The big announcements from Ubisoft’s E3 2019 press conference

Victor Barreiro Jr.

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The big announcements from Ubisoft’s E3 2019 press conference
Check out Ubisoft's latest announcements for its stable of games at E3!

MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Ubisoft’s E3 press conference brings a number of new announcements and game updates for its stable of titles.

Opening with a beautiful symphony to celebrate 10 years of Assassin’s Creed, Ubisoft kicks off its E3 proceedings with a gameplay presentation for the Watch Dogs: Legion.

Watch Dogs: Legion is set in London in a dystopian future, a surveillance state where every non-player character is a potential member of your crew – a popular resistance where you can play as anyone.

Meanwhile, Brawlhalla is getting an Adventure Time crossover.

MYTHIC QUEST. A new tv show is coming! Screen shot from livestream

The show continues Rob McElhenney providing a brief look into a new comedic TV show called Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet, which features a fictionalized game development company – with advisory from game company Ubisoft – on the cusp of releasing Raven’s Banquet, an expansion to its massively multiplayer online roleplaying game Mythic Quest.

BREAKPOINT. Ghost Recon brings Jon Bernthal to the fore. Screenshot from livestream

This is followed by an introduction to Ghost Recon: Breakpoint featuring Jon Bernthal of The Walking Dead fame. 

 

Ubisoft also announced Ghost Recon Delta Company, a community-building initiative for the game.

Ubisoft also introduced Tom Clancy’s Elite Squad, a mobile RPG; Just Dance 2020, the 10th anniversary edition of the series; and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Quarantine, a new 3-player cooperative shooter in the Rainbow Six vein.

For Honor will also be getting a limited time mode called Shadows of the Hitokiri, where you can fight ghostly samurai for exclusive rewards.

DIVISION 2. Screenshot from livestream

For The Division 2 fans, Ubisoft also outlined their year one plans, including 3 expansive episodes that take you beyond the city and into uncharted territory for the game.

In a statement, Ubisoft explained the 3 free DLC. D.C. Outskirts will bring Agents outside Washington DC so they can explore the surrounding areas and woodlands as they hunt for President Ellis and the leader of the Outcasts. Pentagon: The Last Castle is slated for fall 2019, and will obviously allow players to explore and retake the Pentagon. Lastly, Brooklyn: Homecoming will take players back to New York City – site of the first game – to confront new challenges at Coney Island. 

They also announced a movie for The Division featuring Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Chastain is in the works with Netflix in tow.

 

Meanwhile, a new subscription service called uPlay Plus will also be available for PC and eventually, the Stadia, for $14.99 a month beginning in September.

Finally, Ubisoft also previewed two more new games: Roller Champions and Gods and Monsters.

 

Rappler.com

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Victor Barreiro Jr.

Victor Barreiro Jr is part of Rappler's Central Desk. An avid patron of role-playing games and science fiction and fantasy shows, he also yearns to do good in the world, and hopes his work with Rappler helps to increase the good that's out there.