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Ubisoft working on a new IP

While details are thin, the studio's CEO expects the new IP to be one of its biggest games of the year.
David Craddock
David Craddock
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During the same earnings call in which Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot discussed scant details of Watch Dogs 2, the CEO alluded new a new triple-A IP yet to be announced.

Guillemot revealed that Ubisoft plans to release five games during the next fiscal year, which ends on March 31, 2017 (per GameSpot). Those games are, in no particular order of release: Ghost Recon: Wildlands, South Park: The Fractured But Whole, For Honor, Watch Dogs 2, and the unannounced IP.

Guillemot seemed confident that the release of five big-name games during this year, compared to four last year, combined with an increase to the company's back catalog and a boost in revenue generated by "extra content," FY2017 will be one of Ubisoft's best years to date.

The studio is placing many of its eggs in Watch Dogs 2's basket. During the call, Guillemot predicted that Watch Dogs 2 will be Ubisoft's biggest hit of FY2017.

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David L. Craddock writes fiction, nonfiction, and grocery lists. He is the author of the Stay Awhile and Listen series, and the Gairden Chronicles series of fantasy novels for young adults. Outside of writing, he enjoys playing Mario, Zelda, and Dark Souls games, and will be happy to discuss at length the myriad reasons why Dark Souls 2 is the best in the series. Follow him online at davidlcraddock.com and @davidlcraddock.

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  • Shacknews legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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    May 12, 2016 1:15 PM

    David Craddock posted a new article, Ubisoft working on a new IP

    • the man with the briefcase briefcase legacy 10 years
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      May 12, 2016 1:15 PM

      Air has oxygen.

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        May 12, 2016 1:16 PM

        Air has Hydrogem

      • DrFlammable legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        May 12, 2016 1:49 PM

        i had the opposite reaction. ubisoft seems like one of the most risk averse game companies and with how many active franchises they have it's surprising (especially when every game news site reports on the fact assassin's creed is skipping a year) when they make something that isn't a sequel or grow home tier in scope.

    • Conan legacy 10 years legacy 20 years mercury ultra mega
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      May 12, 2016 1:16 PM

      Well, they're a pretty big company. I'd sure hope so.

      • David Craddock legacy 10 years mercury mega
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        May 12, 2016 1:30 PM

        These are the exciting and surprising items that come up during earnings calls.

    • Mad Brahmin Disease legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      May 12, 2016 1:25 PM

      South Park is coming this year to align with the new season this fall, right?

      • Entity legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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        May 12, 2016 1:33 PM

        I certainly hope so. I loved the hell out of the last game, but we haven't really seen much of this new one yet.

        • David Craddock legacy 10 years mercury mega
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          May 12, 2016 1:36 PM

          I hope Fractured has more replay value. It wasn't worth going through as a second character because the gameplay was largely the same regardless of which class you chose.

          • Entity legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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            May 12, 2016 3:13 PM

            Yeah, class variation and the possibility of branching storylines would be pretty cool, even if there's just a couple. I'm not generally one to replay an RPG more than a couple times at most (usually for "good" side and "evil" side).

    • Crimson legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      May 12, 2016 1:31 PM

      They should call it IP7

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      May 12, 2016 2:27 PM

      With same boring tower gameplay?

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      May 12, 2016 2:32 PM

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      May 12, 2016 3:20 PM

      Dogs who watch dogs

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