While Ubisoft officially unveiled a long-awaited major installment in one of its iconic series, the company canceled another one and sent developers to other projects.
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Ubisoft announced today that it has canceled Tom Clancy’s The Division Heartland, a free-to-play sequel to the original game set in a more rural setting instead of the traditional urban one. The cancellation came on the same day that Ubisoft released the long-awaited reveal trailer for Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
Ubisoft has cancelled The Division: Heartland. pic.twitter.com/zsrJQZYuCa
According to a statement from Ubisoft, the "difficult decision" was made "after careful consideration" and the publisher is now working to transition members of Heartland developer Red Storm Entertainment "to new projects within [the] company, including XDefiant and Rainbow Six." In an earnings call, Ubisoft said the cancellation was "in line with the increased selectivity of its investments." Per the earnings call, Ubisoft still plans to release the mobile-only The Division Resurgence during the recently started fiscal year.
