The Heartland Division officially canceled

Announced by Ubisoft in 2021, The Division Heartland was supposed to be the free version of the franchise planned for release on PC and consoles. Well, that’s not the case now, as Ubisoft has announced that The Division Heartland is officially canceled.

This cancellation announcement was part of the company’s quarterly financial report in which the studio confirmed that Heartland’s resources were now being shifted to upcoming free-to-play multiplayer shooter XDefiant and Rainbow Six Siege.

As part of Ubisoft’s efforts to streamline its operations and adapt to changing market trends, further reorganizations have taken place within the Global Publishing teams, both in the APAC region, now organized into three centers of engagement, only at the central level. Additionally, in line with the increased selectivity of its investments, Ubisoft has decided to cease development on The Division® Heartland and has redeployed its resources towards larger opportunities such as XDefiant and Rainbow Six.

The last gameplay update we had for the game was in April 2023, where we got to see some of the game’s story elements and, of course, gameplay mechanics. Ideally, Ubisoft wanted to tie in Heartland to The Division 2, with multi-game rewards announced.

Although Heartland is dead, The Division 2 is still ongoing with support. Ubisoft also confirmed that work on The Division 3 is underway, which we hope to learn more about in June’s Ubisoft Forward.

Those looking for another free game, XDefiant is set to release on May 21 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. You can view the game’s preload and launch times, as well as launch content information to learn more.