Ubisoft is reportedly working on new battle royale inspired by Respawn Entertainment hit

All signs point to Ubisoft developing a new battle royale, currently known as Scout.

1. The game is said to be heavily inspired by Apex Legends, to the extent that graphics from Respawn Entertainment's game were used as the project's icon in the early stages of development.
2. In Scout, we will find characters partially modeled on heroes such as Pathfinder, Wraith, or Lifeline from Apex Legends.
3. The production process was supposed to start a few years ago.

One reason for continuing development on the game is that Apex Legends' popularity has recently begun to wane, and Ubisoft hopes Scout can capitalize on this.

Good idea?

Ubisoft has a terrible history with battle royale games. Hyper Scape servers were shut down less than two years after the release, and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Frontline was canceled during testing. The publisher decided that third time's the charm and made another attempt.

Apex Legends has certainly been on the decline lately - on Steam, the game has lost 50% of its players in the last year, but it's uncertain if Ubisoft can take advantage of this. Despite some issues, Apex Legends is still a force to be reckoned with. EA is working on a major refresh of the game, which the company's CEO describes as "Apex 2.0."

1. Ubisoft - official website

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