In general, rumors and leaks can be a good thing for the industry. It gives fans something to discuss in the absence of real news, and with managed expectations, it doesn’t need to be a big deal. Some companies, likeUbisoft,are even known for constantly having leaks, asrumors aboutAssassin’s Creed2022already fly.
However, there are some rumors that are just clearly fake. There are rumors that don’t really contribute to discussion and claim to know too much, and that’s exactly where the latestUbisoftRoadmap ‘leak" is. While some argue its authenticity, a cursory glance through it reveals massive holes in the information it supposedly has.
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The Ubisoft Roadmap ‘Leak’
The leak, as many do, seemingly originated on Reddit. It’s note worthy then that only captures of it are currently circulating, as the moderators of the subreddit have removed the post due to no evidence. While no real leak will have evidence, there’s a lot more about this that does not make sense. First off, an internet somehow getting access to information spreading practically everymajor Ubisoft studiodoes not make any sense, and it’s doubtful that a Ubisoft internet would have as many major spelling and grammar issues as this post shared throughout.
A go-to and almost reasonable defense of this internet is that it’s plausible English is not their first language. Notably, though, the errors seen here are less of a translation issue and more of a plain bad main English user issue. Compound this with the oldest rule in the rumor and leak book too: the more information that is made available, the more likely it is false. Having access to such widespread information, while claiming to be an intern (and then, later, learning to be an animation designer), would guarantee this leaker was caught internally. Again, no matter how it’s diced, it doesn’t seem likely to be a Ubi intern, especially when looking at the information the supposed leaker provides.
Ubisoft 2021: Far Cry 6, Skull and Bones
This Ubisoft Roadmap also falls into another common trap among fake rumor and leak-mongers. It reads far too much like a wish list than anything with credible information. For example, for this year alone, the leaker claims to have information (as seen above) regardingFar Cry 6, Riders Republic, Skull and Bones, Rainbow Six: Parasite, andPrince of Persia.
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Ubisoft 2022: Assassin’s Creed, New IP
For 2022, the “leaker” lists the newAssassin’s Creedgame,The Crew 3, Massive Entertainment’sAvatar, Beyond Good and Evil2, and a new IP. The leaker states that the new IP is about space and time travel, with humans attempting to stop “The Crull.” It is, according to this figure, being developed byUbisoft Toronto, which is actually leading developing onFar Cry 6right now. A new IP following that in 2022 seems highly unlikely then.
Ubisoft Pre-Production Plans
The leaker also, beyond of all of this, has three listed pre-production projects:theUbisoft Star Warsgame, a new IP from a new Ubisoft studio, and aStar Trekgame for the 2023 movie. At this point, the leak has basically fallen apart, as theUbisoft Star Warsgame is not a secret and is known to be in the early phases, a reader should ask, after all of this, how someone has information on a new studio and a new IP combined, andStar Trekis just a wish list item. The leak also says that a newSplinter Cellgame is not in development, which just adds insult to injury.
