So I was pondering how Ubisoft managed to not have a new IP leak due to our annual "Where are all the E3 leaks!?!" threads, and went back to page through the Ubisoft new IP thread again to see if a random GAF poster had unveiled what it was.
While Evolved1 didn't seem to know what it was, they did bring up an excellent point:
I couldn't remember what they were talking about, so I started googling and saw the following IGN article from 2013: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/12/06/ubisoft-surveying-fans-on-assassins-creed-5-pvp-naval-combat
They were also hiring for some kind of new online, open world FPS game that might have been a new IP:
Any thoughts? Pirate game? Open world FPS game? Both seem to fit Ubisoft's conference call description well.
Can you remember any other old Ubisoft rumors?
I put the pirate one in the title first since that one was explicitly mentioned as a new IP and in theory the FPS could be one of their existing series like Far Cry or... uh... Red Steel.
While Evolved1 didn't seem to know what it was, they did bring up an excellent point:
Now that you guys mention it... it would be about time for the pirate game to surface.
Yes. Full-on pirate without AC baggage.
It's been a while, but I swear there were legitimate rumblings of this, after the strong positive reception of BF's pirate theme.
I couldn't remember what they were talking about, so I started googling and saw the following IGN article from 2013: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/12/06/ubisoft-surveying-fans-on-assassins-creed-5-pvp-naval-combat
IGN said:The questions also present the possibility that Ubisoft is considering a new, pirate-centric series separate from what it accomplished in Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag.
"In such a game," a follow-up question says of a non-Assassin's Creed-branded pirate game, "what would be the most important elements among these below?" Choices include a customizable pirate character, ship, and hideout, a deeper economy, and additional activities at sea or on land. More interestingly, it inquires about player interest in cooperative and multiplayer naval combat, asking survey subjects if they would like to "sail and fight with my friends" and "sail and fight with other players."
They were also hiring for some kind of new online, open world FPS game that might have been a new IP:
Source: http://kotaku.com/the-bizarre-situation-behind-rainbow-6-patriots-1481102723Kotaku said:Also of note: A Rainbow 6 technical designer says on their CV that they moved to an unannounced Ubisoft Montreal next-gen title in January described as a "online multiplayer open world FPS game focus on social activity and replayability," and last year, a Rainbow 6 designer moved onto "an unnanounced [sic] Ubi shooter" with "item strategy and character progression / RPG mechanics."
Any thoughts? Pirate game? Open world FPS game? Both seem to fit Ubisoft's conference call description well.
Can you remember any other old Ubisoft rumors?
I put the pirate one in the title first since that one was explicitly mentioned as a new IP and in theory the FPS could be one of their existing series like Far Cry or... uh... Red Steel.