It’s only been a matter of days since Ubisoft announced a new Ghost Recon game, Frontline, and public reception to its reveal was swift and merciless. And now, the game’s planned closed beta testing is being pushed back.
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Earlier today, the game’s official Twitter account posted a message saying, “we have decided it is best to postpone the closed test for Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Frontline.”
“The development team is dedicated to creating the best experience possible,” it adds. “We’ll share details on the new date for the Closed Test as soon as we can.”
“Thank you for your support.”
Reaction to Frontline’s reveal has been poor, and that’s me being kind. The battle royale game has almost nothing in common with the series’ legacy, and fans, fed up not just with Ubisoft’s recent history with Ghost Recon, but with the publisher’s current creative rut in general, downvoted its first trailer to oblivion.
Even under this apologetic tweet, fans are leaving messages like:
Now, angry fans of a video game series are nothing new, and I’m not here to start airing every grievance every fan has with a franchise’s direction. But in this case, I feel for these guys! I used to love Ghost Recon, but the further Ubisoft have moved away from what made the earlier games so much fun, the less interest I’ve had in it, and the less relevance there surely is in using the brand name for games that have nothing to do with the public’s perception of them.
