Following a report that claimed Ubisoft was engaged on an unannounced Rayman remake, the studio confirmed {that a} challenge primarily based on the franchise was in its early phases. The French writer didn’t say if the sport was a remake, as reported Wednesday, however confirmed that it had begun “an exploration section on the Rayman model”. The event comes after Ubisoft confirmed studies that stated its workforce that labored on Prince of Persia: The Misplaced Crown had been moved to different initiatives on the studio.
A New Rayman Venture Is in Its ‘Early Levels’
Ubisoft confirmed the unnamed Rayman challenge in an emailed assertion to Kotaku Wednesday, including that it might share extra particulars on the sport later. “We’re happy to verify Ubisoft Montpellier and Ubisoft Milan have just lately began an exploration section on the Rayman model,” a Ubisoft spokesperson informed Kotaku. “The challenge continues to be in its early phases, and we are going to share extra particulars later.”
Ubisoft Montpellier is the developer behind Prince of Persia: The Misplaced Crown, the action-adventure Metroidvania platformer that got here out January 18. Ubisoft’s Rayman affirmation adopted a report that stated the corporate’s Montpellier workforce had been disbanded and assigned to different initiatives.
Prince of Persia: The Misplaced Crown Staff Disbanded
French impartial media portal Origami reported Tuesday that The Misplaced Crown’s gross sales fell in need of expectations at Ubisoft, regardless of important acclaim. Ubisoft Montpellier reportedly pitched a sequel to the corporate however was turned down.
Ubisoft partially confirmed the report back to Eurogamer on Wednesday and stated a lot of the builders at its Montpellier studio had been assigned to different initiatives “that will profit from their experience.” Whereas the corporate didn’t elaborate its place on a sequel to The Misplaced Crown, it stated it was “excited to carry extra Prince of Persia experiences sooner or later.”
Devices 360, in its constructive evaluation of Prince of Persia: The Misplaced Crown earlier this yr, had referred to as the sport a “ridiculously enjoyable and surprisingly difficult” platformer that might set the tone for future Prince of Persia video games.
Ubisoft Montepellier Moved to Different Ubisoft Tasks
Following Ubisoft’s affirmation, Insider Gaming reported that Prince of Persia: The Misplaced Crown builders had been shifted to 3 new initiatives on the firm — a majority of the workforce had reportedly moved to engaged on Past Good and Evil 2, 12 builders have been now reportedly engaged on the subsequent mainline Ghost Recon sport, internally often known as “Venture Ovr,” and round an analogous variety of Ubisoft Montpellier workers had been assigned to a remake challenge of a Rayman sport, dubbed “Venture Steambot,” in improvement at Ubisoft Milan.
In its assertion to Kotaku, Ubisoft additionally confirmed that Michel Ancel, creator of the Rayman model, had been introduced on as a guide for the challenge. Ancel’s involvement comes with its justifiable share of controversy, too. In 2020, French newspaper Libération had reported that Ancel, who on the time was engaged on the Past Good and Evil sequel, left Ubisoft amid investigation over accusations of making a troublesome work setting and bullying workforce members.
Ubisoft didn’t verify if the Rayman challenge could be a remake of an older sport from the sequence. The final mainline Rayman sport was Rayman Legends, developed by Ubisoft Montpellier and initially launched in 2013 on PC, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U and PlayStation Vita.
