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Ubisoft releasing four AAA games between April 2017 and March 2018, revealing in May
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I'd put a lot more stake into a game built on the ac4 ac3 pirate engine than the first person sea of thieves thing, I think if it's true they won't really be going after the same audience, one is a jokey game the other would be an actual pirate simulator I think
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
There is no track record. Their last serious game was Nuts & Bolts in 2008 and that overall wasn't a bad game. Sea of Thieves is like their first major game in almost 10 years.
To my knowledge, the idea behind Primal was to give out a game in the interim while they turned Far Cry into a service game with Far Cry 5.
It was going to be a longer process, and Ubisoft didn't have much to release, so it was filler game time.
I could be wrong.
Obliterator
Member
Absolutely. They went out of their way to talk on the call about how Primal was a big success. And that game was a spin off.
I expect Far Cry 5 to extensively add Co-op / expansion options. 4 already had some Co-op but I expect 5 to take that much further
Sounds like I'd be interested in all four of those games.
What do we mean by a 'service game' as it would pertain to a Far Cry or an AC?
How does one turn those games into a service model? Is it the Hitman model? Something else? A lack of single-player main story in exchange for weekly events in the open world?
Just wondering what you think the adjustment to the game design could be.
What do we mean by a 'service game' as it would pertain to a Far Cry or an AC?
How does one turn those games into a service model? Is it the Hitman model? Something else? A lack of single-player main story in exchange for weekly events in the open world?
Just wondering what you think the adjustment to the game design could be.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Wasn't their a survey released last year hinting that the next Far Cry game could be in the future with vampires or something?
Lord of Castamere
Member
Damn. Assassin's Creed gonna end up a MMO lite isn't it?
Whatever, give me South Park, then lose control.
It was a survey that had real life locations, and fanasty ones. There was stll thought that Blood Dragon 2 might use those, but that doesn't seem likely anymore.
Whatever, give me South Park, then lose control.
It was a survey that had real life locations, and fanasty ones. There was stll thought that Blood Dragon 2 might use those, but that doesn't seem likely anymore.
They could add an online hub world i.e. Far cry online where you do far cry type things with friends missions etc
Here's what they were hiring for:
Source: http://kotaku.com/the-bizarre-situation-behind-rainbow-6-patriots-1481102723Kotaku said:
Ghost Recon is third person, and made in France. The Division is from Sweden. Ubisoft Montreal on the other hand helms Far Cry.
Obliterator
Member
Makes sense. I could see Far Cry 5 being a kinda realistic take on Destiny type set up. They already have that sort of thing with The Divsion, but that TPS, and I'm sure FC5 would feature its own takes / differences.
Bits N Pieces
Member
Far Cry 5: Wildlands
Aces&Eights
Member
What's this rumor of Ironside returning to voice Sam?!?
It's not uncommon for Ubisoft to take 5-6 years to get their new IPs out the door.
It took Watch Dogs, The Division, and The Crew that long (or longer) to make it out.
MohitParty
Member
I wonder if the space game from watchdogs counts.
You'll be playing Siege 1 for a looooooooooong time.
wild wild rice
Member
Beyond good and evil 2
Rabbits xcom
Wild
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Rabbits xcom
Wild
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Obliterator
Member
I'm guessing this is the Space / Sci-Fi game Ubi is working on. Word was its hit some development snags, but considering they just teased it with a traiiler I'm assuming its still coming. We might see it revealed at E3 with a late 2018 release or so.
#sorrynotsorry
Member
Are we sure that South Park meets Ubi's definition of AAA? It's a popular IP but the budget can't possibly be nearly as high (or at least it wouldn't be if it weren't constantly delayed).
ROUGE_BLOCK
Member
I need my old world Assassin's Creed fix, so Empire should do that very nicely
If it's anything like Black Flag (without the silly Assassin's Creed stuff), I'll be there day one. That game was fun as hell. Need more pirate games!
Sevket-Erhat
Member
Where is my Prince of Persia ?
For AC they can expand on the co-op that Unity had. It was a really cool concept that wasn't executed particularly well. The whole Assassin's Brotherhood provides the perfect backdrop for co-op missions that can be expanded upon over time. They could very well do a new kind of Assassin's vs Templars PvP as well.
Far Cry is a bit more difficult to imagine, as it's always been about a lone person in a strange place. I imagine Far Cry is going to get a massive overhaul in concept of they want it to be a service based game.
JohnDoe8865
Member
I need more Sam Fisher stealth action adventure!
Some Nobody
Junior Member
South Park
Far Cry 5
There was a rumor about FC5 showing up in GS' future titles list, so I'm pretty convinced that game comes out this year. As for what's left:
- Assassin's Creed: Empire
- Wild
- Pirates game
- New IP (Space game?)
- Beyond Good and Evil 2
- Mario x Rabbids (if that's real)
Zhuge also said that they meant to release five new games in the upcoming fiscal year, but one got pushed back. If I had to guess, BGE2 was never going to hit this year in the first place. I want to say that they aren't going to make AC wait another year, particularly if they're working on WD3 and want that out late next year. If that's the case, then I could see Wild being pushed back for another year alongside that space game.
So:
- South Park
- Far Cry 5
- Assassin's Creed: Empire
- New IP/Mario x Rabbids
That's my guess. Plus Just Dance, I guess. Not the most exciting year from these guys and E3 is going to be another case of them showing off a bunch of crap we wont see until the end of this gen. >_<
Far Cry 5
There was a rumor about FC5 showing up in GS' future titles list, so I'm pretty convinced that game comes out this year. As for what's left:
- Assassin's Creed: Empire
- Wild
- Pirates game
- New IP (Space game?)
- Beyond Good and Evil 2
- Mario x Rabbids (if that's real)
Zhuge also said that they meant to release five new games in the upcoming fiscal year, but one got pushed back. If I had to guess, BGE2 was never going to hit this year in the first place. I want to say that they aren't going to make AC wait another year, particularly if they're working on WD3 and want that out late next year. If that's the case, then I could see Wild being pushed back for another year alongside that space game.
So:
- South Park
- Far Cry 5
- Assassin's Creed: Empire
- New IP/Mario x Rabbids
That's my guess. Plus Just Dance, I guess. Not the most exciting year from these guys and E3 is going to be another case of them showing off a bunch of crap we wont see until the end of this gen. >_<
CosmicGroinPull
Member
I could do with another awesome Ubisoft pre-rendered new IP presentation video. Those are always great.