Ubisoft's E3 Wrap-Up!
Hosted by Aisha Tyler, the Ubisoft press conference brought together new reveals, entertainment, and comedy but was it worth watching? Here's what you missed;
- South Park is back in the video game world for an all new adventure. The wizard caps and armour is tossed away for superhero costumes in South Park: The Fractured but Whole. Trey Parker and Matt Stone took to the stage to announce their return to the industry despite saying The Stick of Truth would be their last foray in games.
- Ubisoft's CEO popped up on stage to talk about how much he loves gaming and, in doing so, introduced a 'new game in a new genre'; For Honour is revealed in a CG trailer but soon after, we saw some interesting gameplay. This war simulator will see you take control of Samurai, Vikings, or Knights depending on your fighting style. With a new kind of gameplay called 'the art of battle', the Ubisoft Montreal wants you to feel every swing of your heavy weapon. You'll be able to pick up the demo on console at noon tomorrow and, if you're interested, you should head over to the official site to sign up to the beta now.
- What's this? A cat riding a fire-breathing unicorn? This is Trials Fusion: Awesome Level Max and it's an expansion pack coming to Xbox One, Playstation 4, and PC on July 14.
- Tom Clancy's The Division takes the stage next. As we know, it's an online action RPG and a collaboration experience. In the gameplay shown, we were given a look at The Dark Zone, a walled off section of the city where it seems anything could happen, including stock Wilhelm Screams. Just as the player team draws close to their enemies, new players appear behind them. You will be able to chose whether or not to attack these players right away or see how they act around you. You'll also be able to choose whether or not to engage with enemies if they're too powerful for you, or you're afraid.
- Just at the demo comes to a close, the player team choses to go against the other players, killing them for their loot but, as they collect it, one of their agents goes rogue and kills a member of the team. You can trust nobody! The game will be available March 8, 2016.
- Anno 2205 will have a beta that starts later this year. In the game, you'll be building up your city all the way to the moon as your race to space.
- Just Dance 2016 is coming to a wide-range of platforms, even those without a camera as your smartphone will be able to act as one for the game. As always, there was a couple of surprises including Jason Derulo showing up mid-show and the announcement of a new subscription streaming service for Xbox One, Wii U, and Playstation 4 for a constant influx of new song and dance.
- Dire circumstances and a new threat, that's what Rainbow Six Siege has in store according to the new trailer. After a short interview with the new face of Six, Angela Bassett, it's revealed that Terrohunt is back! The game mode will be available to play with friends or alone and will be available in the upcoming beta beginning September 24th on all platforms.
- When it comes to Trackmania Turbo, you can't trust physics. The game is bringing some silly arcade racing fun to consoles soon.
- Unfortunately for the criminal scum of Victorian London, the fun never stops. A nice new trailer for Assassin's Creed: Syndicate shows off protagonist Jacob hopping from carriage to carriage, using his grappling tool, and taking out thugs in a pub brawl. The game will be available to play at the show as well as at the Uplay Lounge and, if you're lucky enough to live near one, in several European and Australian cities.
- The last revelation of the show was an incredibly immersive-looking title; Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands will have you taking down criminals however you want in a massive open world, more details to follow.