Ubisoft executives have revealed {that a} new Ghost Recon sport is in growth, and it’s probably a first-person shooter.
In a current annual assembly highlighted by Recreation File, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot and CFO Frederick Duguet fielded questions from shareholders.
Notably, the pair talked about a brand new Ghost Recon sport a number of instances. Ubisoft has not introduced a brand new Ghost Recon, so this represents the primary time the general public is listening to of such a challenge.
In a single phase, wherein Guillemot talked about the success of Rainbow Six Siege for example of its capability to make stay service video games, the CEO mentioned: “Along with the flagship sport that I simply talked about, our goal is to additionally make robust progress within the rising market, usually talking, by persevering with to boost our present experiences that we provide—and capitalizing on upcoming launches, corresponding to The Division and Ghost Recon.”
Later, CFO Duguet was requested how Ubisoft will spend the funding it acquired from Tencent, as a part of its creation of a brand new subsidiary.
A part of the funding, he mentioned, will likely be used for “future growth of different main model names. So we’ve obtained… Ghost Recon is only one instance, for our first-person-shooter-type video games.”
Ghost Recon’s most up-to-date entry, Breakpoint, was a industrial and important disappointment for Ubisoft, prompting it to delay a slate of its largest video games to make sure high quality. One other challenge, the deliberate stay service sport Ghost Recon Frontline, was cancelled earlier than launch.
Requested about Guillemot and Duguet’s feedback, an Ubisoft spokesperson advised Recreation File: “Ghost Recon is a crucial and beloved model for Ubisoft and our gamers and we sit up for sharing extra when the time is correct.”