Three of Ubisoft's biggest franchises are getting new entries, and the company is betting they'll turn its fortunes around. That's the headline buried inside the publisher's FY26 earnings report, which dropped today and confirms that new games in Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Ghost Recon will all arrive before the end of fiscal year 2029, meaning by March of that year at the latest.
Ubisoft is projecting a "strong rebound" starting from fiscal year 2027 onwards, and it's pinning that recovery directly on those three series. After a rough stretch that included the rocky reception of Far Cry 6 and ongoing turbulence around Assassin's Creed: Hexe, the publisher clearly needs these releases to land.
What the earnings report actually says about upcoming games
The FY26 report is light on specifics, which is both expected and a little frustrating. Ubisoft doesn't name individual titles beyond the franchise labels, so there's genuine ambiguity about what exactly counts as the Assassin's Creed entry in this window. Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced is confirmed for July 9, 2026, and that alone could be what Ubisoft is counting toward its franchise commitments. Whether a fully new Assassin's Creed game also ships before March 2029 remains unclear.
The situation around Assassin's Creed: Hexe makes things murkier. Director Clint Hocking left Ubisoft in February 2026 after years attached to the project, which Ubisoft first teased back in 2022. Then, just two months later, game director Benoit Richer also departed. Two director exits in quick succession on a single project is not a great sign for a timely launch window.
Ubisoft's major franchise lineup
The gen-AI angle that raises more questions than it answers
Here's the thing: the most eyebrow-raising part of this earnings report isn't the franchise confirmations. It's a project called Teammates, which Ubisoft describes as its "first playable Generative AI experience."
The company's exact language: Ubisoft is "accelerating investments behind Teammates" to "enrich player experiences," while separately working on AI applications to handle the complexity of modern game development pipelines. That covers everything from smarter QA bots to NPCs that adapt dynamically to player behavior.
Ubisoft points to its La Forge R&D division as the foundation for this push, citing years of machine learning research and open-world AI systems as the groundwork. Whether Teammates ends up as a standalone product, a mode inside an existing game, or something else entirely, the report doesn't say.
Ubisoft's La Forge AI research
Far Cry's long road back
For Far Cry fans specifically, the confirmation of a new entry is welcome news after Far Cry 6 left a sour taste. The series has been creatively stagnant for years, running the same open-world loop with minimal evolution since Far Cry 3 set the template back in 2012. A new entry has real potential to course-correct, but only if Ubisoft is willing to actually change the formula rather than just apply a fresh coat of paint.
Ghost Recon is in a similar spot. Ghost Recon Breakpoint struggled with an identity crisis at launch and never fully recovered its footing despite post-launch updates. Fans of the tactical shooter series have been waiting for a return to form for years.
Mobile and live service context
The earnings report also noted Q4 highlights for Rainbow Six Siege, The Division 2, and For Honor, all of which continue to perform as live service titles. On mobile, both Rainbow Six Mobile and The Division Resurgence launched this year with what Ubisoft admits was "a slow start," though the company says it remains committed to growing both audiences.
Splinter Cell fans, for the record, get nothing here. No mention, no tease, no hint. The franchise remains in limbo.
What this means for players watching Ubisoft's next chapter
Ubisoft is in recovery mode, and this report reads like a company trying to reassure investors that its biggest franchises will deliver before the decade is out. The key here is execution. Confirming that games exist is the easy part. For readers who want to stay across everything Ubisoft and beyond, the gaming guides cover all the major releases as they arrive.
What most players miss in these earnings reports is how much the internal turbulence, like the Hexe director situation, can quietly delay or reshape a project without any public announcement. The March 2029 window is wide enough to accommodate a lot of development time, which is either reassuring or telling, depending on your read of where these projects currently stand.
For a broader look at how Ubisoft's upcoming releases stack up against the competition, the game reviews section has ongoing coverage as new titles drop. The next concrete moment to watch is Black Flag Resynced in July, which will tell us a lot about how seriously Ubisoft is taking quality on its way back up.
