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Ubisoft reveals new extreme winter sports game Steep

Snowboarding! Skiing! Wingsuits!

Ubisoft has revealed a new snowboarding game called Steep.

Amusingly, the trailer and gameplay walkthrough were released ahead of the game's press conference reveal. Oops! So here's the early scoop:

Set partially in the Alps, Steep contains a mix of snowboarding, skiing, and gliding via wingsuits. It's also open-world, because Ubisoft.

You can run into other players in real-time and compete with them for various events.

There's also an option to switch the camera view from third-person to using a GoPro on your helmet.

Steep is due this December on PS4, Xbox One and PC.

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Steep is one of the few new IP announcements at this year's E3. You can read up on others in our E3 guide.