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- A leaked cinematic trailer for Ubisoft’s forgotten Project U emerged just when the project restarted development last year.
- The trailer showcases the game’s art style and theme, though the game’s final form remains uncertain.
- With recent project failures, Ubisoft hopes Project U can strengthen its multiplayer lineup.
Project U was one of Ubisoft’s attempts to break into the live service market. Announced in 2022, the game quickly faded into silence, leading many to believe it had bit the dust.
However, the development of the project was restarted last year. Following Helldivers 2’s success, the French publisher believed that there was room for success with PvE games.
While the game may still be quite far away, a new cinematic trailer for Project U has seemingly leaked on YouTube.
Why It Matters: Ubisoft has streamlined its releases following colossal failures, making its future projects much more focused. Project U seems promising, for starters.
While the trailer didn’t explicitly mention the game in the video title, it did refer to the “forgotten Ubisoft game,” which plainly suggests Project U.
The cinematic trailer, lasting under 3 minutes, gives us the best look at the art style, characters, and theme Ubisoft is aiming for the game. While the trailer is still up at the time of this writing, it’s expected to be DMCA’d at some point.
Before returning to the drawing board, Project U had been in development for five years, so the trailer may predate its restarted development.
Just recently, it was also reported that a multiplayer Far Cry extraction shooter had restarted development. Such wasted budgets over the years aren’t exactly a good sign, and with the company’s stock already plummeting, it’s no surprise if we see these projects canceled.
Xdefiant, the “Call of Duty” title, was also abandoned, so the French publisher is in dire need of another live-service multiplayer project in addition to Rainbow Six Seige.
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