Some of Ubisoft’s biggest games have come from outside the company proper. Call of Juarez came from Techland, and Ubisoft’s now-flagship Far Cry series originally came from Crytek. But the publisher isn’t looking to build brands with external partners anymore - though the folks there are open to exceptions when it comes to esports and indie-style games. “The focus is on internal development,” chief creative officer Serge Hascoet says. “We don't say no, but we aren't looking for external development partners especially hard right now. We are open to smaller opportunities if there's a win-win scenario with a small team and we believe in it.” Hascoet tells Game Informer that Ubisoft is looking for “a small team doing something with a small scope but with the highest production quality. Also, we are looking for partners on more arena sports games, like Rainbow Six. We are not looking for partners to develop big worlds or big new brands, because it's hard.” So don’t expect something like Far Cry to happen again anytime soon. Though, in fairness, Crytek’s 2004 original hardly bears a resemblance to any of the open-world shooters that followed.
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