Ubisoft wants to enter the battle royale market with a new game that resembles Apex Legends. The project, internally called Scout, has been in development for several years. It copies many elements from Apex Legends, even using its cover art during early stages. Characters in Scout will resemble popular Apex heroes like Wraith, Pathfinder, and Lifeline.
An insider claims Ubisoft sees an opportunity as Apex Legends loses players. This plan goes against Ubisoft's research showing battle royale games are becoming less popular. Ubisoft has tried before with Hyper Scape, which failed and shut down in 2022. Their team shooter XDefiant gained 8 million players at launch but quickly lost its audience, with servers closing in summer 2025.
EA feels disappointed with Apex Legends' financial performance but plans to revamp it as version 2.0. Ubisoft faces serious troubles as its stock price has fallen to 2014 levels after Star Wars Outlaws flopped. The company expects profits to drop 30% in 2024. Ubisoft has partnered with Tencent to create a new division managing their major franchises like Assassin's Creed.
An insider claims Ubisoft sees an opportunity as Apex Legends loses players. This plan goes against Ubisoft's research showing battle royale games are becoming less popular. Ubisoft has tried before with Hyper Scape, which failed and shut down in 2022. Their team shooter XDefiant gained 8 million players at launch but quickly lost its audience, with servers closing in summer 2025.
EA feels disappointed with Apex Legends' financial performance but plans to revamp it as version 2.0. Ubisoft faces serious troubles as its stock price has fallen to 2014 levels after Star Wars Outlaws flopped. The company expects profits to drop 30% in 2024. Ubisoft has partnered with Tencent to create a new division managing their major franchises like Assassin's Creed.
