Whereas followers look ahead to The Division 3, Ubisoft has simply launched a brand new The Division sport on PC, and it is utterly free. Following its launch on cellular, The Division Resurgence is out now on PC in early entry, and you may grab it now from Ubisoft Connect (it is not on Steam, nonetheless).
The RPG looter-shooter is ready in New York Metropolis, the identical setting as the primary The Division sport. Ubisoft stated it opted for the early-access mannequin to assist do “technical testing” forward of the 1.0 launch in August. The sport helps cross-saves and cross-progression between the PC and cellular editions.
Resurgence options the franchise’s PvPvE open-world Darkish Zone space, whereas there may be additionally a PvE marketing campaign that Ubisoft says sheds extra gentle on the occasions surrounding The Division 1 and a couple of.
Ubisoft additionally shared the Season 1 roadmap for the cellular model of Resurgence. Season 1, which releases on Might 12, provides limited-time occasions to Resurgence on iOS and Android, together with extra cosmetics. Ubisoft is promising a brand new section each six weeks, and that features an replace for the cellular sport in June that provides extra cosmetics and weapon skins.
Season 2 releases in August, and as talked about, it heralds the 1.0 launch of Resurgence on PC. Season 3 will observe within the winter, and it’ll add a “main story growth,” however that is all Ubisoft shared for now.
Ubisoft additionally introduced a partnership with Spine, the controller peripheral for cellphones. Gamers with a Spine controller can get in-game rewards, together with a facemask, vest, and weapon attachment. The full redemption particulars may be found on the Backbone website.
As for The Division 3, it is going forward with out franchise government producer Julian Gerighty, who left Ubisoft to work on Battlefield.
Ubisoft as an organization is present process main adjustments, because the writer and developer reorganized just lately with a brand new Tencent-funded subsidiary specializing in The Division, Rainbow Six, Far Cry, and Murderer’s Creed. Ubisoft additionally carried out a drastic cost-cutting initiative that led to mass layoffs and the cancellation of quite a few video games. The firm has new video games coming, together with “a number of new IPs” and quite a few extra Murderer’s Creed titles. One in all them is Murderer’s Creed IV: Black Flag Resynced, which releases this July.