The Division Heartland Has Been Canceled

Ubisoft has canceled The Division Heartland. First introduced in 2021, the sport was a free-to-play spin-off of The Division franchise developed by Purple Storm Studio.

Ubisoft revealed the cancelation in an earnings report, stating,

“As a part of Ubisoft’s efforts to streamline its operations and adapt to evolving market traits, there have been additional reorganizations throughout the World Publishing groups, each on the APAC area, that isn’t organized into three engagement hubs, and on the central stage. Moreover, in step with the elevated selectivity of its investments, Ubisoft has determined to cease growth on The Division Heartland and has redeployed sources to greater alternatives corresponding to XDefiant and Rainbow Six.”

The Division Heartland had been quiet for a while after its reveal, together with being delayed. It will definitely resurfaced with closed beta checks, however scarce updates on its existence brought on doubt and confusion amongst followers. The sport was billed as a PvEvP survival motion expertise with gamers controlling a Division agent tasked with defending a small city from enemy factions and chemical contamination. 

Regardless of the cancellation, we all know it doesn’t suggest the top of the franchise. Ubisoft introduced The Division 3 final September, with sequence creator Large Leisure again on the helm. That recreation presently has no launch window. 

Heartland joins an increasing graveyard of canceled Ubisoft tasks over the previous few years. In January 2023, the writer canceled its upcoming team-based enviornment battler Venture Q and three different video games in growth. In 2022, the battle royale Ghost Recon Frontline, Splinter Cell VR, and two unannounced video games have been additionally axed. An unannounced sequel to Immortals Fenix Rising was additionally reportedly scrapped final July.