Ubisoft Announces Project Q, A Team-Based Arena Combat Game

Ubisoft has officially revealed Project Q, a multiplayer arena battler that leaked last year. 

In September 2021, a list of upcoming PC games was datamined and leaked from Nvidia’s GeForce Now. You can find the full list at Nvidia’s GeForce Now. EurogamerIt was reported that Project Q was among the four codenamed games listed by Ubisoft. They issued a DCMA Takedown once the list hit the Internet.  

The French publisher confirmed Project Q’s existence on Twitter on Saturday, stating that the game is in early development and that players can register for upcoming gameplay tests. These tests will take place in a time frame that is not known. Ubisoft later clarified on Twitter that Project Q will not be a battle royale. It will instead feature multiple PvP modes. It also states there are no plans to add NFTs to the game, which evidently was a concern given Ubisoft’s enthusiastic foray into the concept with its ill-received Quartz platform. 

Playtest footage leaked from ExputerShows a few matches from the game. It appears to be a colorful third-person shooter not unlike Fortnite with zany weapons such as a fireworks gun and melee items such as a staff and even Thor’s hammer, Mjolnir. 

According to Project Q’s registration site, the game is launching on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Ubisoft Connect. The game does not come with a release window.  

Ubisoft also announced that several private businesses are interested in buying the publisher. A new Ghost Recon multiplayer game is in development.