Ubisoft confirms Avatar, Mario Rabbids and Skull and Bones will launch this financial year Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Ubisoft confirms Avatar, Mario Rabbids and Skull and Bones will launch this financial year Avast amount of time until next April, though. News by Tom Phillips Deputy Editor Published on 11 May 2022 26 comments Can you believe that, after nearly a decade of development, we're less than 12 months away from the launch of Skull and Bones? Ubisoft's pirate ship battler - a spin-off from 2013 Assassin's Creed game Black Flag - has been repeatedly delayed, though test footage leaked late last month suggested a launch was now finally on the horizon. Today, Ubisoft reconfirmed it would indeed see the light of day this financial year (before 1st April 2023). Also up this year, finally, is Ubisoft's Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. Developed by The Division studio Massive Entertainment, it was first announced more than five years ago. Watch on YouTube A trailer for Skull and Bones dating back to 2017. As with Skull and Bones, there's no official release date for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora - though we'd expect it to arrive around the same time as this year's upcoming Avatar film sequel The Way of Water, due in December. Finally, there's Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, the highly-anticipated sequel to Ubisoft Milan's brilliant Switch-exclusive turn-based strategy game. As with the above titles, it's set to arrive at some point before next April - but will it be before or after Christmas? Ubisoft today published its annual financial results, where it also mentioned "other exciting titles" due out this year which it termed as "premium games", as well as "free-to-play releases... based on our biggest IPs". Last year, Ubisoft announced a free-to-play version of The Division named Heartland - we're still waiting to hear more on that. We're also waiting to hear an official announcement of the smaller, stealth-focused Assassin's Creed game expected to arrive later this year. It's reportedly set to star popular Valhalla character Basim, with gameplay more akin to the franchise's earlier entries. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 8 Nintendo Switch firmware update lets you take screenshots in the Switch Online app The app on your console, not your phone. 7 Latest Articles Genshin Impact Path of Gleaming Jade dates, login event rewards Including other anniversary rewards and how to claim them. Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Jelly Deals Logitech's G Pro X gaming headset is its lowest-ever price during Amazon's Early Access sale Prime Members can get it for just £52. Jelly Deals Save over £500 off the retail price on this beefy ASUS TUF Dash gaming laptop from Amazon Under £1080 for an RTX 3070 laptop. Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store