Ubisoft presents several blockbuster games at gamescom. However, fans will likely have to forgo The Division.
From August 22 to August 26, gamescom 2017 will take place in Cologne. The publisher Ubisoft will present its biggest game lineup in the history of the fair.
Upcoming AAA titles like Assassin’s Creed: Origins or Far Cry 5 can be played by fair visitors, as well as already released games like For Honor or Rainbow Six: Siege. Ubisoft even plans an eSports event: The “Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Pro League Season 2 Finals” will be held during gamescom.
Here is the lineup from Ubisoft for gamescom:
- Assassin’s Creed Origins
- Far Cry 5
- The Crew 2
- For Honor
- Rainbow Six: Siege
- Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
- South Park: The Fractured But Whole
- Just Dance 2018
It is noticeable: Ubisoft’s Shared-World-Shooter The Division is not listed.
The Division is not mentioned at all – what happens next?
Since early 2017, agents have been waiting for an announcement regarding the future of The Division.
Year 2, which will receive its first major update in mid-August, cannot meet the high expectations of fans. New content is scarce. In Year 2, only the existing content will be made more varied and a few new items will be introduced. New story missions or extensive activities are not to be expected.
So far, there is no official information on what the future of The Division will look like. Will there be a Year 3 with many new contents? Perhaps even a sequel “The Division 2”? Or will the shooter continue to stagnate?
Many players hoped for an announcement regarding The Division during E3 2017 – an impressive trailer or at least some information to generate hype. However, no word was mentioned about the game at this most significant gaming fair in the world.
In the official Ubisoft blog post for gamescom 2017, The Division is not mentioned again – nothing to make agent hearts beat faster. So we will likely have to wait longer to find out what the future holds for the agents.
So far, we only know that Ubisoft has conducted several surveys regarding the future of The Division online. The developers are working on something related to The Division. Community Developer Hamish Bode emphasized several times that The Division will continue, and Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot assured that they will take care of all “Tom Clancy” games.
The question is, when will the player base learn about it.
Tomorrow, on 10.8., Massive is expected to announce the release date of Update 1.7. We will report on it.
