Splinter Cell VR was first rumored way back in July 2019. It was primarily being worked on by Ubisoft Bucharest. Ghost Recon Frontline was supposedly in development for about three years already as of October 2021. Not only was the game itself delayed, but so was the beta test that was expected to go live on the day it was delayed. Just a week after it was first announced, Ghost Recon Frontline was hit with a delay for an unspecified amount of time. It was going to be another free-to-play battle royale game but it was met with severe backlash from most everyone. Ghost Recon Frontline was announced back in October 2021. Chief financial officer Frederick Duguet said during a recent earnings call that Ubisoft wants to place "even more focus on our biggest development opportunities." The choice to end the development on these four titles came as Ubisoft wants to focus on "sizable cost optimization" for their upcoming fiscal year. The other two are Ghost Recon Frontline and Splinter Cell VR. Two of the projects were never announced by Ubisoft. The best case scenario now for this situation would be for those who contributed to Ghost Recon Frontline will be able to find positions on the remaining Ubisoft titles.Ubisoft says that they have cancelled the development of four separate games that were at various stages of development. With the industry currently awash in free-to-play titles and Ubisoft’s current dilemmas, it’s likely First lineThe cancellation was not made lightly.
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Between Ghost Recon Frontlinethe departure from the established gameplay of the series and the radical change in tone for the plot of Rainbow Six Mining, Tom Clancy fans wonder if Ubisoft knows what they want anymore.ĭespite the negative reception surrounding Ghost Recon Frontline, it’s always unfortunate when a game is canceled, no matter how deep the production. Meanwhile, Ubisoft’s latest big hit Tom Clancy game line, Rainbow Six Siegebegins to show a noticeable decline in popularity, and its upcoming follow-up Rainbow Six Mining was no better received in its early days than Ghost Recon Frontline has been. In addition to game cancellations, many of Ubisoft’s remaining big-budget titles like skull bones and its nameless star wars Open-world games face tough development cycles. The cancellation of Ghost Recon Frontline comes during a troubling time for beleaguered Ubisoft. Ubisoft has canceled development of Splinter Cell VR and Ghost Recon Frontline (and two other unannounced games) However, as early as April 2022, rumors are circulating about a new Ghost Recognition game in development, scheduled for release in 2023. Currently, Ubisoft has not publicly addressed First linethe cancellation or the future of the Ghost Recognition series. In the same way Ghost Recon Frontline, it was reported that two other unnamed Ubisoft games were canceled as well. The news of First lineUbisoft’s untimely fate is believed to have come during Ubisoft’s first-quarter fiscal year earnings call, where Ubisoft informed investors that the game’s cancellation was due to “ uncertainty of the economic environment.” Although the vagueness of this statement excludes specific details, it is likely that Ubisoft did not see a profitable future for Ghost Recon Frontline after its initial negative reception. Related: Rainbow Six Siege: What Went WrongĪs revealed via Twitter by Stephane Totilo of the Axios Gaming newsletter, Ubisoft has announced the cancellation of Ghost Recon Frontline. When beta test footage leaked online, many fans felt the gameplay of First line looked like Call of Duty: Warzone more than they enjoyed Ghost Recognitionwhich only further damaged the reputation of the game.
Many have assumed that the unfavorable reception was responsible for the delay in Ghost Recon Frontlinee’s closed beta test. When Ghost Recon: Frontline was announced as a Battle Royale tactical first-person shooter, longtime fans were understandably confused by such a dramatic change. For a good part of twenty years, Ghost Recognition had been a third-person tactical shooter renowned for its in-depth cooperative multiplayer campaigns and missions. Many fans claimed that the criticism was due to the new Ghost Recognition game eschewing its cooperative multiplayer gameplay style for a competitive battle royale.Īs soon as it was announced in October 2021, Ghost Recon Frontline fought an uphill battle against a wave of players frustrated by the series’ drastic change in gameplay. The potential entry to the Ghost Recognition the series has faced a fair amount of backlash since its reveal, with the first Ghost Recon Frontline trailer receiving extremely negative reactions from fans. Ubisoft canceled Ghost Recon Frontline after its announcement less than a year ago.
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