There will be no scarcity of developer showcases this month, however do not count on Ubisoft to make an look by its annual Ubisoft Ahead presentation. That is the primary time that Ubisoft isn’t holding a showcase because it started internet hosting them in 2020, and it will as an alternative have a presence at occasions like Summer season Sport Fest and the PC Gaming Present.
“We’re all the time keen to attach with our gamers and showcase our video games,” a Ubisoft consultant mentioned to Game File’s Stephen Totilo. “We’re persevering with to discover alternatives to share updates, and we look ahead to offering extra info at a later date.”
Ubisoft Ahead, which has been a digital and in-person showcase for the corporate’s video games nearly each June, is not occurring this yr. An organization rep tells me Ubisoft will take part in IGN Dwell (June 7-8) and PC Gaming Present (June 8) and also will be at GamesCom
— Stephen Totilo (@stephentotilo.bsky.social) June 4, 2025 at 1:03 AM
It isn’t too stunning to listen to that Ubisoft will not have a devoted showcase, because it just lately introduced that it had delayed multiple upcoming games. The corporate did not identify any of them particularly when it dropped this information throughout its newest earnings report, but it surely talked about that a few of its “largest productions” are affected.
Ubisoft did reveal a tough timeline for when gamers will see “important content material coming from our largest manufacturers” and it appears to be like like new releases will roll out throughout its 2026-2027 monetary years–April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027–including the long-in-development Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake by March 2026.
As a part of its cost-cutting efforts throughout a difficult 2025, Ubsioft made a serious change to its group. The company created a new dedicated subsidiary to concentrate on its Murderer’s Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six franchises, with Tencent investing $1.25 billion USD in a minority stake on this new initiative. There have additionally been mass layoffs and studio closures at Ubisoft, leading to 185 individuals shedding their jobs and the shutdown of XDefiant earlier this year.
