Watch today’s Ubisoft Forward right here with us
I’m very much up for a palette cleanser 15-hour Assassin’s Creed city-set game, and this looks lovely I have to say.
For consoles and PC, it’s Assassin’s Creed Mirage.
For smartphones, the upcoming free-to-play Assassin’s Creed Codename: Jade, AKA the Ancient China one we all wish was actually on console.
If you think about it, experiencing this with your head stuck in a machine is a good analogy for being stuck in an Animus.
Ezio, Kassandra and Connor. (Look, some people really like Connor.)
This is Assassin’s Creed Nexus, and this is our confirmation of that leak – that this game will feature three fan-favourite protagonists.
Okay, it’s time for some first-person VR Assassin’s Creed!
I don’t think Forza Horizon has to worry about this, but I also think there’s a decent audience out there on PlayStation who might well give it ago.
Your vehicle collection will move over to The Crew Motorfest, which is nice.
Vordus says: Forza Hawaiizon.
It’s set in Hawaii.
Sorry, where is it set?
It’s been five years since The Crew 2! Somehow that makes me feel very old.
We knew Rayman was coming to Mario + Rabbids 2, but there he is.
Montage time! Roller Champions is getting a Jet Set Radio crossover. Halo is coming to Brawlhammer. Mario + Rabbids 2 is geting more DLC! Rollerskating is coming to Riders Republic!
Of course there’s not a release date! But there is a closed beta on 25th – 28th August.
Weebleman says: This is ticking everything in the E3 playbook and I love it
E3’s back! (It’s not.)
From Bloc Party to pirate rock. Ubisoft, this is a treat for the ears, at least.
It’s out later this year.
That was a fancy cinematic trailer for The Division Resurgence, the free-to-play mobile game which looks a lot less fancy when you show actual gameplay.
But thank god that’s over.
So it’s a wacky Ubisoft anime power hour. I’m into that.
Adi Shankar, I think you should just show Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix and save us all some time.
It’s Yves Guillemot!
It’s Adi Shankar!
Ubisoft, sort your cinematic trailers out. That looked miles better in action.
I wish they’d stop cutting to that chap’s head. The gameplay looks great!
I wish this Metroidvania-y stuff was shown in the trailers.
These story details were first announced last week, but again, you’re not the Prince himself. Instead, you’re on a mission to save him.
Right, onto Prince of Persia: Shattered Crown, which got a mixed reaction at the Geoffs last week.
XDefiant will get a full launch later this summer, and lots of content after. Phew.
XDefiant has had lots of tests and will have one more, an open beta server stress test on 21-23rd June. This is your chance!
Ah yes, the thing that always stops people talking about Ubisoft games, the NDA.
Ah, XDefiant. A million people played the closed beta, including some streamers.
John says: Damn this is a sick Far Cry skin
It seems like it, doesn’t it? It’s a very pretty skin though.
Nope, I have to walk around factories too. Of course!
The world looks great, I have to say. Can I just walk around and poke the flowers?
Maybe someone will mistake it for the DVD at Christmas.
That is a new date, though we knew it was set for the coming nine months or so.
Avatar is out December 7th!
There’s some cool verticality to all this! The flying looked a bit Anthem, which was the only good bit of Anthem.
It’s Assassin’s Creed parkour but with vines!
The more I see of this, the less I’m sure of it. But I also don’t get the lure of the films which keep printing money, so who knows.
the_sas_man says: It can only go uphill from here right?
And to the skies! It’s that Avatar game which Ubisoft Massive has been making for donkey’s years.
We’re off, with a reminder that the Olympics Esports thing is happening and Just Dance is officially recognised as a category.
It’s Just Dance! On a smaller stage!
One year they had Michael Fassbender’s Assassin’s Creed movie costume on show in the lobby. True story.
There’s an audience at a venue in LA, but tonight we’re not back to the Ubisoft E3 press conferences of old, held at a fancy theatre in Downtown.
londonyank says: Just here for the Zelda + Rabbids kart racer surprise announce.
And when Link Rabbid goes to scream, no voice comes out…
Rewsan says: Is there an estimated length for this?
My senses tell me it’s going to be slightly over an hour.
Hello again! Let’s do a Ubisoft, shall we? It’s normal in these parts to share what I’m drinking, though after a weekend of conferences and coverages I feel slightly drunk while sober. Still, here’s hoping you have something nice in hand.
Anyway! We’ll be back just before 6pm to chatter away with you through Ubisoft Forward and whatever it may bring. I thought Star Wars Outlaws looked rather good, though I’m keen to see gameplay.
I kid you not, Bertie is actually at the Game of Thrones studio tour, which is one of the most Bertie things I’ve ever heard.
Hello! Tom here kicking things off today, as regular livetext boss Bertie is currently on holiday, off pretending to be a Witcher or something as we speak.
