Ubisoft's planned free-to-play Division game is dead<p>Just over three years ago, <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="
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Ubisoft[/url] announced <a data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/the-division-heartland-cinematic-trailer-introduces-silver-creek-and-a-new-villain-053911422.html">
The Division Heartland,[/url] a free-to-play entry in its survival-action shooter series. At the time, it <a data-i13n="cpos:3;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/tom-clancys-the-division-heartland-204549029.html">
suggested[/url] that
Heartland would arrive later in 2021 or in 2022, but that never happened. In fact,
Heartland isn't coming out at all.</p>
<p>In its <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:4;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/05/15/2882670/0/en/Ubisoft-Reports-Full-Year-2023-24-Earnings-Figures.html" data-original-link="
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/05/15/2882670/0/en/Ubisoft-Reports-Full-Year-2023-24-Earnings-Figures.html">
quarterly earnings report[/url], Ubisoft said it ended development of the game, which Red Storm Entertainment, a studio that author Tom Clancy co-founded, was working on. Ubisoft is shifting resources to what it calls "bigger opportunities," including other aspects of the <a data-i13n="cpos:5;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/ubisoft-tom-clancys-xdefiant-first-person-shooter-free-205135328.html">
Clancyverse[/url] in <a data-i13n="cpos:6;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/ubisofts-first-person-shooter-xdefiant-is-launching-on-may-21-074940344.html">
XDefiant[/url] and the <a data-i13n="cpos:7;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/tag/rainbow-six/">
Rainbow Six[/url] series.</p>
<span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><p>Ubisoft canceled a number of games over the last couple of years to try and streamline its pipeline and reduce costs. It noted that it had reduced its headcount by more than 1,700 workers over 18 months to have 19,011 employees at the end of March.</p>
<p>The company also provided an update on its overarching strategy. It plans to focus on two core pillars: open=world titles (like <a data-i13n="cpos:8;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/assassins-creed-shadows-brings-stealthy-mayhem-to-feudal-japan-on-november-15-180139119.html">
Assassin's Creed Shadows[/url] and <a data-i13n="cpos:9;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/star-wars-outlaws-gets-a-new-trailer-and-a-release-date-of-august-30-162109976.html">
Star Wars Outlaws[/url]) and ongoing live-service games (
XDefiant and
Rainbow Six Siege). That's where Ubisoft sees room for growth, so expect more Far Cry and Ghost Recon titles in the coming years.</p>
<p>As for the more immediate future, we'll find out the latest about the likes of
AC Shadows, Star Wars Outlaws, <a data-i13n="cpos:10;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/ubisoft-rainbow-six-mobile-announcement-130047665.html">
Rainbow Six Mobile[/url] (which should finally arrive in September)
, The Division Resurgence and
XDefiant at <a data-i13n="cpos:11;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/the-next-ubisoft-forward-showcase-is-set-for-june-10-alongside-wwdc-170210746.html">
Ubisoft Forward on June 10[/url].</p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at
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Ubisoft's planned free-to-play Division game is dead
