Ubisoft Montreal to take lead of the 'Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake'

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The Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake was expected to launch this year, but its development process has been quite bumpy. Ubisoft's latest solution to address the problem is to put its Montreal studio in charge of the project. Ubisoft Pune and Mumbai studios have been working on the game.

Ubisoft Montreal is considered "the very birthplace of the epic Sands of Time trilogy." Now, the dev team says it will "take them time they need to regroup on the scope of the game" to offer "the best experience for this remake of an all-time classic, when it's ready."A spokesperson from Ubisoft told Engadget that the aimed release for The Sands of Time Remake is the 2023 fiscal year, so you shouldn't expect it to come out before April next year.

Ubisoft stops online support for 91 games

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Over the past year, Ubisoft has halted online support for 91 games. That means multiplayer components associated with these titles will no longer be accessible. You can't access any achievements or unlockables attached either. As The Verge mentioned, support for these games didn't happen all at once and won't necessarily impact all platforms. Many of these are old titles that are no longer playable on modern machines, so you don't have to worry about that. Some of these titles include Tom Clancy's Endwar, Splinter Cell, Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2, Beyond Good and Evil, and more.

Ubisoft Winnipeg expands hiring as company plans to invest more in the country

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Ubisoft is focusing on expanding its operations in Canada with a recent announcement of creating 200 more jobs in Manitoba and expanding its Winnipeg studio to 300 employees by 2030. The company intends to invest an additional $139 million in the province of Manitoba, tripling its current studio size. This will bring the developer's total investment in the area to $264 million from 2018 to 2030.

The company also previously targeted to grow its Winnipeg studio to 100 within five years of its founding. And that will already be met this month, more than a year ahead of its commitment. Ubisoft plans to continue investing in local entrepreneurs and contribute $1 million to the ecosystem by 2030. Ubisoft Winnipeg intends to hire additional Programmers, including Engine Programmers, Tools Programmers, Online Programmers, and talent from other specialized areas of expertise to support its ambitious plans. You can check out the roles the company is hiring for over here.

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Ubisoft to shutter 'Hyper Scape' on Apr. 28

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Ubisoft is discontinuing the development of its battle royale game Hyper Scape. On Thursday, the company announced that it would shut down the title on April 28. Hyper Scape was launched in the summer of 2020 with the promise of bringing fresh ideas to the crowded battle royale space. However, it struggled to garner attention from gamers. The developer tried to introduce additional content to the game to get players on board, but it didn't work out.

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