Far Cry 7 was supposed to be delayed until 2026

Traditionally informed journalist Tom Henderson revealed the current state of affairs in a recently published article for Insider Gaming magazine. new projects from the Far Cry serieswhich should have been in development at Ubisoft Montreal for a long time.

First of all, this is a full-fledged seventh volume, which, according to the original plan, was supposed to be published in the fall of next year. However, Henderson claims that the game, codenamed Project Blackbird, will eventually be released it won’t be released until 2026. According to earlier leaks, Far Cry 7 should tell the story of rescuing the protagonist’s family, kidnapped by members of a conspiratorial cult.

However, the entire game must be built on a real-time 24-hour limit, within which you will have to free individual family members. Ubisoft is working on the gaming experience, Henderson says also introduce other innovations led by expanded movement and parkour capabilities or a new system for acquiring inventory and equipment.

The above-mentioned insider also briefly mentioned another, not yet officially announced game from the Far Cry universe. In particular, we are talking about multiplayer spin-off with the working title Maverick, which Henderson characterizes as an escape shooter set in Alaska.

That project, too, was set to suffer, his sources said. delayed until 2026. Additionally, after the failure of the XDefiant event, there were some concerns about the future of the game.