It’s been nearly 10 years since we first stepped foot in Ubisoft’s extraction shooter, The Division — yeah, I know — and it seems like the developer will have a good time by giving followers an opportunity to replay the expertise in “definitive version” type.
Whereas not confirmed by Ubisoft, promoting for an unannounced Definitive Edition has popped up in Japan, together with what seems to be hoodies, caps, and tees impressed by The Division’s anniversary, though it seems these are simply prizes for gamers leaping into the sport at an esports event slightly than merely being that can be purchased.
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What does this imply for us? Nicely, we’re not fairly positive. What we can say is The Division — which was introduced at E3 2013 with a trailer that turned one among the most talked-about of the present — broke gross sales data for Ubisoft, and a 10-year anniversary positive does appear to be time to remind us it exists. With the anniversary developing in March, hopefully we cannot have to attend too lengthy for affirmation.
And in case you had been questioning, sure, two years on from its announcement, Ubisoft is certainly nonetheless engaged on The Division 3. And whereas it has but to point out off the sport or present us with a launch date, its chief developer lately stated he believes it would have as massive an affect as The Division 1.
“So, The Division 3 is in manufacturing, proper? This isn’t a secret. It’s been introduced. It’s shaping as much as be a monster,” Gerighty stated, talking throughout the New Recreation+ Showcase 2026. “I can not actually say something greater than that. However that is, inside these partitions in Large, we’re working extraordinarily onerous on one thing that I believe shall be as massive an affect as Division 1 was.”
In the meantime, assist for The Division 2 continues with numerous updates, and a crew in Paris is placing the closing touches of a The Division cell sport. The Division Heartland, a free-to-play spin-off, entered growth in 2020 however was canceled in 2024.
Two months in the past, Large Leisure launched what it referred to as a ‘voluntary profession transition program,’ (the studio requested its employees to volunteer to be laid off) as a part of a transfer to concentrate on The Division franchise and its Snowdrop sport engine. It got here as a part of important restructuring at Ubisoft that has seen a number of studio closures and rounds of layoffs. Large Leisure’s Star Wars Outlaws, launched in 2024, was an enormous gross sales disappointment for Ubisoft, regardless of important growth and advertising and marketing prices.
Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, in addition to a critic, columnist, and advisor with 15+ years expertise working with a few of the world’s largest gaming websites and publications. She’s additionally a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually Excessive Chaos. Discover her at BlueSky.