Ubisoft Is Pushing A Bunch Of Games Back To 2026 And Beyond

Seemingly
chuffed
with
the
results
of
delaying

Assassin’s
Creed:
Shadows,
Ubisoft
has
announced
that
it’s
pushing
back
several
unannounced
projects.

Speaking
at
the
company’s
financial
call
today,

Ubisoft’s
CEO
Yves
Guillemot
appeared
to
suggest
that
the
delays
revolve
around
the
publisher’s
top
five
big
brands
–
Assassin’s
Creed,
Far
Cry,
Rainbow
Six,
The
Division
and
Ghost
Recon.

“After
a
review
of
our
pipeline,
we
have
decided
to
provide
additional
development
time
to
some
of
our
biggest
productions
in
order
to
create
the
best
conditions
for
success,”
Guillemot
said
today
in
a
statement.
“As
a
consequence,
FY2026-27
and
FY2027-28
will
see
significant
content
coming
from
our
largest
brands.”

As
for
this
year,
Ubisoft
says
that
Anno
117:
Pax
Romana
and
the
long-awaited
Prince
of
Persia:
The
Sands
of
Time
remake
are
both
due.
It
also
lists
the
Division
spin-off
The
Resurgence,
Rainbow
Six
Mobile,
the
first
Assassin’s
Creed:
Shadows
expansion
and
“several
unannounced
titles.”

Ubisoft
went
on
to
reaffirm
that
Assassin’s
Creed:
Shadows
was
a
hit,
shifting
enough
to
make
it
the
franchise’s
second
biggest
launch.
With
that
said,
Ubisoft
hasn’t
actually
said
how
many
copies
have
been
sold,
nor
have
they
revealed
how
many
players
have
gone
on
stabbing
sprees
since
the
game
passed
3
million
in
the
first
week.

Meanwhile,
Ubisoft
has
been
going
ahead
with
its
new
cost-cutting
measures.
Sadly,
that
means
more
jobs
lost,
although
that
was
inevitable
as
Ubisoft’s
employee
count
remains
astoundingly
high
at
17,782
people.

“Aware
of
the
challenges
ahead,
we
took
decisive
steps
to
continue
strengthening
the
company’s
future,”
Guillemot
said.
“The
launch
of
Assassin’s
Creed
Shadows
was
a
defining
moment.
It
reaffirmed
the
power
of
the
Assassin’s
Creed
brand,
with
a
highly
favorable
community
response
from
long-time
fans
and
new
players
alike.
We
also
completed
our
initial
cost
savings
program
ahead
of
schedule.
We
are
committed
to
going
further,
with
additional
savings
of
at
least
€100m
over
the
next
two
years
to
drive
structural
efficiencies
and
reinforce
the
foundations
of
our
organisation.”