{"id":29496,"date":"2025-08-07T21:38:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T21:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playersforlife.com\/2025\/08\/07\/microsoft-a-annule-le-developpement-de-contraband-par-avalanche-studios\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T21:39:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T21:39:38","slug":"microsoft-a-annule-le-developpement-de-contraband-par-avalanche-studios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playersforlife.com\/fr\/2025\/08\/07\/microsoft-a-annule-le-developpement-de-contraband-par-avalanche-studios\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft a annul\u00e9 le d\u00e9veloppement de Contraband par Avalanche Studios"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"key-takeaways\"><h3>En quelques mots<\/h3><p>Cr\u00e9\u00e9 avec l&#039;IA - on travaille encore dessus ! D\u00e9sol\u00e9 si \u00e7a ne correspond pas tout \u00e0 fait \u00e0 vos attentes.<\/p><ul><li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">D\u00e9veloppement du jeu Contraband par Avalanche Studios mis en suspens.<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">La d\u00e9cision est imput\u00e9e aux mesures d&#039;\u00e9conomies en cours de Microsoft, qui ont touch\u00e9 plus de 9 000 emplois dans l&#039;ensemble de l&#039;entreprise.<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Autres studios et projets touch\u00e9s par ces r\u00e9ductions de co\u00fbts, notamment Everwild, Perfect Dark, et le d\u00e9veloppeur de la s\u00e9rie Forza, Turn 10.<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Avalanche Studios a exprim\u00e9 sa reconnaissance envers les fans pour leur enthousiasme concernant Contraband et a promis de partager bient\u00f4t des mises \u00e0 jour sur la direction future du jeu.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h2>Mise en suspens du d\u00e9veloppement d&rsquo;Avalanche Studios&rsquo; Contraband suite aux initiatives de r\u00e9duction des co\u00fbts de Microsoft<\/h2>\n<p>Avalanche Studios a annonc\u00e9 avoir mis le d\u00e9veloppement de Contraband, un jeu exclusif \u00e0 la Xbox, en suspens. Le studio, connu pour la s\u00e9rie Just Cause, a communiqu\u00e9 cette mise \u00e0 jour sur son site officiel, indiquant qu&rsquo;il d\u00e9terminerait la direction future du projet. Avalanche remercie les fans pour leur enthousiasme depuis l&rsquo;annonce et promet de partager des mises \u00e0 jour bient\u00f4t. Avalanche Studios a r\u00e9v\u00e9l\u00e9 Contraband lors de l&rsquo;E3 2021, pr\u00e9voyant un jeu multijoueur en monde ouvert se d\u00e9roulant dans les ann\u00e9es 1970. L&rsquo;absence de mises \u00e0 jour depuis sa bande-annonce initiale sugg\u00e9rait que le projet avait rencontr\u00e9 des difficult\u00e9s de d\u00e9veloppement. \u00c0 l&rsquo;\u00e9poque de son annonce, le directeur Omar Shakir d\u00e9crivait le monde ouvert du jeu comme \u00ab\u00a0le projet le plus ambitieux et spectaculaire jamais entrepris par notre studio\u00a0\u00bb, ajoutant qu&rsquo;Avalanche utilisait 18 ans d&rsquo;exp\u00e9rience pour cr\u00e9er des mondes ouverts \u00e9poustouflants remplis de moments incroyables. Cette d\u00e9cision fait partie des initiatives plus larges de r\u00e9duction des co\u00fbts de Microsoft, qui ont affect\u00e9 environ 4 % de sa main-d&rsquo;\u0153uvre, soit plus de 9 000 emplois. Les initiatives de r\u00e9duction des co\u00fbts de Microsoft ont \u00e9galement touch\u00e9 la division Xbox, avec des studios travaillant sur des jeux comme Everwild et Perfect Dark confront\u00e9s \u00e0 des obstacles, ainsi que Turn 10, le d\u00e9veloppeur de la s\u00e9rie Forza.<\/p>\n<h2>Au cas o\u00f9 vous l&rsquo;auriez manqu\u00e9<\/h2>\n<p>Bonne nouvelle pour tous les fans de Sea of Thieves ! Ahmed Hassan vient r\u00e9cemment de d\u00e9voiler les plans de Rare pour le jeu dans son article \u00ab\u00a0Sea of Thieves va subir des changements en 2026\u00a0\u00bb (publi\u00e9 le 12 juillet 2025). L&rsquo;article d\u00e9crit une multitude de changements et de mises \u00e0 jour \u00e0 venir, notamment des serveurs priv\u00e9s et des Mers personnalis\u00e9es ainsi que de nouvelles factions telles que les Fumeurs et les Anciens Sombres. Plongez-vous dans l&rsquo;ensemble de ces d\u00e9veloppements qui promettent de bouleverser la haute mer dans l&rsquo;ann\u00e9e \u00e0 venir en consultant la description d\u00e9taill\u00e9e <a href=\"https:\/\/playersforlife.com\/fr\/2025\/07\/12\/projets-pour-sea-of-thieves-en-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Projets pour Sea of Thieves en 2026<\/a>. Si vous \u00eates fan des projets \u00e9nigmatiques de Hideo Kojima et de l&rsquo;industrie