Ubisoft has to deal with the departure of another veteran. He says goodbye to the French company after 17 years Jean Guesdonwho was the head of the development department Assassin’s Creed: Originsbut also played an important role in the development Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flagwhere he was creative director.
Gesdon thanked Ubisoft for all the time he has spent with the company and for the progress he has made along with other employees. He also said that since 2018 he has been working in the Ubisoft Montreal studio. worked on an incredible project for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox One.
Kotaku has teased that this is a collaborative voxel game with hints of Minecraft that is said to be still in development. So we’ll see if it ever gets announced. This year alone, Ubisoft has canceled four projects and again shelved Skull and Bones.
Several experienced developers have left Ubisoft over the past two years, including two important developers of the Assassin’s Creed series: game director Eric Baptiz and art director Raphael Lacoste. The former works at EA Motive, while Lacoste moved to Haven with another Ubisoft veteran, Jade Raymond. She’s doing something for the PlayStation.
The decline of senior developers has been steadily declining in recent years, with some even returning, such as the director of storytelling, according to a Ubisoft spokesperson. Darby McDevittwho again participates in Assassin’s Creed.
Assassin’s Creed for Virtual Reality
At the same time, unofficial information about Assassin’s Creed: Nexus, a special part of the series designed for virtual reality. According to insider Tom Henderson, it was originally supposed to be a Meta exclusive, but the contract was terminated due to cutbacks by the Facebook owner. But the project is supposed to be at such an advanced stage of development that it will likely only be available on Oculus, at least initially.
Ubisoft has enough faith in a project that internal discussions about a sequel began. This needs to be taken into account on several VR platforms at once.
Previous speculation has suggested that Assassin’s Creed: Nexus will give players the chance to embody the brand’s most famous characters, including the popular Ezio (AC2, Brotherhood and Revelations), Haytham and Connor from the third installment, or Cassandra from The Odyssey. The campaign will reportedly have 16 missions.
Source :Indian TV
