After cancelling a number of titles earlier this yr, Ubisoft has reportedly scrapped one more recreation. Insider Gaming reported that Ubisoft has elected to can the upcoming Animal Crossing-impressed recreation Alterra.
The corporate reportedly knowledgeable workers on the developer, Ubisoft Montreal, of the cancellation at present. No layoffs had been talked about within the report, which added that workers engaged on Alterra had been shifted to different tasks inside Ubisoft. Alterra had been in growth for 3 years, apparently.
The report stated Alterra was going to characteristic a voxel-artwork presentation with gameplay mechanics “just like Minecraft” in that gamers might discover sources on the planet and construct issues. The sport’s NPCs, which had been referred to as Matterlings, had been stated to look just like Funko Pop characters. Gamers would have moved by means of environments of various biomes to come across creatures and struggle, the report stated.
GameSpot has contacted Ubisoft in an try to get extra particulars.
Ubisoft has undergone important upheaval of late. The corporate fashioned a partnership with Tencent for a brand new enterprise construction, and as a part of this, Ubisoft enacted a major price-reducing program that led to mass layoffs, studio closures, and the aforementioned recreation cancellations.
It is not all scaling again for Ubisoft, although. The corporate has additionally confirmed that “a number of” new IPs are coming, together with a number of new Murderer’s Creed and Far Cry video games.