We have been given an idea of what is to come within the next year from Ubisoft, as the company has revealed their latest financial forecast information. While we already heard that they won’t be releasing a new Assassin’s Creed game this year, we have learned the release windows for many of the other big games that they currently have in development. They said that, “In 2016-17 the Company expects to achieve sales of around €1,700 million, non-IFRS operating income of approximately €230 million and strong free cash flow generation. Ubisoft will launch a very high-quality line-up, including For Honor®, South Park(TM) the Fractured but Whole(TM), Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon® WildLands, the next installment of Watchdogs®, and a new high-potential AAA brand with strong digital live services. Growth also will be driven by further increases in revenues for the digital segment and the back catalog.”
A release window for Watch Dogs 2 is the biggest surprise of the bunch, as we have had very little information regarding the game. The first game launched in 2014, and even though it sold very well it failed to be the home run that Ubisoft was hoping for. However, there is certainly a lot of potential there and if Ubisoft can do with Watch Dogs 2 what they did with Assassin’s Creed 2 then we could definitely have a fantastic game on our hands. The fact that they claim it will be out before April 2017 suggests that the game could end up being revealed at this year’s E3 and end up with a release window of sometime around November.
Watch Dogs is, “Set in Chicago, where a central network of computers connects everyone and everything, Watch_Dogs explores the impact of technology within our society. Using the city as your weapon, you will embark on a personal mission to inflict your own brand of justice.Chicago’s overarching network is known as the Central Operating System (ctOS), and it controls almost all of the city’s technology and information – including key data on all of the city’s residents. You play as Aiden Pearce, a brilliant hacker and former thug, whose criminal past led to a violent family tragedy. While seeking justice for those events, you’ll monitor and hack those around you by manipulating the ctOS from the palm of your hand. You’ll access omnipresent security cameras, download personal information to locate a target, control traffic lights and public transportation to stop the enemy… and more.”
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