Ubisoft have announced that their new shooter, XDefiant, is to be delayed with no new release date. The official X / Twitter feed posted the news today.
21.09.2023 - 20:59 / eurogamer.net / Julian Gerighty / Tom Clancy / Ubisoft
Ubisoft sure does love a sequel, and it's now confirmed — in just about as understated a fashion as is possible — that it's got another one in the works, this time in the form of The Division 3.
News of The Division 3's existence comes not via a flashy announcement trailer or Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot bellowing the news through a megaphone while sat astride a glitter cannon, but instead tucked away in a press release announcing something else entirely.
Specifically, Ubisoft today disseminated a press release among news outlets announcing that Julian Gerighty — the creative director of next year's eagerly anticipated Star Wars Outlaws — has been appointed new executive producer of its Tom Clancy's The Division brand.
It then added, almost as an afterthought, that this would include The Division 3, now in development at series regulars Massive Entertainment, which is currently said to be «actively building a team for the game». That does, of course, suggest we're still in the very early stages of its creation — not really surprising given Massive is tied up with Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and Star Wars Outlaws right now — so it may be some time before we hear more.
News that a third mainline Division game is happening isn't all that surprising either, seeing as both The Division and its sequel have managed to shift over 10m copies each for Ubisoft. The company has, however, seemingly had some trouble getting its free-to-play The Division spin-off, Heartland, out the door. Footage of the game first leaked back in May 2021, when it was expected to arrive sometime before the end of 2022. Two and a half year on, it's still yet to release, with Ubisoft having announced a further round of player testing over the summer.
Ubisoft have announced that their new shooter, XDefiant, is to be delayed with no new release date. The official X / Twitter feed posted the news today.
XDefiant is the upcoming free-to-play shooter from Ubisoft, which aims to recapture the classic arcade shooter-style game seen in shooters of yesteryear. However, since its announcement, it has had quite a turbulent development, and now it has been indefinitely delayed, raising the question of when players will see the game make its return and when we could expect to see a release date again.
Ubisoft revealed its «fast-paced firefights meets punk rock mosh pits» first-person shooter, Tom Clancy's XDefiant, in 2021. It's a free-to-play shooter that features factions from different Ubisoft properties, like Splinter Cell, Watch Dogs, The Division, and Far Cry. We went hands-on with XDefiant earlier this year and came away impressed with the shooter. Players enjoyed an open beta back in June, and the full game was set to launch in the summer, but now, developer Ubisoft San Francisco has delayed its preseason launch indefinitely.
As Epic Games announced a set of mass layoffs yesterday, Ubisoft quietly conducted some of its own. Six members in the community and social media teams were let go, a spokesperson confirmed to Polygon.
Ubisoft has outed the existence of The Division 3 — the next game in its looter shooter series. The title is currently in early development, and that's pretty much all we've got to go on. Just to give you an idea of what 'early' means, the team at Massive Entertainment — the lead developer on both of the previous Division games — is now recruiting for the project. So yeah, it's early.
Yes, The Division 3 is happening, Ubisoft has confirmed in what is a contender for the most nonchalant game announcement of all time.
Tom Clancy’s The Division 3 is officially on the cards. Julian Gerighty, who worked on the previous games before becoming creative director on Star Wars Outlaws, will become executive producer for The Division brand once the sci-fi title is out.
Ubisoft has made another shakeup for one of its core franchises, as Julian Gerighty is now the executive producer for its Division franchise. After shipping Star Wars Outlaws (as its creative director), he's to oversee the "plethora of projects" for the Tom Clancy branded sub-franchise.
Ubisoft has confirmed that Tom Clancy’s The Division 3 is in the works, with Massive Entertainment leading development. The French publisher also announced it tapped Julian Gerighty as the new executive producer for The Division brand. He will dive into the new role once his work as creative director on Star Wars Outlaws is wrapped up.
In what could arguably be one of the most deflated ways to announce a new game in a series, Ubisoft has revealed that The Division 3 is coming thanks to a tweet announcing Julian Gerighty’s new role at the company. The tweet sees Ubisoft mention the game’s existence in a passing remark as they announce Gerighty’s new position as Executive Producer for the series, and it’s honestly about as unexciting as a reveal can get.
Ubisoft are planning to make Tom Clancy's The Division 3. The project was announced alongside news that Julian Gerighty, the current creative director of Star Wars Outlaws, would move across to be "executive producer for The Division brand" once that project is finished.
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