Today Ubisoft shared quite a lot of news about the future of the Tom Clancy’s The Division Franchise, including the existing The Division 2 and the upcoming Heartland and Resurgence.
Starting with The Division Heartland, we get a cinematic intro trailer and a “Deep Dive” with the developers providing new details about the gameplay.
Here’s a summary of what we know about the upcoming game, which is coming to PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC, and is going to be free-to-play.
“Heartland takes players to Silver Creek, once a pleasant town in the American Midwest, left in ruins following the spread of the Dollar Flu. Silver Creek is a hostile environment filled with deadly contamination, roaming enemy hordes, and the looming threat of sickness and dehydration. In The Division Heartland, and for the first time in The Division, Silver Creek’s Base of Operations is a shared space. Silver Creek’s Rockit Rink is an abandoned roller skating rink where players will be able to socialize, form a group, customize their character, and prep for the next Operation.
Each session begins and ends in the Base of Operations, and each time players exfiltrate they will take back materials and gear they’ve collected to better prepare them for future days in the town. Players will use the Base of Operations to fabricate supplies and ready their go-bag preparing for their time out in the town. Before each session, they can select between three Classes: Weapons Expert, Medic, and Survivalist. Each Class brings a unique ability, and in a squad, each truly shines when complemented by the others. When they venture out during the daytime, players will be scavenging for supplies as well as preparing to survive the night. At night, Silver Creek becomes much more tenuous, with PvEvP gameplay forcing players to think quick and potentially work together to make it out alive with their loot intact.”
If you’re interested, you can sign up for future closed beta tests on the official site. If you get invited, you’ll also get five additional invites for your friends.
Speaking of the mobile game Resurgence, Ubisoft is also preparing to test this mobile game in select territories this summer. If you want to register, you can do so at the official website.
Last, but not least, Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 is continuing with its fifth year of content. The first season starts in June, and below you can check out a breakdown of all four seasons and a trailer that the new Descent game mode.
- Season 1: Broken Wings (June): This new season brings a new twist on Manhunts and introduces a new game mode titled Descent, a rogue-lite mode available for free to all Division 2 players when Year 5 begins. Players will also see the continuation of a multi-season rebuild of the Castle Settlement that will bring the devastated landmark back to life with a renewed purpose. As a part of the premium pass for Season One: Broken Wings, players will be able to unlock pieces of a Splinter Cell themed outfit to help Fifth Freedom their way throughout DC and NYC.
- Season 2: Puppeteers: A challenging new Incursion will take Agents on a venture out to the Meret Estate for another confrontation with the Cleaners.
- Season 3: Vanguard: Agents will go back to New York City for the holidays and discover new revelations about Aaron Keener and his Rogues.
- Season 4: Black Diamond: New story DLC will be available that adds new zones, new main missions, and a whole new endgame structure.
