Ubisoft has canceled its PvP battle arena game known as Project Q. This is the latest cancelation announced by the company, as Ubisoft has already scrapped seven other games in seven months.
Ubisoft announced Project Q back in April 2022, following the leak of several assets. This third-person battle arena seemed inspired by Fortnite, with a roster of customizable cartoonish characters with various skins. Ubisoft described Project Q as an "innovative and modern PvP battle arena game" with two game modes: Showdown, a small-scale battle arena featuring four teams with two players each; and Battle Zone, where two teams of four players fight to take control of strategic points.
Less than a year after announcing Project Q, Ubisoft is pulling the plug on this PvP battle arena game. A Ubisoft spokesperson confirmed that the game was no longer in development, with its team being reallocated to other projects. Ubisoft didn't comment on the reasons behind this cancelation or the future of battle arena games within the company.
While Project Q was still in early development, the game already held several rounds of closed testing and planned for more in the future. Little was known about this battle arena, besides it would not be a battle royale but instead feature several PvP modes, with no plans of adding NFTs or Quartz to Project Q. Ubisoft seemingly wanted to take its spin on the classic battle arena formula to find a place for Project Q in an already saturated market.
Project Q was part of the dozen PvP games developed by Ubisoft as the company tried to benefit from the large popularity of games such as Fortnite, Apex Legends, and Call of Duty Warzone 2. While the company tried to make a name for itself in this competitive market, this strategy didn't pay off and led Ubisoft to delay or downright cancel various projects.
Over the past few months, Ubisoft has been canceling various games, from Ghost Recon Frontline to Splinter Cell VR. Last week, the company shut down two other unannounced games, shifting its focus to other highly anticipated titles such as Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and Assassin's Creed Mirage. However, despite reallocating teams to further advance on its upcoming games, Ubisoft still struggles to meet its own deadlines and recently delayed Skull and Bones for the sixth time, giving no new release date to its open-world pirate game.
Project Q is canceled.
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