Ubisoft announces new Raman game is “in early stages” of development, with creator Michel Ancel returning to consult – WGB

Following rumours of a remake, Ubisoft has confirmed {that a} new Rayman recreation is being thought-about.

Over the weekend information broke that builders at Ubisoft Montpellier, the workforce which developed the excellent Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, had been disbanded and {that a} sequel had been turned down. This report was largely confirmed by Ubisoft itself which stated that “A lot of the workforce members who labored on Prince of Persia: The Misplaced Crown have shifted to different tasks that can profit from their experience.”

Tom Hender wrote on Insider Gaming that Ubisoft’s inner expectations for Prince of Persia: The Misplaced Crown was that it will promote thousands and thousands, equalling the most important metroidvanias in the marketplace. As a substitute, it has bought round 1,000,000 copies.

Now, a new report from Grant Taylor-Hill of Insider Gaming is suggesting that a kind of tasks is a Rayman Remake. In response to “sources near the scenario”, the brand new Rayman recreation goes by the codename “Venture Steambot” with Ubisoft Milan being the first builders. Based mostly on what he has been advised, Grant is reporting that round a dozen builders from the disbanded Prince of Persia workforce have been shifted over to work on Rayman.

The report goes on to to say that Michel Ancel, the creator of Rayman, is engaged on the mission as a guide. This has apparently brought about some concern among the many workforce as Ancel was previously caught up in allegations of “toxic leadership” in 2020.

Eurogamer contact Ubisoft for extra info, and surprisingly Ubisoft confirmed {that a} new Rayman recreation is in actual fact being labored on, with Michel Ancel returning as a guide. The assertion says that the brand new Rayman section is “nonetheless in its early levels” so we possible received’t hear something about it anytime quickly.