Ubisoft Milan Is Reportedly Developing A Rayman Remake

Updated 24/10/2024 at 09:13 BST: Ubisoft confirmed to Eurogamer that a new Rayman project is in the "exploration phase".

Summary

• Yesterday's news that the Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown team has been disbanded has a little bit of a silver lining.
• According to Insider Gaming, around a "dozen" members have been moved over to work on an unannounced Rayman remake.
• Controversially, the remake will be consulted by Michel Ancel, who left the gaming industry after allegations of "toxic leadership" in 2020.

Ubisoft Milan is reportedly developing a Rayman remake with the help of some members from the recently disbanded Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown team.

Yesterday, it was reported (and later confirmed by Ubisoft itself) that the team behind one of 2024's best games, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, had been disbanded due to the game's commercial failure. Considering how great The Lost Crown was and how much potential the pitched sequel had based on concept alone, it was pretty dire news and yet another bad moment for Ubisoft in a year full of them.

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While the Prince of Persia community is likely still reeling from that announcement, there is a little bit of a silver lining. Ubisoft confirmed in a statement that the team behind The Lost Crown hadn't been let go and had instead been moved onto other projects, including one that's sure to excite a very starving fanbase.

Rayman Is Reportedly Getting A Remake From Ubisoft Milan

As reported by Insider Gaming, one of the projects that Ubisoft alluded to is a Rayman remake, which is in development at Ubisoft Milan, the team that fans have wanted to be in charge of the vegetable thingamajig for a while now. Ubisoft Milan is, of course, the team behind Mario + Rabbids and who most recently had a hand in Rayman's return with the excellent Rayman in the Phantom Show expansion for Sparks of Hope.

The unannounced Rayman remake is being developed under the name "Project Steambot", and it's being worked on primarily by Ubisoft Milan, but is now being joined by members of Ubisoft Montpellier. In a way, this is poetic considering Montpellier also developed the stellar Rayman Origins and Rayman Legends.

It's not specified which Rayman game is getting a remake, but the title implies it's going to be the first one. A bit of an odd choice considering Rayman 2 is right there.

There is a bit of bad news to come with the remake, however, as Insider Gaming also reported that Michel Ancel, the creator of Rayman, is going to be a consultant on the remake, raising concerns for some team members. Ancel left the gaming industry back in 2020 after finding himself in hot water over allegations of "toxic leadership", which makes it a bit of a controversial choice.

Insider Gaming also reveals that around a "dozen" developers from The Lost Crown have been moved over to the Rayman remake team, while others have been moved to work on the somehow-still-in-development Beyond Good & Evil 2 and the unannounced next Ghost Recon game.

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