Ubisoft Confirms Multiple Far Cry and Assassin's Creed Games in Development

New Entries Confirmed for Two Major Franchises#

Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot confirmed in an interview with Variety that the publisher has multiple new Far Cry and Assassin's Creed games currently in development. The projects are being handled by Vantage Studios, Ubisoft's internal development label that has been quietly expanding its portfolio over the past few years.

According to Guillemot, the upcoming titles will span both single-player and multiplayer experiences across both franchises. This marks a continued investment in two of Ubisoft's most successful properties, though specific details about individual projects remain under wraps. The plural "games" in Guillemot's statement suggests we're looking at more than just one title per franchise, potentially indicating a staggered release strategy that could keep both series active for years to come.

What This Means for Players#

The confirmation suggests Ubisoft is doubling down on its established IPs rather than shifting focus entirely to new ventures. Both Far Cry and Assassin's Creed have proven track records, with the latter franchise recently seeing success with Assassin's Creed Mirage and Assassin's Creed Shadows. For a publisher that's faced criticism over the years for relying heavily on sequels, this approach makes business sense, but it also raises questions about franchise fatigue and whether Ubisoft can keep these series feeling fresh.

Far Cry, in particular, has been relatively quiet since Far Cry 6 launched in 2021. The series has built its reputation on exotic locations, charismatic villains, and emergent gameplay that lets players approach objectives however they want. Whether the next entry continues the numbered series or takes another spin-off approach like Far Cry: Primal or Far Cry New Dawn remains to be seen. The franchise's open-world formula has been refined over multiple entries, but some players have noted that recent games feel iterative rather than revolutionary.

The mention of multiplayer experiences is particularly noteworthy. While both franchises have experimented with co-op and competitive modes in the past, a dedicated multiplayer entry could represent a new direction for either series. Assassin's Creed has dabbled in multiplayer before, most notably with the cat-and-mouse competitive modes in Assassin's Creed Brotherhood through Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, which developed a dedicated following despite being overshadowed by the single-player campaigns. Far Cry has offered co-op campaign play in recent entries, but a purpose-built multiplayer experience could take the series into extraction shooter territory or even battle royale, though that market has become increasingly crowded.

The involvement of Vantage Studios is interesting in its own right. As an internal label, Vantage gives Ubisoft flexibility to experiment with different team structures and development approaches without the full weight of the main Ubisoft Montreal or other flagship studios. This could mean we're looking at smaller-scale projects, experimental spin-offs, or even remakes alongside traditional mainline entries.

No release windows, platforms, or specific game details were shared in the interview. Given typical AAA development cycles, these projects could be anywhere from months to years away from official reveals. Ubisoft's recent pattern has been to announce games relatively close to release compared to the industry's previous tendency toward multi-year hype cycles, so the lack of details now doesn't necessarily mean these titles are in early development.