Ghost Recon Breakpoint has officially received its latest update, Ubisoft announced yesterday. The news comes just months after the publisher’s disastrous experiment with adding NFT to the game and, as we have learned, as the Paris studio works on the next major entry in the Ghost Recon series, according to two sources familiar with its development. “The last four months have marked the release of our latest content: the all-new Operation Motherland, tons of new items, including 20th anniversary costumes and Quartz items for Ghost Recon Breakpoint,” the publisher wrote in a statement about its wrapper. game. up. “We will continue to maintain our servers for both Ghost Recon Wildland and Ghost Recon Breakpoint and we really hope you continue to enjoy the game and have fun playing solo or co-op with your friends.” The next Ghost Recon, codenamed OVER and originally leaked by Nvidia, has been in development for more than a year and could reach as early as fiscal year 2023, according to sources in Kotaku. However, instead of teasing this project as part of the series’ 20th anniversary last year, Ubisoft unveiled the development of Ghost Recon Frontline, another free-to-play live-service shooter that is deeply reminiscent of Call of Duty Warzone. Fans were less enthusiastic and after negative feedback from an internal play test earlier this year, Kotaku understands that the project is subject to a reset and is unlikely to begin any time soon. It has been an uphill for the Ghost Recon series for years. Breakpoint was imposed by fans and failed to meet sales expectations when it was released in 2019, in part due to the new loot grind and survival engineers who diluted the sniper experience for which many came in line. Ubisoft’s studio in Paris has spent time diligently reviewing many of the game’s systems, adding new content and trying to win back fans. The Ghost Recon name was another big hit last December when Ubisoft introduced its new blockchain initiative called Quartz. The technology was used to add NFT to Breakpoint, a move that few players seemed to be dealing with and many of the company’s developers disagreed internally. “It’s three to four years of work for a fucking Auction House,” said one current developer at Kotaku at the time. With the end of the Breakpoint updates comes a new radio silence to promote NFT. According to two sources familiar with Ubisoft’s Strategic Innovations Lab, the team behind Quartz remained relatively quiet internally after the initial reaction to its controversial experiment. “As we release the latest Ghost Recon Breakpoint update, no additional content will be added to the game,” a Ubisoft spokesman told Kotaku. “We will have more to share about Ubisoft Quartz at a later date.” A message on the Ubisoft Quartz website thanks the Breakpoint players who claimed the original NFT. “You have a piece of the game and you have left your mark on its history,” he says. The publisher, meanwhile, is taking on a number of new blockchain-related roles, including economists, content managers and producers for “Gaming Coordination and Quartz Integration”. While some Ubisoft developers remain frustrated and confused by the company’s NFT boost, not everyone is selling their countless swings to recreate Rainbow Six Siege’s success in live service (a mobile version was announced yesterday). Despite the colorful bombardment of the battle royale Hyper Scape, the company’s ongoing live-service shooters include not only Ghost Recon Frontline but also The Division Heartland, Xdefiant and the recently mentioned project, Pathfinder. Described as a battle royale that brings players against enemies controlled by artificial intelligence and among themselves, a source who confirmed its existence for Kotaku said they were not sure it would even come out. Asked about the plans, a Ubisoft spokesman told Kotaku: “We will not comment on the rumors.”
