Ubisoft has a new head of the Far Cry franchise
By ForGeeks Veteran Ubisoft writer and designer Drew Holmes has been put in charge of the Far Cry project. Holmes, who previously served as the franchise’s head of narrative, shared the news on his LinkedIn page, saying he’s been promoted to director of Far Cry’s IP department.
Holmes has been promoted to the position of director of Far Cry IP.
At Ubisoft, Holmes previously served as head of story for 2019’s Far Cry: New Dawn and 2018’s Far Cry 5. Prior to that, he was the lead writer for BioShock Infinite and also worked on the first three Saints Row games at Volition.
Holmes also worked on the first three Saints Row games at Volition.
According to press reports earlier this year, Ubisoft is developing Far Cry 7 and a standalone Far Cry multiplayer game. It is claimed that Far Cry 7 is being built on the Snowdrop engine, rather than the Dunia engine used for recent installments in the series. The multiplayer is claimed to be a shooter game set in the Alaskan wilderness.
The multiplayer is said to be a shooter set in the Alaskan desert.
The release of both games is tentatively scheduled for fall 2025. Far Cry 6, which came out in 2021, included an online cooperative campaign but no competitive multiplayer component.
