Ubisoft has reportedly cancelled its plans for an Immortals Fenyx Rising sequel. A number of sources anonymously instructed VGC {that a} follow-up was in early growth at Ubisoft Quebec, however management finally determined to cancel it.

Kotaku has additionally corroborated the report. Ubisoft has commented on VGC’s authentic reporting, saying it’s “reallocating some inventive groups and assets inside the Quebec studio.”

“As a part of our world technique, we’re redirecting and reallocating some inventive groups and assets inside the Quebec studio to different unannounced tasks,” the corporate instructed VGC. “The experience and applied sciences these groups developed will function an accelerator for the event of those key tasks centered on our greatest manufacturers. Now we have nothing additional to share right now.”

Fading into delusion

Ubisoft’s Breath Of The Wild-inspired title from 2020 was good, and located reasonable success amongst gamers. Nonetheless, VGC’s sources declare that Ubisoft canceled the Immortals sequel over perceived challenges round establishing the IP.

Ubisoft’s authentic plan revolved round turning Immortals right into a franchise that might discover numerous mythologies. The unique sport and its DLC explored the Greek and Chinese language mythologies, respectively. Journalist Jeff Grubb reported final 12 months that Ubisoft meant to discover issues comparable to Hawaiian Polynesian myths sooner or later, however that received’t be taking place anymore.

Immortals is Ubisoft’s fourth recognized cancellation this 12 months. It follows the axing of three unannounced video games as the corporate shifts focus to its best-selling IPs. To present you an concept of how intently Ubisoft is sticking to their larger properties, this 12 months’s Murderer’s Creed Mirage is however one in every of not less than six video games within the sequence at the moment in growth.

This casts yet one more massive shadow over the fates of upcoming titles comparable to Cranium & Bones and the poster baby of growth hell itself, Past Good & Evil 2.