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There's light at the end of the not-E3 Summer Games Fest 2023 conference tunnel, but still enough time for Uncle Yves to uncork his content pipe and provide us with an update on everything Ubisoft.
We likely know the full schedule for tonight, with two just-revealed titles set to get a more thorough showing. Those, of course, are Star Wars Outlaws from Division studio Massive, unveiled last night at Xbox Games Showcase, and Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, which we got a glimpse of at Summer Game Fest.
It's a Ubisoft show, so there'll be some Assassin's Creed. We're looking forward to seeing more of the upcoming back-to-basics Mirage, and potentially some of VR game Nexus and Ancient China-set mobile entry Jade. Then there's likely to be Forza Horizon-like The Crew Motorfest, plus the latest release date for Skull and Bones.
Will we still get one last thing? Should we dare to dream of Beyond Good & Evil 2? Maybe not this year, but the above seems enough to tune in. Join me from 6pm UK time or 7pm CEST / 1pm EDT / 10am PDT.
Our live coverage of this event has finished.
Hello! Tom here kicking things off today, as regular livetext boss Bertie is currently on holiday, off pretending to be a Witcher or something as we speak.
I kid you not, Bertie is actually at the Game of Thrones studio tour, which is one of the most Bertie things I've ever heard.
Anyway! We'll be back just before 6pm to chatter away with you through Ubisoft Forward and whatever it may bring. I thought Star Wars Outlaws looked rather good, though I'm keen to see gameplay.
Hello again! Let's do a Ubisoft, shall we? It's normal in these parts to share what I'm drinking, though after a weekend of conferences and coverages I feel slightly drunk while sober. Still, here's hoping you have something nice in hand.
Rewsan says: Is there an estimated length for this?My senses tell me it's going to be slightly over an hour.
londonyank says: Just here for the Zelda + Rabbids kart racer surprise announce.And when Link Rabbid goes to scream, no voice comes out...
There's an audience at a venue in LA, but tonight we're not back to the Ubisoft E3 press conferences of old, held at a fancy theatre in Downtown.
One year they had Michael Fassbender's Assassin's Creed movie costume on show in the lobby. True story.
It's Just Dance! On a smaller stage!
We're off, with a reminder that the Olympics Esports thing is happening and Just Dance is officially recognised as a category.
the_sas_man says: It can only go uphill from here right?And to the skies! It's that Avatar game which Ubisoft Massive has been making for donkey's years.
The more I see of this, the less I'm sure of it. But I also don't get the lure of the films which keep printing money, so who knows.
It's Assassin's Creed parkour but with vines!
There's some cool verticality to all this! The flying looked a bit Anthem, which was the only good bit of Anthem.
Avatar is out December 7th!
That is a new date, though we knew it was set for the coming nine months or so.
Maybe someone will mistake it for the DVD at Christmas.
The world looks great, I have to say. Can I just walk around and poke the flowers?
Nope, I have to walk around factories too. Of course!
John says: Damn this is a sick Far Cry skinIt seems like it, doesn't it? It's a very pretty skin though.
Ah, XDefiant. A million people played the closed beta, including some streamers.
Ah yes, the thing that always stops people talking about Ubisoft games, the NDA.
XDefiant has had lots of tests and will have one more, an open beta server stress test on 21-23rd June. This is your chance!
XDefiant will get a full launch later this summer, and lots of content after. Phew.
Right, onto Prince of Persia: Shattered Crown, which got a mixed reaction at the Geoffs last week.
These story details were first announced last week, but again, you're not the Prince himself. Instead, you're on a mission to save him.
I wish this Metroidvania-y stuff was shown in the trailers.
I wish they'd stop cutting to that chap's head. The gameplay looks great!
Ubisoft, sort your cinematic trailers out. That looked miles better in action.
It's Adi Shankar!
It's Yves Guillemot!
Adi Shankar, I think you should just show Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix and save us all some time.
So it's a wacky Ubisoft anime power hour. I'm into that.
But thank god that's over.
That was a fancy cinematic trailer for The Division Resurgence, the free-to-play mobile game which looks a lot less fancy when you show actual gameplay.
It's out later this year.
From Bloc Party to pirate rock. Ubisoft, this is a treat for the ears, at least.
Weebleman says: This is ticking everything in the E3 playbook and I love itE3's back! (It's not.)
Of course there's not a release date! But there is a closed beta on 25th - 28th August.
Montage time! Roller Champions is getting a Jet Set Radio crossover. Halo is coming to Brawlhammer. Mario + Rabbids 2 is geting more DLC! Rollerskating is coming to Riders Republic!
We knew Rayman was coming to Mario + Rabbids 2, but there he is.
It's been five years since The Crew 2! Somehow that makes me feel very old.
Sorry, where is it set?
It's set in Hawaii.
Vordus says: Forza Hawaiizon.
Your vehicle collection will move over to The Crew Motorfest, which is nice.
I don't think Forza Horizon has to worry about this, but I also think there's a decent audience out there on PlayStation who might well give it ago.
Okay, it's time for some first-person VR Assassin's Creed!
This is Assassin's Creed Nexus, and this is our confirmation of that leak - that this game will feature three fan-favourite protagonists.
Ezio, Kassandra and Connor.
(Look, some people really like Connor.)
If you think about it, experiencing this with your head stuck in a machine is a good analogy for being stuck in an Animus.
For smartphones, the upcoming free-to-play Assassin's Creed Codename: Jade, AKA the Ancient China one we all wish was actually on console.
For consoles and PC, it's Assassin's Creed Mirage.
I'm very much up for a palette cleanser 15-hour Assassin's Creed city-set game, and this looks lovely I have to say.
Sort of intrigued how much they'll go into Basim's spoilery backstory as seen in Valhalla - to which this is a prequel. I expect not very much.
It's like an Animus software update has upgraded my memories of AC1.
Shohreh Aghdashloo is amazing.
This is a nice compromise with the eagle drone - you now need to clear some of the guards yourself to make the skies safe for it to help you identify the rest of the enemies.
The cinematic camera is very extra and I love it.
Cheers for Uncle Yves.
A big thank you to players and to all teams around the world. Even the one which went on strike!
We've just hit the hour mark, so looks like we'll be ending on Star Wars Outlaws gameplay.
Ubisoft did make two new game announcements over the past week already, so it seemed unlikely we'd get anything else brand new.
You play as Kay, who has a bounty on her head, as well as a fuzzy creature named Nix.
That's the line from that film!
10 studios are working on this game, though I don't think that quite hits Ubisoft's record.
You can command your animal pal Nix to go and push buttons, or (it looked like) act as a diversion.
themightyant says: At least she shot first
Dank farrik!
Here's the Ubisoft open world!
Of course the Empire has a British accent.
Wanted system: check.
It may have hidden loading in the clouds, but flying to space from the planet's surface is how to do it.
Looks great, also wondering how scripted that was in reality.
Next year for Beyond Good and Evil 2 then, maybe!
I thought Star Wars showed real promise, and Mirage looked great (though I would say that).
Weebleman says: All in on the shantyProbably the best bit.
Thanks for joining us everyone, it's been a blast. I'll leave it there for now!