Ubisoft's Clever Division 2 Promotion Has Me Playing More Of The First Division
The makers of The Division at Ubisoft are doing some unusual things to tie their first game into its upcoming sequel. So far, I’m into it.
The Division 2 Is Political, Despite What Its Developers Say
The Division 2 shifts the setting from New York City to a ruined Washington D.C. While the gameplay aims to fix issues players had with the original, statements from one of the game’s creative directors about the narrative are frustrating. The goal, we’ve been told, is not to make a political statement, but in this…
The Division 2 Feels Like An Apology To Those Burned By The Last Game
It’s clear the developers of The Division 2 have a long list of the grievances people had with first game, even though many of those problems were patched out during the game’s radical post-launch improvement. That wasn’t enough, and now they’re really pouring on the charm while making a sequel that is impressive to…
Everything Ubisoft Showed At E3 2018
It’s the third day of E3 press conferences, and Ubisoft just took their turn. The Parisian publisher showed a bunch of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, some hot Skull & Bones pirates, and announced a Star Fox crossover as well as a new Trials game.
The Division 2's three year one updates will all be free. The game is also getting 8-player raids, Ubisoft announced at its E3 press event today. That’s two more players than Destiny’s raids, although we don’t know yet how involved The Division 2's will be. The first Division’s DLCs were each paid.
The Division 2 Is Set In Washington, D.C.
The Division is getting a sequel, set in a new city, and in a new season. The new game is coming March 15th, 2019 for XBox One, Playstation 4 and PC.
The Division’s next big patch, 1.8.2, will be out on June 14, the developers said today in a livestream. It adds two legendary versions of missions, “reactivation caches” that contain three non-classified gear sets and “shields” which unlock things in The Division 2 but won’t be unveiled until E3 next week. Also:…
The Division’s Developers Keep Fixing ‘Weird Doors'
If you looked closely at the patch notes for a Division update from way back in November 2016, you would notice an odd sentence: “Fixed a Weird Door.”
Ubisoft Is Making The Division 2 (And Adding Updates To The First Division)
It was a no-brainer given the first game’s success, but Ubisoft is making it official today with the announcement that it is making The Division 2, a sequel to 2016's hit cover-based shooter.
Ubisoft creative director Julian Gerighty is looking into the lifetime ban of Division player Matti Hietanen who created a photo mode tool for the game. “Love your work and would like to see more,” Gerighty tweeted. In response to defenses of Hietanen’s work as not being cheat-oriented, Gerighty said “I agree.”
Creator Of Amazing Division Screenshot Mod Swiftly Banned For Life [UPDATE]
At the beginning of the month a modder from Finland updated a program that lets players of the 2015 game The Division take jaw-dropping screenshots. On Tuesday of this week, just over a week later, he was informed by the game’s publisher that he’s been banned from the game forever.
The Division’s fourth week-long global event, Ambush, is live. Like its predecessors, it changes basic rules governing combat. This time, you do more damage in firefights if you’re stationary, losing the buff if you move outside of cover. The event is part of this game’s post-release elevation from flawed to…
The Division’s latest global event changes the rules yet again for Ubisoft’s shooter. In Strike, which runs for five more days, a downed enemy drops an exploding grenade that hurts nearby enemies. A more advanced Strike setting applies similar detonation chain reactions to players who take lots of damage. A fun tweak!
The Division’s Free 1.8 Update Is Better Than Its Paid Expansions
After numerous multiplayer-centric patches and expansions, The Division finally got a big improvement for solo players this week. The new update is shockingly large and shockingly good. It seems designed to make every type of Division player happy.
It's Wild Out There
Geoffrey Bire is an artist at Ubisoft, where he’s worked on games like Ghost Recon: Wildlands and The Division.
Deciding to go up against Destiny 2's first expansion for some reason, The Division’s huge and excellent-sounding free 1.8 update will be out tomorrow. Check out detailed patch notes (including radical changes to Underground). The game and its DLC will be free this weekend.
The Division’s free, ambitious 1.8 update will hit the game next week, date TBD (likely Tuesday). It will expand the map with a new region that adds twists to the game’s PvE. It will also offer a horde mode called Resistance and a PvP mode called Skirmish. Oh, and it’ll overhaul the rogue system in the Dark Zone.
The Division's Second Global Event Is Live Now And Mostly Good
The Division’s relatively quiet second year continues to see small, smart tweaks made to the co-op cover-based game. Until next Tuesday, the game is running with modified rules as part of its second “global event,” this one changing how much damage players do to computer-controlled enemies (and vice versa) depending…
The Division's Next Patch Finally Expands The Map For PvE Players
Building off of a trailer released on Wednesday, the developers of The Division delivered an impressive livestream yesterday that shows that the game’s free 1.8 fall patch may be the best for players who are into combat in the game’s open world. Some changes to how combat unfolds were especially encouraging.
