The next mainline Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon game is moving into internal alpha testing in the coming months.

That’s according to Insider Gaming, which claimed the shooter, codenamed ‘Over’ internally, will commence alpha testing in the Fall (Q3). With testing thought to take around 12 months, IG estimated Ghost Recon may release Fall 2026.

News of a new Ghost Recon broke around the time the developer/publisher confirmed it was ceasing all new development on 2019’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint. It has reportedly been in development at Ubisoft since then, although at the time, it was clear the series was undergoing a full reset, which would necessitate a lengthy development cycle.

In a statement to IGN, an Ubisoft representative said: “We do not comment on rumour or speculation.”

IGN’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint review returned a 6/10. We wrote: “Breakpoint offers initial fun following Ubisoft’s open-world structure as gospel, but a lack of variety and conflicting pieces leave it devoid of personality.”

Earlier this year, Ubisoft created a subsidiary company based on its Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six brands, with a €1.16 billion (approx. $1.25 billion) investment from Chinese megacorp Tencent.

The news came hot on the heels of the launch of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, which just passed the 3 million player mark. Ubisoft suffered a number of high-profile flops, layoffs, studio closures, and game cancellations in the run up to Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ release, and there was enormous pressure on it to succeed after the company’s share price hit an historic low.

In 2022, Ubisoft canceled development on Ghost Recon Frontline a year after it was announced. It was meant to be a free-to-play battle royale spin-off with 102-players, but never saw the light of day.

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