Saints Row: The Third co-writer Drew Holmes becomes Far Cry IP director
He’s teased “big things” for the future of Far Cry
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Ubisoft’s Drew Holmes, previously a co-writer ofSaints Row: The Thirdand the lead writer ofFar Cry 5, has announced that he’s now the IP director of the entireFar Cryseries.
In a post published on his LinkedIn page (viaPC Gamer), Holmes wrote: “It’s been an exciting few months… I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as IP director ofFAR CRYat Ubisoft! We have big things in store.”
Before becoming co-writer onSaints Row: The Third, Holmes wrote the mission dialogue, as well as the radio station and ambient NPC dialogue forSaints Row 2. He also worked onBioShock Infiniteand itsBurial at Seaexpansion.
In his LinkedIn announcement, it’s worth noting that Holmes teased some “big things” which is pretty much the only hint we’ve been given by Ubisoft regarding the future of theFar Cryseries. Its last full release came in the form of 2021’sFar Cry 6. Here at TechRadar Gaming, Rhys Wood gaveFar Cry 6a four out of five in his review, and praised its “gorgeous open world” and its introduction of the “best villain in the series to date”. He wrote: “Far Cry 6doesn’t exactly reinvent the wheel of the long-running series. What it does do, however, is presentFar Cry’s open world gameplay loop in a manner more fun and accessible than ever before.”
The publisher currently hasn’t given any indication of when we can expect a newFar Crygame to be announced, but based on its decision to hire Holmes as the series' IP director, it’s clearly far from done with the franchise.
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