of upkeeping all these games and providing incentives for players to stick around.
I'm more of a single-player type of person and the only GaaS title I've played consistently has been The Division 2. Any attempts to keep up with multiple titles of similar ilk is very difficult for me. I'd much rather publishers invest fully in a select number of titles rather than churn out these GaaS that ultimately crash and burn within the first year.
2, Red will be part of AC Infinity platform. Confirmed by Jason SchreierThree more Assassin's Creed games!
Ghost Recon looked awful and thats as someone that legitimately liked Wildlands and Breakpoint.
Hopefully the two cancelled games were very early in dev or mobile games, and not The Crew 3 or Immortals 2.
What
fuckin' hell, really bummed for Ubisoft Bucharest. They've been trying to lead development on a game for a very long time.
I need a sequel to the crew. I never liked the franchise as much as FH, but competition is good and the Crew had some great ideas like implementing bikes or integrating race tracks into the open world. Didn't play (enough) of Immortals yet.
I think it was a game that was only greenlit to stave off Vivendi. I question if there was ever really a plan