{"id":962329,"date":"2026-07-27T11:38:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T11:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/962329\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T11:38:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T11:38:20","slug":"exclusive-a-new-ambitious-far-cry-game-enters-development-at-ubisoft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/962329\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: A New Ambitious FAR CRY Game Enters Development at Ubisoft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new game in the FAR CRY universe has passed its conception stage at Ubisoft and has entered development at Vantage Studios.<\/p>\n<p>The new game comes in the wake of issues surrounding another FAR CRY game in development, <a href=\"https:\/\/insider-gaming.com\/ubisoft-far-cry-7-and-maverick\/\" id=\"https:\/\/insider-gaming.com\/ubisoft-far-cry-7-and-maverick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">codenamed Maverick<\/a>, an extraction shooter that has since been canceled.<\/p>\n<p>A New FAR CRY Game<\/p>\n<p>Codenamed Kodiak, the new FAR CRY game is described as an open-world FPS where \u201cplayer interactions and player-driven stories take center stage\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Kodiak passed its conceptualization stage earlier this month and has been built on the <a href=\"https:\/\/insider-gaming.com\/ubisoft-far-cry-7-and-maverick\/\" id=\"https:\/\/insider-gaming.com\/ubisoft-far-cry-7-and-maverick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">foundations of Maverick<\/a>, but thankfully, the series will now be leaving the extraction-shooter market behind\u2026 At least for now.<\/p>\n<p>The game has been described as \u201creally ambitious\u201d by sources and is still several years away from its release.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/insider-gaming.com\/far-cry-7-story-details\/\" id=\"https:\/\/insider-gaming.com\/far-cry-7-story-details\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Blackbird<\/a>, the next mainline FAR CRY game, has also faced hurdles during development and has been repeatedly delayed internally due to issues. That being said, the game is now seemingly on a good path forward, and will also have a multiplayer component, where more than one player can experience the world together.<\/p>\n<p>In an internal interview at Vantage Studios with Charlie Guillemot, Guillemot described Blackbird as \u201chonestly impressive\u201d and as \u201cAct One\u201d, suggesting that several mainline FAR CRY games with similar concepts are planned if Blackbird releases to a positively high reception.<\/p>\n<p>Kodiak marks another game in Vantage Studios\u2019 pipeline, helping Assassin\u2019s Creed, FAR CRY, and Rainbow Six Siege dominate as dominant IPs with different experiences for different audiences.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of Ubisoft moving the FAR CRY series away from an extraction-shooter? Are you looking forward to learning more about Kodiak? 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