They say the captain is the last to leave the sinking ship. But this does not apply to Skull and Bones. Ubisoft’s turbulent and often drawn-out pirate action game has lost its third creative director. At the same time, Ubisoft wants to release a naval adventure modeled after Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag by March 31, 2024.
Another closed beta testing took place at the end of August. Some PC players have been able to explore the Red Island (pirate lair) and the coast of Africa. Although opinions are more positive than in the case of previous tests and impressions of journalists from the preview version, this will definitely not benefit the final development. Departure of Elizabeth Pellen.
Pellen was the third creative director for Skull and Bones. Kotaku learned that her work at the Singapore studio ended prematurely. The team hoped to stay with them until the end of the year. But now she’s back at the company’s Paris headquarters.
According to Ubisoft, Pellen’s mission is complete. She joined Singapore five years ago and was tasked with resuming the creative direction of Skull and Bones. “She succeeded, and now the Skull and Bones team is bringing her vision to life and bringing our players a unique nautical RPG experience.” This was reported to Kotaku by a representative of Ubisoft.
“The positive feedback we received during the recent closed beta highlights the invaluable work that Elizabeth and the entire team have done,” he added. So the game is at the final stage of developmentwhich takes into account feedback.
Pellen wrote and directed the shooter XIII and also directed the level design for Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow and other games.
One more thing is interesting. According to Kotaku, Skull and Bones doesn’t have an internal release date, but it should be coming to PC, both generations of PlayStation and Xbox consoles, and Amazon Luna. The public expects Skull and Bones to be released in the first months of 2024. Ubisoft has three big games this year: Motofestival “Crew”, Assassin’s Creed: Mirage And Avatar: Pandora’s Limits.
It is reported that the development of “Skull and Bones” has already been stopped. over $120 million and if not for the contract with Singapore (the government finances the local Ubisoft studio), the company would have curtailed this project long ago. However, Ubisoft will still sell the game for $70/€. This will be the first Ubisoft game in this price range.
To top it off, Singapore-based Ubisoft is facing an organized union campaign by the country’s Creative Media and Publishing Union over allegations of workplace harassment and unfair treatment at the company.
Source :Indian TV
