Ubisoft’s planned free-to-play Division game is dead

Announced just over three years ago a free-to-play entry in its survival action shooter series. That’s how it was back then Heartland would arrive later in 2021 or in 2022, but that never happened. Actually, Heartland doesn’t come out at all.

Ubisoft said in its report that development of the game, which was being worked on by Red Storm Entertainment, a studio co-founded by author Tom Clancy, has ended. Ubisoft is shifting its resources to what it calls “bigger opportunities,” including other aspects of the game and the series.

Ubisoft has canceled a number of games in recent years to streamline its pipeline and reduce costs. The company noted that it had reduced its workforce by more than 1,700 employees over 18 months and had 19,011 employees at the end of March.

The company also provided an update on its overarching strategy. The plan is to focus on two core pillars: open world titles (like And ) and ongoing live service games (XDefiant And Rainbow Six Siege). Ubisoft sees room for growth here, so expect more Far Cry and Ghost Recon titles in the coming years.

As for the more immediate future, we will have the latest on such things AC Shadows, Star Wars Outlaws, (which should finally arrive in September)The Division’s Resurgence And XDefiant at .