Just because we’ve moved online this time, Ubisoft Forward this June 2021 remained packed as ever with news and updates for all current and upcoming titles! Here’s the rundown:
FOR HONOR – MIRAGE | Y5S2
After centuries of spoiling and exhausting the lands with constant battles for power and control, Mother Nature has decided to unleash her burning wrath. The once rich and bountiful Heathmoor has become dry and desolate. The scorching heat toys with the minds of the most ferocious warriors, bringing forth new demons and nightmares. Who will be their salvation?
TRACKMANIA ROYAL
Try to stay on the track and be the last team alive with the new Trackmania Royal mode! This exhilarating mode has been designed for friendly team play, with daily renewed short & fun maps. In addition, new physics and innovations are now available throughout the game: Water & Plastic Blocks, Animated & Dynamic items, giving you even more opportunities to build and enjoy incredible maps! Royal mode is now available for free in the Trackmania Starter Access.
BRAWLHALLA X TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES
Cowabunga! On 16th June, Raphael, Michelangelo, Leonardo and Donatello will be playable in Brawlhalla as Epic Crossovers! Their arrival will ninja-kick off an in-game event featuring a new game mode, a new map and plenty of new exclusive cosmetics!
THE CREW 2: YEAR 4
The Crew 2 is getting new content for its 4th year! Starting with MOTORFLIX third season this summer: You have your spot on the starting grid of the U.S. Speed Tour, the fastest rally around the East Coast.
WATCH DOGS: LEGION – BLOODLINE
Aiden Pearce is back! Discover Bloodline, the expansion that brings Aiden and Wrench back to Watch Dogs!
Set before the events of the main game, Aiden Pearce leaves Chicago for London where he will take over a contract and reunite with Wrench and his nephew Jackson. Caught between a powerful military robotics corporation and a returning DedSec member with an opposing agenda, Aiden must rely on his grit and experience to navigate a hostile city, try to outmaneuver his enemies, and keep his family intact.
RAINBOW SIX EXTRACTION
As the threat grows, our Operators rise to meet it. In Extraction, Rainbow Six has been united under REACT. Their mission: learn about the enemy, stop it spreading at all costs . . . and leave no one behind.
Hibana has gone Missing in Action. See Operator Ela, Lion and Nomad under the command of Eliza “Ash” Cohen, mount a daring rescue mission, as they use intel, teamwork and improvisation to save one of their own from a dangerous new enemy.
Read more about the game with our preview here.
ROCKSMITH+
Learn to play acoustic, electric, or bass guitar with Rocksmith™+, the only subscription service that offers interactive music learning using official song masters and personalized real-time feedback. Rocksmith+ has been built upon the proven Rocksmith method which has helped almost 5 million people learn how to play guitar.
RIDERS REPUBLIC
Get ready to join the madness! Game releases on 2nd September 2021. Register now for a chance to play in upcoming betas! Learn more about the intense world of Riders Republic with this new gameplay trailer. Grab your skis, snowboard, bike, or wingsuit and explore an open world sports paradise where the rules are yours to make—or break.
Read more about the game with our preview here.
RAINBOW SIX SIEGE – NORTH STAR
Love, wisdom, bravery… Endowed with the legacy of her ancestors, Thunderbird is ready to ignite the sky of Siege!
JUST DANCE 2022
Launching 4th November 2021, Just Dance 2022 will make you dance, exercise and share unforgettable moments! Get ready for 40 new top-charting hits including: Believer by Imagine Dragons, Level Up by Ciara, Nails, Hair, Hips, Heels by Todrick Hall (Just Dance version)
ASSASSIN’S CREED VALHALLA
Take an exclusive first look at Expansion 2 – The Siege of Paris (Summer 2021), the Discovery Tour – Viking Age (Fall 2021), and a mysterious teaser.
MYTHIC QUEST SEASON 2
With the quarantine finally over, the new season of Mythic Quest finds everyone back in the office (well, almost everyone), attempting to build upon the success of Raven’s Banquet by launching an epic new expansion, but Ian (Rob McElhenney) and the newly promoted co-creative director, Poppy (Charlotte Nicdao), struggle with the game’s direction.
Meanwhile, C.W. (F. Murray Abraham) reconciles some unresolved issues from his past, the testers (Ashly Burch and Imani Hakim) test the bounds of an office romance, and David (David Hornsby) loses yet another woman in his life as Jo (Jessie Ennis) leaves him to assist Brad (Danny Pudi).
WEREWOLVES WITHIN
Werewolves Within is a feature film based on the Ubisoft VR title of the same name. Directed by Josh Ruben (“Scare Me”), and written by screenwriter, bestselling author, and Ubisoft Women’s Film Fellowship Recipent Mishna Wolff (“I’m Down”), “Werewolves Within” is set in the small town of Beaverfield.
When a killer terrorizes the snowed-in residents of the small town, it falls to the new forest ranger to find out who – or what – lurks among them in this hilarious horror whodunnit The ensemble cast includes Sam Richardson, Milana Vayntrub, George Basil, Sarah Burns, Michael Chernus, Catherine Curtin, Wayne Duvall,, Harvey Guillén, Rebecca Henderson, Cheyenne Jackson, Michaela Watkins, and Glenn Fleshler.
FAR CRY 6
Let Antón Castillo teach you a dictatorship lesson… With his 13-year-old son Diego following in his father’s bloody footsteps, Antón has the future of Yara clenched tightly in his hands.
Far Cry 6 will be available 7th October, 2021 on Xbox Series X, Xbox One, PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Uplay, Uplay+, Epic Games and Stadia.
Embrace the Far Cry legacy and play as the villains with the FAR CRY® 6 Season Pass. For the first time in Far Cry history, you are the villain. Get up close and personal as you take control of the legends themselves: Vaas Montenegro, Pagan Min and Joseph Seed – all played by the original cast.
Delve into these iconic villain’s twisted minds, uncover their backstories, battle their inner demons, and reunite with familiar faces. All of this in a new Far Cry gameplay experience in which you will have to die… and retry. Can you escape the mind of a villain?
MARIO + RABBIDS SPARKS OF HOPE
Cursa, a mysterious and malevolent entity seeks out energy to further its nefarious plans, plunging the galaxy into chaos. Twisting the planets with its evil influence, it’s determined to consume all the energy of the Sparks, uncanny creatures formed by the fusion of Lumas & Rabbids, and destroy all who stand in its way.
To bring order back to the galaxy and save the Sparks, Mario and friends team up with Rabbids heroes in a journey through mysterious and ever-surprising planets. Mario + Rabbids® Sparks of Hope will be available for Nintendo Switch in 2022.
AVATAR: FRONTIERS OF PANDORA
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™ is a first person, action-adventure game developed by Massive Entertainment – a Ubisoft studio, in collaboration with Lightstorm Entertainment and Disney.
Built using the latest iteration of the Snowdrop engine, and developed exclusively for the new generation of consoles and PC, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora brings to life the alluring world of Pandora with all of its beauty and danger in an immersive, open world experience.
In this new, standalone story, play as a Na’vi and embark on a journey across the Western Frontier, a never-before-seen part of Pandora. Explore a living and reactive world inhabited by unique creatures and new characters, and push back the formidable RDA forces that threaten it.