Ubisoft has announced the cancellation of The Division Heartland, a free multiplayer game that was planned for release on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox consoles. The company will be reallocating the resources from this project to focus on other opportunities, such as open world games like Assassin’s Creed, Rainbow Six, and Star Wars, as well as service games like XDefiant and Rainbow Six.
The development of The Division Heartland was announced in 2021 as a new addition to the Tom Clancy’s The Division franchise. Ubisoft’s head of Finance at the time emphasized the company’s strategy of maintaining Triple A games while also exploring free-to-play games as part of their long-term plans. However, after three years, Ubisoft has decided to cancel the development of The Division Heartland in order to prioritize other projects.
In addition to canceling The Division Heartland, Ubisoft has also halted development of other unannounced titles and reduced their workforce by over 1,700 positions in the past 18 months. The company currently has 19,011 employees as of March of this year.
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has expressed the goal of regaining leadership in open-world games and expanding their presence in games as a service. In the near future, Ubisoft will be releasing new games like Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Rainbow Six Mobile, Star Wars Outlaws, The Division Resurgence and XDefiant. More details on these projects will be shared at the next Ubisoft Forward event scheduled for June 10.
