E3 2015: Ubisoft’s New Titles
Last night, Ubisoft held its annual E3 Media Briefing at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. Alongside updates on Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, and Tom Clancy’s The Division, Ubisoft also announced new titles including South Park: The Fractured But Whole, For Honor, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands, and much more… Check out all the info below:
Anno 2205 (PC)
Today, at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), Ubisoft announced Anno 2205, the sixth installment in the strategy city-building series. Set in a futuristic world, the game allows players to leave earth and venture into outer space for the first time in the series. Currently in development at Blue Byte, a Ubisoft studio, Anno 2205 will release worldwide on PC on November 3rd 2015.
In Anno 2205, you join humankind‘s next step into the future with the promise to build a better tomorrow. You conquer Earth, establishing rich, bustling cities and grand industrial complexes, but to secure the prosperity of your people, you must travel into space. A scientific breakthrough in fusion energy promises to revolutionise all aspects of society. The necessary isotope, helium-3, can only be found in harvestable quantities on the Moon. Venture into space and settle on the Moon in the thrilling race for resource and power. Anno’s masterful economic gameplay is back and taking strategic city-building simulation to new heights, launching into space!
For Honor (Xbox One, PS4, PC)
For Honor is a new IP from Ubisoft, mixing skill, strategy and team play with visceral, melee combat. The game is in development for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows PC.
Carve a path of destruction through the battlefield in For Honor, a brand-new game developed by the renowned Ubisoft Montreal studio. Enter the chaos of a raging war as a bold knight, brutal viking, or mysterious samurai, three of the greatest warrior legacies. For Honor is a fast-paced, competitive experience mixing skill, strategy, and team play with visceral melee combat. The Art of Battle, the game’s innovative control system, puts you in total control of your heroes, each with distinct skills and weapons, as you fight for land, glory, and honor. As a skilled warrior on an intense, believable battleground, you annihilate all soldiers, archers, and opposing heroes who stand in your way.
Just Dance 2016
Just Dance 2016 will be released on October 23rd, 2015, in the UK on all motion-control gaming platforms, including Nintendo’s Wii and Wii U, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. Just Dance 2016 will feature tracks from artists like Mark Ronson Ft. Bruno Mars, Jason Derulo, Meghan Trainor, Calvin Harris Ft. John Newman and Lady Gaga.
Just Dance 2016 brings the best hits like “Blame” by Calvin Harris Ft. John Newman and “Uptown Funk” by Marc Ronson Ft. Bruno Mars to dance and sing along to, with the usual golden treasures like “Let’s Groove” by Equinox Stars that makes Just Dance a must-have to play with friends and family! No additional device is required, with the free Just Dance Controller App to play and use your smartphone as a controller! Discover Just Dance Unlimited, the new subscription streaming service to play your favorite hits from past Just Dance games – accessible on Wii U, PS4, XboxOne.
South Park: The Fractured but Whole
Today, Ubisoft and South Park Digital Studios announced South Park: The Fractured but Whole, a sequel to 2014’s award-winning South Park: The Stick of Truth, is currently in development. Players will once again assume the role of the New Kid, and join South Park favorites Stan, Kyle, Kenny and Cartman in a new hilarious and outrageous adventure. This time, players will delve into the crime-ridden underbelly of South Park with Coon and Friends. This dedicated group of crime fighters was formed by Eric Cartman whose superhero alter-ego, The Coon, is half man, half raccoon. As the New Kid, players will join Mysterion, Toolshed, Human Kite, Mosquito, Mint Berry Crunch and a host of others to battle the forces of evil while Coon strives to make his team the most beloved superheroes in history.
The Crew: Wild Run
Today, Ubisoft announced The Crew: Wild Run, the massive expansion for the action-driving MMO The Crew, which will be available for download from November 17th 2015, on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Windows PC.
The Crew: Wild Run is the expansion of the revolutionary action-driving game The Crew® released in 2014. Gather with players from around the world to celebrate anything with wheels – from asphalt speedsters to off-road beasts and all kinds of motocycles. You and your crew must earn your ticket to The Summit, a continuous and itinerant championship all over the USA. This is the place to be to try out the wildest vehicles, participate in new challenges and access tuner shops to upgrade your cars into exotic concepts.
Ghost Recon Wildlands
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands is a new entry in the acclaimed Ghost Recon series and the franchise’s first open world title. Ghost Recon Wildlands is scheduled to be released on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Windows PC.
Bolivia, a few years from now: this beautiful South American country has become the largest cocaine producer in the world. The influential and vicious Santa Blanca drug cartel has turned the country into a narco-state, leading to lawlessness, fear, injustice, and violence. The cartel is on track to becoming a major underworld power and global threat. An all-out war is not the answer. A surgical, stealthy, lethal approach is the only way to stop the disease at its source. The Ghosts, an elite US Special Forces team, are sent behind enemy lines to wreak havoc, destabilize, and eventually break the alliance between the cartel and the corrupted government. Facing an almighty enemy in a massive and hostile environment, the Ghosts will need to make critical moral choices and engage in tough battles to complete their mission – their grittiest and most dangerous operation to date.
Trackmania Turbo
Ubisoft have also announced the development of Trackmania Turbo, the latest installment in the Trackmania franchise developed by Nadeo, a Ubisoft studio. Trackmania Turbo marks the first time in the series that the game will be available on new-gen consoles, as it will be released on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, as well as Windows PC on November 27th 2015, in the UK.
Trackmania offers you the ultimate arcade racing universe where everything is about reaching the perfect racing time. Test your skills in over 200 tracks, experience immediate fun by challenging your friends at home (offline splitscreen) or online. The competition lasts forever: design and share your own tracks with other players in the Trackbuilder!