du jeu vid\u00e9o dans son ensemble, assurez-vous de consulter le dernier article de Sophie Laurent intitul\u00e9 \u00ab\u00a0Le jeu Od de Kojima survit aux licenciements chez Xbox\u00a0\u00bb (publi\u00e9 le 8 juillet 2025). L&rsquo;article examine comment le projet myst\u00e9rieux d&rsquo;Od a r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 survivre aux r\u00e9centes suppressions d&#8217;emplois chez Xbox malgr\u00e9 l&rsquo;annulation d&rsquo;autres titres tr\u00e8s en vue. Avec les importants investissements de Microsoft dans l&rsquo;infrastructure de l&rsquo;IA susceptible de modifier le paysage pour les futurs projets tels qu&rsquo;Od, cet article offre un aper\u00e7u fascinant de l&rsquo;avenir incertain mais prometteur de l&rsquo;une des collaborations les plus attendues du jeu vid\u00e9o. Rendez-vous sur <a href=\"https:\/\/playersforlife.com\/fr\/2025\/07\/08\/jeu-od-de-kojima-survit-aux-licenciements-chez-xbox\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jeu Od de Kojima survit aux licenciements chez Xbox<\/a> pour en savoir plus ! En examinant les d\u00e9fis auxquels Microsoft est confront\u00e9e suite aux r\u00e9centes suppressions d&#8217;emplois dans le secteur du jeu vid\u00e9o, il convient de noter une proposition intrigante de Matt Turnbull, responsable des studios de jeux Xbox. Dans un post LinkedIn datant du 5 juillet 2025 (consultez la discussion compl\u00e8te \u00e0 l&rsquo;adresse suivante : <a href=\"https:\/\/playersforlife.com\/fr\/2025\/07\/05\/executif-de-xbox-game-studios-propose-l-utilisation-d-ia-pour-aider-les-travailleurs-licencies-a-surmonter-la-crise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Executif de Xbox Game Studios propose l&rsquo;utilisation d&rsquo;IA pour aider les travailleurs licenci\u00e9s \u00e0 surmonter la crise<\/a>), Turnbull sugg\u00e8re d&rsquo;utiliser des outils AI tels que ChatGPT et Copilot pour aider les employ\u00e9s licenci\u00e9s \u00e0 g\u00e9rer leur transition de carri\u00e8re. Cette id\u00e9e, bien qu&rsquo;innovante, a suscit\u00e9 un d\u00e9bat compte tenu des importants investissements de Microsoft dans les technologies<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"SHOCKING Perfect Dark &amp; Everwild Cancelled! Xbox LAYOFFS Initiative Studio Closure &amp; Xbox Hardware\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rxIuKlYbInI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<div class=\"specifications\"><h2><\/h2><p class=\"specifications__disclaimer\"><\/p><div class=\"pcrstb-wrap\"><table class=\"specifications__table\"><thead><tr><th class=\"specifications__key-header\">Specification<\/th><th class=\"specifications__value-header\"><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr class=\"specifications__row\" data-index=\"1\"><td class=\"specifications__key\">Official Name<\/td><td class=\"specifications__value\">Contraband<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"specifications__row\" data-index=\"2\"><td class=\"specifications__key\">Brief Summary<\/td><td class=\"specifications__value\">Welcome to Contraband, a co-op smuggler\u2019s paradise set in the fictional world of 1970s Bayan.<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"specifications__row\" data-index=\"3\"><td class=\"specifications__key\">Platforms<\/td><td class=\"specifications__value\">PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"specifications__row\" data-index=\"4\"><td class=\"specifications__key\">Play Modes<\/td><td class=\"specifications__value\">Co-operative<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"specifications__row\" data-index=\"5\"><td class=\"specifications__key\">Content Rating<\/td><td class=\"specifications__value\">RP<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"specifications__row\" data-index=\"6\"><td class=\"specifications__key\">Languages<\/td><td class=\"specifications__value\">English, Korean<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"specifications__row\" data-index=\"7\"><td class=\"specifications__key\">Genre<\/td><td class=\"specifications__value\">Avalanche Studios<\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"specifications__row\" data-index=\"8\"><td class=\"specifications__key\">Genre<\/td><td class=\"specifications__value\">Xbox Game Studios<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Malheureusement, Microsoft a d\u00e9cid\u00e9 d&rsquo;annuler le d\u00e9veloppement de Contraband, un jeu exclusif \u00e0 la Xbox par Avalanche Studios, dans le cadre des mesures d&rsquo;\u00e9conomie qu&rsquo;ils ont prises et qui ont touch\u00e9 plusieurs studios, entra\u00eenant des pertes 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