Tom Clancy’s The Division Announced

Well, this is a bit of a surprise.  Not only has Ubisoft announced another Tom Clancy universe-based video game, but this time around it’s an open world, third-person shooter/RPG with an interesting premise called The Division.  We don’t know much about it just yet, but here are the announcement details:

UBISOFT ANNOUNCES DEVELOPMENT OF PIONEERING NEXT-GENERATION ONLINE OPEN-WORLD RPG, TOM CLANCY’S THE DIVISION

LOS ANGELES June 10, 2013 Today at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, Ubisoft® announced the development of Tom Clancy’s The Division, a groundbreaking online, open-world RPG, for the Xbox One from Microsoft and the PlayStation® 4 from Sony, coming in 2014.

The Division takes place in New York 3 weeks after a lethal virus, released on Black Friday, swept through the city. One by one, basic services have failed. Society has collapsed into chaos. The President invokes Presidential Directive 51, and The Division, a top-secret unit of self-supporting tactical agents, is activated. Leading seemingly ordinary lives among us, Division agents are trained to operate independently of command in this type of emergency situation. When the lights go out, their mission begins.

In a Tom Clancy universe dedicated to realism, explore the once-familiar streets and landmarks of the Big Apple, now decimated by looting and overrun by clans that will do anything to survive. From Central Park to the subway to the Statue of Liberty, nowhere is safe. Discover a persistent, online, open-world New York where exploration, combat, and RPG player-progression are essential.

(Our goal with Tom Clancy’s The Division is nothing short of completely changing the way people play online RPGs,) said Fredrik Rundqvist, executive producer, Ubisoft. (With the power of next-gen consoles behind it, The Division puts players in the middle of breathtaking, persistent multiplayer thriller in which they will explore, fight and work together as modern society collapses around you, all with the authenticity for which Tom Clancy games are renowned.)

Tom Clancy’s The Division is developed by Massiveâ„¢ Entertainment, the Sweden-based Ubisoft studio renowned for the World in Conflict® series.

The game is the latest title set in the Tom Clancy’sâ„¢ universe, which has sold more than 76 million games worldwide across its different franchises. Other forthcoming Tom Clancy’s-branded experiences from Ubisoft include Splinter Cell®: Blacklistâ„¢, developed by Ubisoft Toronto, which delivers a gripping modern-day special-ops storyline with a new level of technical innovation and quality. For more information, visit www.thedivisiongame.com

About Ubisoft:
Ubisoft is a leading producer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment products worldwide and has grown considerably through a strong and diversified line-up of products and partnerships. Ubisoft has offices in 26 countries and has sales in more than 55 countries around the globe. It is committed to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game titles to consumers. For the 2012-13 fiscal year Ubisoft generated sales of €1,256 million. To learn more, please visit: www.ubisoftgroup.com.