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A new Far Cry and Assassin's Creed game is in development.

Ubisoft is responding to its internal crisis and preparing two new installments of its flagship franchises, Far Cry and Assassin's Creed.
Ubisoft has been going through a difficult period for several years, marked by job cuts, studio closures, project cancellations, and a decline in revenue. Despite this context, Ubisoft has just announced a major restructuring, with the ambition of reorganizing its creative teams into autonomous "creative houses." This new structure notably includes Vantage Studios, a subsidiary backed by Tencent, which is slated to manage the group's most iconic franchises: Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six. In an interview with Variety, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot suggests that this organization will lead to several new entries, at least for two of these franchises: "We have a solid pipeline within Vantage Studios." Under the Assassin's Creed brand, several titles are in development, covering both single-player and multiplayer experiences, with the ambition of further growing a community that exceeded 30 million players last year. On the Far Cry side, expectations are high, and we currently have two very promising projects in development. Yves Guillemot is seeking player engagement. He continues: "With the creation of Vantage Studios, we are already seeing that our new operating model gives our teams more resources to fully focus on their franchises, which, over time, will translate into better predictability of our pipeline and stronger player engagement." The executive also mentioned Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition, recently released, as simply a "first step" in the brand's comeback, promising more news soon on the future of Rayman. Could this signal the end of the studio's slump? To be continued.
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