Insider shinobi602 pushes back against reports that the franchise is dead (and isn't talking about the upcoming movie either).
The developer said that they unfortunately couldn't verify their identity in a Q&A session due to non-disclosure agreements.
A massive organizational shake-up, seven delayed games, hints of further lay-offs, and more indicate a company that's gone off the deep end.
Ubisoft's shares are currently listed at €4.38, which means a 33.93 percent drop from when the markets initially opened.
Beyond Good and Evil 2 was first teased back in 2008, and its current incarnation has been in development since at least 2017.
The union has asked Ubisoft to end its cost-cutting plans, maintain and expand remote working options, and provide pay raises.
"We didn't want to release something that fell short of what The Sands of Time represents," it said after the remake's cancellation.
The long-rumored remake was reportedly meant to go gold in the first week of February before Ubisoft's sudden internal reset.
A new decentralized operating model that splits its developers into five Creative Houses has been announced alongside other big changes.
The 2016 survival shooter is the final Far Cry title to receive support for higher frame rates on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.
Xbox Series X/S and PS5 players can finally experience the action-packed journey of Rex "Power" Colt at a higher frame rate.
Kristen McGorry is still handling the main narrative for the next mainline Assassin's Creed, according to Ubisoft's Darby McDevitt.
Marc-Alexis Côté has alleged that his departure from Ubisoft was a "constructive dismissal" after the formation of Vantage Studios.
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon and Far Cry Primal are next in line to receive updates for higher frame rates, though there are no dates.
Christoper Grilli was also a writer on Origins and has returned to Ubisoft to work on the franchise's next mainline title.
Gerighty, who directed the first game and became series executive producer in 2023, has left to join Battlefield Studios.
The reuploads of 18 tracks on to the Ubisoft Music channel indicates that the company is getting ready to make a larger announcement.
These lay-offs come just a few months after Massive Entertainment was asked to submit to voluntary lay-offs with "comprehensive packages".
The producer has since removed mentions of any game being of "AAAA" scale, and it is unknown if it was just excitement or a mistake.
It will bring "exciting content reveals, fresh gameplay features, and ultimate challenges," per Massive's Raul-Sebastian Birnoschi.
