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If you grew up playing video games in the 2000s, I am sure you must’ve heard of Ubisoft’sDriverfranchise. TheDrivergames featured high-speed chases and an immersive open-world gameplay that quickly made the franchise a hit around the world.
Now, over a decade later, there’s some good news and bad news for the fans of the franchise. It seems like Ubisoft is planning to revive the franchise but the rumored live-action series based on theDriverfranchise is unfortunately getting scrapped.
Ubisoft Has Cancelled The Live-Action Series Based On Driver Franchise
Ubisoft‘sDrivervideo game series was kicked off with 1999’sDriverand after five main installments, the series was dissolved. The fifth game,Driver: San Francisco, was an entertaining game, however, that was the end of the series.
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In 2021, Ubisoft announced that they had partnered with Binge to create a live-action series based on the video game franchise. The news was indeed exciting for the fans but after 3 years of waiting, Ubisoft has toldGameFilethat they have scrapped that idea.
Ubisoft Plans To Revive The Driver Video Game Series
The news about the series’ cancellation was indeed disappointing but Ubisoft announced that they have plans to revive the belovedDriverfranchise after 13 years. A Ubisoft spokesperson told GameFile in the same interview,
We are actively working on other exciting projects related to the[Driver]franchise and can’t wait to share more information in the future.
Thefirst installment in theDriverseries,Driver, was initially released on the PlayStation on 25th June 1999. Its success led to further sequels, includingDriver 2in November 2000 andDriver 3in June 2004.
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TheDriverfranchise focused on John Tanner, an ex-racecar driver turned undercover cop, who infiltrated crime syndicates. 2011’sDriver: San Franciscowas undoubtedly the game that popularised the series among a wider audience but unfortunately, it was also the end.
Driver: San Francisco‘s story can be a little hard to digest but the concept was quite unique. It is often praised for being ahead of its time but back then it received mixed reviews.
Today, a lot of gamers wish to try out this gem once again but in 2016, the game was delisted from online stores and became unavailable for purchase due to license expiry.
What do you think about all of this? Let us know in the comments below!
Farhan Asif
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Farhan Asif is a gaming writer at FandomWire who specializes in video games/franchises like Helldivers 2, GTA, and Call of Duty. Apart from 1600+ published articles for FandomWire, he has also written more than 750 articles for AnimatedTimes. He has a passion for coding and is pursuing a degree in computer science. During his free time, Farhan loves to play video games and hopes to create a video game of his own one day.
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