Development is reportedly not going well on two major upcoming Ubisoft games, and fans are starting to worry. The gaming giant's next marquee release is Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, a remake that's bringing major changes to the open-world pirate classic in July, but other franchises may not be progressing as smoothly. Official announcements for the next Far Cry and Ghost Recon installments remain elusive, and that may not change any time soon.
There has recently been a management shake-up in the development of a new Ghost Recon, known as Project OVR, according to Insider Gaming. The changes are seemingly in response to missed deadlines, which developers have blamed on project mismanagement, citing "unrealistic deadlines and poor planning." In relation to the report, Insider Gaming's Tom Henderson tweeted an addendum: "The next mainline Far Cry game development has also been abysmal."
In October, it will have been five years since Far Cry 6 was released to lukewarm reviews. It has been an even longer hiatus for Ghost Recon; Breakpoint came out in 2019 to a similarly muted reception. The next Ghost Recon has been rumored to re-embrace the series' mil-sim roots, but the project remains officially unannounced. It...
