As we speak, Ubisoft reported its This fall and full-year earnings for the 12 months ending March 31, 2024, throughout which it revealed the cancelation of The Division Heartland.
As a part of Ubisoft’s efforts to streamline its operations and adapt to evolving market traits, it has stopped growth on the sport, and redeployed assets to “greater alternatives” equivalent to XDefiant and Rainbow Six.
In keeping with co-founder and CEO Yves Guillemot, the cancelation is in keeping with the “strategic pillars introduced final 12 months,” the agency’s “strategic focus” is returning to management within the Open World Journey phase and increasing its Video games As A Service (GaaS) experiences.
“We’re dedicated to persevering with our turnaround in FY25 due to a really promising line-up that features Murderer’s Creed Shadows, Rainbow Six Cell, Star Wars Outlaws, The Division Resurgence, and XDefiant,” he mentioned.
Guillemot continued, stating the corporate’s upcoming Ubisoft Ahead occasion on June 10 will additional showcase its video games and its “dedication to constantly creating and delivering high-quality, long-lasting experiences for gamers.”
The Division Heartland was introduced in 2021 with growth being led by Pink Storm Leisure, a studio with shut ties to the Tom Clancy licenses, that has additionally labored on The Division and The Division 2.
Set in small-town America inside the Division universe, the sport was initially slated for a launch in 2023 on PC, consoles, and cloud. This standalone free-to-play sport was to introduce new playable characters in a rural setting referred to as Silver Creek within the American Midwest, left in ruins following the unfold of the Greenback Flu.
In it, you’ll have taken on the position of loyal Division brokers combating alongside and in opposition to different skilled brokers, whereas exploring the secrets and techniques of Silver Creek and attempting to present hope to those who remained.
Ubisoft introduced The Division 3 was within the works in 2023.