Ubisoft packs a punch at E3 2015 press conference by revealing a host of new games (and also old ones, but with new information).
Though the publisher threw in some surprises with last year's South Park getting a Superhero RPG sequel. Celebrities like Aisha Tyler, Jason Derulo and Angela Basset showed up at the presentation.
The press conference started with South Park: The Fractured and ended with the announcement of the return of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon series, the new title is called Ghost Recon Wildlands.
Ubisoft's New Game Titles Announcement:
South Park: The Fractured but Whole
Following the successful run of last year's RPG game - South Park: The Stick of Truth, Trey Parker and Matt Stone - the creators have embarked on an even bolder RPG journey with Ubisoft to give their fans a sequel - South Park: The Fractured but Whole.
Players will be joining the cute, but outrageous kids, Stan, Kyle, Kenny and Cartman as a "New Kid" in the game who are the crime-fighter group called Coon and Friends. The group is headed by none other than Eric Cartman. Cartman's choice of superhero alter-ego is that of The Coon. His friends will include Mysterion, Toolshed, Human Kite, Mosquito, Mint Berry Crunch and others.
The Fractured but Whole is understood to be available for pre-order and will be available on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
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For Honor
Though "For Honor" is not a surprise reveal since Ubisoft had already hinted out on the possible game. This is a new original game from Ubisoft that will allow players to be warriors from different erase.
Players will be able to play as Knights (the Legions), Vikings (the Warborn) and Samurai (the Chosen) in a medieval battle.
The game will feature a new Art of Battle system that will give complete control over where players want to wield their weapon.
Ubisoft said this game has been inspired from all the fighting games and will have mixed combat systems with shooter and strategy like battlefield scenarios. It might have 4v4 battles.
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This will be a city-building game that will enable players to mine in Moon. They can build futuristic cities that are replete with flying cars. It will feature bigger maps while players will be able to control different sessions both on the Moon and the Earth.
There will be two versions of the game – Standard Edition and Gold Edition. It will be released on 3 November 2015 for PC.
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Trackmania Turbo
Trackmania Turbo is the newest game in the arcade-racing game series for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
The game will have four new environments: Rollercoaster Lagoon, International Stadium, Canyon Grand Drift, and Valley Down & Dirty. It will also feature four different gameplays, five difficulty levels and 200 race tracks. It will be playable on VR.
Classic features like Trackbuilder will also be part of the game. It will also feature a cooperative mode, Double Driver. It will be available from 1 December 2015.
Ghost Recon Wildlands
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon series has returned with Ghost Recon Wildlands. This has been a surprise announcement at E3.
The title according to Ubisoft will be a massive open-world shooter that will be rolling out for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
This time, the elite soldiers will be targeting the Bolivian drug cartel, the dreaded Santa Blanca drug cartel.
Players will be given access to some of the latest weapons and gadgets like drones. It also confirmed that natural conditions like weather, terrain and time will influence the gameplay. The trailer has also revealed that players will get vehicles like dirt bike, dune-buggy and helicopters.
Strategy and environment will play important role in the game. Players can also interact with local rebels, military officials and bystanders.
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