star Wars It takes place in a galaxy far, far away. But Ubisoft’s first video game adaptation From the beloved science fiction franchiseIt could be just around the corner. Kotaku I learned that the French publisher’s open-world game is currently targeting an expected release date of early 2024 as the company is chasing a big win after a year of delays and projects caught in development hell.
the Doctrine killer maker announce Its largest operating loss in history on May 16, but promised investors a healthy slate of upcoming big issues for the next fiscal year that extends to March 2024. In addition to issuing Assassin’s Creed MirageAnd Avatar: Pandora’s Frontiersuccessful hacker always in action, Skull and bonesUbsioft said that “another big game” will also be released within the next 12 months. According to sources familiar with the company’s plans, who asked not to be identified because they are not authorized to speak to the press, this add-on is Ubisoft’s open world. star Wars Game.
revealed for the first time again in early 2021Project Helix as it is known internally is being developed with Massive as the main studio. get famous Section 1 And 2 Military loot shooters, creative director Julian Geretti said at the time star Wars The game would be a huge departure from that series and “very different” from the types of games Massive has worked on in the past.
Two sources say Kotaku This development of Project Helix, which appears to involve some form of interplanetary space travel, has not progressed well and hopes are high internally for the game to be the first non-Ubisoft gameDoctrine killer hit some time. But they also say the company’s goal of launching the game during the current fiscal year is probably too ambitious. They still expect it to eventually slip to sometime in the next fiscal year (which runs from April 2024 through March 2025).
“We do not comment on rumor or speculation,” a Ubisoft spokesperson said when asked for comment.
Delays and game cancellations have left Ubisoft struggling to fill huge holes in its product line. Mario + Rabbids sparks of hope And Just Dance 2023 It was the only major game in the past year, which is an unsustainable pace for a company of nearly 20,000 employees. Skull and bones It originally went gold last fall before being indefinitely delayed, while symbol picture It was supposed to release last year but was eventually pushed to 2023. Assassin’s Creed Miragemeanwhile, resulted in an expansion of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla After Ubisoft realized that other major games in development wouldn’t be done anytime soon.
The company is expected to reveal more details about the upcoming release schedule at its big summer showcase on June 12. rainbow six sig And to divide She is also in the works, as are a lot of new ones Doctrine killer games. Amid hundreds of millions of new cost-cutting actions, Ubisoft said it will continue to direct an additional 800 developers to work on the hidden action chain.
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