Seemingly chuffed with the results of delaying Assassin’s Creed: Shadows, Ubisoft has announced that it’s pushing back several unannounced projects.
Speaking at the company’s financial call today, Ubisoft’s CEO Yves Guillemot appeared to suggest that the delays revolve around the publisher’s top five big brands – Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Rainbow Six, The Division and Ghost Recon.
“After a review of our pipeline, we have decided to provide additional development time to some of our biggest productions in order to create the best conditions for success,” Guillemot said today in a statement. “As a consequence, FY2026-27 and FY2027-28 will see significant content coming from our largest brands.”
As for this year, Ubisoft says that Anno 117: Pax Romana and the long-awaited Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake are both due. It also lists the Division spin-off The Resurgence, Rainbow Six Mobile, the first Assassin’s Creed: Shadows expansion and “several unannounced titles.”
Ubisoft went on to reaffirm that Assassin’s Creed: Shadows was a hit, shifting enough to make it the franchise’s second biggest launch. With that said, Ubisoft hasn’t actually said how many copies have been sold, nor have they revealed how many players have gone on stabbing sprees since the game passed 3 million in the first week.
Meanwhile, Ubisoft has been going ahead with its new cost-cutting measures. Sadly, that means more jobs lost, although that was inevitable as Ubisoft’s employee count remains astoundingly high at 17,782 people.
“Aware of the challenges ahead, we took decisive steps to continue strengthening the company’s future,” Guillemot said. “The launch of Assassin’s Creed Shadows was a defining moment. It reaffirmed the power of the Assassin’s Creed brand, with a highly favorable community response from long-time fans and new players alike. We also completed our initial cost savings program ahead of schedule. We are committed to going further, with additional savings of at least €100m over the next two years to drive structural efficiencies and reinforce the foundations of our organisation.”
Ubisoft also went on to say that it would announce further details about its plan to spin-off a new subsidiary later this year. Said new company has been evaluated at over $4 billion, with a $1.5 billion investment from Tencent, and will be given Ubisoft’s biggest franchises.