News | Ninth Season and New Mode for The Division 2 Revealed
Ubisoft has revealed Season 9 for Tom Clancy's The Division 2. This includes a new game mode. The new content will be available this Thursday.
Season 9 starts next Thursday and is called Hidden Alliance. The season adds a big new boss named Captain Lewis. Players must kill four mini bosses before taking on Lewis to stop the True Sons gang from taking over Washington DC.
The new season also introduces a completely new mode called Countdown. Two teams consisting of four players are given fifteen minutes to stabilize a nuclear power plant. Teams start at different places in the level and must work together to overcome this challenge.
Ubisoft has also announced that a season 10 and 11 should be released this year. The company previously announced that it is working on a free-to-play game in the series called The Division: Heartland, but almost nothing is known about it yet. It is clear, however, that it must retain known elements from series. In this way the third person view is preserved. Also, players can play alone or with up to three other gamers.
Those interested in trying out The Division 2 can play the game for free this Friday through Sunday on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and S, Xbox One, Epic Games Store, and Ubisoft Connect.
News | Resident Evil-crossover in The Division 2 is nu live
The previously announced Resident Evil crossover in Tom Clancy's The Division 2 is available now.
The crossover was announced during the Resident Evil livestream last month. This to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Capcom horror franchise.
The Division 2 players can now unlock a variety of classic Resident Evil skins. These are skins based on the characters Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine, Rebecca Chambers and the tactical gear of Umbrella’s strike team.
There are also masks based on the Nemesis and emblems for the backpack or arm based on an Ink Ribbon, the T-Virus, S.T.A.R.S., Umbrella Corp. and Raccoon City Police Department available.
The various skins and extras can be unlocked by unlocking special event caches with Apparel Keys collected in the game. It can also be purchased through the in-game Division 2 store.
The crossover event is available through February 15th. More details can be found on this blog.
News | Nominations BAFTA Game Awards announced
The nominations for the BAFTA Game Awards were announced on Tuesday on the award show's website.
The most striking nominations ais the Untitled Goose Game, which recently won Game of The Year at the DICE Awards. And is now again nominated for best game of the year. The game is also nominated for the best family game of the year.
Best Game
Control– Remedy Entertainment, 505 Games
Outer Wilds– Annapurna Interactive, Mobius Digital
Luigi’s Mansion 3– Nintendo, Next Level Games
Untitled Goose Game– House House, Panic
Disco Elysium– ZA/UM
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice – Activision, From Software
Best artistic achievement
Concrete Genie – Pixelopus
Control – Remedy Entertainment, 505 Games
Sayonara Wild Hearts – Simogo,Annapurna
Knights and Bikes – Double Fine Productions, Foam Sword Games, Foam Sword
Disco Elysium – ZA/UM
British Game Award
Knights and Bikes– Double Fine Productions, Foam Sword
Heaven’s Vault– Inkle
Planet Zoo– Frontier Developments
DiRT Rally Day One Edition 2.0- Codemasters
Observation– Devolver Digital, No Code
Total War: Three Kingdoms– Sega, Creative Assembly
Best debut
Manifold Garden – William Chyr Studio
Ape Out – Devolver Digital, Bennett Foddy, Gabe Cuzzillo, …
Knights and Bikes – Double Fine Productions, Foam Sword Games, Foam Sword
Katana Zero – Devolver Digital, Askiisoft
Disco Elysium – ZA/UM
Best new IP
Control – Remedy Entertainment, 505 Games
The Outer Worlds – Obsidian Entertainment, Private Division
Untitled Goose Game – House House, Panic
Disco Elysium – ZA/UM
Death Stranding – Kojima Productions, Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
Baba is you – Hempuli Oy
Best multiplayergame
Luigi’s Mansion 3 – Nintendo, Next Level Games
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – Infinity Ward, Activision
Borderlands 3 – Gearbox Software, 2K Games
Apex Legends – Respawn Entertainment, EA
Tick Tock: A Tale for Two – Other Tales Interactive
Tom Clancy’s The Division 2-Massive Entertainment, Ubisoft
Best evolving game
Fortnite – Epic Games
No Man’s Sky Beyond – Hello Games
Apex Legends – Chad Grenier, Drew McCoy
Path of Exile – Grinding Gear Games
Destiny 2 – Bungie
Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers – Square Enix
‘Game Beyond Entertainment’
Neo Cab – Chance Agency, Fellow Traveller
Life is Strange 2 – Square Enix, Dontnod Entertainment
Ring Fit Adventure – Nintendo
Civilization VI: Gathering Storm – 2K Games, Firaxis Games
Kind Words (lo fi chill beats to write to) – Popcannibal, Clark Aboud, Ziba Scott
Death Stranding – Kojima Productions, Sony Interactive Entertainment
Best family game
Concrete Genie – Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe, Pixelopus
Wattam – Annapurna Interactive, Funomena
Luigi’s Mansion 3 – Nintendo, Next Level Games
Knights and Bikes – Double Fine Productions, Moo Yu, Foam Sword, …
Untitled Goose Game – House House, Panic
Vacation Simulator – Owlchemy Labs
Best mobile-game (Chosen by the public)
Tangle Tower – SFB Games
What the Golf? – Triband
Dead Man’s Phone: Interactive Crime Drama – Electric Noir Studios
Pokémon GO – Niantic
Call of Duty: Mobile – TiMi Studios, Tencent Games
Assemble with Care – ustwogames
Best technical prestation
Control – Remedy Entertainment, 505 Games
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – Activision, Infinity Ward
Metro Exodus – 4A Games, Deep Silver
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice – Activision, From Software
Death Stranding – Kojima Productions, Sony Interactive Entertainment
A Plague Tale – Asobo Studio, Focus Home Interactive
