Ubisoft has released its sales figures for the third quarter of fiscal 2023–2024, and with it comes a clearer timeframe as to when two of the company’s biggest titles are expected to launch. Star Wars Outlaws is scheduled to release this year, while Assassin’s Creed Codename Red is expected to be out by early 2025.
Release schedule (FY25):
- Star Wars Outlaws: 2024
- Assassin’s Creed Codename Red: (before March 31, 2025)
Statement from Yves Guillemot, Co-Founder and CEO of Ubisoft:
Moving forward, we’re gearing up for a very promising line-up for fiscal year 2025, including the upcoming release of Star Wars Outlaws in 2024, which should be a major milestone in the video game industry, especially given the undeniable appeal of this legendary franchise that will be coming for the first time to the Open World territory, as well as Assassin’s Creed Codename Red, set in the long-awaited feudal Japan universe. We look forward to revealing the full extent of the creative capabilities of Ubisoft’s teams, who are working hard to make these games a success that will live up to gamers’ expectations”.
Alexis Côté, Vice President Executive Producer of the Assassin’s Creed brand, on Codename Red:
- “Yes, we’ve wanted to do Japan before, but I think the teams have reached a level of maturity in the way they research history that allows them to approach this culture that’s very different from our own in a way that will feel true to both the culture and to the way we approach settings in Assassin’s Creed. We really feel that this is a setting and a culture that we need to nail. We need to have an absolutely exceptional product. Given the high expectations that people have, and that I’ve always had, I feel we have the team, we have the knowledge, we have the research structure to be able to support an exceptional-quality product.”
- “…from a technological point of view, these are games that will benefit from a tremendous increase in fidelity with all the improvements that we’re working on with this new iteration of the Anvil pipeline, so you can just imagine it being a very next-generation approach to RPGs, at least from a graphical-fidelity point of view. But it will take all the learnings that we’ve had from Odyssey and Valhalla to epitomize the best of what we can do at Ubisoft in terms of RPGs.”
Star Wars Outlaws description:
Experience the first-ever open world Star Wars game, set between the events of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Explore distinct planets across the galaxy, both iconic and new. Risk it all as Kay Vess, a scoundrel seeking freedom and the means to start a new life, along with her companion Nix. Fight, steal, and outwit your way through the galaxy’s crime syndicates as you join the galaxy’s most wanted.
Discussion (9 replies)
Join Discussion →I think you are about 7 years late for that, Yves. Today that appeal is definitely deniable, and mostly in tatters. SW is at its lowest point since 1977.
I mean you had to disable comments and likes on your game announcement trailer, if that is not clue enough to the current state of the brand, then IDK what is.
And I kind of wish your game would turn that around, but I doubt an SW skinned Ghost Recon will be the one to do it. Especially one with a protagonist seemingly written and designed by sweetbabyinc.
Well, the Jedi Survivor series seems to have been pretty universally popular, so I can definitely see myself interested in Outlaws.
My only concern is Ubisoft. Not particularly a fan of pretty much anything they do myself.
That's another game whose popularity baffles me. I think it is mediocre at best and exhibits issues that other games got lambasted for both before and after that one.
I think the sentiment is more mixed about the second game, I've heard more negative opinions about that, but never tried it myself since I Did not like the first one already. Heck, I liked Battlefront 2 more than Fallen Order.
I enjoyed fallen order and survivor and want to see what's next in that series. Still plenty of star wars fans with money to spend. We're damn near 50 if not older now and oddly many of us still game. I guess we're manbabies.
my spouse concurs
I like the concept of those games, but can't stand the parkour. It plays just like Titanfall but with a light saber instead of a mech.
It's from the same developer so that tracks. I liked both games, especially the second one. Gameplay wise it was a solid step forward from the first one with some much needed quality of life improvements.
Honestly... the parkor was... meh compared to something like Assassins Creed. I'd love to see a game with that kind of depth of movement in the star wars universe. Lets face it we're about 60% if not more there.
How is that odd? Video games are not something that is specifically for children. Shiiiiat, children can't appreciate video games the same as someone who has been playing video games for multiple decades.
I've been gaming since before I could walk and form words, and I'll be gaming until I die.