Thursday, April 20th 2023

Tom Clancy's: The Division 2 Gets New Content in Year 5, Ubisoft Presents Spin-Off Heartland Survival Shooter

Today, Ubisoft hosted Division Day, a special event where the creative team behind The Division franchise gave a sneak peek at everything that's coming soon. The Division 2 team revealed their Year 5 roadmap and Season One: Broken Wings; The Division Heartland made its cinematic debut; The Division Resurgence announced a new testing phase; and several other projects including an upcoming Webtoon and first look at unique action figures were revealed. Here's a roundup of everything covered during Ubisoft's Division Day showcase:

The Division Heartland, the upcoming free-to-play PvEvP, survival-action shooter, made its cinematic debut during the Division Day showcase, showing off the town of Silver Creek, teasing the enemy factions and mysterious virus players will face. The Division Heartland will go into Closed Beta later this year; if you want to be part of it, head over to thedivisionheartland.com to register for a chance to participate, as well as receive five friend invites.
The Division 2 Year 5 is coming soon, kicking things off with Season One: Broken Wings. There's a new Manhunt target: Mari Singh, the former director of the DC Aquarium. This time, the objective isn't to take out the target - it's to rescue the civilians that Natalya Sokolova and the Black Tusk have taken hostage. Players will need to continue rebuilding the Castle Settlement, which Singh had been using as her headquarters, and every person players rescue will unlock more of the story. Broken Wings also introduces a new game mode, Descent, to The Division 2. Descent is a free rogue-lite mode for up to four players, who start out without any of the gear, perks, or specializations available to them in the main game and are unlocked through progression; playing through the mode will also allow players to dive deeper into the secrets of the Black Tusk, The Division and more.


The rest of Year 5 will bring more seasons, each with their own Manhunts, Events, and Leagues. The upcoming seasons will introduce a new Incursion at the Meret Estate, a return to New York, and a new story DLC that includes new zones, main missions, and endgame structure. Different Apparel Events will also take place throughout Year 5, bringing new looks and old favorites back to The Division 2, as well as content inspired by other games, like Sam Fisher's iconic style and night vision goggles from Splinter Cell.


The Warlords of New York expansion is required to access most of this seasonal content, but the new Descent game mode is free for all players. Starting tomorrow, April 21, PC players can hop into the game's Public Test Server to check out Descent before Broken Wings' launch. Keep an eye out for a big sale on the Warlords of New York expansion, as well as a The Division 2 free weekend to try before you buy; meanwhile, there's a special in-game sale running now through May 2 offering discounts on select outfits, custom weapon skins, and emotes. For those of you who can't wait to dive into the action, The Division 2 is now on sale in select regions.

The Division Resurgence is an upcoming mobile game that will bring an authentic Division experience to iOS and Android devices. It features a brand new storyline providing a unique look into the events of the crisis, while introducing new characters and factions, and bridging the story of The Division and The Division 2. It was also announced that the next test phase will happen this summer, if you want to check out the game early, sign up for its upcoming test phase here. Anyone who participated in a test for Resurgence before launch can unlock a special Joint Task Force cosmetic outfit to use when the game fully launches.


Outside of video games, the team revealed a webcomic on WEBTOON coming in 2024 that follows the journey of a teacher from Houston after the outbreak of the Dollar Flu; as well as a first look at two collectible action figures of Caleb Dunne and Brian Johnson, both coming later this year. The Division Day showcase also revealed Cross-Game rewards for The Division 2, The Division Heartland, and the Division Resurgence. This new feature will give players the chance to unlock exclusive rewards for playing other Division games. More details can be found in the Division Cross-Game Reward FAQ here.

If you want to see the trailers, teasers, and dev diaries from the showcase, watch the Division Day VOD here. For more on The Division franchise, stay tuned to Ubisoft News.
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8 Comments on Tom Clancy's: The Division 2 Gets New Content in Year 5, Ubisoft Presents Spin-Off Heartland Survival Shooter

#1
Vayra86
I don't get this. I do get why Ubisoft is having a hard time lately when I read all of this nonsense.
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lemonadesoda
Wtf is that idiot anchorman style pr. THIS IS MASSIVE… FAIL
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Bomby569
Vayra86I don't get this. I do get why Ubisoft is having a hard time lately when I read all of this nonsense.
What's the issue with them supporting their games for a long time? i think it's great. They have lots of problems, this isn't one of them.
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Vayra86
Bomby569What's the issue with them supporting their games for a long time? i think it's great. They have lots of problems, this isn't one of them.
Okay... all I see is roadmaps that are filled with mostly rehashed content, yet again Ubisoft doing more of the same stuff forever.
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Bomby569
Vayra86Okay... all I see is roadmaps that are filled with mostly rehashed content, yet again Ubisoft doing more of the same stuff forever.
Their later content/add ons/dlc to the games if often better then the original game, less copy paste, more insane, more fun, this happens over and over with their games.

New content it's a another story, but if they did the new content and started droping their old games very soon it wouldn't be great either, i think.
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Vayra86
Bomby569Their later content/add ons/dlc to the games if often better then the original game, less copy paste, more insane, more fun, this happens over and over with their games.

New content it's a another story, but if they did the new content and started droping their old games very soon it wouldn't be great either, i think.
I've experienced the Division 1 and I see what you mean. They did add some nice stuff.

But that's the thing, I'm seeing mostly a repeat of that here. Hence rehashed. Stuff is no longer new.
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Bomby569
Vayra86But that's the thing, I'm seeing mostly a repeat of that here. Hence rehashed. Stuff is no longer new.
They are in a lot of trouble (following the news), so i guess it can only go downhill from here, less money, less employees, and probably lost the better ones and kept the ones that can't move on, not good enough, not experience enough.
Sinking ship.
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