Wed, Jan 13, 2010 | 21:01 GMT
New Driver given FY2011 release by Ubi
Hidden deep in Ubisoft’s press release for sales targets in Q3 and FY2009/2010, the company’s confirmed that a new Driver is on the way in FY2011.
It is the first time we have heard anything on a new Driver game since 2008, when the BBC managed to confirm a new title in the series was in development at Ubi Reflections.
The studio was bought from Atari in August 2006 for $24 million.
Also confirmed for FY2011 is a new Ghost Recon from the company, as well as Raving Rabbids 4 and Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, which was already down for a May release since a November reveal.
Ubi earlier announced a new multiplayer-focused Assassin’s Creed and a delayed Splinter Cell: Conviction for fiscal year 2011.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Casual, Hot, Shooter
Tags: Driver 5, Ghost Recon 3, Ubi Reflections
11 comments
#1
Razor
13/01/10, 9:22 pm
It would take a lot for Driver to get back on track; Driv3r and Fo-, sorry, Parallel Lines, were pretty awful.
#2
No_PUDding
13/01/10, 10:00 pm
I don’t mind Driv3r, the director mode was still awesome to me.
I’d love to be the creative director on this baby. I’d do so much right with the actual play.
#3
Brinaldo
13/01/10, 10:02 pm
Stil no “I’m Alive”…
#4
The_Deleted
13/01/10, 10:02 pm
You have to wonder why. So many studios close with great games behind them and Ubisoft are determined to flog this dead horse.
#5
Johnny Cullen
13/01/10, 10:12 pm
I Am Alive was in the email we got, but nothing worth reporting from what we already knew.
#6
No_PUDding
13/01/10, 10:22 pm
The horse has died, but if you don’t try flogging it, then how will you ever know if it can’t be resurrected.
Driver as a franchise never turned stale, it was simply superceeded by GTA. That is without a doubt it’s benefit.
#7
SplatteredHouse
13/01/10, 10:26 pm
I’d like to see a new Driver game, it could be very good. I’ll wait and see to find out what they’ve come up with.
#8
Blerk
13/01/10, 10:28 pm
It’s basically an entirely new game though, right? Different team, different publisher? I’m guessing all that will remain is the name.
#9
The_Deleted
13/01/10, 10:48 pm
Let’s hope so.
#10
No_PUDding
13/01/10, 11:18 pm
No, Reflections is still the same team.
Hopefully it will be an entirely different rendition on the series, and obviously it will be a different game.
They won’t be porting Driv3r to HD console.
#11
Blerk
14/01/10, 8:25 am
Ah, you’re right – Ubi bought the team as well as the name. Unfortunately their last game appears to have been the execrable Emergency Heroes, so I wouldn’t hold your breath.