Ubisoft confirms a lot of new Far Cry and Assassin's Creed games are in development
Key Points:
- Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot confirmed that two Far Cry games are currently in development, including a mainline entry and a standalone multiplayer title.
- The mainline Far Cry game, codenamed Project Blackbird, features a non-linear story centered on a family kidnapping, with gameplay spanning 72 in-game hours (24 real-time hours).
- The standalone multiplayer game, Project Maverick, is reported to be an extraction-based shooter set in the Alaskan wilderness, incorporating mechanics like permadeath, a backpack system, and contracts.
- Ubisoft is also working on multiple Assassin's Creed titles, although two projects, including the blockchain-integrated trading card game Assassin's Creed Singularity, were recently cancelled.
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