Following a report that claimed Ubisoft was engaged on an unannounced Rayman remake, the studio confirmed {that a} mission based mostly 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 part on the Rayman model”. The event comes after Ubisoft confirmed stories that mentioned its group that labored on Prince of Persia: The Misplaced Crown had been moved to different tasks on the studio.
A New Rayman Venture Is in Its ‘Early Phases’
Ubisoft confirmed the unnamed Rayman mission in an emailed assertion to Kotaku Wednesday, including that it might share extra particulars on the sport later. “We’re happy to substantiate Ubisoft Montpellier and Ubisoft Milan have not too long ago began an exploration part on the Rayman model,” a Ubisoft spokesperson instructed Kotaku. “The mission 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 mentioned the corporate’s Montpellier group had been disbanded and assigned to different tasks.
Prince of Persia: The Misplaced Crown Crew Disbanded
French unbiased media portal Origami reported Tuesday that The Misplaced Crown’s gross sales fell in need of expectations at Ubisoft, regardless of crucial 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 mentioned many of the builders at its Montpellier studio had been assigned to different tasks “that may profit from their experience.” Whereas the corporate didn’t elaborate its place on a sequel to The Misplaced Crown, it mentioned it was “excited to convey extra Prince of Persia experiences sooner or later.”
Devices 360, in its optimistic evaluation of Prince of Persia: The Misplaced Crown earlier this yr, had known as the sport a “ridiculously enjoyable and surprisingly difficult” platformer that would 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 tasks on the firm — a majority of the group had reportedly moved to engaged on Past Good and Evil 2, 12 builders had been now reportedly engaged on the following mainline Ghost Recon recreation, internally referred to as “Venture Ovr,” and round an analogous variety of Ubisoft Montpellier workers had been assigned to a remake mission of a Rayman recreation, 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 advisor for the mission. Ancel’s involvement comes with its fair proportion 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 tough work setting and bullying group members.
Ubisoft didn’t affirm if the Rayman mission could be a remake of an older recreation from the sequence. The final mainline Rayman recreation was Rayman Legends, developed by Ubisoft Montpellier and initially launched in 2013 on PC, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U and PlayStation Vita.
