Ubisoft advances ambitious Far Cry project Kodiak after canceling Maverick
Ubisoft is developing a new Far Cry installment under the working name Kodiak. The title is being built by Vantage Studios — a joint venture between Ubisoft and Tencent — and has entered full production after completing its concept phase. Kodiak is described as an open‑world first‑person shooter that places player interactions and player‑driven stories at the core of the experience, departing from the cancelled extraction‑shooter project Maverick, whose technology and assets are being repurposed for the new game.
In parallel, Ubisoft continues work on the series’ next mainline entry, codenamed Blackbird and widely expected to become Far Cry 7. Both Kodiak and Blackbird are slated for release several years from now, reflecting Ubisoft’s long‑term roadmap for the franchise.
Entities: Blackbird · Blackbird (Far Cry 7) · Charlie Guillemot · Far Cry · Kodiak · Kodiak (Far Cry project) · Maverick · Maverick (canceled Far Cry project) · Ubisoft · Ubisoft Entertainment SA · Vantage Studios
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- [● 7 SOURCES] Kodiak is an open‑world first‑person shooter focused on player interactions and player‑driven stories. (Industry sources quoted by Insider Gaming)
- [● 8 SOURCES] Ubisoft is developing a new Far Cry game codenamed Kodiak. (Tom Henderson via Insider Gaming)
- [● 8 SOURCES] Kodiak is being developed by Vantage Studios, a joint venture between Ubisoft and Tencent. (Multiple reports (e.g., b0824b03-14dd-47d7-a197-d9ee21b2ba18, 91ca017f-ad93-46a9-acae-beff1dcbe036))
- [● 5 SOURCES] Kodiak is expected to be released several years from now with no official launch date. (Industry insiders)
- [● 8 SOURCES] Ubisoft cancelled the Far Cry project codenamed Maverick. (Industry insider Tom Henderson and multiple reports)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Development of Blackbird faced internal delays but is now progressing. (Reports citing internal Ubisoft updates)
- [● 7 SOURCES] Ubisoft is also developing the next mainline Far Cry game codenamed Blackbird, also known as Far Cry 7. (Industry sources via Insider Gaming)
- [● 5 SOURCES] Kodiak entered full production after completing its concept phase. (Tom Henderson, Insider Gaming)
- [● 2 SOURCES] Kodiak has moved from the concept phase into full production. (Reported by Insider Gaming in several pieces (e.g., 0ff4509d-95fb-4bb4-8b04-a85f605751d8, 276ff9f9-c46b-45e0-8ed2-83409f)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Ubisoft cancelled the Far Cry extraction‑shooter project codenamed Maverick. (Multiple articles confirm the cancellation (e.g., 0ff4509d-95fb-4bb4-8b04-a85f605751d8, 315da426-bf81-43df-96f4-a6d3756a)
- [● 2 SOURCES] Kodiak reuses technology and assets from the cancelled Maverick project. (Mentioned in reports (e.g., 0ff4509d-95fb-4bb4-8b04-a85f605751d8, 276ff9f9-c46b-45e0-8ed2-83409f2e44cb))
- [● 3 SOURCES] Ubisoft is also developing a mainline Far Cry game codenamed Blackbird, expected to become Far Cry 7. (Repeated across many articles (e.g., 7b0a65fd-ac60-47ed-b877-eb40999f32f9, 315da426-bf81-43df-96f4-a6d3756ac6b0))