Summary
- Ubisoft cancels The Division Heartland, a spin-off of the successful Division franchise, to focus on other projects like XDefiant and Rainbow Six.
- The Division Resurgence mobile game is still in development for a 2024 release, promising a similar experience to the main series games.
- Fans of The Division can look forward to other Ubisoft games in 2024, like Assassin's Creed Shadows and Star Wars Outlaws, to fill the void left by Heartland's cancellation.
Ubisoft has officially canceled The Division Heartland, a free-to-play spin-off of its Division franchise that was originally announced in 2021. The Division and its sequel have been successful for Ubisoft, so it makes sense that the company is looking to expand the franchise with spin-off games. Unfortunately for Division fans, though, they won't get a chance to play a finished version of The Division Heartland.
The Division Heartland, first revealed in 2021, was being developed by Red Storm Entertainment. Whereas The Division and The Division 2 were set in large cities, The Division Heartland took place in a rural area. The plan was for the free-to-play shooter to offer an experience familiar to fans of The Division, but with dedicated PvP and PvE modes as opposed to a full-blown action-RPG experience like the main games in the series.
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Following multiple Division Heartland tests, Ubisoft has announced that it is pulling the plug on the game. Ubisoft confirmed the unfortunate news during its latest earnings report, stating that it is redeploying the resources it was using on The Division Heartland to bolster XDefiant and Rainbow Six. But while The Division fans no longer have The Division Heartland to look forward to, there is still a new game in the series set to launch this year.
The Division Heartland Has Been Canceled, But There's Something Else To Look Forward To In 2024
The Division Resurgence mobile game is still in development, with Ubisoft hoping to launch the title at some point later in 2024. Based on what's been shown of the game so far, The Division Resurgence will provide an experience very similar to the main series Division games, but scaled down for a mobile audience. The game promises to deliver a "vast open-world with high-quality graphics," a PvE campaign, co-op support, customization, and a loot system that should be familiar to fans of the other Division games. The Division Resurgence sounds like a particularly ambitious mobile game, but it being mobile-only may alienate hardcore fans of the franchise.
Even so, fans of the franchise may be happy that something Division-related is still on track for release in 2024, even if they may be disappointed that The Division Heartland is getting the axe. There are some other huge Ubisoft games to look forward to in 2024 as well, including the open-world samurai/ninja game Assassin's Creed Shadows and Division developer Massive Entertainment's Star Wars Outlaws, so maybe those titles can help fill the void that will be left by The Division Heartland's absence.
Tom Clancy's The Division Heartland
- ESRB
- e
- Developer(s)
- Red Storm Entertainment
- Publisher(s)
- Ubisoft
Ubisoft's Tom Clancy's The Division Heartland is a free-to-play third-person shooter that pits players against each other along with an environmental threat. Set in Silver Creek, Heartland features a day/night cycle, survival mechanics, and faction-based warfare.
- Franchise
- The Division
- Platform(s)
- PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One
- Genre(s)
- Third-Person Shooter
