[UPDATE]Ubisoft Has Reportedly Cancelled An Immortals: Fenyx Rising Sequel

UPDATE:

Ubisoft has issued the next assertion to VGC:

As a part of our world technique, we’re redirecting and reallocating some artistic groups and assets throughout the Quebec studio to different unannounced tasks. The experience and applied sciences these groups developed will function an accelerator for the event of those key tasks centered on our largest manufacturers. We have now nothing additional to share right now.

ORIGINAL ARTICLE:

A brand new report from VGC claims that Ubisoft has cancelled a beforehand deliberate sequel to its Greek mythology infused Immortals: Fenyx Rising title.

It was solely final 12 months that we heard a sequel to Fenyx Rising was within the works, and there have been rumblings shortly after that it will be extra of a spin-off title that will be Polynesian-themed.

Now nonetheless it doesn’t seem to be that title shall be taking place in any respect, if VGC’s “growth sources” are to be believed.

Whereas the cancelling of a brand new title of the identical ilk as Immortals: Fenyx Rising is perhaps disappointing for followers, it makes extra sense when put within the context of what’s modified at Ubisoft for the reason that first sport’s launch.

Primarily the truth that Ubisoft has since pivoted to specializing in its largest franchises like Murderer’s Creed, and placing its assets into these IPs relatively than making an attempt to construct new or untested titles.

In response to VGC’s sources, the plans for a Fenyx Rising sequel had been first put into the hazard zone with this shift in direction of Murderer’s Creed and its different large franchises.

Supply – [VGC]