Ubisoft Montreal project 3 years in the making has been cancelled
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I can't help but wonder if it's Skull & Bones. Game was announced as PvP -> everyone and their dog expressed displeasure it wasn't the AssCreed-free, single-player pirate game hinted at in the post-Black Flag player survey -> Ubi delayed the game indefinitely to add a single-player component -> radio silence.
Edit Seemingly not, per JS's post below.
Edit Seemingly not, per JS's post below.
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Yeah in Watch Dogs 2. It then apparently got rebooted into something else, but maybe its been cancelled for real this time?
Damn, so much for Mario + Rabbids 2 :P
In all serious, I'm glad there's not layoffs, but that still sounds rough.
In all serious, I'm glad there's not layoffs, but that still sounds rough.
Game dev seems soul crushing on its best days, I can't imagine the lows felt by people after a years-long project gets canceled. Glad they had some fallback options available though, seems like the best possible outcome.
I did an interview for a position at Ubisoft Montreal back in 2018.
The only information I got was it was "an unannounced FPS".
The only information I got was it was "an unannounced FPS".
Hmm. I wonder how many of those 200+ people will shift over to the possible Splinter Cell game that I hope to fuck is in development.
It might've been this... but it was probably a Far Cry game.
Huh, wasn't the Pioneer/space game cancelled like a year ago? I could remember some lead on the project talking about it being canned.
This seems like an extension of the delays and development pipeline changes brought on by the failure of Division 2 and Breakpoint right? Sad to hear a new IP is getting trashed, but at least everyone involved gets moved to other projects.
And it took 3 years to figure out what could've been seen at the planning stage?
Sounds like fallout from The Division and Breakpoint not meeting expectations. Thanks for sharing!
That doesn't mean people at the Montreal HQ aren't working on it, but as I said in the edit, the project in question is almost certainly something else per Schreier's post.
You know what, fuck it. You're here. I'll ask.
Is there any damn chance I'll finally get a follow-up to Driver: San Francisco, one of the most underrated games of last gen?
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Glad nobody lost any jobs or anything, gotta be super painful to lose 3 years of dedicated work regardless of it being bad or good. Still excited for future projects.
That another thing I like about how Ubi does things, they can have a huge project in development, cancel it because didn't work out yet limit the lay offs. Well done Ubi.
Well just 2 years ago they still made games without it. Nowadays it's even in Ghost Recon and FarCry.
I think The Division to some extent is hamstrung by it being grounded. There's only so much you can do with gear and weapons when the game takes place in reality. So if they were doing some sort of sci-fi oriented shooter then they'd have a lot more variety in terms of loot you could get.
So it wasn't Splinter Cell? I dunno if I should be relieved or disappointed. Damn, is Microsoft gonna have to step in for Sam Fisher to kill again?
This gen has seemed like a real rollercoaster for Ubi.
They seemed to be riding high a couple years ago with AC successfully rebooted, Siege a turnaround surprise, Wildlands taking off, and even surprise hits like Mario Rabbids.
Now, kind of just as quickly, it feels like they're adrift as hell. Curious to see what the plan is moving forward.
They seemed to be riding high a couple years ago with AC successfully rebooted, Siege a turnaround surprise, Wildlands taking off, and even surprise hits like Mario Rabbids.
Now, kind of just as quickly, it feels like they're adrift as hell. Curious to see what the plan is moving forward.
Destiny-like? After The Division? After they made Breakpoint more like Division? Why would they do that? :O
That's good to hear. I'm glad the stuff said previously by Yves isn't just some delays and hot air.
Sometimes projects gravitate in directions that don't work out, and sometimes when that happens, they get canceled. Not really fair to judge without knowing the actual story here.
Wow fuck... 3 years to work on project and then to have it cancelled is pretty damn crazy!!
Ubisoft is seriously shaking things from the inside.....
Ubisoft is seriously shaking things from the inside.....
It's Called "Legion" .
Dang, I'm sad their game got canceled. Watch Dogs 2 is one of my favorite games. But Ubisoft really didn't need a third loot game.
Restructuring and getting projects scheduled for next time? This + the recent report of them approving of "original" pitches has me intrigued about what they come up with.