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Ubisoft's The Division Heartland has been reportedly Cancelled

Tahmid Shihab

Published: 18:05, 15 May 2024

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The Division Heartland has been cancelled.

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Tom Clancy's The Division Heartland, a free-to-play third-person shooter game developed by Red Storm Entertainment, has been cancelled by Ubisoft.
The decision was made due to Ubisoft diverting resources to their upcoming first-person Call of Duty killer, XDefiant.
Ubisoft's move towards a more cost-effective structure involves downsizing teams and cutting costs to focus on successful live service titles like Rainbow Six Siege.
The Division Heartland was considered a promising game with its extraction shooter mechanics, but it was deemed not profitable enough compared to other projects.
Ubisoft is currently focusing on XDefiant, Star Wars Outlaws, Rainbow Six Mobile, and Assassin's Creed Shadows.

The Division Heartland has been cancelled.

Ubisoft has reportedly cancelled the release of Division Heartland, according to their recent earnings report.

Tom Clancy's The Division Heartland was Ubisoft's upcoming free-to-play third person shooter game developed by Red Storm Entertainment. The game was set as a spin-off title in the Division universe.

Unfortunately, the game's production and development efforts have been halted as Ubisoft diverts their resources to their upcoming first-person Call of Duty killer, XDefiant. According to their recent earnings report, Ubisoft has decided to back off on their efforts to release The Division Heartland as part of a cost reduction strategy.

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Ubisoft's Division Heartland has been reportedly Cancelled

After the latest earnings report of Ubisoft was published online, it was reported that Ubisoft has decided to divert their resources to their upcoming live service title XDefiant and their existing title Rainbow Six Siege.

This decision was part of Ubisoft's recent move towards a more cost-effective structure, focusing on downsizing their teams and cutting costs to directly divert all of their effective resources to their more successful and demanding live service titles.

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Ubisoft's recent earnings report show that The Division Heartland has been cancelled.

In a recent statement to Insider Gaming, Ubisoft stated, "After careful consideration, we have made the tough call to halt development on Tom Clancy’s The Division Heartland, effective immediately."

Moreover, they further stated, "Our priority now is to support the talented team members at our Red Storm Entertainment studio, who will be transitioning to new projects within our company, including XDefiant and Rainbow Six."

In a move towards a more profitable growth trajectory, Ubisoft has been cancelling many upcoming games left and right for the past few weeks. Currently, Ubisoft is focusing their complete effort on upcoming titles such as XDefiant, Star Wars Outlaws, Rainbow Six Mobile, and the newly revealed Assassin's Creed Shadows.

However, it is surprising to see Ubisoft ditch their efforts at releasing The Division Heartland, which had potential for being a great game considering its extraction shooter mechanics.