Far Cry 7 was not supposed to take this long, but Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot is promising the wait will be worth it. Asked about the state of the publisher’s biggest franchises and why they’re taking so long to make in a recent interview, the cofounder took the unusual step of confirming the existence of two previously reported upcoming Far Cry projects.
“We have a solid pipeline underway across Vantage Studios,” he told Variety this week. “Under the Assassin’s Creed brand, several titles are in development, spanning both single-player and multiplayer experiences, with the ambition to further grow a community that exceeded 30 million players last year. On Far Cry, anticipation is high, and we currently have two very promising projects in development.”
The existence of both of these projects was first reported back in early 2023. Far Cry 7 was being developed under the codename Project Blackbird while the second game, a multiplayer spin-off, was being developed under the codename Project Maverick. While Ubisoft mentioned both games in internal presentations at the time as the company doubled down on its biggest franchises, they continue to face delays and remain MIA as the company tries to implement quality checks with higher standards.
Why is Far Cry 7 taking so long?
Historically, big Far Cry sequels have come out every two to three years, with smaller spin-offs releasing in-between. Since Ubisoft bought the franchise and launched Far Cry 2 back in 2008, the longest gap between new entries has been four years. It will have been five years since Far Cry 6 released come this fall. A similar breakdown in the pipeline has hit other major Ubisoft franchises as it gets more complex and expensive to develop AAA blockbusters.
As Insider Gaming reports, the Far Cry multiplayer spin-off Maverick in particular has faced major challenges. While it started as an extraction shooter, Maverick has continued to evolve and morph during development. While Ubisoft has continued to produce impressive, massive open-world single-player adventures, its forays into multiplayer have gone terribly. From Hyper Scape to XDefiant, and all of the botched and canceled live service projects in-between, Ubisoft has been unable to recreate the success of its biggest multiplayer staple, Rainbow Six Siege.
“Several” Assassin’s Creed games are just around the corner
On the Assassin’s Creed front, the path forward is looking much clearer. An unannounced remake of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag appears to still be on track for release in 2026 despite a recent delay. The previously teased multiplayer spin-off Invictus is also still “locked-in,” according to Insider Gaming, with the next single-player game, Hexe, reportedly slated for 2027. Multiple unannounced mobile spin-offs were recently canceled, however, and a mobile game from Netflix called Jade seems unlikely to ever see the light of day as the streamer pivots to licensed party games.
Whatever happens to Ubisoft as it partitions its sprawling empire of studios into easily sellable “Creative Houses,” Far Cry and Assassin’s Creed will remain cornerstones of whatever’s left. There’s already a Far Cry TV series in development at FX and a new Assassin’s Creed historical drama coming to Netflix. All Ubisoft has to do is actually release a new Far Cry game at some point while bringing some excitement and shine back to Assassin’s Creed.
